COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) year-old male -- pt known to me -- recently admitted to the ward with Non-STEMI & LVF. Discharged five days ago. Was found collapsed in his house by his niece. Duration not known. Could not g Continue Reading...
V. COMPONENTS of the PULMONARY REHAB PROGRAM There are several components of the pulmonary rehab program that is inclusive of the following: Medical evaluation and management; Setting Goals; Exercise Training; Education; Program Results or Ou Continue Reading...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Cyanotic & Barrel-Chested: Cyanosis is a discoloration of the lips, nail bed, eyes, and/or palms (Potter, Perry, 1997). During the nursing assessment, the nurse inspects the patient according to the assessme Continue Reading...
HPI: John Master, a 47-year-old male, visits Doctor Ps office presenting with a productive cough with haemoptysis, wheezing, and shortness of breath. He indicates that the cough has been intermittent. He also complains of pleuritic chest pain. John M Continue Reading...
COPD Scenario Jack Little is a 59-year-old panel beater with a past medical history of smoking two packs of cigarettes per day for approximately 40 years (80 pack years), chronic bronchitis, and corpulmonale. Jack was on holidays with his wife in t Continue Reading...
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) COPD constitutes a major source of mortality and morbidity across the globe, with a considerable economic effect. New GOLD (Global initiative for chronic Obstructive Lung Disease) guidance modifications r Continue Reading...
COPD Case Study The author of this report has been prepare a brief report about Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, or COPD for short. There will be two main foci when it comes to the subject. The first part will speak to the facts and details th Continue Reading...
2). The most serious complication from coronary artery disease is the possibility of a heart attack, which can occur when blood flow to an area of the heart muscle is completely blocked, preventing oxygen-rich blood from reaching that area of heart Continue Reading...
The presence of cardiac enzymes in the blood often indicates myocardial necrosis. Medical experts generally view MI as one among acute coronary syndromes. Unstable angina and non-ST-elevation MI are among the syndromes. Statistics said that approxim Continue Reading...
The emotional support procedures for effective management of respiratory diseases include socializing and social support. In this case, patients would not feel isolated and poorly understood by their family members and friends. Through socializing a Continue Reading...
Case Study Report of Eddie: Acute Respiratory Failure with Underlying COPDToday, approximately 10% of all intensive care unit admissions as well as almost one-quarter (24%) of all patients that require mechanical ventilation, are due to acute respira Continue Reading...
healthy individual is infected with a bacteria or virus, the body identifies the virus as an invader, and therefore produces the antibodies, which is the human body's immune system, to destroy the virus to assist the person to recover and become hea Continue Reading...
McClure Case Study Patient Overview -- Patient, Mr. M., is 49 years old and has smoked for 25 years, quit three years ago when diagnosed with emphysema. He indicates he as shortness of breath for the past 48 hours, with sputum so thick he has diffic Continue Reading...
Respiratory Infections Respiratory Conditions Respiratory tract infections are highly infectious diseases that involve the respiratory tract. They are divided into upper (URTI or URI) and lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI or LRI). LRIs inclu Continue Reading...
20TH century the average life-expectancy of an average American has augmented. Furthermore, the major causes of death have also changed over time. Majority of the Americans used to die very young; very few used to live beyond 65 years of age. Howeve Continue Reading...
new respiratory drugs that have been approved for medical use over the past decade. The paper will highlight the diagnoses of the drugs i.e. when and why it is prescribed, how it is meant to be used and how often, its side effects, the impact for a Continue Reading...
Client Evaluation The client is a 78-year-old female. She has been divorced for 30 years. She is retired. Her social class is upper middle class. Her medical history is free from significant trauma. She had six hospitalizations, all for childbirth, Continue Reading...
Echo Valley Council Case Report: Mr. William Doe Director, Community Options Program Case Manager Proposed Interventions and Treatment Plan for Mr. William Doe Like other developed Western nations, the elderly in Australia are confronted with nu Continue Reading...
