Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

great risk to respiratory problems and diseases. According to the American Lung Association, tobacco cigarettes are behind 90% of lung cancer mortality rates and over 80% of COPD mortality rates (“Smoking”, n.d.). COPD stands for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and smokers with COPD suffer from lung diseases such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Lungs have a structure of “branches” with sac-like hollows attached to them. Their purpose is to filter out gases and “toxins” and filter in…

Everybody is by all accounts mindful of the way that smoking reasons lung growth. Be that as it may, it scarcely matters to the individuals who smoke. As the infection happens after proper method of time, it prompts a condition of powerlessness. When the sickness is analyzed it has done adequate harm to the lung tissues and other systemic organs of the body. Smoking is a main source of growth and passing from disease. It causes tumors of the lung, throat, larynx, mouth, throat, kidney, bladder,…

statistically analyzed. The purpose of the study, Model of functional performance in obese elderly people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Dr. Jochebed Bosede Ade-Oshifogun (2012), was to test the relationships among percent truncal obesity; disease severity; dyspnea; functional capacity; and functional performance of elderly people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The research is significant and relevant to nursing because COPD is the fourth-leading cause of…

Bronchitis is a disease that affects millions of people every year in the United States. It has even played a very important role in my family. My grandfather suffered with COPD and my niece suffers with acute bronchitis. My grandfather had passed away, but I still remember like it was yesterday the struggles he went through with this disease daily. I recall all the doctor visits to the medicine he had to take 3 to 4 times a day and, the hospital stays he had to endure. This paper will discuss…

Smoking kills …so why bother starting? I am not a smoker but if I were, this ad would bring to my attention the dangers of what some may call “cancer sticks.” Let’s discuss a few things about this ad shall we? What was the author of this ad trying to convey? How does the creativity grab the attention of the observer? Do we think the message of this ad will be grasped? In my rhetorical analysis I will explore all of these questions and more. Smoking definitely kills and I will tell you why you…

Section A: Patient description and crisis GL is a 66-year-old single Caucasian female. She was admitted to the hospital due to an overdose. She is a medium build, wears eyeglasses, and is dressed neatly and appropriately for the weather. GL is a cooperative and a pleasant woman. GL was raised in a small town south of the Buffalo area. Her father has an unspecified mental illness and her mother has bipolar, cerebrovascular accident and myocardial infarction. Her brother is an ethanol abuser. Her…

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a major originate of chronic morbidity and mortality. The term COPD does not refer to a single disease but is an umbrella term for chronic lung diseases that irreversibly limits the flow of air in the lungs. CT imaging is able to perform in visualizing the effects of COPD. An advantage of CT over Lung Function Test (LFT) is that CT can differentiate between the different types of COPD, making it possible to classify the different subgroups of…

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1. What clinical findings are likely in R.S. as a consequence of his COPD B? There are multiple types of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), COPD “characterized by chronic and recurrent obstruction of airflow in the pulmonary airways (Porth & Matfin, 2009). The recurrent obstruction makes it difficult for a person to breath overtime this problem occurs in the lower respiratory tract. COPD compromises the flow of air in the lungs this causes less oxygen that is being circulated…

lungs, that all have responsibilities to ensure that the body receives the right amount of airflow. However, when the respiratory system is exposed to pathogens, or it is not protected, it can create problems such as, emphysema, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), orthopnea, and many other minor or major diseases that can cause a patient 's respiratory system to become infected. Emphysema is a lung disease (pulmonopathy) that affects the alveoli through breaking down the elastic…