Essays on Asthma

How to Manage Diabetes

Managing diabetes is a daily challenge that is worth the effort. The most important thing in managing diabetes is to ensure the blood sugar maintains the levels recommended by the physician (Yee Cheng et al. 3). Eating the right foods and substituting regular soda and juice with drinking water, eating foods such as bread pasta, rice, and whole grain cereals since they contain more fiber helps maintain the right blood sugar levels. Also, it is advisable to avoid high-calorie foods and instead, choose foods like vegetables, whole grains, cereals, and skim milk. It is also important to be active ...

Subjective Data:

Patient’s demographic and social information Jnr. is a 10 year old African American Male patient brought into clinic by his mother who reports that Jnr. was recently discharged from hospital for acute asthma exacerbation. The boy presented with cough and difficulty in breathing combined with a running nose and elevated temperature which has now been resolved with over the counter Tylenol. The mother also says that her son has a history of multiple admissions to the hospital for acute asthma exacerbation. His mother reports child repeatedly loses inhalers. She also states that she does not check for inhaler ...

Introduction

Stress is something that is part of our everyday lives. Everyone goes through stress including babies, toddlers, children, teenagers, young adults, and adults! However, for adults, stress is more intense and more difficult to deal with because they have more responsibility. They stress about school, work, their children, their spouse, their home, and other important things that they include in their lives. Unfortunately, not many people know how to handle their stress very well or at all. Some people eat, drink, take pills, withdraw from friends and family, or smoke and those are the negative ways to get rid ...

The health condition of a person is a critical element that is often characterized by several challenges that must be overcome to live a vibrant life. Many of the diseases people suffer from are sometimes a calamity of their creation thus, can be avoided. Mostly, the greatest contributor to the undesired health status is behavior. Behavior defines lifestyles and social relationships which in turn determine whether an individual remains safe from communicable diseases and other dangerous diseases in the community (Jonnes, 2010). Discussion 1- The use of social networking can also be employed as an intervention strategy to help ...

Background

Nursing is an impressive career since it mainly aims at changing the lives of various groups in the society. This particular course is designed to provide better health services and prevent the mortality rates in the community. By gradually reducing the number of deaths and ensuring a healthy society, the public health fraternity would have achieved its Millennium goal. The ability to avert diseases, maintain well-being and promote health through joined efforts is derived from the practice of public health strategy (Braun-Fahrlander et al., 2002). Moreover, the course recognizes the community as the clients with services availed to individuals, ...

George Washington University

Joon Young Jung Electronic cigarettes are amongst many products that are meant to promote a smoker to be able to quit. E-cigarettes are similar to ordinary cigarettes in appearance; however, they lack the tobacco ingredients that compose the traditional cigarettes. The e-cigarettes are made up from a metal tube and a battery-like structure that produces a lot of heat to cause vaporization of liquid nicotine. The propylene glycol fluid contains other chemicals that produce the vapor (smoke) that people inhale or exhale (Kaplan, 2015). While the e-cigarettes may appear to have certain short-term or intangible benefits such as lack ...

Differential Diagnoses Assignment Answer Sheet

NURS 5305 Adult Management The case 68 year old man presents with pain in the right shoulder. He states that it came on while lifting a box down from a shelf. He thinks that the symptoms started about 3 weeks ago, now he finds it difficult to lift his arm above his head. The pain itself has gotten worse, and “interesting, that the pain is worse when he tries to go to sleep at night”. He has never had anything like this scenario before; he has used heat, ice and rub-on liniments without relief. He has taken a few ...

Enjoying food is an important constituent of the good life. The possibility to enjoy various dishes makes people feel satisfied. However, sometimes, people are deprived of pleasure from food because of allergies. Usually, immune system is a functioning in a befitting way, complicated mechanism. This amazing nature miracle is able to protect the body from numerous invaders. Immune system identifies infected cells as well as cells, which is going to be tumors. However, it is not works that good. Allergies are the effects of immune system’s mistaken functioning. Food allergy - a state of organism, characterized by hypersensitivity ...

Universal Healthcare

“Today, many American people cannot afford insurances due to poverty, immigration status, and states laws. Healthcare in United States should be Universal, without exception, for all people living in the U.S. who need the service of doctors and treatments. This universal healthcare is a right of each human being as the food and house is in their life, which will help the majority of poor people in the United States” The quote by John Mackey, CEO of whole Foods represents the concerns of millions of Americans who been advocating for a universal healthcare system in the United States of ...

