Smokers Those who have difficulty swallowing due to a neurological condition Individuals who recently had a respiratory infection (influenza‚ laryngitis or a cold‚ etc.) Those who have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ bronchiectasis‚ heart disease‚ cirrhosis of the liver and/or diabetes People residing within a residential living
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Cystic Fibrosis is a severe inherited disease that affects 30‚000 children each year in the United States. As the disease is inherited‚ it is created by a mutated protein that regulates the equilibrium of salt in each cell. This mutated protein affects the normal function of Epithelial Cells or sweat cells and cells that line the lungs. This defected epithelial cell creates a thick and sticky mucus that can impair the flow of oxygen to the lungs. CF is a chronic disease that can affect every aspect
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respiratory signs include thick salty mucus clogging the tubes that carry air in and out of our lungs. This can cause‚ a persistent cough that produces mucus‚ wheezing‚ breathlessness‚ and repeated lung infections. Respiratory complications include‚ bronchiectasis‚ chronic infections‚ nasal polyps‚ pneumothorax‚ collapsed lung‚ respiratory failure and coughing up
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QUIZ NO. 2 : RESPIRATORY DISORDERS DIRECTION: Select the best answer by encircling the corresponding letter. 1. The patient is recovering from a left partial lobectomy. Which of the following nursing actions is most likely to result in the positive re-expansion of the affected left lung? a. Positioning the patient in a right side-lying position b. Encouraging the patient to deep breathe and coughing every hour c. Regularly assessing the patient’s ability to inhale and exhale comfortably d.
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Respiratory Examination General Knowledge Focus points GENERAL APPEARANCE General state of health and sick or not sick?The examination is performed with the patient sitting over the edge of the bed or on a chair Observe for nasal prongs‚ oxygen masks‚ metered dose inhalers (puffers) and other medications‚ and the presence of a sputum in tissues/mug Respiratory pattern / Signs of dyspnoea at rest. Tripod leaning forward with their arms on their knees‚ this compresses the abdomen and pushes
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White blood cell that does not stain intensely with either alkaline or acidic dye. a. lymphocyte b. basophil c. neutrophil d. eosinophil Blood has all of the following functions except to: a. Transport carbon dioxide and waste from the cells for elimination from the body b. Maintain a constant environment for other living tissue c. Transport hormones d. Regulate respiration Hemochromatosis is characterized by: a. A general increase in red blood cells b. Multiple pinpoint hemorrhages
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pathology LEARNING OBJECTIVES-BPT Cell death and Cellular adaptations At the end of the lesson on cell death and cellular adaptations‚ the student should be able to: 1) Define cellular adaptations 2) Enumerate the types of cellular adaptations 3) Define hypertrophy and hyperplasia with examples 4) Classify types of atrophy 5) Enumerate the common causes of atrophy 6) Define metaplasia 7) List the various types of metaplasia with examples 8) List the causes of cell injury 9) Name the
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highly scientific and useful descriptions of his clinical findings on auscultation related to chest disease (Weinberg‚ 1993) . Laënnec studied many chests‚ comparing his observations with postmortem findings. “He learned to recognize pneumonia‚ bronchiectasis‚ pleurisy‚ emphysema‚ pneumothorax‚ phthisis‚ and other lung diseases from the sounds he heard with his stethoscope” (Venita‚ 2000). In the end‚ he preferred a cylinder tube of wood‚ an inch and a half diameter and a foot long‚ that was hollowed
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During his upbringing in the Queensland city of Townsville‚ he suffered from bronchiectasis (an abnormal widening of the bronchi)‚ which had caused the surgical removal of a part of his lungs. He took on swimming in order to improve his condition. Later in his life Lawrence become a Physical Education teacher‚ in which he gained a scholarship
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conditions are copious secretions 25-30 ml/day‚ acute respiratory failure with retained secretions‚ acute lobar atelectasis‚ and V/Q abnormalities caused by unilateral lung disease. Chronic conditions that indicate therapy are cystic fibrosis‚ bronchiectasis‚ ciliary dyskinetic syndromes‚ and chronic bronchitis. First we must assess the need for bronchial hygiene therapy. We do this by looking at the patient’s history‚ presence of artificial airway‚ CXR‚ results of PFT‚ age‚ and any type of surgery
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