Hospital-acquired pneumonia

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) is a respiratory disease which leads by the abnormal inflammation of the lungs. It response to the inhalation of toxic gases, pollutants, and cigarette smoke. The chronic inflammation creates difficulty to breath. In overall, more than five hundred peoplesare diagonised with COPD. It classified as chronic bronchitis and Emphysema.Our lungs are spongy tissues, Bronchi which inside the lung which connected to the Trachea the wind pipe, the bronchi is…

Rapid Response: When should a rapid response be initiated. CODE BLUE!!!! It’s just before shift change and you’re making a last check on your patients, making sure IV bags are full, and administering pain medication to those in need, when you notice your COPD patient isn’t breathing well. As you wake your patient she seems lethargic and disoriented, you do a quick auscultation of her lungs, check your O2 settings and obtain a set of vital signs, seeing that her O2 sat is in the mid 80’s with…

Cystic Fibrosis According to WebMD “More than 30,000 people in the U.S live with cystic fibrosis (CF) and doctors diagnose about 1,000 new cases each year.” CF affects some cells in your body that can make mucus and digestive fluids in your body. These fluids are normally thin and slippery, but CF can make them thick and sticky causing it to block the tubes and ducts throughout the body. After some time mucus builds up and makes breathing harder and since the mucus traps germs, it can lead to…

obstruction in the pediatric population and its barking cough can often be heard in the pediatric clinic and local emergency departments. Multiple studies have shown the use of glucocorticoids results in a faster recovery with fewer return visits and hospital admissions, as well as a decrease in the use of epinephrine (2). However, in cases were the patient or caregiver refuses an injection or where injections are not available, would a one-time oral dose of dexamethasone treat as effectively…

what they felt was a lack of coordinated care for their mother Darlene Fuhrman while being treated at St Mary’s Hospital. Darlene was admitted to the hospital December 27, 2016 by ambulance after she had called her daughter Debbie to say she felt dizzy and thought she would pass out. She was taken to St Mary’s Hospital by ambulance and admitted. Debbie admits she was not at the hospital that often as she was working. She did stop by in the evenings, but Scott was actually the one…

to help the patient improve his or her quality of life and abililty to function. In addition to making sure, the patient receives the right medication and right dose. Rehabilitation help enhances the quality of life by decreasing the number of hospital visits. Pulmonary rehab consist of a team of specialist who help people to improve the quality of life by teaching the patient how to manage and live a healthy and productive life. Many changes have taken place to aid patients who have…

Tetanus is a very serious bacterial disease that causes many muscle spasms and breathing problems. The bacterium that causes tetanus is called Clostridium tetani. Clostridium tetani is the bacteria that produces toxins that affect the nervous system. Around one in 10 people infected with the bacterium that causes tetanus will die from it. A tetanus bacterium enters the body through a puncture wound, which can be caused, by nails, insect bites, burns, splinters or injection drug sites. These…

Assessment The fact that he is experiencing more symptoms at night suggests that he is experiencing orthopnea. We can rule out emphysema since he has no history of smoking or wheezing and his chest x-ray shows clear lung fields. We can rule out pneumonia and other infections since he has clear nasal discharge and breath sounds so infection is unlikely. Beta blockers that block B2 receptors may cause shortness of breath in asthmatics. Serious side effects of beta blockers include bronchospasms.…

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the airways which makes the respiratory tract hyper-responsive. Exact mechanisms of asthma are complicated to pinpoint due to its heterogeneity of eosinophilic and non-eosinophilic asthma. However, abnormal accumulation of mast cells, eosinophils, dendritic cells, and basophils are thought to be the major cause of asthma, resultant in IgE mediated sensitization with Th-2 CD4+ lymphocytes secreting cytokines IL-2, IL-4, IL-5, IL-13, IL-17, and IFN-γ…

which then progresses to intense bouts of coughing. These bouts can be followed by vomiting, choking or a sharp intake of breath which causes a distinctive “whooping” sound. If not correctly managed Pertussis can lead to complications including: pneumonia, seizures, coma, brain damage and death. Kyle is presenting with symptoms of rhinorrhea (runny nose), red-bloodshot…