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Asthma is considered as a chronic lung inflammatory disease that is exemplified by persistent complications in breathing, bronchial hyper-responsiveness, and impediment of the airflow. These characteristics of asthma determine the clinical symptoms and severity of asthma and also the degree of response to asthma (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2009).

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Looking at the current statistics, about 22 million persons in the United States are affected by asthma; putting it on a note of being the most common chronic diseases that is affecting many people. While trailing the existing trends that are associated with the occurrence ...

Have you ever wondered why the number of people with asthma continues to increase? According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the number of people afflicted with asthma increased by 4.3 million from 2001 to 2009, and is still growing. Do you know that in 2011 alone, there were a total of 302 disasters worldwide which consists of droughts, extreme temperatures, wild fires, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, storms and floods?

The statistics that I mentioned may be quite surprising for most of us but they are real. Pollution is at its worst, resulting ...

Introduction

The respiratory system can be termed as a biological system comprising of specific structures and organs that are used, by an organism, in the respiration process. It participates in the exchange together with intake of oxygen and carbon dioxide between an organism and its environment (Seeley, Stephens and Tate).

In vertebrates that breathe air, respiration occurs in the organs of respiration, lungs. The air passage to the lungs for supply of oxygen to the body is called inhalation, while the air passage away from the lungs to release carbon dioxide is called exhalation. In human beings, the anatomical characteristics ...

Part A

1a) - An aspect of American life that improved between the period 1870 and 1910 is health. This fact can be gleaned from Document 1, which indicated that infant mortality rate in the year 1870 was 170 per 1000 children below the age of 1. This figure went down to 161 in 1880 and continued to go down for the next 30 years and by 1910 the figure was 117. The implication of this was that the Industrial Revolution brought something that made the people healthier, perhaps better finances to afford more food and medicine, or new drugs that ...

Introduction

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease of the lung epithelium. Asthma is a major health risk in childhood, not just in Australia, but also in various developed and developing countries across the world (Calogero et al., 2009). As per the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS 2004), as the most chronic disease among Australian children aged between 0–14 years, asthma has been identified as a common reason for hospitalization. There is thus need for the local council to initiate a public health campaign to raise social awareness about the causes of asthma and the methods for protecting children in Australia from ...

The Ellen Roche case is a case wherein a healthy volunteer participated in a National Institutes of Health funded research on the natural defenses of healthy individuals against asthma. The purpose of the study is to “gain a better understanding of the pathophysiology of asthma, specifically the mechanism of airway hyperresponsiveness”. Under the experiment Roche and the other subjects are required to inhale hexamethonium, a ganglionic blocker. The subjects will be paid $365 for participating in the experiment. After almost a month of participating in the research, Roche died due to progressive hypotension and multi-organ failure, which was attributed to her inhalation of hexamethonium.

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Asthma

Aetiology - A combination of factors, primarily environmental and genetic factors, are believed to cause asthma - Allergens, which are airborne, cause the disease; they include pollen, mold and animal dander among others - Irritants such as smoke and dust also cause the disease - Tough stress and depression - Physical activities and particular medications can induce asthma - People with a genetic predisposition to utilize Tp helper cell can contract the disease

Pathogenesis

- Fundamentally, asthma comes in as immunological - Several factors obstruct the airway, injury of the epithelium, bronchospasm, edema, a higher ...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health Asthma Control Program

The Pennsylvania Department of Health Asthma Control Program was developed to help people with and without asthma live a healthy and active life. The primary goal of this program was to reduce the impact of Asthma in these people’s lives which will have an end-result of an increase in the quality of life for the individuals who will be exposed to the asthma awareness program that will be introduced later in this paper. The PDHACP served as the primary health program model in the development of the new asthma health program that will be discussed later. The goal of ...

Prenatal Methylmercury, Postnatal Lead Exposure, and Evidence of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder among Inuit Children in Arctic Québec. By: Boucher, Olivier, Jacobson, Sandra W., Plusquellec, Pierrich, Dewailly, Éric, Ayotte, Pierre, Forget-Dubois, Nadine, Jacobson, Joseph L., Muckle, Gina, Environmental Health Perspectives, 00916765, Oct2012, Vol. 120, Issue 10.

