Hospital-acquired pneumonia

Burn injury is a common type of traumatic injury, causing considerable morbidity and mortality. The after-effects of burns not only handicap the patient and leave psychological trauma but also impose huge economic burden on the victim's family and society in general (Yao et al., 2011). An extensive burn profoundly affects the patient's physique, psyche, financial situation and socio-cultural dynamics of the family. Patients with extensive burns frequently die, and for those with lesser injury,…

Asthma is a complicated disease that affects all age groups and is marked by acute and chronic exacerbations. As one of the most complex respiratory diseases, asthma is associated with a high mortality rate. The purpose of this paper is to explore the pathophysiology of acute and chronic asthma across the lifespan, medications used for treatment and the impact on disease and the use of stepwise approach to treatment can be used to educate patients in various healthcare settings. As airways…

Then about age five he was hospitalized again, this time over a weekend. His stay was shorter due to the hospital having records of his initial episode with breathing. The doctor who admitted Evan the second time explained how allergens are irritants that trigger his restrictive airway disorder or asthma. After his second hospital stay the doctors went ahead and diagnosed him with asthma. The diagnosis he received from the primary care pediatricians at Five Oaks Medical center answered many…

Edema is swelling caused by extra fluid trapped in the bodies tissues. Edema can affect anywhere on the body but is most common in the arms, hands, legs, ankles, and feet. Signs of edema include: swelling or puffiness of the tissue under your skin, stretched or shiny skin, skin that remains a dimple after being pressed for several seconds, and increased abdominal size. Signs of pulmonary edema are shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, and chest pain. Edema in the legs can happen from long…

coughing up blood, fatigue, weight loss, fever, and etc. If left untreated, it can be fatal (CDC, 2015b). There are two stages of tuberculosis: Latent TB infection and TB disease. Latent TB infection is when the bacteria lives inside the body, and the host is asymptomatic. This is due to the immune system suppressing the bacteria from growing. In the event that the immune system fails to suppress the bacteria, the bacteria becomes active and multiplies, leading to TB disease. When a person has…

Sinus infections caused by infection of pathogenic microorganisms (viruses, bacteria, or fungi), which grow inside the sinuses and cause intermittent obstruction of slot Pocket. Most people do not convey sinus infections. Most doctors agree that except in rare cases, sinus infections are not contagious but arising mainly viruses and bacteria that, by chance, someone pockets support deployment because Minor, rarely, and distortions in the sinus tissue of a person (for example, swelling,…

(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 and secondary infection. It is classified under obstructive lung disease. This disease cannot be cured but it can be…

Case Study #3 1. Based on my understanding of the cardiovascular system, a blood clot is a gel that consists of the formed elements of blood trapped in a network of insoluble protein fibers (Tortora,2014, p.335). How clotting is formed when a series of chemical reactions that culminates in the formation of fibrin threads (Tortora,2014, p.335). When blood is easily clots it’s called thrombosis, a thrombosis is a formation of a clot in an unbroken blood vessel, usually in a vein (Tortora,2014,…

Is it important to get an annual flu shot? I think that it is very important to get an annual flu shot because there are a lot of serious diseases that the flu shot can fight such as Influenza.Influenza is a type of flu that is highly contagious,it attacks your respiratory system.With this flu you will have to be hospitalized or it can also lead to death.This flu is non discriminatory. The CDC says, “ Over a period of 31 seasons between 1976 and 2007, estimates of flu-associated deaths in…

Diphtheria is a serious infectious disease, which is tackle successfully in the developed world through vaccinations. Caused by the bacteria – Corynebacterium Diphtheriae, the disease continues to be a major risk in areas not covered well by immunization programs. India for instance reported 4071 cases in 2014, with 104 deaths. Altogether 7321 cases of Diphtheria were reported to the WHO in 2014. Diphtheria usually affects the mucous membrane of the nose and throat, leading to sore throat,…