Respiratory tract

ago, Cinzia developed a dry cough with a tickle in the throat. A couple of days later, she started to notice a choking and the sensation of her throat closing over. She presented to Rosebud hospital and was given a diagnosis of viral upper respiratory tract infection and commenced on Ventolin with a spacer with slight improvement. Thereafter, she started to expectorate thick green phlegm and became aware of a rattly sensation in the chest. Cinzia also noted occasional wheeze and what she…

Surgical procedures lead to contamination of previously sterile tissues or fluids, surgical prophylactic antimicrobial therapy (SAP) is an initial administration of short course of an antimicrobial agent before the surgery to prevent development of infection , SSI is 3rd most common nosocomial infection in US acute-care hospitals (14-16%),Complicates 5% of surgical cases overall, Increases hospital length of stay by approximately 10 days ,Increases readmissions to hospital ,Increases morbidity,…

Upper respiratory infection, acute One of the most common diseases in children before school and children in early for an average of 6 to 8 times a year are affected in any case likely Effects such as acute otitis media, 15% to 30%, sinusitis 10 to 13% and less than…

Botulinum Toxin is categorized as a neurotoxin. Having a fatal dose of merely one to two micrograms it is considered one of the most lethal neurological agents known. The toxin is a microbial product synthesized by an anaerobic, gram-positive, spore-forming bacteria Clostridium botulinum whose natural habitat is soil (Qiagen). There are seven antigenically distinguishable exotoxins differentiated by the use of the prefix BoNT followed by the letters A-G. Although each has a slightly different…

detailed history taking, and meticulous examination. A case of a 38 year-old female with apparent symptoms of pneumonia was presented. The patient was obese and had initially presented to her primary care physician (PCP) with symptoms of an upper respiratory tract infection. She had been 8 weeks post-partum and had required two days of hospitalization after her delivery due to a severe hemorrhage. Two days after being seen by her PCP, she went to an urgent care where she was evaluated by a…

Pollution has become one of the greatest issues facing the world today, causing irreparable damage to the environment and human quality of life. Recent studies show, pollution kills roughly nine million people a year and affects the health of more than 200 million people worldwide. Defined as the contamination of air, water, or soil by substances that are harmful to living organisms, pollution is at an all-time high. There are several types of pollution from various sources each having…

Healthcare acquired infections, or HAIs, are preventable infections that a patient obtains while receiving treatment for another infection or surgical condition. These types of infections can occur in a variety of clinical care settings such as acute care hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, dialysis facilities, outpatient care, and long-term care facilities. HAIs can be caused by the use of medical devices such as catheters, central lines, or ventilators, and by surgical procedures. In fact,…

in humans. Streptococcus faecalis, a penicillin-resistant group D Enterococcus and normal inhabitant of the GI tract may cause infection of the urinary tract or endocardium. Streptococcus pneumoniae, formerly Diplococcus pneumoniae, causes a majority of the cases of bacterial pneumonia in the United States. Streptococcus pyogenes belongs to group A and may cause tonsillitis and respiratory, urinary, or skin infections. Some beta-hemolytic strains may lead to rheumatic fever or to…

In this assignment I will be explaining the physiology of two body systems, the cardiovascular system and the respiratory system in the relation to energy metabolism in the body. Energy metabolism is where energy is generated from nutrients and delivered to the organs around the body. Energy is needed in the body in order muscular movement, circulation of the blood, lymph and tissue fluid, breathing process, cell growth and repair, the transition of nerve impulses and for the building of…

extremely contagious respiratory infection that is usually referred to as “whooping cough”. This is a respiratory disease that is caused by the organism Bordetella pertussis this is a gram- negative bacteria that is transmitted only from human to human. Pertussis is transmitted through droplets up to 3 weeks after the cough has started if untreated. After it is inhaled the organism attaches itself to the ciliated respiratory epithelial cells that are in the upper respiratory tract and also in…