This study sought to determine the relationship between behavioral changes and ADHD in children and their prenatal diet. Basing on previous studies (that associated Methylmercury and polychlorinated biphenyls to impairment in attention and performance), this study on Inuit children examined amounts Lead (Pb) in their diet in relation to exposure to Methylmercury ( ...

Introduction

People in the developed countries are living longer with advances in medical science. The life expectancy, today, is much longer than it was in the previous generations. With the baby boomer generation now reaching the age of 65 years and people living longer as compared to the olden days, the population worldwide of those aged over 65 years is increasing day by day or is set to increase substantially in the coming decades ahead. With an increased life expectancy, there is also a rise in chronic diseases. Worldwide, over 22 million people die from chronic diseases every year (Free 2). ...

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Life experiences add to the impetus driving this goal of becoming a physical therapist. This interest in physical therapy began as a small boy with my belief in the magical ...

1. What is the underlying mechanism of M.A.'s asthma? What are the three airway responses that occur during an asthma episode?

An autoimmune response to allergens from cats and plants is the underlying mechanism for the patient’s condition. These allergens, though nonpathogenic, trigger an inflammatory cascade wherein lymphocytes, eosinophils, mast cells, neutrophils, macrophages and dendritic cells exert their effects on the respiratory tract (Linzer 87). As an example, B lymphocytes synthesize immunoglobulin E which helps signal the release of histamine, leukotrienes, prostaglandin and cytokines which are proteins that promote vasodilation and hyperactivity in mucus-producing goblet cells (Murdoch & Lloyd 27). Prostaglandin causes the smooth muscles in the airway to constrict. Along with vasodilation and increased mucus production, bronchial constriction ...

Findings

Based on the 2010 HSE data, we have done statistical analysis of all the variables as potential attributing factor to asthma. Variables such as salary, Smoking habits, Ethnicity, Drinking habits and Sex were analyzed. It was found that salary is negatively correlated with asthma or in simple words as the income of a household increases, chances of asthma reduce. Drinking was also found as a contributing factor to asthma. Heavy drinkers are less prone to asthma than non-drinkers. Also, it was established that there is not enough evidence that smoking causes asthma. It was also found that asthma is not biased ...

In recent times all over the world, chronic diseases have become rampant and they are a real source of public health concern to the populace and health practitioners alike. Chronic diseases have been referred to as diseases which progress slowly, have long duration, are devoid of resolving spontaneously, restricts and limits the productivity, function and the quality of life of the person afflicted with such disease. A chronic disease has dire consequences on the life of the ill person. Also, it has the ability to distort the life of a healthy partner and also healthy relations. The nature of chronic diseases ...

Introduction

A.1 Outbreak Description

Severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) is one of the twenty-first century viral respiratory diseases occurring in humans. The causative organism is the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Since the first infection was detected in Hong Kong it has escalated into a public health concern requiring immediate intervention (Smith, 2006). Reports have been that during November 2002 and July 2003 there has been an outbreak of the disease. It was so acute that it reached pandemic proportions starting in Hong Kong. The spread continued to 37 other countries with fatality estimation by world Health Organization of 10.9%. However, the ...

Introduction

Infectious diseases have been affecting humans since diseases and germs were discovered. No sophisticated antibiotics or antiviral medications were available to treat neither disease nor epidemiological records to trace their origin and destinations. In contemporary societies mankind is so advanced in science and technology that, viruses, bacteria, fungi and other types of microorganisms are detected, sensitivity identified; epidemiological implications uncovered and prognoses delivered. This discussion provides an epidemiological evaluation of the Avian influenza infection as a twenty first century pandemic.

A.1 Description of Outbreak

Avian influenza is a viral infection similar to bird flu/ swine flu, dog flu, horse flu, or human flu. Epidemiologists have ...

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Abstract

Asthma and allergic reactions result in inflamed and swollen lung airways. Asthma is of two types, atopic and non-atopic. The asthma symptoms include excessive production of mucus, coughing, tightness in chest, wheezing, and difficulty in breathing. The triggers for atopic asthma are allergens and the hyper-responsiveness of IgE immunoglobulin. Genetic factors are involved in non-atopic asthma that relies on the propensity of developing asthma and hypersensitivity of airways. Epithelial cytokines, macrophage, eosinophils, and T cells collectively influence the fibroblast production resulting in muscle mutagenesis and bronchial ...

