Essays on Breath

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Research questions and hypothesis

Q1:

RQ *How does smoking cause deaths?

H *Smoking causes deaths. Q2:

RQ*Why do smokers have bad breath?

H* Smoker have bad breath. Q3:

RQ*Can smokers be effected financially by smoking?

H* Smoking effects the financial status of smokers. Q4:

RQ* Are friendships with non-smokers a social treatment?

H* Friendship with non-smokers are part of social treatment. Q5:

RQ* Does smoking effect the smoker’s mood and make smokers angry?

H* Smoking effects the smoker’s mood and make them angry. Background research report and justification Smoking is one of the most impactful public health dangers worldwide. It is considered a leading cause of death, illness and impoverishment (WHO, 2016). Tobacco is a highly addictive substance with a well-documented impact on health. It can lead to serious respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, such as lung ...

Pathophysiology of Rheumatic Fever

Introduction Rheumatic Fever (RF) is the type of inflammatory disease that can develop due to untreated or inadequately treated throat infection (scarlet fever or strep throat) caused by a type of bacteria known as streptococcus (Carapetis, McDonald & Wilson, 2005). This paper is going to cover pathophysiology of the Rheumatic Fever. It will begin with the symptoms associated with RF. A description of mechanisms or processes that take place in a person infected with RF will be described. This will be followed by a discussion of the causes of RF. There is a section dedicated to the pathophysiology of RF ...

The use of breath analysis to determine the state of a person’s health is a concept that dates back millennia (Gouma 26). Cardiovascular disease is an ailment for which current analysis methods involve invasive sampling. It has been suggested that the amount of cholesterol in blood can be measured by the amount of isoprene (Karl et al. 762) or carbon dioxide (Amann 34) in the breath. One of the early methods to detect isoprene in breath is based on proton transfer reaction mass spectrometry (PTR-MS) (Karl et al. 762-763). In this technique, the breath sample is made to ...

Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation is the most encountered cardiac rhythm disorder in clinical practice. It affects <1% of persons aged <60 years. This prevalence increases to 10% in persons aged >80 years (Amerena, Walters, Mirzaee and Kalman, 2013). Atrial fibrillation is a key differential diagnosis in patients presenting with chest pain, palpitations, shortness of breath, light-headedness, and syncope (Cruickshank, 2008). This paper will examine the differential diagnosis, pathophysiology, and paramedic implications of atrial fibrillation in relation to the case of a 43-year old male who presents with features and ECG findings of atrial fibrillation. It will first examine ...

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Health History and Physical Examination

A 50 years old American Male comes to the hospital with angina-like symptoms. Subjective Data Demographic data: There exists a risk of cardiovascular ailments or malfunctioning. The patient is an IT professional with long sitting schedules.

Reason for care: The patient was admitted to the emergency ward due to the severity of the pain 6 days back.

Present illness: Currently facing chest congestion with breath shortness and exertion, with heavy perspiration, recommended cardiac catheterization. Perception of health: Patient is an educated, independent and sincere individual who thinks that he is healthy and with several precautions he will overcome the current situation. He is little worried about his excessive ...

Abstract

Heart failure (2.6% prevalent worldwide) is a complex clinical syndrome, resulting from a structural or functional cardiac disorder and impairing ventricular filling or ejection capability. The current case of a 59-year-old male patient admitted on August 18, 2016 due to worsening shortness of breath and bilateral left extremity edema (one week) involved an existing diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2). Physical and clinical profiles indicate a comorbidity between heart failure (HF) and DM2. Laboratory and imaging findings were not indicated, while diagnosis was based on the NYHA Classification guidelines. A review of literature revealed three crucial weaknesses in the diagnosis. ...

Appropriate clinical reasoning ensures that the patient receives the right intervention at the right time and for the correct reasons (Rossiter, 2013). In addition, the use of evidence-based practice (EBP) guarantees that the chosen intervention is right in terms of effectiveness supported by research findings. The clinical reasoning cycle (Levett-Jones, 2012) is a useful framework to guide the clinical reasoning process. The purpose of this essay is to apply this framework in the planning of nursing care to address dyspnea in Mr. Thompson, a 70-year-old gentleman admitted to the coronary ward with congestive heart failure (CHF). This essay will ...

