Dedication You know how it is. You pick up a book or a research, flip to the dedication, and find that, once again, the author has dedicated his research to someone else and not to you. Not this time. Because this time it is dedicated to you for taking a time to read this research. To my parents: thank you for your unconditional support with my studies I am honored to have you as my parents Thank you for giving me a chance to prove and improve myself through all my life please don 't ever…
saturation monitor for at home. 2. Smoking Cessation-Provided education to the patient to why breathing symptoms are present. Patient in agreement to quit smoking. Patient interested in starting Wellbutrin. 3. Educate patient how to properly use an inhaler (potentially starting bronchodilator- help to keep the airways open and possibly decrease secretions) (albuterol) medication to manage breathing symptoms with COPD comfortably. (Uptodate) -Emergency symptoms reviewed in the event when to…
1 Emphysema 2 Pulmonary fibrosis – likely asbestosis 3 Type 2 diabetes 4 Hypertension 5 Depression Thank you for Lindsay Cullen. Unfortunately, a referral letter was not available at the time of consultation, but I gather Lindsay is a retired Telstra maintenance worker who reports asbestos exposure over a ten-year period, up until 25 years ago. Lindsay is also an ex-smoker of approximately 20 pack-years, having ceased this habit 25 years ago. As you are aware, for a number of years Lindsay…
social abilities, emotional abilities and physical abilities. For example, the most common chronic illness in the United States of America is Asthma, which is an inflammation of the respiratory system. This leads to a child having dependency on an inhaler, which can keep the child from strenuous physical activities such as sports. Children who have asthma also tend to acquire absences from school, which can affect the child learning development (Judson ,2004; Kotch, 2013). There are many…
She has not had a chest x-ray recently and so that we have an up-to-date chest x-ray and a baseline moving forward, she will have one performed in the next couple of days. Moving forward, with regards to her inhalers, given her hoarse voice, I have discussed swapping her over to Spiriva as he long-acting bronchodilator and I think she would be safe not to be on inhales corticosteroids, given the mild to moderate nature of her COPD and the fact that she had not…
In order to fulfill your complete wellness capacity, one must have intellectual wellness on their family history. Throughout my study of my family health history list, I was able to come up with roughly 20 different problems that appear in my immediate paternal and maternal families. In order to stay at optimum health, I looked deeper into asthma and allergies, cardiovascular disease, cancer, mental illness, joint issues, diabetes, birth defects, and other problems to figure out what I can do…
(hyrdofluoroalkane) instead of CFC’s as a propellant in their meter dose inhalers since there were concerns about CFC’s contributing to ozone depletion (Swisher, n.d.). Albuterol works by acting as an agonist of β2 adrenergic receptors responsible for bronchodilation, uterine relaxation, and vasodilation of the arterioles in the lungs, heart, and skeletal muscle (Usher, n.d.c). Albuterol, used primarily as a rescue inhaler, utilizes the bronchodilation component of β2 adrenergic receptor…
leave them feeling helpless and embarrassed. It is likely that Jonah has experienced these feelings, and the nurse could help Jonah overcome them. BY giving him confidence in his own ability to manage his asthma and to recognise when he needs his inhalers. For example, she could encourage Jonah to participate in the activities which the other children do. Or if Jonah does not have the confidence to participate in vigorous activities such as running, the nurse could suggest games such as walking…
in other words swallowed. They can also be injected straight into the blood stream. It acts the fastest this way, so most nurses or doctors inject medication if the patient needs it right away. Medicine can also be injected. An example would be an inhaler, for when you have problems breathing. The last way medicine can be administered is being applied to the skin if you have a rash or a dermatological…
cigarette smoking. Studies have indeed shown that over 53,000 people die from second hand smoke exposure every year. For starters, there is a quite a daylight between actual cigarettes and electronic cigarettes, which use battery powered nicotine inhalers. ECigarettes deliver nicotine in a vaporized form compared to the traditional cigarettes which use a combustion system. Combustion involves the use and release of tobacco, fire and toxic chemicals. It is these toxic emissions that have led to…