Beat of Another Drum Mr. Rembert is a 65- year old African American male that was transported by ambulance to this Las Vegas, Nevada long term acute care facility. The patient has a substantial history of cardiopulmonary difficulties with a chronic cough and has been diagnosed with COPD (a grouping of both chronic bronchitis and emphysema); Emphysema is injury to the alveoli which are the tiny sacs in the lungs that permit oxygen and carbon dioxide to interchange between the blood stream. This produces huge air spaces that are distributed throughout both of the lungs. This occurs without fibrosis (scarring) and causes the lungs to be hyper inflated (over distended). Chronic bronchitis is chronic inflammation of the bronchial walls; this irritation will cause the size of the mucous glands to increase in magnitude and production.…
In chronic obstructive lung problems are known because resistance in airflow increases and causes obstruction in the walls of lumen. Patient must have had chronic or productive cough that would last for 3 months and then happen it again for at least 2 years or more. Chronic bronchitis is also known as type B COPD or the “blue bloater,” which is diagnosed symptomatically by hypersecretion of bronchial mucus and in R.S.’s clinical findings there is definitely signs of emphysema, airway obstruction is persistent and irreversible. Q2. How would the consequences of the COPD of R.S. (identified in question 1) differ from those of emphysematous COPD?…
Purulent bronchitis with bronchospasm. 2. Tracheobronchitis as well. PLAN We will add albuterol 2 puffs t.i.d., and Flovent 1 puff b.i.d.…
1. Mr. Hayato was diagnosed with emphysema more than 10 years ago. Define emphysema and explain its underlying pathophysiology. Emphysema is a lung condition that is "characterized by the breakdown of the lungs' elastic structure and destruction of the walls of the bronchioles and aveoli." This condition breaks down the elastic structure of the surface area that is involved in respiration.…
Chronic bronchitis is an inflammation of the airway structures, causing a cough (that lasts three months out of the year for two years), phlegm, wheezing, and difficulty breathing. (Corbridge, S., Wilken, L., Kapella, M. C., & Gronkiewicz, C. 2012) Emphysema is “the destruction of lung tissue in which the walls of the air sacs are destroyed and causes difficulty breathing…
It is a mixture of chronic bronchitis and emphysema. COPD gets worse over time, and is irreversible. The damage it does to the lungs is far too severe to heal. Most people with COPD die from this disease, and sadly, my father was diagnosed five months ago. Since the diagnosis, my father has discovered some ways to cope with this disease, my family learned a great deal from it, and my conclusion is that the situation could have been handled better.…
Bronchitis is a disease that affects millions of people every year in the United States. It has even played a very important role in my family. My grandfather suffered with COPD and my niece suffers with acute bronchitis. My grandfather had passed away, but I still remember like it was yesterday the struggles he went through with this disease daily. I recall all the doctor visits to the medicine he had to take 3 to 4 times a day and, the hospital stays he had to endure.…
COPD is a chronic pulmonary disease that affect millions of americans with many new cases diagnosed every day.(National heart,lung and blood institute). COPD commonly refers to two seperate types of illnesses, chronic bronchitis and emphysema. This paper will focus on the emphysema side of the illness. COPD is develops slowly, often from cigarette abuse in particular. COPD is a major cause of disability and currently there is no cure available, many people have the disease and do not evene know.…
Emphysema is the condition in which the alveoli are destroyed due to damaging exposure. Chronic bronchitis is the inflammation of the lining of the bronchial tubes. COPD is treatable. People with the condition can control the symptoms by quitting smoking or being around harmful gases. Remission or restoring is possible if they quit smoking before the age of 35.…
The American College of Sports Medicine supports the point that light to moderate physical activity is beneficial for improving daily life activities in patients with the condition of COPD. Exercise can greatly reduce the disability associated with the disease by improving aerobic fitness, muscle endurance and breathing efficiency which ultimately improves the quality of life. Exercise guidelines by ACSM: People suffering from COPD may also have other diseases such as high blood pressure or coronary artery disease. The patients should be medically monitored at least twice a week throughout the exercise program to check the physiological response and help the patients overcome fear of breathlessness, improve self -confidence and develop understanding…
The common cold is a respiratory illness caused primarily by rhinoviruses and coronaviruses. The symptoms include sneezing, coughing, malaise, sore throat, ear pain, and nasal discharge. Common colds occur mostly during the late fall, winter and early spring and average on length of one week. On average adults get two to four colds per year and children get six to eight. The common cold is treated with a combination of decongestants, antihistamines, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, adequate fluid intake, and bed rest.…
Pathophysiology Q 1.1. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is the name applied to two related diseases, emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is characterised by abnormal inflammatory obstruction of the airways, lung parenchyma, (respiratory bronchioles and alveoli) and pulmonary blood vessels (Brown, 2013). Research shows that COPD is being recognised as an inflammatory disorder of the large and small airways characterized by remodelling and emphysematous changes in the lung parenchyma (Ceylan, 2006). Thereby this represents characteristic and adaptive immune reaction to long term exposure to airborne contaminates and cigarette smoke (MacNee, 2006).…
An acute exacerbation of COPD is defined as increased shortness of breath, increased sputum production, a change in the color of the sputum from clear to green or yellow, or an increase in cough in someone with COPD. This may present with signs of increased work of breathing such as fast breathing, a fast heart rate, sweating, active use of muscles in the neck, a bluish tinge to the skin, and confusion or combative behavior in very severe…
“Respiratory care, also known as respiratory therapy, has been defined as the health care disciple that specializes in the promotion of optimal cardiopulmonary function and health” (Heuer, Kacmarek, & Stoller, 2013, p. 10). Respiratory therapists or RTs are trained health care professionals who take care of people with respiratory needs. They ensure that patients have the utmost care provided to them. Who trains these respiratory therapists? Who and where are all the information obtained that provide guidelines to not only respiratory therapists but to everyone involved in respiratory care?…
Chronic bronchitis: this is when there is "persistent inflammation and excessive secretions of mucus in the main airways of the lungs. " This disease is diagnosed as chronic when a person continues to cough for at least 3 months of the year for two consecutive years. Symptoms include: cyanosis (lack of O2), persistent cough, retains CO2 leading to…