Obstructive lung disease

your entire life breathing through a straw. Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD live that on a daily basis. COPD is a progressive disease that gets worse over time, effecting the lungs of the patients suffering from it making very difficult to breathe. Smoking is the leading cause in patients who have COPD however, an exposure over a long period of time to lung irritants has been known to cause this disease. COPD can be broken down into two specific conditions,…

inherited disorder identified as Alpha-1 Antitrypsin is a commonly disregarded source of lung disease. (1) To begin, this essay will include a general description of the disorder, highlight the pattern of inheritance, biology of the condition and lastly, how the condition can be inherited or diagnosed. The disorder induces low levels of the Alpha-1 antitrypsin protein in the blood, essentially harming the lungs and in return making the simple task of breathing increasingly difficult for the…

In all honesty, cigarettes damage lungs. By the same token, cigarettes give people cancer. Even worse, is the high price of cigarettes. They contain a nasty chemical, and that chemical is called nicotine. On top of all of that, cigarettes weaken a human 's immune system. Cigarettes are dangerous to any and all users. As if a person did not already know, smoking destroys your lungs like an atomic bomb. Smoking can cause the body’s immune system to attack lung tissue and result in severe…

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a progressive disease that makes breathing difficult. When having this disease, lung damage is produced. The disease worsens over time, although it is not treated, it can be slowed down. This is mainly caused by smoking, chemical fume, dust, and air pollution. Although there are many causes to this disease, smoking is the most common. It happens to over 12 million Americans and the risk factors can be environmental or genetics. COPD is largely preventable…

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the name applied to two related diseases, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is characterised by abnormal inflammatory obstruction of the airways, lung parenchyma, (respiratory bronchioles and alveoli) and pulmonary blood vessels (Brown, 2013). Research shows that COPD is being recognised as an inflammatory disorder of the large and small airways characterized by remodelling and emphysematous changes in the lung…

emphysema, which is an obstructive disease characterized by the enlargement of airways beyond the terminal bronchioles with destruction of alveolar walls resulting in loss of elastic recoil and airflow limitation. Cigarette smoking is the main cause of pulmonary emphysema with signs and symptoms, including dyspnea on exertion, cough with scant mucus, weight loss, tachypnea, end- expiratory wheezes, use of accessory muscle, barrel chest, pursed lip breathing, and hyperresonant lung sound. These…

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a disorder that maintains consistent obstruction of airways and lungs. It affects approximately 10% of the population worldwide and is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States (Farver-Vestergaard et al., 2014 and Kohler et al., 2002). According to the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, COPD is caused by long-term exposure to lung irritants such as cigarette smoke, chemical fumes, and air pollution. The American Lung Association…

as well as family history and test results. These tests include lung function test such as spirometry.. Other tests that may be used are Chest X-rays, CT scan of the chest and arterial blood gases. These tests, in addition to helping diagnosing COPD, can determine the severity of the disease process. Lung function tests measure how much air you can breathe in and out, how fast you can breathe air out, and how well your lungs deliver oxygen to your blood. The main test for COPD is spirometry…

Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors contribute to CHD and mHealth is helping patients make necessary lifestyle changes necessary to combat the disease. Medication adherence, smoking cessation, diet, and exercise are lifestyle behaviors targeted by mobile technology to help improve health outcomes and reduce hospital admissions caused by heart disease (Pfaeffli Dale, Whittaker, Yannan, Stewart, Rolleston, & Maddison, 2014). Mobile applications help individuals monitor and facilitate healthy lifestyle…

2009) There are various pathological changes to the respiratory system of a smoker. One extremely widespread change is Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The World Health Organisation (2010) define COPD as, “…a lung disease characterized by chronic obstruction of lung airflow that interferes with normal breathing and is not fully reversible.” COPD as a lung disease encompasses pathological changes such as Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema. Chronic Bronchitis is long term inflammation…