Diagnosis of the gastrointestinal conditions is important in that it ensure appropriate intervention. It is important for the medical provider to adhere to certain protocols that would guide him or her manage the condition successfully. The first section that should be considered is the history of the present illness. History is very important. Some gastrointestinal conditions are heredity. The practitioner should ask the patient to clarify about the etiology of the disease (Walker, 2008).

The practitioner should also find out about the past medical history. Dietary history of the patient is very important as far as gastrointestinal system is ...

Quality improvement (QI) is a persistent effort to analysis performance and systematic efforts to produce better patient outcomes (Health Resources and Services Administration [HRSA], n.d.). As healthcare continues to evolve, as more research and evidence comes available, it is important that the organization makes such changes to improve patient care. QI is a tool that identifies the need for those changes and ways to eradicate patient harm by reducing technology and human errors (HRSA, n.d.). This author, identified the ineffectiveness on educating the existing strategies for diagnosing and managing asthma at home as a practice issue. This author will discuss the six ...

Telemedicine to Manage Hypertension, Diabetes and Asthma

Introduction With the growing population of different societies, health care practitioners are gradually being required to render medical services to minority and underserved groups in the society. Health care practitioners have to deal with a lot of substantial health disorders and illnesses among racial and cultural minority groups. The expansive diversity of the population conveys different challenges for the healthcare industry in providing and delivering services uniformly to every community and social group, and to be assisted in health care needs. This undertaking is also a big opportunity for many different health care providers to provide services to those communities ...

Biology of Disease

Mode of action of;- Dexamethasone The Glucocorticoid receptors are discovered intracellularly in all tissues. They enter cells through inactive dispersion and structure a complex with a receptor protein (Rhodes & Hartnoll, 2002, P.10). This intricate then experiences an irreversible enactment and enters the cell core, where it ties to the DNA, hence prompting organic impacts instigated by these hormones, which include expanded hepatic gluconeogenesis, as well as expanded lipolysis (Ahmed, 2007, P.13). Dexamethasone is utilized to treat numerous provocative and immune system conditions, for example, rheumatoid joint pain and bronchospasm. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, an abatement in quantities of ...

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Diagnosis, Management and Follow-up of Asthma

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: According to Kumar, Abbas and Aster (2015), there are various types of asthma classified based on their etiology. Atopic asthma is thought to be caused by a response mounted by T- Helper2 cells and IgE. It is in response to exposure to environmental allergen in a specified group of genetically susceptible individuals. The core pathogenetic mechanism is inflammation of the airway which is brought about by release of inflammatory mediators. The cytokines and mediators that brought and amplify airway inflammation are interleukin-4, interleukin-5 and interleukin-13 which promote mucous secretion from mucus secreting glands in the lining ...

Introduction

Statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that 18 out of 100 US adults who are 18 years or older are currently smoking cigarettes. CDC states that an approximate 42.1 million American adults are cigarette smokers. According to last year’s report on Smoking of the Surgeon General, more than 3.5 million of middle school and high school students in the United States continue to smoke cigarettes. “The burden of smoking-attributable disease and premature death and its high costs to the nation will continue for decades unless smoking prevalence is reduced more rapidly than the ...

Research paper

Abstract The research paper deals with correlation of asthma risk among adults in Finland as a result of infant RSV bronchiolitis and reduced respiratory health-related quality of life after RSV pneumonia. The research includes the patients participated in different kinds of clinical study such as measurement of lung function, skin prick test, doctor examination, etc. The research group stated the problem to follow up the sequelae of the respiratory syncytial virus lower respiratory tract infection (RSV LRTI) from infant age with asthma, atopy, and lung function in adulthood. The researchers used several tests to give the statistics for the ...

Asthma is a respiratory disorder that affects the respiratory airways. It is characterized by inflammation and subsequent narrowing of the air passages. It leads to episodes of wheezing, coughing, dyspnea and chest tightness. It mostly occurs in the night or in the early morning hours. It may affect people of any age, but commoner in young children. In the United States, there are approximately 25 million asthma patients, out of these, 7 million are children (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 2015). In this paper we will discuss about a 15 years old boy who is diagnosed with asthma. We ...

The excellence of the air around us is referred as ‘air quality'. In the case when the area is given good air quality credit, then it means that the air around the area is clean and most of all, unpolluted. Clean air is the most important aspects required for all living creatures on this planet. There are variant factors that causing poor air quality or pollute the air. The emissions from factories and vehicles used to play a major role in air pollution toxins. When the concentration of the pollutants reaches beyond the mark and can affect the health of ...

