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Assessment Task Two Case Study Question 1 Mr. Harding has a number of ‘pre-morbid’ chronic conditions that may be impacting on his admission and the care you will need to provide. Choose two (2) of Mr. Harding’s chronic diseases, explain the pathophysiology. What organs are affected by each disorder? (20 marks/10 per disorder) Asthma Asthma is a chronic syndrome related to the inflamed airways of the lungs (Rogers 2010). This is due to the constriction of the airways from an exaggerated…

for in prenatal care visits for early diagnosis. The CF gene was discovered in 1989, research has been supported through the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Cystic fibrosis is a progressive genetic disease that is caused by a buildup of thick, sticky mucus that often damages some of the body’s organs. It often damages the respiratory system and limits the ability to breath over a period of time. There are many signs and symptoms that are associated…

attack. When a asthma attack occur your airway becomes very constricted and inflamed, which causes a edema and swelling. According to Des (1993),” states that asthma episode can develop rapidly with symptoms that include a cough, wheezing, excessive mucus production, a feeling of chest tightness, and shortness of…

developed before the age of five. Asthma affects a total of 24 million Americans, and 6.3 million children under the age of 18 suffer from asthma. Asthma is a chronic disease in which one’s airways become inflamed, narrow and swell, and produce excess mucus, making it difficult to…

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic and inherited disease that is life threatening. CF effects not only one’s breathing with continuous lung infections by lining the lungs with mucus, but can also trap infections by blocking the airway. The buildup of mucus effects the digestive system by preventing prevents the digestive enzyme process from breaking down food and obtaining nutrients. An infant that has been diagnosed with CF has inherited two copies of the defective CF gene, a copy from each…

united states have Cystic Fibrosis. Cystic Fibrosis is a lung disease that limits your ability to breathe overtime. There is no cure but, the disease can be controlled with treatments and a management team. In CF a gene causes a thick buildup of mucus that blocks the airways. Today the life expectancy for people with CF who live past child hood is 37 years. Cystic fibrosis is very unpredictable in the ways it affects your body. It is hard to manage and difficult to live a normal life with.…

Asthma is categorized to be a chronic reversible inflammation of the airway structures (Lee and Schwartz, 2002), which contributes to the airway hypersensitivity, limitation of airflow, and respiratory symptoms (National Institute of Heath, 2007). The immunehistopathologic characteristics involve the inflammatory cell infiltrations that include: Mast cell activation, Neutrophils, Lymphocytes, and Epithelial cell injury. Hence, the interaction between the airway inflammations and the clinical…

genetic-disease that causes thick, sticky mucus to build up in the lungs, digestive tract, and continues throughout other areas of the body. Cystic fibrosis has signs and symptoms that differs, depending on how bad the disease affects someone. Cystic fibrosis varies through ages, it affects infants, teenagers, and young adults, but is mostly found in white people. Some symptoms are very salty-tasting skin, persistent coughing, at times with phlegm (a liquid secreted by the mucus produced by the…

Cystic fibrosis SYMPTOMS- there are a couple of major symptoms that include repeated lung infections and the inability to gain weight. Some of symptoms consist of pain areas (in the abdomen), cough ( can be chronic, with blood or with phlegm), gastrointestinal (diarrhoea, heartburn and serve constipation, respiratory (pulmonary hypertension, delayed puberty or slow growth), developmental ( delayed development, delayed puberty or slow growth), whole body ( fatigue or inability to exercise) and…

1. Based on the information in the case study, which type of asthma is Tegan Smith likely to have suffered?253 “Asthma is a chronic lung disease, which can be controlled but not cured.” National Asthma Council Australia. (2015). The condition results in excessive variation in lung function and a presence of respiratory symptoms, (e.g. wheezing, shortness of breath, cough chest tightness). Asthma “results from complex interactions between an individual's inherited genetic makeup and their…