dyspnea and systemic effects such as skeletal muscle dysfunction and co-morbidities” (Decates). This research goes to show that people who have COPD are restricted to daily activities. Research also shows‚ “that COPD is the world’s leading cause of morbidity‚ and mortality‚ and that patient are confronted with daily life limitations” (Decates). Some can’t go outside or live where there is a deal less humidity in the air‚ some may not be able to walk very far‚ or have use a wheel chair instead
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HEALTH SCIENCE JOURNAL® Volume 6‚ Issue 4 (October – December 2012) _ORIGINAL ARTICLE_ Pulmonary Function Test: The value among smokers and nonsmokers Hani A. Nawafleh 1‚ Shalabia Al- Sayed Abo Zead2‚ Dua ’a Fayez Al-Maghaireh3 1.Assistant Prof. Community Health Nursing‚ Al-Hussein Bin Talal University‚ Princess Aisha Bint AlHussein‚ Faculty of Nursing‚-Jordan 2.Associated Prof. Al-Hussein Bin Talal University Princess Aisha Bint Al-Hussein‚ Faculty of NursingJordan 3.Al-Zaytoonah Private
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Main image ©Muratseyit/istockphoto Pathogenesis and diagnosis of bronchiectasis Educational aims To describe the important factors involved in the pathogenesis of bronchiectasis. To define how a diagnosis of bronchiectasis is made. P.T. King1 E. Daviskas2 1 Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine/Dept of Medicine‚ Monash Medical Centre‚ Melbourne‚ and 2Dept of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine‚ Royal Prince Alfred Hospital‚ Sydney‚ Australia. Summary Bronchiectasis is an important
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seriously disabled and unable to carry our even the simple daily activities. COPD is twice as common in men as women and is almost always caused by smoking. People with COPD usually have three separate lung conditions‚ chronic bronchitis‚ chronic asthma and emphysema‚ however either one may be dominant (Harris‚ Nagy and Vardaxis‚ 2010) • Symptoms: After smoking 20 or more cigarettes a day for more than twenty years‚ patients with COPD can develop a chronic cough‚ shortness of breath‚ and frequent
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Charlene Harris NURS 421 Professor Sirmans December 3rd 2012 1) Identify your thought process‚ strategies and preparations for your Individual Personal Readiness Plan relating to Hurricane Sandy. Just over one month ago‚ the Northeast was not prepared for what would be the most treacherous storm; Hurricane Sandy. The Northeast was never face with a hurricane of this magnitude; Hurricane Sandy became the largest Atlantic hurricane on record and caused damages of at $20 billion. I remember
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ADHERENCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES: A SURVEY ON RT BEDSIDE NEBULIZATION PRACTICE IN PHILIPPINE HEART CENTER FROM JANUARY 2012 TO OCTOBER 2012 Alvior AJ‚ & Caputli Philbert Adviser: Gappi‚ Mercy Antoinette A Research Paper Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in Introduction to Research College of Respiratory Therapy School of Rehabilitation Science St. Jude College- Manila 26 October 2012 / Version 2.3
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The disease that I am writing about today is Asthma. This disease is a severe allergic reaction in which the bronchial tubes in the lungs swell and become blocked with mucous. The membranes lining the inner walls of the air passages become inflamed‚ causing the airways to narrow and making it difficult to breathe. Asthma affects roughly 17 million Americans. Five million of those affected by this disease are under the age of 18‚ making asthma the most common chronic childhood disease
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specific asthma. Asthma‚ especially in children is a very serious health issue that affects more than 150‚000 individuals each year. This however‚ is not the only sever health effects that humans struggle to treat as a direct result of smog‚ and other degradation to the quality of air we breath due to air pollution from power plants. The law‚ if passed‚ would be responsible for increasing the quality of life for many people from 3‚600 premature deaths‚ 1‚700 heart attacks‚ 90‚000 asthma attacks‚
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descriptive and comparative study. Thorax‚ 51(30). Gosselink‚ R. (2003). Controlled breathing and dyspnea in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Journal of rehabilitation research and development‚ 40(5). Jeffery‚ P. K. (2001). Remodeling in asthma and chronic obstructive lung disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine ‚ 164(28). Kanner‚ R. (1996). Early intervention in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a review of the lung health study results. Medical Clinics
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Health and Welfare defines asthma as a chronic inflammatory condition of the airways associated with episodes of wheezing‚ breathlessness and chest tightness. These episodes are generally associated with airflow obstruction that is often reversible either spontaneously or with treatment (Hambrecht‚ Fiehn & Weigl‚ 1995). It is a very common disease that affects an estimated 300 million people worldwide (Bateman et al. 2008). Several studies have shown that the prevalence of asthma in the world has been
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