Cystic fibrosis

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has local chapters that are all across the country. As of today, there are 70 chapters and branch offices. Each chapter has a board of directors and staff that help spread the word about CF. The agencies raise money to help find a cure for the diseases. There are many different ways that they do this. One of the main fundraising events that they participate in is Great Strides. Great Strides is the foundation's largest fundraising event, it is a nationwide event.…

The three most important mechanisms that contribute to the pathogenesis of bronchiectasis are infection, airway obstruction, and peribronchial fibrosis. In some cases, all three mechanisms are involved; in others, one is the…

disorders from being passed on to a child” [1] – these diseases include, but are not limited to: - Cystic Fibrosis - Down Syndrome - Huntington’s Disease - Hemophilia PGD is used for women who have had reoccurring miscarriages, infertility, and for people who have a history of disease in their families or already have a child with a disease (e.g. already have a child with a disease such as cystic fibrosis). The implementation of PGD has become a socio-scientific issue over the last few…

“At what point do children become artifacts designed to someone’s specifications rather than members of a family to be nurtured? (Hayes 245).” In “Genetically Modified Humans? No Thanks,” Richard Hayes argues against Ronald M. Green, a professor of Emeritus of Religion and of Ethics and Human Values at Dartmouth College, specifically responding to his essay about using genetic technology to change children’s DNA. Hayes, who holds a Ph.D. in Energy and Resource, which saluted the United States…

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a disease caused by a genetic malfunction of chromosome seven. It is a multi-system disorder that causes thick, sticky secretions to be produced due to the defective transport of sodium and chloride within the cells. As the lung disease progresses to get worse, one option for treatment is a double lung transplantation. Lung transplantation sounds great and can be very beneficial, but it has its risks and there are ethical issues involved. The ethical issues that are…

Testing The first step to finding cystic fibrosis in a newborn is through a mandatory newborn screening to help find babies with certain health conditions and then after you see symptoms, to do a sweat test. In that test, doctors use a stimulation to get the sweat glands to make sweat and finally, they see the chloride levels in the sweat to diagnose cystic fibrosis. Lifestyle People with cystic fibrosis are able to do normal things like go to work and school. They but also might have anxiety,…

2014 Cystic fibrosis “Someday I hope you get the chance to live like you were dyin'” Tim McGraw a famed country music artist, sang this song with great pleasure after song writers Tim Nichols and Craig Wiseman wrote it due to health scares in their families. It’s a common misconception that individuals may never be faced with near life death situations. However, at any given moment one’s life can be taken short, sometimes knowing death will come, or never expecting death will affect one. Cystic…

Introduction Up to this point in our respiratory care education we have learned a great deal about therapies and drugs that eliminate, mediate, or prevent symptoms of common respiratory conditions like COPD, asthma, cystic fibrosis, tuberculosis, etc. Most of our focus has been centered around improving patient’s gas exchange by relaxing airway smooth muscle, clearing secretions, expanding airways, and decreasing inflammation. As we have eluded to in many scenarios leading up to this point,…

Cystic fibrosis, also known as mucoviscidosis is an extremely common genetic disease in the UK. The genetic defect was identified by a group of scientists in 1989.In the UK it has been found that 1 in 25 people carry the faulty CF allele. CF is caused by deletion of 3 nucleotides in chromosome 7. The amino acid phenylalanine is lost as a result of this mutation. It is autosomal recessive so both the CFTR alleles should be faulty to cause the disease. Many of the epithilial linings of the ducts…

Cystic fibrosis is a severe, but rare genetic condition. It usually surfaces at a young age and affects lungs and the digestive system in which mucus builds up. The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation reported roughly 70,000 cases worldwide. Patients with this condition are predisposed to infections by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. This bacteria causes infections in the lungs as it favors conditions with large amounts of mucus, typical for cystic fibrosis patients. The bacteria adapts and grows in this unique…