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)

Introduction Chronic Obstructive pulmonary disease also known as COPD is a group of diseases which make breathing difficult by obstructing airflow and causing other breathing related problems (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015). This disease which is described by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) as progressive because it worsens over time includes chronic bronchitis, emphysema and asthma in some cases (CDC, 2013; NHLBI, 2013a). In developing countries, poor quality of indoor air is suspected to play a major role in the disease development and progression whereas in the Unites States, tobacco smoke is reported ...

1. A disease of the lungs wherein the patient experiences difficulty in breathing which aggravates over time, is called Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or COPD. It is associated with other lung diseases such as chronic bronchitis, emphysema, and refractory (irreversible) asthma. The symptoms include coughing (with or without phlegm), frequent respiratory infection, blueness of the lips or fingernail beds (cyanosis), tightness in the chest, shortness of breath, and wheezing. 2. It has been found that cigarette smoking is the main cause of COPD. Exposure to air pollution, chemicals, fumes, dust, secondhand smoking and other harmful substances that irritate the ...

INTRODUCTION

There are some experiences that many people fear more than others, like burning alive or being trapped in confined spaces. However on experience that can inspire profound fear and panic, for people of all ages, all across the world is not being able to breathe. The inability to breathe is terrifying. Not be able to get air into the lungs is a serious concern; if the body goes too long, as few as three minutes, can result in serious health problems and brain damage that may be difficult to overcome even if their lives are saved. One of the ...

COPD is a medical condition that is characterized by alteration in lung parenchyma, bronchitis, emphysema and narrowing of the respiratory passages. It occurs as a consequence to chronic inflammation reaction involving the respiratory tract. The mucous secretion and fibrosis associated with chronic inflammation, can cause blockage and narrowing of the airway. Bronchitis refers to inflammation of the inner lining of the lung, while, emphysema is a clinical condition that occurs following the long term destruction of lung parenchyma. Bronchitis and emphysema are both characteristic features of COPD. Destruction of lung parenchyma causes loss of alveolar attachment and decreases the ...

Emily sat and explored just purchased ancient manuscript with unknown runes. She tried not to miss any symbol and understand its true meaning. For a long time she sat in front of her laptop monitor at her desk, surfing the Internet. After all, she could not hold everything in her head and her memory was not perfect. And it can filter out some information. For Emily it was very important, what she did, after all, she dedicated her life to this. Well, but when she was a child, she could not even imagine it. It was already too late ...

[Author Name] [Author Affiliation] [Author’s notes with more information about affiliations, financial obligations, conflicts of interest and how to contact] It has been estimated that 26 million Americans suffer from asthma symptoms, attributing to the majority of work- and school-related absences across the country (ACAAI, 2014). The American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology defines asthma as, “a chronic lung disease that inflames and narrows the airways in the lungs” (ACAAI, 20014). This causes difficulty in breathing, termed asthma, and may lead to life-threatening consequences. The lungs allow air in and out by a network of airways, called ...

Abstract

There are several heart illnesses which cause a large number of deaths from stroke, coronary artery disease, aortic and peripheral illnesses. The treatment of the illnesses requires a huge amount of funds and time. Therefore, there is the need to improvise or innovate new ways to prevent or detect it on earlier. The sophisticated mechanism needs to be put in place to analyze medical data to give signs of the illness through the application of analytic algorithms to provide definite signs. Technology is evolving bringing about significant changes in the medical industry, especially in electronic health records. It has ...

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Heart is one of the most important part of the body. It performs many vital functions that are essential for life. Without the functioning of heart there is no life. Heart is also considered as the pumping organ of the body. The main function of heart is to pump the blood throughout the body ("The Heart (Human Anatomy): Picture, Definition, Location In The Body, And Heart Problems"). Inside the body blood is considered as the most important mean of transport of oxygen ...

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Asthma is a disease affecting the lungs. Because of asthma the lung tissues become inflamed and narrowed, and this influences the breathing process of the patient. They feel chest tightness, shortness of breath, wheezing and coughing at night or at early morning. Usually the symptoms of chronic asthma are being observed from childhood, but the disease can affect all age groups and reveal itself in adulthood as well. Asthma is a long-term disease. In most of the cases the inflamed airways react to a specific allergen coming from the environment such as pollen, dust or smoke. In order to ...

