Dust pneumonia

tobacco smoke, and dust can cause it. The main symptoms for a 55-year old include a hacking cough that last for up to three weeks with or without phlegm, and sometimes dyspnea and wheezing. The typical community acquired pathogens (CAP) involved with acute bronchitis are viruses which include influenza A and B viruses, parainfluenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), coronavirus, and adenovirus (Buttaro, Trybulski, Bailey, & Sandberg-Cook, 2013). Pneumonia on the other hand is considered as a lung infection caused mainly…

The book “The Worst Hard Times” written by Timothy Egan is a story about the survivors of the Dust Bowl. Throughout the novel, you see several people’s stories and the ups and down they faced leading up to and during the Dust Bowl. You see how these families faced the challenges with their living arrangements, economic struggles, and family fatalities. The main objective of this novel is to show the importance of this historical event that changed the way every single family lived and to show…

woman had to be admitted to the hospital because of a chronic cough. The 31-year-old did not have prior history with long disease, and the doctors say that she contracted a rare form of pneumonia from using the electronic cigarettes. After being admitted to the hospital, she soon had respiratory failure, and doctors had to place her on a ventilator. In Vermont, there was a report of a 60-year-old male who experienced acute lung injury. According to the doctors, he had experienced these…

Bronchiectasis Description Bronchiectasis is a lung condition in which there is stretching and enlargement of bronchial tubes (airways) of the lungs. It is permanent abnormal dilatation of one or more bronchi/ bronchiole due to destruction of ciliated epithelium, elastic and muscular tissue. The destructive process may be initiated by primary microbial infection (necrotizing pneumonia, tuberculosis, aspergillosis, etc.) or obstruction (foreign body, tumour, lymph node, etc.) resulting in stasis…

Pathophysiology of pneumonia can vary depending on the offending organism, some viruses may cause direct injury or even cell death, although many organisms may only trigger an inflammatory in the lungs. Increase in blood flow may be triggered by a vascular reaction, and regulation of vascular permeability. In a medical situation such as pneumonia, the neutrophils are activated to help fight the infection by digesting microorganisms and releasing enzymes that would destroy the microorganisms…

Risk Factors Emphysema is the disease which is mainly cause by the excessive use of smoking. Therefore, as an individual it is possible to prevent the risk factors of having emphysema by minimising the number of times you smoke a day. Non-modifiable Risk Factors: • Age (most prevalent from age 40 to 60) • Use of medication • Mentally disorder • Gender • Low body weight • Calcium deficient diet • Family history or genetics Modifiable Risk Factors: • Smoking • Exposure to second hand smoke •…

Silica dust produced from rock and sand, and coal dust are the most common dusts to cause pneumoconiosis. Some Suppurative and Necrotic conditions of the Lower Respiratory Tract include Pyothorax, Pneumothorax, and Abscess of the Mediastinum. Pyothorax or also known as Empyema, is where pus gathers in between the lungs and inner surface of the chest wall. Pyothorax (J86.0, J86.1), usually develops after pneumonia. The pus can not be coughed out but drained out by a needle or even surgery. The…

the passages to become clogged. The same viruses that cause colds, often cause acute bronchitis. You can also develop noninfectious bronchitis by being exposed to your own or someone else's tobacco smoke and from pollutants, such as household cleaners and smog. Bronchitis may also occur when acids from your stomach consistently back up into your esophagus and a few drops go into your upper airway, a condition known as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Workers exposed to certain dusts or…

Lung diseases are very prevalent in the United States. According to a study, COPD is diagnosed in almost 24 million individuals in the US and is among the top 4 reasons of death in the country (Rubin, Dhand, Ruppel, Branson, & Hess, 2011). Other prevalent lung illnesses in the United States are asthma, pneumonia, and ARDS, which all correlate with the concept of gas exchange. In each phase in the continuum of healthcare, nurses will be faced with a patient who is diagnosed with a respiratory…

for almost ten years and fortunately makes plenty of money after working long hours in the mines. He just recently went to the doctor 's office complaining of dyspnea (shortness of breath), wheezing, tightening in the chest, and coughing. The physician did a procedure called spirometry (measuring lung capacity) and a chest X-ray (CXR), he also used his stethoscope to check Jose 's breathing, to see why he might be having those symptoms. The results came back with symptoms of rales (crackling…