M.K., a 45-year-old female who has a history of Type II diabetes mellitus and primary hypertension. In addition to this, M.K. is overweight and persists with a poor diet. The patient has also been smoking for the past 22 years, and has recently been Continue Reading...
journals attached) describe key findings research studies related COPD management care- 2. You evaluate summarise article a word document. Each summary provide reader a succinct overview findings research. Words: 171 The chronic obstructive pulmon Continue Reading...
This particular aspect is what most medical trainers miss when dealing with interns or newly appointed nurses. They found that oxygen use, if below the necessary requirement can be damaging, so can its overuse. In another study, it has been found th Continue Reading...
Improving Health for Children With Asthma Childhood Asthma Improving Health Outcomes for Inner-City Children with Asthma Improving Health Outcomes for Inner-City Children with Asthma Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) engages in act Continue Reading...
* The effects on normal aging and metabolism is that after the age of forty, metabolism usually decreases by about 5% every ten years. That does not mean that metabolism cannot be controlled to some extent; it can. Metabolism is loosely defined as Continue Reading...
In fact these moderate quit rates are substantially higher than health care interventions (Salize et al., 2009; Wang et al., 2009). Psychological interventions such as support groups, counseling sessions, and guided quit plans have been proven most Continue Reading...
PICOT Format In the United States, The COP (Chronic obstructive pulmonary) disease is one of top serious diseases that places a great burden on patients and healthcare system because it is associated with high rate of outpatients visit, hospitaliza Continue Reading...
Air Pollution The air that surrounds us is a mixture of 78% nitrogen; 21% oxygen; less than 1% of carbon dioxide, argon, and other gases; and varying amounts of water vapor. Any other particles, gases or unoriginal constituents hanging in the air wh Continue Reading...
The success was remarkable, according to the researchers: Even muscles that had already lost half of its mass, recovered visible. (Leppanen et al. p5549-65) At the same time, the mice survived for several weeks longer than their untreated counterpa Continue Reading...
2008).. This points to the ethical responsibility of nurse educators -- it is not enough to treat the disease, bit one must treat the patient. Failure to provide the proper level of education to a patient is certainly one way to fail them both ethi Continue Reading...
Program Evaluation Part II A WEB-BASED PROGRAM MODEL Needs Assessment for a Smoking Cessation Program Needs Assessment Program planning and evaluation must be preceded and interrelate with assessment strategies (Marrs & Helge, 2014). This suc Continue Reading...
At any rate, the identity of the subjects may not be significant. What will be needed are basic demographic information (such as age, level of family income etc.), and the direct answers to the survey questions. A second ethical consideration is th Continue Reading...
Imagery and of the Management of Patient Stress, Anxiety and Depression The use of imagery visualization and imagery therapy as an important part of the professional nurse repertoire has recently begun receiving attention in the Nursing profession a Continue Reading...
Healthy People provides nationwide objectives for 10 years that are based on science with the objective of enhancing the health of all Americans nationwide and abroad. For the past 30 years, Healthy People has established standards and monitored adva Continue Reading...
social media and smartphones in the area of healthcare, and how legal and ethical principles are to be applied to ensure their proper use in healthcare as pertains to personal technology. The field of healthcare is eagerly embracing all technology Continue Reading...
Structure and Function of the Respiratory System Case Forty-five-year-old Brad has, ever since the age of 20, been working in the mines in the post of coal cutter. He is happy with his job as he earns a good wage and his father also worked in the ver Continue Reading...
Swallowing Disorders Swallowing disorders have attracted considerable attention in the healthcare sector in recent years. Numerous studies have been carried out in the past few years to examine various aspects of swallowing disorders. Nagami et al. ( Continue Reading...
Health Case Study: Lung MassSummary of PathophysiologyPathophysiology of Lung Mass: The first possible diagnosis from the given case is lung mass, as the chest X-ray suggested. Lung mass is most commonly referred to as lung cancer; however, lung mass Continue Reading...