Background

The paper focuses on the Bartenieff Fundamentals. The set of principles by Irmgard bartenieff are studied about the content of the Fundamentals, the application and areas of application. In particular, the area of Patterns of total body connectivity and the primary six concepts are studied. Irmgard Bartenieff developed the set of principles based on elements of kinesiological functioning. The form of a set of exercises was made in a way that they can be applied in a wide range of infinite movements of the body. The physical therapist, in particular, developed the principles of dynamic alignment, rotary factor, spatial ...

"Lady Lazarus," a poem written in tercets, seems to face two realities: her own, and her perceived connection to the the Jews who had to face the worst types of torments imaginable. We may never know the full extent of what Jews and other minorities had to face during this time, but this dimly toned poem certainly tries to show an almost telepathic glimpse into their pain. The first tercet looks to be based on autobiographical fact. "I have done it again./

One year in every ten/I manage it--" (all quotes are directly from Lady Lazarus, Plath).

Here, the tone is immediately ominous. The poet has done something. This is rarely a good thing. ...

There are both molecular and physiological events that support the statement that the concentration level of FENO is a measure of the degree of asthma in an individual. In the molecular sense, the measure of FENO level in exhaled air is a measure of the intensity of Asthma, and depending on the molecular cut points stated it could be concluded that certain Asthma is reasonable or outrageous. According to Ricciardolo, et al., (2010), there is an evidential fact relating the concentration of FENO to the asthma level in children. Thus, the use of the specific measure of the molecular ...

Summary

This seminar covers a broader spectrum of utility breath analysis by shortlisting and discussing interventions that can be used to assess and determine the existence of various diseases. The speaker’s point is mainly anchored on the manifestation of Nitric Oxide in the breadth, and how it invokes different medical implications in the breath. In a nutshell, this speech conclusively discusses how breath examination and analysis leads to the determination or realization of diseases such as Asthma, Pulmonary Hypertension, Heart Disease, Lung Cancer, and other diseases. The concept of breath analysis serves in the interest of medical diagnosis to ...

I believe that drivers should treat alcohol-impaired driving issue very seriously as they are responsible for their family and other people, who might be involved in a car accident and get hurt. The best approach to prevent alcohol-impaired driving problem is to enact strict law and improve public knowledge of alcohol-impaired driving. As such a hard punishment, tough new law against drinking under the alcohol influence has cut 40% of car accident which relate to alcohol over past years in B.C provincial roads ("CBC.ca - Canadian News Sports Entertainment Kids Docs Radio TV", 2016). This statistics shows that governments ...

Abstract

Intoxication is being in a state of alcoholic or narcotic intoxication. The government is increasingly sensitive to the cases of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, explaining that the drunk driver is endangering both for their life, health and property, and other road users. However, as practice shows, the number of the detained drunk drivers increases dramatically around the holidays. If the circumstances of the crime are clear, and in a short time collected all the necessary evidence, the Prosecutor may apply to the court to hear the case under expedited proceedings. Basically, criminal cases associated with DUI are dealt ...

The image under discussion is an advertisement of Orbit chewing gum. The photograph is used to advertise the chewing gum in a glossy magazine, and it is possible to presume that it addresses both male and female demographic. The photo includes both an image of a handsome young man and a catchy text to accompany it. The advertisement displays a young man, handsome, confident and even provocative, with classy hairstyle and perfectly-fitting suit. It is a close-up; therefore a viewer can see only the face and shoulders of the model. The focus is on the man’s face; his ...

After analysing the details of Robert Reid from the case study, it is evident that some of the his risk factors for Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) and Hypertension include the fact that he is male, old age, has a family history of CHD and he is African-American. The other factors that predispose him to CHD and hypertension that he can control include obesity, long periods of physical inactivity, unhealthy eating habits and the low levels of High Density Lipoproteins (HDL) and high levels of Low density Lipoproteins (LDL) (Pedersen et al. p.1383). Complications that could result from the latter ...

Introduction

Doctors, nurses, and other medical personnel have a series of duties that they must attend to, and one of them is dealing with patients’ medical grievances. Many of these complaints are quite common, ranging from the mundane to life-threatening. However, it is the job of these medical personnel to pay attention to these complaints, as these are the symptoms and underlying causes of the true medical condition of the patient. Knowing what these complaints mean will prove to be useful in a patient’s diagnosis. In some cases, this can mean the difference between life and death because some ...

