Obstructive lung disease

airways and irritates the lungs. (Lewis et al., 2014 p732). When this irritants is being inhaled, the cilia in the lungs are damaged that causes persistent cough and increase mucus production which cause airflow obstruction (Lewis et al., 2014 p 735). As COPD progress, pulmonary hypertension may occur where there will be a structural changes in the lungs such as swelling of the smooth muscle and constriction of pulmonary vessels due…

and alkalosis and metabolic acidosis and alkalosis. Respiratory acidosis, or respiratory failure, occurs when the lungs cannot produce enough CO2, which causes blood pH to drop below 7.35 and PCO2, or partial pressure of carbon dioxide, is increased above 45 mmHg. Some causes for respiratory acidosis include airway obstruction, emphysema, pulmonary edema, and other chronic or acute lung disorders. If respiratory problems are not too extreme then the kidneys will help out with raising the blood…

Infections include Laryngitis, and Croup. Other diseases of the Upper Respiratory System include Pansinusitis, this is when all the sinuses are…

i. Chest x-rays can detect changes in the density of the lungs, more specifically the lower lobes (Christensen & Krockow, 2011, p.1641). Bronchoscopy is particularly useful in pneumonia when aspiration of a foreign objet or food is suspected. A culture and sensitivity test is used to determine the causative bacteria and to specify which antibiotic would be the best to be used. Pulse oximetry is used to monitor oxygenation status. ii. GERD is diagnosed mostly from signs sand symptoms. The gold…

Analysis of Sarcoidosis exploration to include a timely diagnosis and treatment of people with this disease are imperative to the future wellbeing and recovery of each person that may be affected. The decision to treat a medical condition depends on several factors including the natural course of the disease, the reaction to treatment, and the potential danger of therapy. The analysis of Sarcoidosis has remained troublesome and results in the postponed treatment of the patient because of the…

pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive chronic interstitial lung disease of unknown origin that carries a potentially fatal prognosis. The course is usually indolent but inevitable 1;2. The disease damages mainly the alveolar epithelial cell, with increased interstitial deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM), and enhanced fibroblast/myofibroblast proliferation. It progresses to loss of respiratory function and distortion of normal lung architecture 1;3. A variety of animal models of…

Asthma Study Study design National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute defines asthma as a chronic, lung disease that causes wheezing, chest tightness, coughing and shortness of breath (NIH, 2014). People who have asthma, have inflamed airways (NIH, 2014). It is a condition that has no cure but can be controlled through treatment (NIH, 2014). NIH points out several factors that can trigger or aggravate the symptoms of asthma. These symptoms include allergies (dust, animal hair, cockroaches, mold or…

monitored for early recognition of the syndrome. initially hyperventilation causes hypocapnia and respiratory alkalosis. as the disease progresses, arterial oxygenation begins to worsen to hypoxic levels, becoming resistant to patient becomes acidotic. compliance begins to worsen as the lungs become stiffer . crackles and rhonchi become more apparent during the acute stage of the disease. Meconium is dark-green fecal…

secondary. Each type of spontaneous pneumothorax has a particular pathology and incidence that, in each case, leads to a particular way of treatment and monitoring. In general, a pneumothorax occurs when there is air present in the pleural cavity of the lung, however the underlying cause of this pathology varies among the different classifications. Surgical or non-surgical approaches are taken, depending on the severity or type of the pneumothorax. The purpose of this paper will be to discuss…

Asthma is a chronic disease that effects the airways to the lungs causing inflammation, irritation, and difficulty breathing. Most of you may not think of asthma as a killer disease, yet more than 5,000 Americans die of asthma each year. According to the Mayo Clinic web page, asthma also accounts for more than 400,000 hospital discharges annually. As the number of people with asthma increases, the more likely you are to meet a person who has the disease. I have had asthma my whole life but as I…