Pneumonia

Urinary tract infections (UTI) still cause significant morbidity in patients with spinal cord injury, although mortality due to urinary tract complications has decreased dramatically (1). Patients with spinal cord injurie (SCI) and complete or incomplete paraplegia are prone to frequent, recurrent or chronic UTI. The reason for the increased risk of acquiring UTI is multifactorial, including reduced sensation of classical UTI symptoms, incomplete bladder emptying, frequent catheterizations or…

Nosocomial infections, or infections acquired from a healthcare setting, should always be on the mind of surgical technologists. Recently, nosocomial infection rates have risen, and a surgical technologist must be very diligent in maintaining the sterile technique in order to combat this. A common type of nosocomial infection is surgical site infections, or SSIs. SSIs result from a variety of sources, both endogenous (such as bacteria living on the patient’s skin) and exogenous (outside the…

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…

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…

harmful air pollutants such as possible carbon monoxide emission from your plumbing system, furnace, stoves and heaters. But what is carbon monoxide? Carbon monoxide or CO is a type of toxic gas without odor or color. It is extremely dangerous and could have health damaging repercussions when inhaled even in small amounts. It gets thru your home thru plumbing leaks and could silently poison your entire family if it goes unnoticed or if CO testing would be relied from scam service providers. CO…

L- Today in lab I learned how to properly place my stethoscope when auscultating the lungs. E- To prepare us for auscultation of the lungs, Jackie showed us the landmarks used to find the intercostal spaces. Once I found the manubrium, I followed the angle of Louis to find the second intercostal space. I noticed it is imperative the stethoscope is placed between the ribs to hear breath sounds. To begin the process, locate the second intercostal space on one side of Caroline’s chest. Following I…

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…

COPD is a chronic pulmonary disease that affect millions of americans with many new cases diagnosed every day.(National heart,lung and blood institute). COPD commonly refers to two seperate types of illnesses, chronic bronchitis and emphysema. This paper will focus on the emphysema side of the illness. COPD is develops slowly, often from cigarette abuse in particular. COPD is a major cause of disability and currently there is no cure available, many people have the disease and do not evene know…

assessing/monitoring breathing, airway maintenance, breathing techniques, positioning, effective coughing, oxygen therapy, suctioning, exercise conditioning, and hydration (Ignatavicius, 2016). The priority nursing assessment is breathing. Paying attention to note the speed, depth, and effort that is being used is important (Ignatavicius, 2016). It will provide a reference to how the patient is responding to the treatment. This monitoring should be done every two hours so any worsening…

The psychological impacts of living with cystic fibrosis Introduction A prevalent and life-threatening disease, cystic fibrosis (CF) can cause infections, lung damage, and respiratory failure via increasing the production of thickened secretions in the body’s organs (Abbott, Hart, Morton, Gee, & Conway, 2008). However, with the development of new treatments, the lifespan of individuals with CF have significantly improved. Unfortunately, these advancements have resulted in arduous treatments…