Pneumonia

A health related example would be the patient that is chronically readmitted to the hospital for COPD exacerbation on a frequent basis. The patient acknowledges taking their medication as prescribed and attending all follow-up appointments. However, the patient refuses to stop smoking. As healthcare providers we may find this very frustrating, but it is important to continue to educate the patient on the hazards of smoking and how it continues to affect their disease process. A work related…

Scalpel. Doctor, patient’s O2 sat. is 70 percent and dropping fast! Place an oxygen mask on her. Kelly. I need a size [insert] chest tube. Doctor, her oxygen saturation is coming back up slowly. Good, keep watching it. Tube is in; get X-ray in here to check for placement. The patient’s oxygen saturation is now in the high 90s. Alright, lower her oxygen level and see how she does. All vitals look good, patient is doing well at two liters of oxygen, and placement is good. I am going to go and talk…

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease(COPD) is a respiratory disease which leads by the abnormal inflammation of the lungs. It response to the inhalation of toxic gases, pollutants, and cigarette smoke. The chronic inflammation creates difficulty to breath. In overall, more than five hundred peoplesare diagonised with COPD. It classified as chronic bronchitis and Emphysema.Our lungs are spongy tissues, Bronchi which inside the lung which connected to the Trachea the wind pipe, the bronchi is…

Rapid Response: When should a rapid response be initiated. CODE BLUE!!!! It’s just before shift change and you’re making a last check on your patients, making sure IV bags are full, and administering pain medication to those in need, when you notice your COPD patient isn’t breathing well. As you wake your patient she seems lethargic and disoriented, you do a quick auscultation of her lungs, check your O2 settings and obtain a set of vital signs, seeing that her O2 sat is in the mid 80’s with…

Cystic Fibrosis According to WebMD “More than 30,000 people in the U.S live with cystic fibrosis (CF) and doctors diagnose about 1,000 new cases each year.” CF affects some cells in your body that can make mucus and digestive fluids in your body. These fluids are normally thin and slippery, but CF can make them thick and sticky causing it to block the tubes and ducts throughout the body. After some time mucus builds up and makes breathing harder and since the mucus traps germs, it can lead to…

Introduction and Clinical Question: Viral croup remains a common cause of upper respiratory obstruction in the pediatric population and its barking cough can often be heard in the pediatric clinic and local emergency departments. Multiple studies have shown the use of glucocorticoids results in a faster recovery with fewer return visits and hospital admissions, as well as a decrease in the use of epinephrine (2). However, in cases were the patient or caregiver refuses an injection or where…

Interview of Debbie Jungmeyer Ms. Jungmeyer was interviewed at her home on August 31, 2017. Also present was her husband, Kevin Jungmeyer, and participating by phone was her brother Scott Fuhrman. Ms. Jungmeyer said she and her brother Scott are very upset by what they felt was a lack of coordinated care for their mother Darlene Fuhrman while being treated at St Mary’s Hospital. Darlene was admitted to the hospital December 27, 2016 by ambulance after she had called her daughter Debbie to…

In todays medical field, pulmonary rehabilitation is a critical coponet to help assist people with chronic lung diease. A pulmonary rehab is a program designed to help people with chronic lung diseases to cope with everyday living. The program tailors exercise nutritional needs along with education to help the patient improve his or her quality of life and abililty to function. In addition to making sure, the patient receives the right medication and right dose. Rehabilitation help enhances…

Tetanus is a very serious bacterial disease that causes many muscle spasms and breathing problems. The bacterium that causes tetanus is called Clostridium tetani. Clostridium tetani is the bacteria that produces toxins that affect the nervous system. Around one in 10 people infected with the bacterium that causes tetanus will die from it. A tetanus bacterium enters the body through a puncture wound, which can be caused, by nails, insect bites, burns, splinters or injection drug sites. These…

Case Presentation This section of the paper focuses on a 24 years old Caucasian male who was transferred to Advocate Christ Medical Center from an outside hospital after being hit by a vehicle. According to the EMS who arrived at the scene, the patient was unresponsive with a GCS of 3. Per protocol, the patient was then intubated to sustain their airway. The patient received a CT of the head that revealed bifrontal and bitemporal hemorrhagic contusions along with multiple facial fractures. The…