Nasal septum

these elective surgical practices aren’t always essential and can oftentimes become detrimental to our health due to malpractice. For example, rhinoplasty involves the reconstruction of nasal proportions so it can harmonize with facial structures. This operation could be necessary if breathing is hindered from nasal obstruction, but could be an aesthetic for appearance. Two major complications that could occur would be human adjuvant disease which should involve a malpractice lawsuit whereas…

The respiratory system is composed by a set of organs that are involved when breathing. The anatomy of the respiratory tract includes the nose, nasal cavity, pharynx, larynx, bronchi, lungs, alveoli and the diaphragm. There some organs of the respiratory system that are responsible for the process of breathing. The nose, pharynx, larynx, trachea, bronchi, and lungs permit the gas exchange to happen at the cellular level. The air enters through the nose and mouth and it goes into the lungs to…

Cocaine is extracted from the “coca shrub, Erythroxylum coca a plant indigenous to the Andes.” and then generally mixed with some other powdering substance such as starch or sugar. Cocaine has several street names such as “blow, snow, nose candy, coke, dust, sneeze and others”. Cocaine is one of the most dangerous drugs there are for once someone has started using this drug it is almost impossible to stop. There are a few different ways that someone may administer cocaine into their system,…

altered mental status, excessive coughing, tripod positioning and a decrease in their pulse ox level (Mistovich, 449). Patients who are in respiratory distress will always need oxygen but those who are in early distress are possibly able to use a nasal cannula to slightly increase or maintain an adequate blood oxygen level of 94%. But, for those patients who are in the later stages of respiratory distress or severe hypoxia are going to need to be administered oxygen through a CPAP in order to…

Starting in 1990, Diphtheria outbreak had spread to all of the Newly Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet Union by the end of 1994. There were over 150,000 cases resulting in 5,000 deaths from 1990 to 1998. Diphtheria is caused by a pathogenic bacterium called Corynebacterium diphtheriae. During the period when NIS gained their independence, the health care system in the former Soviet Union was so bad that Russian president, Vladimir Putin, had to call a national emergency when the…

Cocaine causes your blood pressure to rise immediately after use, which can lead to ruptured blood vessels in the brain, or stroke or seizure. Cocaine affects the respiratory system majorly. Snorting cocaine can cause rhinitis, perforation of the nasal septum, and osteolytic sinusitis. It may also include shortness of breath, productive cough, chest pain, wheezing and…

HINKLEY, CARLIFORNIA NEWS FORUM 01 August 1993 WATER CONTAMINATION IN HINKLEY I am Erin Brokovich; I am a twice-divorced mother of three young children aged between 9 months to 8 years old. I believe the $28 billion company Pacific Gas and Electric has poisoned the water supply of Hinkley, California with hexavalent chromium. In 18 months, I hope with the help of 634 plaintiffs and Masry law firm to sue PG&E for 333 million dollars for the water contamination in Hinkley. PG&E is a $28…

Database and Assessment Table 1 – Physical Nursing Assessment Data GENERAL: Patient is an 88 year-old Caucasian male. Vital signs stable at 97.3°F, 82BPM, 22 breaths/min, 84/54mmHg, 100% on 1.5lL O2, 0/10 pain, patient weight 58kg. SKIN/HAIR/NAILS: Skin was thin and fragile, warm and moist, skin color slightly pale, skin tear on left upper arm measuring 3 inches, no bleeding or pain. Mucous membranes are moist. Fingernails trimmed and clean. Toenails were thick and had a yellowish color to…

If vasopressin is infused directly into the brain, rats show an increase in social recognition memory. Vasopressin has an affect on the lateral septum in the brain resulting in some aspect of recognition. Rats were presented with novel stimuli, which the researchers reintroduced repeatedly to gauge the amount of time the rat spent investigating it. Homozygous Brattleboro rats lack the ability to…

1. Definition of Asthma: Asthma is one of the most common type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A COPD is a type of disease or disorder to which the airway is affected and causes breathing to be slowed or forced. Asthma is a type of COPD that causes the airway to become inflamed and to be hypertensive (increased pressures in the blood vessels in the airway) due to any internal or external stimuli. The system that is closely associated with asthma is the respiratory system. The…