Introduction

The rapidly evolving world that we live in requires minds that can innovate and come up with creative solutions to the problems that we face. Businesses in particular are at a time where fast innovation is a key ingredient to survival and growth. The problems faced by modern societies also seek innovative solutions that are cost effective, life changing and efficient. Innovation is defined as the creation of a new product that is set to change the way individuals in business, schools, government and other social structures do things.

Innovation

For this project, I came up with an innovation that could potentially change ...

Introduction

Smoking ban refers to the prohibition of smoking as part of public policies for occupational safety and health regulations in office buildings and public places like bars, restaurants, city parks, college campuses and even public beaches. The rationale used for introducing smoking ban was to prevent second hand smoking. It has been estimated that the number of deaths caused by second hand smoking in USA is more than 42,000 people every year including infants (CDC #1, 2014). Since the implementation of this ban has made it a troublesome for smokers to smoke freely in places of their choice, many ...

Asthma is a chronic airway disease that is difficult to manage because of numerous risk factors and complicated by poor self-management. This is a case study of acute severe asthma triggered by viral respiratory infection and exercise in an Aboriginal female with chronic asthma. The discussion will include the diagnostic tests, patient assessment, care and interventions, medications, and nursing care performed or should have been performed. The expected outcomes will also be described.

An arterial blood gas (ABG) analysis was performed showing respiratory acidosis and mild hypoxaemia. Above normal PaCO2 and below normal pH meant the lungs could not eliminate carbon ...

Oxygen therapy refers to administration of oxygen to a patient as a medical intervention. The purposes can vary in care for both chronic and acute patients. It is normally used when a patient is hypoxic and is unable to supply his or her cells with enough oxygen through normal respiratory processes. The delivery system chosen depends on the age of the patient, humidification needs, oxygen requirements or the therapeutic goals, and, the patient’s tolerance to the selected interface. (Roca, Riera, Torres, & Masclans, 2010). (Pauwels, Buist, Calverley, Jenkins, & Hurd, 2012). The nursing actions needed to assist Mr. Jerrison’s respiratory ...

HYPOTHESIS

Is the peak flow meter reliable enough to measure asthma? Are peak flow measurement variations sufficiently sensitive and specific in cases of occupational asthma, childhood asthma and under other asthmatic conditions?

INTRODUCTION

Asthma is a serious lung condition characterized by bronchial hyper-reactivity, inflammation and mucous plugging resulting in airway constriction. An acute asthmatic attack is usually reversible by rescue inhalers. Asthma affects over 5 % of the US population and is responsible for approximately half a million hospital admissions annually in the US. 1 The Peak Flow Meter is a simple device which is very useful in measuring changes in airway capacity in ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) as a health condition that makes it difficult to inhale and exhale which has resulted in many deaths as noted by the Center for Disease Control (CDC). As the fourth cause of deaths among Americans resulting from long-term inhalation of pollutants, it is imperative to develop a long term management plan, establish standards and best practices that can lead to effective and efficient managing of the situation, and establish clinical standards based on evidence-based practice regarding the management of the health challenge

Developing overall case management plan

In developing the overall case management plan, it is relevant to factor in some ...

Introduction

Allergy is an immune system disorder. Allergy or allergic reaction is a hypersensitivity to otherwise innocuous substances present in the environment. The allergic reaction is usually a rapid response; however, the sensitivity to certain allergens can be acquired over a period. It was previously called the type one hypersensitivity. It is characterized by an over activation of leucocytes, called the mast cells and the basophils following activation of immunoglobulin E (IgE) (Frigas, Gleich 1986). This activation of the basophiles and mast cells triggers an inflammatory response.

Pathophysiology of the allergic response

The type 1 hypersensitivity reaction is initiated when an allergen is introduced to the atopic individual, ...

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Introduction

Blood pressure refers to the force exerted by the blood on the walls of the artery. Measuring the blood pressure is done in mmHg or millimeters of mercury and is given by two numbers. The number on the top shows the maximum pressure that is exerted by the heart while beating also known as systolic pressure. The bottom number shows the quantity of pressure in the arteries between heartbeats also known as the diastolic pressure. The difference that occurs between the top number and the lower one is referred to as the pulse pressure. Heart rate is ...

