Respiratory system

to scuba divers using communication equipment has contributed to NOC developing speech mimicking capabilities. Due to these instances, NOC’s caretakers began recording his speech mimicking both under and above the surface of the water. Through these recordings, it was found that the rhythm of NOC’s speech amplitude and vocal bursts were similar to that of a human’s. Additionally, NOC would make, on average, three vocalizations per second with a break of 0.05 to 0.5 seconds between each.…

Strep throat is a contagious disease also known as streptococcal pharyngitis. It causes inflammation and swelling of mucous membranes or the lining of the back of the throat and the tonsils. The symptoms of strep throat include sudden pain in the throat without cold symptoms such as coughing or sneezing. Also white or yellow spots on your throat or tonsils, plus a bright red throat or dark red spots on the roof of your mouth or near the back of your mouth towards the throat. This bacterial…

The main purpose of Lung Institute is to reduce the suffering of those living with the chronic lung disease. The quality of life both mentally and physically can be reduced significantly for those patients who have been diagnosed with a respiratory illness, illness such as interstitial lung disease, or pulmonary fibrosis. Lung Institute came in to offer a solution on treatment for chronic lung diseases this is because in the past the traditional treatment options were addressing the symptoms…

Many different items can be the cause of someone choking. When a person, adult or child, is choking they lose all oxygen going to the brain. When they lose all oxygen to their brain, someone needs to administer first aid as soon as possible to decrease chances of any permeant damage. The item for adults that usually causes choking is often food, but in children it is often a small object. Although there is a universal sign for choking, a victim may not always use it. If they do not have…

Asthma is the most important respiratory disease in Canada. Each year, the number of asthma sufferers increases. Today, nearly 2.5 million Canadians suffer from asthma. In Quebec, it is estimated that over 600 000 people affected, more than 350,000 children and adolescents. Each year, the country, the direct and indirect costs of asthma over a billion dollars. Thus, the disease causes approximately 70,000 emergency room visits, hospitalizations and 4000, unfortunately, between 150 and 300…

Inhale. Exhale. Our breath, the involuntary action of our bodies taking in air through our lungs and then expelling it, offers us the ability to live. The journey of my life has major twists and turns as well as massive hills and boulders, but it contains the daily sunset and sunrise that gives my life purpose. Although the novel, The Stranger by Albert Camus, demonstrates Monsieur Meursault’s existentialist view of no purpose in life, I find we must live our lives to the fullest and take the…

TITLE: INTRODUCTION: Alka-Seltzer is used to reduce pain, inflammation, heartburn etc. It is an antacid. When it is dissolved in water, it produces carbon dioxide filled air bubbles. It is represented by CO2.(1) Alka-Seltzer consists of citric acid and aspirin. Bicarbonates are formed when the tablet is dissolved. When it is mixed with citric acid, then the acid reacts with bicarbonates and water, carbon dioxide are formed.(1) When Carbon and oxygen bonded, then carbon dioxide gas is…

Community Acquired Pneumonia Pneumonia is an infection of the lung that involves alveoli, also known as air sacs, and is caused by various microbes including viruses, bacteria, or fungi. It is one of the leading causes of mortalities across the globe. Pneumonia commonly occurs in persons living in their home community hence the community-acquired pneumonia and also among patients who may be hospitalized for other dissimilar reasons as to pneumonia, hospital-acquire pneumonia. Up until 1930,…

PROJECT PLAN 2 Introduction The main objective of the project is to produce the immunosuppressant drug, Cyclosporine from Tolypocladium Inflatum. Patients who undergo solid organ transplantation require an immunosuppressive drug to prevent rejection by decreasing the body's own natural defense to foreign tissues, and Cyclosporin A is one of the most commonly used immunosuppressive drugs in the organ transplantations. Cyclosporin A is a cyclic nonribosomal peptide, consisting of 11 amino acids…

The respiratory tracts are for the purpose of providing our bodies with oxygen for the nutrients and the production of energy that our cells need. It also is responsible for the removal of the carbon dioxide our cells excrete during this process. Upper Respiratory Tract Lower Respiratory Tract Nose Larynx Nasal Cavity Trachea Paranasal Sinuses Bronchial Tree Pharynx Lungs In the upper respiratory tract as air is breathed in and passes through the nasal cavity it is filtered, warmed,…