Obstructive lung disease

Powerlab 4 Questions When taking our subject’s different capacities, we found that her inspiratory capacity (IC) was 5.58 L, vital capacity (VC) was 5.85 L, functional residual capacity (FRC) was 1.74 L, and her total lung capacity (TLC) was 7.32 L. When comparing these numbers to the averages for a woman’s capacity we find that: her IC was more than double of that of an average woman (5.58 L compared to 2.4 L); her vital capacity was greater than average as well (5.85 compared to 3.1 L).…

they become addicted. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ”Cigarette smoking is responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States, including more than 41,000 deaths resulting from secondhand smoke exposure.” Tobacco literally kills nearly half of it's users. Not to mention “smoking causes cancer, lung diseases, heart disease, stroke, diabetes, immune system problems, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), which includes emphysema and chronic…

eye contact and relax, ask open-ended questions, one thing at a time, listen, culture matters, and avoid the medical terminology. This writer sets into view to interview an African-American gentleman with a two years history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The aim of this interview is to explore the effect of medications on the patient’s health status, including the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and patient’s knowledge and compliance of medications.…

Patient Interview Paper The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive and mostly irreversible deteriorating condition of the function of the lung and disease of heterogeneous with comorbidities. According to World Health Organization (WHO, 2015) the COPD is going to be the third leading cause of death by 2030 and estimated approximately 80 million in worldwide. This is the general term used to explain the numeral conditions inclusive of chronic bronchitis and emphysema. The…

Smoking kills …so why bother starting? I am not a smoker but if I were, this ad would bring to my attention the dangers of what some may call “cancer sticks.” Let’s discuss a few things about this ad shall we? What was the author of this ad trying to convey? How does the creativity grab the attention of the observer? Do we think the message of this ad will be grasped? In my rhetorical analysis I will explore all of these questions and more. Smoking definitely kills and I will tell you why you…

and swelling, granulomatous lesions, and alveolar macrophage accumulation (Cho et al, 2003). A parallel study found the same type of lung damage accompanied by a decrease in lung function, indicated by the tidal volume, minute volume, and peak inspiratory flow, which persisted throughout a 12-week recovery period (Song et al,…

1.Introduction COPD is the common chronic disease with the high rate of morbidity and mortality. It is estimated that COPD will become the third leading cause of death in 2020.1 The most noticeable symptoms of this disease are productive cough, shortness of breath and limited exercise capacity. While the main obvious pathophysiological hallmark of COPD is Expiratory Flow limitation which causes acute dynamic lung hyperinflation, dyspnea is increasingly implicated as the primary symptom causes…

and EUROPE. Introduction A metered-dose inhaler (MDI) is a device that delivers a specific amount of medication to the lungs, in the form of a short burst of aerosolized medicine that is usually self-administered by the patient via inhalation. It is the most commonly used delivery system for treating asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and other respiratory diseases. Metered-dose inhaler products contain therapeutically active ingredients dissolved or suspended in a propellant,…

Effects of Smoking Cigarettes According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Smoking causes more than 480,000 deaths each year in the United States. Cigarette smoking increases the risk of death from all causes in men and women. Smoking not only affects the smoker, but smoking also affects the people around the smoker. Second hand smoke can be just as deadly as smoking itself. Smokers have a greater increase of dying from cancer and diseases that could be eliminated if a person did…

A pneumothorax is when air is present in the pleural space which results in a partial or complete collapse of a lung (Crimlisk, 2010). There are three classifications of a pneumothorax which include open, closed, and tension. An open pneumothorax occurs when an opening in the chest wall allows air to enter into the pleural space which occurs from chest traumas like stabbings and gun shots, or surgical thoracotomies (Crimlisk, 2010). A closed pneumothorax is when air accumulates in the pleural…