Shortness of breath

Delay behaviour is being referred to when one portrays symptoms of a disease but do not seek immediate medical attention. These symptoms could include shortness of breath, discoloration of skin or severe stomach pains. There are four stages of delay behaviour, which are appraisal delay, illness delay, behavioral delay and lastly medical delay. The first stage would be the appraisal delay. This refers to the time taken by the patient to actually determine that the symptoms that are experienced…

What Is Asbestos, And Why Is It Dangerous? Asbestos is a heat-resistant fibrous mineral that is found insulating materials. Many older homes and buildings have asbestos. Asbestos is not dangerous unless the particles are released in the air. The fibers can be released if the asbestos is disturbed or damaged. It is estimated that 5,000 workers die each year due to asbestos exposure. Many places have banned asbestos. However, if a home or building that was built or refurbished before 2000, then…

Chronic inflammation in the airways limits the amount of airflow to the lungs. It is progressive and relates to abnormal inflammatory response in the lungs that affects gas exchange. “This is caused by loss of elastic recoil and airflow obstruction caused by mucosal hypersecretion, mucosal edema, and bronchospasm”. One of the two Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is chronic bronchitis. It is caused when the bronchi and bronchioles become inflamed by exposure to smoke or environmental…

Malignant mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer, which affects the protective lining of the cavities of lungs, heart, abdomen etc, called mesothelium. There is a common tendency to get confused between mesothelioma and lung cancer. But the former infects the lining whereas the latter affects the lung itself. Mesothelioma patients are those unfortunate people who have inhaled in asbestos particles for long durations of time. Malignant mesothelioma is of three types. Pleural mesothelioma is the…

lungs airways. A person with asthma always has inflamed airways. When something triggers symptoms, airways become more swollen and muscles around the airways tighten. This swelling and tightening causes troubles with breathing, and can trigger shortness of breath, coughing, wheezing, or chest tightness. For many people who suffer from asthma, symptoms occur when they do physical activity. Some healthy people develop asthma only when they exercise. This is called exercise induced…

inhibitor. Auscultation shows clear breath sounds. Assessment The fact that he is experiencing more symptoms at night suggests that he is experiencing orthopnea. We can rule out emphysema since he has no history of smoking or wheezing and his chest x-ray shows clear lung fields. We can rule out pneumonia and other infections since he has clear nasal discharge and breath sounds so infection is unlikely. Beta blockers that block B2 receptors may cause shortness of breath in asthmatics. Serious…

Case History A 23-year old man, came to the emergency department because of shortness of breath, fatigue, a cough, muscle pain, nausea, and a fever. His shortness of breath was due to minimal activity and returned to normal after several minutes of rest. His fatigue has limited him to only doing daily required activities. He did not complain of having any chest pain while breathing. His cough was nonproductive and had no aggravating or relieving factors to it. He also complained of feeling sick…

with Myocardial Infarctions (MI’s) and when he comes in to the ER complaining of angina and shortness of breath the EKG technician notices another MI is present. Different procedures and blood tests can be done to open the coronary artery that is causing the MI and to determine the damage to the area that the MI has…

the heart fail to pump blood to the body and other organs That can cause in several other conditions as - Coronary artery disease - Heart infections Page 650 chap 26 Yes both side of the heart can be affective that can led to shortness of breath congestive heart failure (CHF) specifically refers the stage in which fluid builds up around the heart. Fluid accumulate happen from lack filtration and other bodily functions, most important that affected functions include blood pressure…

Patient Afib is a 58 year old, Caucasian, married male. The patient has been healthy most of his life with no significant health issues until the beginning of this year. One night, in April of 2016, patient Afib began to experience chest pain, shortness of breath, nausea, and vomiting prompting him to visit the emergency room. Subsequent tests revealed that patient Afib had symptomatic atrial fibrillation. Physicians in the ER stated that patient Afib probably had had atrial fibrillation for a…