Obstructive lung disease

treatment cost related to the illness or depression are often time far too expensive. According to Brown from Gallup, smoking is the most significant issue for Americans living in poverty, which may lead to several chronic diseases. Not only are impoverished Americans susceptible to diseases related to smoking, they are more likely to report asthma, diabetes, high blood pressure and heart attacks (Brown 2012). Brown also found that Americans living in poverty, don’t have affordable safe places…

origin. Participants The study resided among the Geelong Osteoporosis Study, analysis originally designed to analyze the medicine of osteoporosis in Australian woman, however recently distended to look at both psychiatric illness and non-psychiatric diseases. A total of 1043 women (aged 20–93 years) participated in a psychiatric evaluation during the period 2004–2007, thus achieving the inclusion criteria for this study. Data Lifestyle practices such as…

Asthma is a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways making breathing difficult for millions of Americans (NIH, 2014). Asthma has no specific cause but many researchers believe it to occur of a combination of genetics and environmental factors. Asthma usually occurs in early childhood but is not limited to only children it can also develop in adulthood. Merced County has about 56,000 children and adults who have been diagnosed with this condition (CDPH, 2016). Asthma affects 1…

the body. Though blood bags phthalates can enter into the bloodstream and may cause cancer. Also, unusual effects were observed in children who were exposed to DINP during mechanical ventilation. The effects clinically resembled hyaline membrane disease, which is a disorder that is caused by the lack of surfactant…

The RN will update the plan of care by resolving the nursing diagnoses of ineffective breathing pattern related to hyperventilation as evidenced by shortness of breath and respirations of 28 breaths per minute and the diagnosis of activity intolerance related to imbalance between oxygen supply and demand as shown by shortness of breath when ambulating. These diagnoses have been resolved by the patient meeting the expected outcome within 24 hours. The patient has a respiratory rate of 20 breaths…

Asthma is most commonly known as being a chronic condition in the US that has been known to having an effect in people young and old. It is a condition in which the airway passages are narrowed leading to symptoms of wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and cough (Bijanzadeh, Mahesh, Nallur 1). In today's world there seem to be many factors that could increase the risk of children developing asthma. Those factors may include genetic predisposition, environment interaction, prenatal…

a protein that protects the lungs, and is made in the liver.This deficiency occurs when there is a lack of a protein in the blood called alpha-1 antitrypsin. Without the protection of this protein, the lungs are more sepetable to be attacked by neutrophil elastase. Neutrophil elastase is an enzyme that is made by white blood cells and it fights infections. When AAT is not is not released into the lungs, neutrophil elastase attacks it. Not only does it affect the lungs but also the liver. The low…

The patient George is 76 year old who has the subjective complaints of frequent nosebleeds, ecchymosis, runny nose, and cough. His history reveal atrial fibrillation. He is taking medications that include digoxin, warfarin, cimetidine, and pseudoephedrine. There are four problems identified for the patient. First, based on this complaints of frequent nosebleeds, it is noted that the patient is taking cimetidine and warfarin. There is an interaction with his cimetidine and warfarin. This is a…

Background: Asthma is an international health problem of epidemic proportions that affects around 300 million people worldwide with an estimated 250,000 annual deaths. It is the most common chronic childhood disease, and affects 10% of children in the United States (1). The economic burden of the chronic effects of asthma in the United States is estimated to be over $50 billion per year (2). The hallmark of asthma is hyperresponsiveness of the airway smooth muscle and fluctuating levels of…

Thank you for involving me in the care of Silvana Libratore, a 67-year-old lady who is a lifelong non-smoker and has previously worked in an office environment. Silvana keeps no pets. As you are aware, Silvana was initially admitted to The Northern Hospital between the 23rd and 28th of July following a two-week history of cough and breathlessness. A chest x-ray followed by a CTPA study were unremarkable and inflammatory markers were normal. A provisional diagnosis of viral bronchitis…