gentleman Mr Abraham who has been admitted into a general medical ward‚with an acute exacerbation of COPD. Mr Abraham is well known to the ward as he is admitted regularly‚ the ward staff are aware of the fact that he continues to smoke and uses his inhalers incorrectly. World Health Organisation (WHO 2010) state "Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease characterized by chronic obstruction of lung airflow that interferes with normal breathing and is not fully reversible. Patient
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the Department of Health and Human Services has defined as a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways. Speaker Credibility: I have suffered from asthma. Through the years it has sslowly subsided but I remember having to carry my inhaler with me
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Understand the legislative framework for the use of medication in social care settings. There are different legislations that govern the use of medication within social care settings: The Medicines Act 1968 The Misuse Of Drugs Act 1971 The Safer Management of Controlled Drugs 2006 The Data Protection Act 1998 Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 The Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations (COSHH) Hazardous Waste Regulations 2005 Mental Capacity Act 2005 The Access to Health Records Act
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These asthma medications are inhaled through mouth with the help of asthma inhalers. They are also available in oral forms but inhaled forms are preferred over the oral ones. Bronchodilators are available as Short-Acting Beta Agonists (SABA) and Long-Acting Beta Agonists (LABA). SABAs are prescribed as a quick relief medication
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Ever wondered about Diabetes? You may never have known that it is one of the most commonly misunderstood diseases in our world today. One of the reasons for this is because a lot of people think that Diabetes is affected by sugar intake. Well that is definitely wrong because Diabetes is all about the control and regulation of Insulin; a growth hormone produced in the pancreas. Insulin’s primary role is to control the level of blood glucose or blood sugar in the body in order to keep it from getting
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Angelina Jimenez Semester project Mr. Evje 3/10/13 ASTHMA Asthma is a lung disease that is chronic and it aggravates and tightens the airways of a person. Asthma cause recurring periods of wheezing‚ which is a whistling sound when a person breathes‚ tightness in the chest area‚ a shortness of breath‚ and coughing. Coughing mostly happens at night time or either early in the morning. The airways are the tubes that carries air in and out of the lungs‚ so it is difficult for a person who
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acute‚ or chronic. Often times those with more severe forms of asthma refer to their asthma as chronic. Chronic asthma is a serious condition‚ so no one should ever stop taking any prescription drugs‚ over-the-counter medications or stop use of their inhaler. However‚ homeopathy can be used along with these things to help improve the condition of chronic asthma. Homeopathy works especially
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WHAT IS ASTHMA? Asthma is a chronic disease of the airways that makes breathing difficult. With asthma‚ there is inflammation of the air passages that results in a temporary narrowing of the airways that carry oxygen to the lungs. When this inflammation occurs‚ the asthma symptoms start to show‚ such as‚ coughing‚ wheezing‚ shortness of breath‚ and chest tightness. Even though there are many treatments for asthma symptoms‚ it is still a very serious disease that affects more than 22 million Americans
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used to prevent symptoms for people with moderate to severe asthma. Inhaled steroids prevent symptoms by not allowing the airways to swell. Also‚ long-acting beta-agonist inhalers will help prevent asthma symptoms as well. A quick relief (rescue) drugs work really fast to control asthma symptoms. Short-acting bronchodilator inhalers like Proventil‚ Ventolin‚ and Xopenex may help with asthma symptoms too. 2.) Epidemiology is the branch of medicine that deals with the incidence‚ distribution‚ and
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The proposal of a patient centred practice to involve patients‚ families and carers in the participation within a healthcare sector e.g. an asthma check-up and advice group in cooperation with the NHS. Person centred care is the use of different activities and principles to treat individuals; patient centred care is still an emerging and evolving topic area. This area of care is highly dependent on the patients’ needs and preferences under some conditions of the patient who is getting the care
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