A Favorite Brand

Nowadays people, including me, live in the consumerist society. Therefore there are a large number of brands that may be regarded as my favorite brands. One of them is Altoids. This brand of breath mints has a very strong image that encourages consumers to eat Altoids in order to become confident and creative. Undoubtedly, there are many competitors that offer similar products, but Altoids was the most successful in creating a well-recognized image. This is one of the reasons why I admire Altoids’ marketing despite the fact that the product is very simple and there may be much cheaper ...

The chief complaints of a patient, which will be discussed in this paper, are of a female student who is nineteen years old and raised an issue as she states, “I experience irritation and feel scratchy because of the rash behind my knees and on my arms.” The subjective and objective data will be collected to evaluate the complaint of the patient and the patient will be guided according to the health promotional strategies.

Subjective Data

Presenting complain: I experience irritation and feel scratchy because of the rash behind my knees and on my arms. History of presenting complains: The onset ...

Understanding the concept of Heart Failure

Heart failure (HF) can be defined as a condition wherein the heart fails to pump sufficient blood to the body at the appropriate pressure. In other heart failure cases, the heart is unable to fill enough blood or the heart is unable to pump sufficient blood to other parts of the body with the desired force. Most heart failure patients suffer from both problems. Heart failure is misunderstood as the heart stops working or is about to stop working. However, it is not true but a serious condition that require immediate care (Grossman, S.C & Porth, CM 2014).

Overview

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The case study enclosed the treatment of a 34-year-old Hispanic woman of average weight and height. She was admitted with an apparent case of influenza and had trouble breathing. Her history of disease included asthma, high blood cholesterol, diabetes mellitus type 2, hypertension associated with diabetes and morbid obesity which ran in the family. However, she had not smoked or taken drugs ever and also did not consume alcohol. Being single, without children, she was sexually active yet did not take any kind of birth control or protection. She presented with a case of a dry cough since 2 ...

Cardiovascular diseases are the illnesses of heart and blood vessels (arteries and veins) (World Health Organization). In fact, there are many different diseases of the cardiovascular system, but I would like to highlight the most common.

Arrhythmia

Arrhythmia is a condition in which the frequency, rhythm and sequence of heart contractions are violated. The symptoms occur because of various congenital anomalies, acquired diseases of the cardiovascular system, as well as under the influence of vegetative, hormonal or electrolyte disturbances and as a result of the adverse drug action. Violated heartbeat, weakness and fainting are frequent companions of arrhythmia. The diagnosis ...

Love dislikes nothing

WHATSOEVER thing I see, Rich or poor although it be; Tis a mistress unto me. Be my maiden fair or brown, Does she smile or does she frown,_______Repetition Still I write a sweetheart down. Be she rough or smooth of skin; When I touch, I then begin For to let affection in. Be she bald, or does she wear Locks incurl’d of other hair,_____________Jumbling up of words I shall find enchantment there.

Be she whole, or be she rent,

So my fancy be content, She’s to me most excellent. Be she fat, or be she lean, Be she sluttish, be she clean, ...

The violence has become an internal part of our social life nowadays. We see it everywhere: we read about it, watch the news and our favorite series. The problem, however, is not in this, but in how we perceive such type of behavior. The scenes of murders, mockery, attacks and all the sorts of assaults we consume as an already usual thing. It always seems that these stories are so far away from you, on the other side of the screen, in written plots of producers and newsmakers. You feel so safe, sitting on your old brown sofa in ...

Smoking is one of the most harmful habits dangerous to the health of not only smokers but also others. Currently, smoking has become a massive "epidemic" common among men, women and even children. The fact that smoking is harmful to health know everyone, but not all realize the true extent of its impact. Damage to health damage is delayed in time and not immediate, but gradual, usually after 10-20 years after the onset of smoking. Therefore, many smokers at first do not notice changes in their health status and believe that nothing will happen to them in the future, ...

What nursing interventions are appropriate for Mrs. J. at the time of her admission? Drug therapy is started for Mrs. J. to control her symptoms. What is the rationale for the administration of each of the following medications? 1.IV furosemide (Lasix) 2.Enalapril (Vasotec) 3.Metoprolol (Lopressor) 4.IV morphine sulphate (Morphine) Lasix is used to reduce fluid retention that occurs as a side effect of heart failure. It is additionally used to treat hypertension and lessen effect such as the shortness of breath, swelling of limbs and the abdomen. It is used as an IV to treat the immediate consequences of ...