Dissertation Submitted in Partial Fulfillment

Public Health November,2014 Abstract Type II diabetes has negatively influenced millions in the United States. Adverse impact of type II diabetes in children is ever increasing and needs some serious strategic and professional input from nurses deployed at schools. Unfortunately, the sensitivity of diabetic issue is never addressed appropriately. Moreover, the lack of research on the topic has also resulted in a significant increase in childhood type II diabetes. The research indicates that controlling type II diabetes in children is possible. School nurses employing the knowledge of physical exercises, dietary plans and emergency response can readily ...

Introduction

Over the years, research has been uncovering more and more rare diseases, especially genetic disorders. Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) is one of such rare disorders of the blood that causes a disfiguring swelling of a part of the body, particularly the face, larynx, extremities, abdomen, and genitalia. It may range from a simple painful swelling of an extremity to asphyxiation from laryngeal involvement. Diagnosis and prognosis of this condition depends on a heightened sense of awareness of the symptoms of the disease by the managing clinician and the availability of effective interventions. HAE is known to occur in people with a deficiency of a particular ...

Introduction

Nebulization is the most effective method for delivering medications to patients suffering from respiratory disease. Nebulizers do not require special inhalation techniques; therefore, hospitals utilize a variety of nebulizer designs for medicinal delivery. One of these devices is called AeroEclipse, which can be operated via one of two different modes. The breath actuation mode generates aerosol only during the patient’s inspiration while the other mode allows for the continuous generation of aerosol particles regardless of the patient’s inspiratory and expiratory efforts. Also, the AeroEclipse has two different patient interfaces: the facemask and the mouthpiece. The hypothesis of this ...

Introduction

Health insurance is a complex marketplace. It is not always easy for a common man to understand all the clauses of a typical health insurance plan. That is why often people are either not covered fully or end up paying a very high premium for the basic coverage. This essay will explore various health plans available in the market and then recommend health plan options to a family of four. This essay will then further inspect the expected changes due to the implementation of Affordable Care Act in 2014.

Research of Various Insurance Offerings

There are many types of insurance plans available in the market. The Preferred Provider Organization ( ...

Indoor Air Pollution: Diagnosing the Causatives and Effects

Indoor air pollution is the presence of physical, chemical and biological contaminants in the indoor air that are never present in the quality and environmental friendly atmosphere. These contaminants can be particulates, gases, moulds or radon which is the main causes of the pollution. The human immune system protects the entire body against the negative effects of these contaminants. The contaminants impair the immune system after prolonged exposure. A survey published on the metropolitan area of Toronto revealed that almost 2 percents of the annual deaths were caused by indoor air pollution (Tom, 1996). In this essay, we have ...

Introduction A case management plan entails different aspects. These aspects need to integrate cohesively in order to achieve the over goal of the case management plan. In managing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, case management is very vital. This is because it is not only incurable but also chronic. In developing a case management plan, it is important to incorporate three vital components. These components include best practices in the management of the disease condition, published guidelines pertaining to the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and the clinical pathways. This paper ventilates on these components as it relates to the ...

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), or else known as chronic obstructive airway disease (COAD, is a form of obstructive lung disease categorized by persistently reduced airflow and it is typical for this situation to get worse over the years. The key symptoms comprise of shortness of breath, cough, and mucus making . It is not uncommon for individuals with bronchitis to show symptoms of COPD . Smoking is considered one of the main factors in causing COPD along with other important causes including air pollution and genetics. Nowadays, and especially in Third World Countries, insufficient cooking and ways of heating are a key ...

Abstract

This paper proposes that The Clean Indoor Act must be amended to ensure that there are no exceptions and that all public places are tobacco-free. This amendment will help further reduce the effects of secondhand tobacco smoke. Smoking in the public subjects passersby to second hand or passive tobacco smoke. Passive smoking is an act of an individual inhaling in other people’s smoke. Second hand smoke has many effects on the health of non-smokers. Therefore, it is vital to safeguard their health. Since this is a statutory law, the changes can only be made by the state’s legislature. ...

Health Care

Health Care Expenditures Attributable to Smoking In the United States alone, there are about 440,000 individuals who die annually of smoking related diseases (Pubmed). According to the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, recent studies linked cigarette smoking to a numerous other diseases to include abdominal aortic aneurysm, acute myeloid leukemia, cataract, cervical cancer, kidney cancer, pancreatic cancer, pneumonia, periodontitis, and stomach cancer. “These are in addition to diseases previously known to be caused by smoking, including bladder, esophageal, laryngeal, lung, oral, and throat cancers, chronic lung diseases, coronary heat and cardiovascular diseases, as well as reproductive ...

