Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Benefits of Increased Cigarette Tax With the increased politicization of the united states, there has been a renewed emphasis on discussions of taxes and public health. Americans have high demands on lowering taxes, but once it comes to taxes on cigarettes opinions vary. There have been many arguments when it comes to the tax on cigarettes stating that the tax would make the American economy suffer with lowering the demand on cigarettes due to the high prices, making the poor suffer due to use…

costs (McGuire & Iuga, 2014, p. 35). This behavior translates to unscheduled outpatient visits such as emergency room utilization and high inpatient readmission rates. Patients with chronic diseases such as Congestive Heart Failure (CHF), Asthma, Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) experience high readmission rates due to poor compliance with plan of care, which takes away critical healthcare resources for patients with acute health issues (Mahoney,…

This is to prevent more people having chronic diseases. With the high populations that Singapore is currently facing, and with the diseases and illnesses that they had, hospitals and clinics have to meet up to the demand of consultations. This also means singapoe will have to face with hospital bed crunch. According to the ministry of health…

For most students, the transition from middle school to high school is the evolution from childhood to adulthood. In my case, my middle school graduation was a quick transition for another reason. The first few months of my freshman year had my parents rushing my grandfather in and out of the hospital because of his failing heart. By this point my grandfather had battled off colon cancer, 3 heart attacks, and 2 open heart surgeries. At age 74 he was not a candidate for a heart transplant but he…

HuHip Fractures Population at Greatest Risk for Hip Fractures Population at greatest risk for hip fractures is older people with osteoporosis, especially white women. The elderly have weaker bone due to osteoporosis and they are more likely to fall due to conditions such as neurological impairment, impaired vision, poor balance, side effects from medications, institutional living, physical inactivity, and difficulty maneuvering around environmental hazards. After a hip fracture, many are…

well as the government health services. This research will focus on the success of telemedicine in the current healthcare landscape and potential improvements to optimizing telemedicine. Introduction Clinical services and medical management of disease is a necessity that must be…

Marfan Syndrome is a disease causing effects to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, lungs, bones and joints. Other parts of the body which can be affected are the hands, chest, torso and the length or tallness. For those who play sports this disease can end their careers. Due to the pressure around the heart, lungs and blood vessels heavy activity is could lead to death. I chose this topic because I was tested for Marfan Syndrome due to large hands which are referred to as basket hands and for…

Music has been a part of people’s everyday lives for so long. It even evolved in a lot of different ways, then again, not everyone knows how much it actually affects the human mind and body. It doesn’t just make us sing along when we hear some of our favorite songs, it doesn’t just make us dance and groove, but it also has amazing scientific and medical effects. According to neuroscientist and author of This Is Your Brain on Music, Dr. Daniel J. Levitin, when people try to understand what…

assigned to the patients. The MS-DRG is the system by which the Medicare patient’s hospital stay has been classified into different groups in order to make the payments for the services. The MS-DRG assigns code such as 190 stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with MCC. The codes are distributed on the basis of major complication or comorbidity [MCC] and without MCC. There have been studies which have suggested that the cost of certain procedures for the MS-DRG are going to increase…

as well as it should. Certain conditions, such as narrowed arteries in your heart (coronary artery disease) or high blood pressure, gradually leave your heart too weak or stiff to fill and pump efficiently.” Web. . January 12, 2016 There are contributing factors that can lead to heart failure such as coronary artery disease, diabetes, obesity, and high blood pressure. Management of these diseases such as daily exercise, weight loss, decreasing sodium intake, and managing stress can lower the…