I can feel the stage being set, as if something in the air awakens me to it. Among the ear-piercing drumming and shredding, the singer’s vocal cords fleeing from his throat screaming “NIGHTMARE,” the raven-black crowd starts backing away from one another as they create a semi-perfect circle. Everyone is stalking their prey across the circle as they wait for the chorus to start. Suddenly, I feel a sweaty grip pulling my left hand into the crowd away from the circle to the front rows. Startled, I tilt my head to see who is pulling me – it is ...

Rap has entered the history of American art over a century ago. The people who have laid the foundations for rap as we know it today were the two big ethnical groups of the American society: African Americans and people from the Caribbean Islands. Folk artists of the mentioned origins were telling rhymed stories with the accompaniment of rhythmic music (drums and sparse instrumentation). This music already existed years before hip-hop was developed and became popular. Rapping is actually reading or chanting of rhythmic lyrics that were designed to set a beat. Many specialists are of the opinion that ...

First Shift (4/7) - 8am to 4pm

I started at C-MED and then I moved to dispatcher and call taker. Basically, C-MED controls the ambulances and ER, and connects them in one line. During my shift, I observed that sixteen ambulances were directed to the Bay State Hospital, four ambulances to the Mercy Hospital, and just one call was directed to the Holyoke Hospital. Two hours later, I moved to dispatcher and using a headphone listened to how the dispatcher contacts the EMS crew. I observed how the dispatcher balanced ALS and BLS in the city, and sent ambulances to the scene. Also, I observed whether ...

Flu is a viral disease that influences for the most part the nose, throat, bronchi and, once in a while, lungs. Disease typically goes on for around a week, and is portrayed by sudden onset of high fever, hurting muscles, cerebral pain and extreme disquietude, non-beneficial hack, sore throat and rhinitis (WHO, 2016). The name "flu" started in fifteenth century Italy, from a plague ascribed to "impact of the stars." The principal pandemic, or overall pestilence, that unmistakably fits the portrayal of flu was in 1580. No less than four pandemics of flu happened in the nineteenth century, and ...

The administration of proper medication is essential to the treatment of a health complication. As such, medical practitioners need to enforce proper measures in the issuance of medicine to enhance the betterment of patients (Bojesen et al. 375). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the value of medicines through the utilization of a case study. This study will be in line with the code of conduct for Oncologists since the medical practitioner in this scenario deals with cancer patients. Since the maintenance of confidentiality is essential to the success of the medical practice, the practitioners’ and patient’ ...

In this report, personal assessment and experience about the Yoga practices are discussed. It illustrates about different Yoga practices postures, poses and breathing exercise. The report is structured in a way that it provides a brief introduction to Hatha Yoga and the movements involved in this yoga. Furthermore, the report provides a discussion of the way this type of yoga can be promoted.

Introduction to Hatha Yoga

Hatha Yoga is a different type of yoga that involves different physical techniques and yoga that are influenced by Hindu tradition gods namely “Shiva”. It involves different physical exercises and positions that stimulate functioning and improved ...

Healthy behaviors play a key role in daily life. Yet, certain unhygienic practices tend to interfere with the health and induce a risk to the overall life. These practices could be high-fat diet, alcohol, and smoking. There is a need to know much about these. In such context, the present description deals with a topic “ What will kill you first, a smoking, a high-fat diet or alcohol?”.

Health -related risk factors:

A risk factor is any quality, trademark or presentation of a person that improves the probability of building up an ailment or damage. A few illustrations of the more vital danger elements ...

What is pneumonia?

Pneumonia, or as it is called - lung inflammation, is the infection of one or both lungs which is usually caused by bacteria, fungus and viruses. Until the moment when penicillin was discovered, every third sick person died from the infection. Despite all the achievements of modern medicine, pneumonia remains a serious and dangerous disease. 5% of the patients with pneumonia die.

How can you get pneumonia?

In some cases, the disease is transmitted drip-virally. A sick person sneezes; his secretions contain bacteria and micro-organisms which, getting into the lungs of a healthy person, cause inflammatory infectious processes. In other cases, pneumonia occurs due ...