“The Immigrant Advantage: What We Can Learn from Newcomers to America about Health, Happiness, and Hope,” written by the famous journalist Claudia Kolker after inspired from her immigrant friends in the United States is one of the unique literary works. The book gives a description of various traditions and customs followed by the immigrants and their families dwelling in the United States. Most of the customs followed by the immigrants are unknown to several Americans; however, Kolker feels that the traditions of the immigrants make the Americans understand the reason for happiness and health of the immigrants and their families, ...

Asthma is a complex multifactorial disease that affects millions of people worldwide and can occur across any age or ethnicity. In children, boys are slightly more affected than girls, but in adults, women are more affected than men (Fanta 1002). Asthma affects about 300 million people and accounts for around 250,000 deaths each year worldwide (Lv et al. 105; Ober and Yao 11). Asthma can be atopic or non-atopic. Atopic asthma usually starts in childhood or adolescence and is hypothesized to be influenced by genetic predisposition. Non-atopic asthma usually occurs in adults and can result from bacterial or viral ...

Obesity

We have all heard about the growing epidemic of obesity from our parents, teachers, and even our government. According to a recent study, about a quarter of two to five year olds and one-third of children are overweight or obese in the U.S. (Ogden et al., 2014). There is a wide array of factors which play a role in children becoming overweight or obese. Genetics, along with behavioral, social, cultural, environmental influences, can create an environment conducive for obesity. Environmental factors include great amount of exposure to advertising that encourages food consumption and promotes unhealthy foods, technological advances or increase in media use, ...

Introduction and Background Information

Climate change occurs as one of the topics that have generated immense debate across various settings all over the globe. This can be accredited to the threats that climate changeposes on the environment and health of the populations. The most worrying concern with regards to climate change is the fact that a significant proportion of the populations are not aware of the detrimental effects that climate changes poses to them. While much has been hypothesized regarding the implications of climate change, it is of the essence to note that the effects posed by climate change are dependent on a wider array ...

The Definition and Symptoms of Asthma

Asthma is a common medical condition which is chronic and involves the airway. It is a complex disease which is symptomatized by repeated instances of inflammation resulting in varying degrees of airflow blockage and a hyperactive bronchial response. The way the disease manifests clinically, the level of severity, and the treatment efficacy is determined by the interaction of these features. The symptoms of asthma are usually preceded by specific triggering events or stressors such as physical exertion, pollutants, or weather changes. Asthmatic episodes may also be seasonal, especially for children who have seasonal allergies (Ege, Mayer, Normand, Genuneit, Cookson, Braun-Fahrländer, & ...

Meadowbank TAFE

HLTAP501A/B/C Analyze Health Information HLTCOM510B Provide Services to Clients with Chronic Disease or Conditions PATHOLOGY ASSIGNMENT –ASTHMA– Abstract Asthma is a chronic problem that influences lung function. Clinically asthma is identified by the variation in expiratory airflow and abnormal respiratory symptoms such as wheezing, chest congestion, cough, and shortness of breath. The aetiology of asthma is linked to a mixture of genetic and environmental factors, though; heredity or atopy also plays a role in asthma. Asthma is categorized into two types: extrinsic (allergic) and intrinsic (nonallergic). Allergic asthma is an outcome of the reaction of an antibody ...

Quantitative Article Critique

Where does this research fall under based on the intent of the researcher? Explain in depth The study falls under the category of evaluation research. Evaluation research focuses on the processes and outcomes of attempted solutions. The current study is a pilot test aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of an asthma intervention program for school children “Okay with Asthma”. The research study was specifically aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of the program in improving the asthma knowledge and attitudes of children towards their own illness.

Methodology

Define the specific method used by the researchers/authors The researchers employed a quasi-experimental design. ...

Introduction

Air pollution is a very strange phenomenon yet it is one that causes severe damage to e person’s health as well as to every other infrastructure that stays in between the community. Air pollution has numerous causes of concern in the modern world and these causes, instead of deteriorating, are only increasing on a daily basis without much cooperation to their basic destabilization . As much as it is the responsibility of world leaders to evoke the world of air pollution, they seem to be halted by business magnates who refuse to stop their mega invested projects in a bid to work ...