Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Rise of the Industrial Age to The Progressive Age “Tobacco kills 5 million people annually. By the mid-2020s, that figure will increase to about 10 million a year, with most of the deaths occurring in developing countries” (Yach, & Wipfli, (2006), p.465). Tobacco is highly addictive and is used all over the world. It is a plant Nicotiana tabacum which uses the leaves for chewing tobacco, ground to make snuff, and for smoking such as cigars, pipes and cigarettes. In our reading, we find that the…

at the urgent care clinic. After successfully treating her son, we sent them both home as happy mother and son. Another good experience was with an elderly gentleman who had shortness of breath. He was recently diagnosed with COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) due to smoking and was trying to quit his habit. Not only we did treat his shortness of breath, but we also educated him with solutions to help him successfully quit. I saw him a few times during my time at the clinic. Each time…

illiteracy and being non English speaking, leading to confidence issues (raconline.org). Another obstacle people of rural America face is a poorer general status than those living in urban areas. Those living with chronic disease, hypertension, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are thirty percent higher in rural areas over urban areas. There is also a forty four percent higher rate of work related fatalities in rural areas (U.S. department of Health and Human Services). With only…

(13-70), living in the study area for more than five years and gave their consent to participate, Exclusion criteria if the Subjects were unable to perform lung function tests or was suffering from other respiratory diseases like Known cases of chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, malignancy and drug addicts or those who are working at the refinery. Sampling procedure: Residents who met the inclusion criteria were totally covered by house visits Data collection and data collection…

threatening. [1] This investigation is going to discuss the epidemiology and the frequency of the clinical presentations of the disease within Australia as well as investigate the financial burden the disease has on the Australian government. The aetiology and pathophysiology will be discussed and will identify the causal effects and the relevant underpinning disease processes involved in the patient’s clinical condition. To conclude this investigation,…

determined that her primarily diagnosis was CHF. M.G. was a smoker for 35 years and has been living with her husband. She has no known drug allergies (NKDA) and is a full code. M.G. has a history of hypertension, coronary artery disease (CAD), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and a myocardial infarction (MI). She is alert and ordinated times three and on bed rest. She is on bed rest due to a stroke that impacted her left side. Her stroke was caused during a procedure of implanting…

genetics that determine many inherited physical factors such as athletic abilities or eye and hair color. Likewise, the same genetic makeup also predisposes a person to inherit risk factors involving health such as cancer, diabetes, or cardiovascular disease. Yet, unlike visual genetic factors, health related factors are not as easy to identify. Evermore important is the nurse’s ability to collect a comprehensive family history to assess the genetic risk factors patients may possess. The purpose…

There are many factors that contribute to the decisions that are made as part of nursing clinical practice. Different types of knowledge are a large part of why novice nurses make the decisions they do. But there is something deep down inside that is really inexplicable, some say even impossible that is part of decision making too. Intuition, that urge to act a certain way without really knowing why, is an important part of why nurses, even the newest ones do the things they do. Robert, Tilley,…

Mortimer et privopoulos et Kumar(2015) This study was aimed to examine the effectiveness of hydrotherapy on social interactions and behaviours in the treatment of children with ASDs. The participants in these studies were aged between 3–12 years of age. The duration of the intervention ranged from 10–14 weeks, and each study used varied measures of outcome. Overall, all the studies showed some improvements in social interactions or behaviours following a Halliwick-based hydrotherapy…

aging. This has resulted in an increase in informal care provided by older adult spouses who are managing their own health conditions (Rosness, Mjørud, & Engedal, 2011). In this paper, we argue that older adults who care for their spouses with chronic diseases are at a high risk for caregiver burnout. Analysis of Health Issue We chose caregiver burnout as our primary focus for this paper because it had a significant influence on our clients’ decision to move into an assisted-living facility. …