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Introduction

Meditation is a way to transform the mind, relax, build an inner energy and increase life forces, a practice aimed to reach a specific altered state of consciousness. The beginnings of meditations date back to appearing of the major East Asian schools and religions as Daoism, Confucianism, and Buddhism. Nowadays, meditations are popular not only in the East but also in the Western countries. They are ways of personal growth and parts of psychotherapeutic programs that benefit people to attain the serenity of mind against the background of fast city life. ...

Mary is a 51-years old female who has been a bookkeeper for the large part of her lifetime. In her childhood days, Mary had a weak chest in her childhood, but these problems have significantly reduced in her adulthood save for occasional colds during the cold season. Mary admits that she thinks that she would experience some wheeziness in case she participated in exercise, but she has had a sedentary lifestyle and thus there was no cause for worry with her asthma (British Thoracic Society, 2015). Mary’s symptoms over the last five years have increased gradually even amidst ...

An individual suffering from a panic attack may react to the overpowering anxiety at home, in a car, or in a public place. Sometimes those around him do not even recognize what is happening. A recent posting on Facebook by Amber Smith brought international attention to the social stigma and presentation of a person suffering from panic attacks. The 22-year-old woman submitted photographs of her “normal” self and one taken immediately following an attack; the photos were accompanied by commentary on the way society reacts to her disorder (Appendix A). In an article by Today Healthy Living Newsletter, it ...

Health abnormlities of several kind require a thorough assessment in terms of management. With the technical advancements, medical field had evolved to simplify the complex assesssment tasks. For instance, medical imaging has come up to make feasible the analyis of body parts through the production of images. There is a need to know much about this particualr area. In such context, the present description deals with a topic Magentic Resonance Angiography (MRA) of the remal artery with a special emphasis on the 3D gradient echo sequencing in MRI. Briefly, magnetic resoannce angiography constitutes a kind of MRI (magnetic resonance ...

Obesity is an accumulation of fat in the body which leads to the appearance of overweight. This fat is stored in the fat depots of the body – in subcutaneous adipose tissue in and around the internal organs of human body. Modern science explains the emergence of obesity as follows: if the energy coming into the body with food is more than is consumed by the body, such energy which is in excess is converted into fat. In developed societies, the main causes of obesity are overeating and a sedentary lifestyle. To put on extra weight is rather easy, but ...

The Old Testament is believed to have been written before the time of Jesus (BC). Different books in this period of time feature known faithful and prophets such as Abraham, Moses, David and his son Solomon. The book of Ecclesiastics, in the Old Testament, has been regarded as one of the most controversial books in the bible. Officially, it is believed to have been authored by a Hebrew named Qoheleth. However, given the style of writing and the way the author evokes the reader’s emotion, most people believe the book was authored by none other than Solomon. The ...

Description of Report: Product Line Replacement

General Presentation Last year Unilever introduced the hair cleanse product line Oxygen, targeting customers with flat hair for adding extra volume and fullness. However, although the initial sales were satisfactory, during the last year and the beginning of this year Oxygen product line, which includes the Moisture Shampoo, the Moisture Conditioner and the Moisture Root Lift Spray, fall beyond the expected sales (Dove Hair Care, n.d.). This product line was produced in limited edition to cover the potential consumption for two years. This strategy allows Unilever to withdraw the Oxygen product line from the market without experiencing losses. The ...

Everybody has memories of their childhood, both good and bad, but it is the good ones that many people remember. But that does not rule out the possibility of remembering bad memories because they also bring into a person sad memories they would wish to forget. In the poem, My Papa’s Waltz that is written by Theodore Roethke, a picture of a boy waltzing with his father is created. By the look of things, the story is told by a grown man who has gone back into time to pick an incident from his childhood. The title of ...

Abstract

In the current health scenario, the old adage ‘prevention is better than cure’ is outdated ("A New Vision of Wellness", 2011). Health costs are increasing day by day, but diseases have become more prevalent than before. Incidences of impaired mental health are on the rise. Isn’t it high time that we stop and take a look at the current medical scenario? People are suffering from chronic diseases like asthma, depression, diabetes, heart disease, pain, and even attention and learning problems. Moreover, the pharmaceutical companies are always introducing newer and better medicines and expensive ones too, but still, there ...

What are three major causes of chronic bronchitis?

The three major causes of chronic bronchitis are cigarette smoking, long time exposure to air pollutants (such as industrial or chemical fumes), and inhalation of toxic gasses (Madell, 2016).

