Hospital-acquired pneumonia

Are you aware of your breathing problems? Issues regarding Asthma Asthma, issue of the respiratory framework in which the sections that empower air to go into and out of the lungs occasionally contract, bringing on hacking, puffing, and shortage of breath. This is regularly transitory and reversible, yet in extreme assaults, asthma might bring about death. Asthma most ordinarily alludes to bronchial asthma, an aggravation of the aviation routes, yet the term is likewise used to allude to…

the result of many different types of diseases. Pleural effusion does not affect any specific age group or gender. There are many possible causes for this issue including heart failure, liver disease, pancreatitis, kidney disease, tuberculosis, pneumonia, and cancer. Not every patient with pleural effusion will be symptomatic. However, if the patient is symptomatic, the most common presenting complaint is SOB. Other common symptoms include chest pain, cough (productive or non-productive),…

2. Describe the pathophysiology of COPD Patients with COPD are always associated with smoking. This diease is develops from prolonged exposure through inhalation of harmful or poisonous particles such as nicotines from smoking, dust, fumes and air pollutions. These irritants can stimulate the inflammation of airways and irritates the lungs. (Lewis et al., 2014 p732). When this irritants is being inhaled, the cilia in the lungs are damaged that causes persistent cough and increase mucus…

life difficult." (Badlan 269) A normal life is not an option for people battling cystic fibrosis. Managing CF is very time consuming. People with CF have to do daily treatments and take medicine multiple times a day. Also they have to stay in the hospital frequently making it hard to have what is considered to be a normal life. CF is a very aggressive disease.…

Urinary tract infections (UTI) still cause significant morbidity in patients with spinal cord injury, although mortality due to urinary tract complications has decreased dramatically (1). Patients with spinal cord injurie (SCI) and complete or incomplete paraplegia are prone to frequent, recurrent or chronic UTI. The reason for the increased risk of acquiring UTI is multifactorial, including reduced sensation of classical UTI symptoms, incomplete bladder emptying, frequent catheterizations or…

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 most common bacteria that causes Pyothorax is Streptococcus Pneumoniae, and Staphylococcus aureus. An acute condition is where the symptoms usually materialize…

Nosocomial infections, or infections acquired from a healthcare setting, should always be on the mind of surgical technologists. Recently, nosocomial infection rates have risen, and a surgical technologist must be very diligent in maintaining the sterile technique in order to combat this. A common type of nosocomial infection is surgical site infections, or SSIs. SSIs result from a variety of sources, both endogenous (such as bacteria living on the patient’s skin) and exogenous (outside the…

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a progressive disease that makes breathing difficult. When having this disease, lung damage is produced. The disease worsens over time, although it is not treated, it can be slowed down. This is mainly caused by smoking, chemical fume, dust, and air pollution. Although there are many causes to this disease, smoking is the most common. It happens to over 12 million Americans and the risk factors can be environmental or genetics. COPD is largely preventable…

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease that causes obstructed airflow from the lungs. It's caused by smoking cigarettes or long-term exposure to irritating gases or particulate matter. Your lungs are directly affected by COPD, because air travels down your trachea and into your lungs through the bronchi. The bronchi are divided into many smaller tubes or bronchioles that end in clusters of tiny air sacs called alveoli. Your lungs rely on the natural…

The patient George is 76 year old who has the subjective complaints of frequent nosebleeds, ecchymosis, runny nose, and cough. His history reveal atrial fibrillation. He is taking medications that include digoxin, warfarin, cimetidine, and pseudoephedrine. There are four problems identified for the patient. First, based on this complaints of frequent nosebleeds, it is noted that the patient is taking cimetidine and warfarin. There is an interaction with his cimetidine and warfarin. This is a…