What are the major pathologic airway changes are associated with chronic bronchitis?

Chronic bronchitis is the condition affecting human beings that cause a continuous irritation and inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tube. Bronchial tubes are airways that carry air to and from the lungs. Exposure to cigarette smoke, air pollutants, or toxic chemicals causes a persistent cough that leads to the formation of excessive amounts of sticky mucus in the airways that result in inflammation and fibrosis. The mucus blocks ...

For a long time now, there has been a raging debate as to whether the sale and use of tobacco needs to be banned. In fact, some debaters have placed tobacco in the same category as high narcotics, the likes of marijuana. The scientific world has conducted various research activities aimed at studying the vast effects of smoking. Findings from these tests have found that indeed tobacco has adverse effects on both the users and the society at large. According to research, the use of tobacco remains the biggest preventable cause of mortality and disease in America. For this ...

Coronary heart disease is a heart condition that results from the blockage of the coronary artery that supplies the heart with oxygen and other nutrients for nourishment. The blockage of the coronary artery is caused by a plaque that forms along the artery. Coronary heart disease starts to develop when cholesterol is deposited on the walls of the coronary artery and forms a plaque. With time, more cholesterol is deposited and the plaque grows bigger. Consequently, the artery gets inflamed and the risk of the formation of blood clot increases. The plaque may also release chemicals that promote the ...

After more than two hundred years of the first publication, the heroic poem about the adventures of Beowulf is still of high interest to the public. Not only do the scholars investigate Beowulf as an example of Old English literature, but a wider audience also finds this epic poem an important representation of Scandinavian culture. What attracts them is the fact that Beowulf is the only complete surviving text dates from the 8th and the early 11th century. The poem is indeed written in Old English language, but the stories take place in Denmark and Sweden. England is not ...

Modernity in Virginia Woolf’s Writings

One of the most important of Virginia Woolf’s writings, which is theorized on the concept of modernity is Mrs. Dalloway. Written in 1953, this particular work of Woolf if part of the contemporary literature. The overall theme, setting, and narration in this particular work were all constructed upon principles of modernism. The primary aim of Woolf was to diverge from the conventional thought processes that existed in the society prior to the First World War as the aftermath of the war brought in a dramatic degree of change in the way the world is perceived by people. The ...

45 years old Hispanic male patient, who works for a constructions company, complains that two days ago while at work he experienced difficulty in breathing accompanied by coughing and short of breath. The difficulty in breathing and chest tightness increases at night when it gets cold. The patients state that he is allergic to cockroach droppings dust and grass pollen. Recently, he received a letter from management warning him of being laid off if he does not improve his work output. This has caused his stress levels to rise and in an effort to cope with the pressure of ...

Rene Descartes is a French philosopher and mathematician of the XVI century, considered as a father of modern philosophy. He defined an opening point of existence and he is an author of well-known dictum “Cogito ergo sum” that means “I think; therefore I am.” He was influenced by Plato, Aristotle, Anselm and Thomas Aquinas. Descartes’s famous proofs of God’s existence are based on the system of personal experience and the “I” conception but in his speculations, it was not a person that have a conversation with God but the idea of the human “I” as a thinking ...

Respiratory Care related topic and the role of AARC

Postoperative pulmonary complications Postoperative pulmonary complications such as pneumonia, atelectasis, and respiratory failure are among the commonly encountered problems in the respiratory care. Upper-abdominal surgical procedures are found to have an association with increased level of complications, followed by thoracic surgery and lower-abdominal surgery. Usually, preoperative and postoperative respiratory therapies are used to prevent or treat the problem of atelectasis – which is the collapse of an expanded lung, and failure of pulmonary alveoli to expand at birth – and to improve the airway clearance. The chances of complications as well as its severity can be decreased by using therapeutic procedures ...

In the event that a child is constantly having recurrent coughs, shortness of breath, wheezing sound during breathing and chest tightness, chances are that they have been affected by childhood asthma. Such children usually have less enthusiasm compared to other children and may avoid involving themselves in physical activities. The air passages and lungs when exposed to particular triggers like animal fur, pollen, dust and cold usually get inflamed thereby making it a challenge for air to pass through. The commonest symptoms of childhood asthma include shortness of breath, intermittent coughing, chest pains, and chest congestions. (Mayo Clinic, 2016) ...