Air the vital ingredient of life. Without air there will be no oxygen. Now imagine having lungs that will not fill correctly. People with cystic fibrosis (CF) live with this everyday of their life. With CF people lack the special enzyme to break up mucous. Without the mucous breaking up the person cannot breathe because the lungs are filled. In life the body cannot function with enough oxygen. Eventually the body starts to break down from the excessive amount of mucous. First the lungs become ineffective and other organs start to fail. The major reason is due to the mucous build up. CF happens because two parents have a defect in the CF transmembrane conductor regulator (CFTR) gene. If a child has only one parent that has a defect in the CFTR gene than the child becomes a carrier of CF. The child can only pass the CF to their child if they reproduce with someone else who has a defected CFTR gene. CF can be diagnosed as a newborn or as an adult. The reason for this depends on the severity of the defect in the CFTR. If the defect is minimal the person may have minimal side effects from the CF and will only be diagnosed when the disease becomes noticeable. However, with newborn and children CF can be diagnosed if the CFTR gene is severely defected very early. This can be done by a blood test or by the sweat test. The sweat test is done by placing a chemical on the patient that causes the patient to sweat in this area. When the sweat is developed the sweat is collected and measured. This test is usually done twice to guarantee the results. With CF the levels of sweat are generally very high. Some of the organs that can fail are the lungs, pancreas, and the liver. Besides these organs that can fail the other mai... ... middle of paper ... ... gained with this. This sounds like everyone dream. Well in CF the patient’s main goal is to gain weight. The more weight gained; the better survival they can expect to have. References Coates, N., Gregory, M., Skirton, H., Gaff, C., Patch, C., Clarke, A., & Parsons, E. (2007). Family communication about cystic fibrosis from the mother’s perspective: an exploratory study. Journal of Research in Nursing, 12(6), 619-634. Efrati, O., Kremer, M. R., Barak, A., Augarten, A., Reichart, N., Vardi, A., & Modan-Moses, D. (2007). Improved survival following lung transplantation with long-term use of bilevel positive pressure ventilation in cystic fibrosis. Lung, 185(2), 73-79. US Department of Health and Human Services. (2009, March). National Institutes of Health. What is Cystic Fibrosis? Retrieved from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/cf/cf_what.html
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease; it is passed down through families. Cystic Fibrosis causes sticky mucus to build up in lungs, digestive track, and other areas of the body. The mucus clogs can lead to life threatening mucus infections. {Board, A.D.A.M. Editorial. Cystic fibrosis. U.S. National Library of Medicine, 16 May 2012. Web. 11 Jan. 2014.} Some of the most common symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis are salty skin, wheezing or shortness of breath, and persistent cough, sometimes with thick mucus
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a disease that is caused by a defective gene that is inherited from both parents. The defective gene causes a person’s body to release thick sticky mucus which subsequently causes the patient’s airways to be blocked. Cystic fibrosis is a chronic respiratory disease with typical symptoms being digestion, wheezing, lung infection, stuffy nose, and a persistent cough. In 1938 an American Pathologist, Dr. Dorothy Anderson, was the first to identify and document cystic fibrosis
A First Look at Cystic Fibrosis… One of the most chronic lung diseases which is becoming more and more apparent in typical young children around the world, though mostly Europe, and is somewhat apparent in adults is the genetic disease, Cystic Fibrosis (CF). The name itself comes from the genetically mutated protein that is known as Cystic Fibrosis trans-membrane conductance regulator (CFTR). The disease was first introduced and thoroughly explained by Dr. Dorothy Andersen in 1938. She brilliantly
Cystic Fibrosis is a chronic non-gender biased illness which affects the digestive system and the lungs. This condition also results in the buildup of mucus, which clogs in the respiratory system as well as the pancreas. Cystic Fibrosis occurs because a defective gene causes the body to excrete excessive sticky and thick mucus that clogs the lungs leading to a life-limiting lung infections. When these thick secretions obstruct the pancreas, they prevent the digestive enzymes from reaching the intestines
Cystic Fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease created by mutations in both copies of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator gene or the CFTR gene. This means a person must inherit the recessive gene from both parents to have cystic fibrosis. The CFTR gene codes for an ion channel protein that conducts chloride ions across the epithelial cell membranes of the passageways of the respiratory, digestive, and reproductive systems. Mutations of the transmembrane conductance regulator
Cystic fibrosis is a chronic, inherited, life threatening disease that affects organs in the body, because of sticky and thick mucus buildup on organs. The organs that are affected are the liver, lungs, pancreas, and intestine, which does damage to the respiratory, digestive and reproductive systems (Crosta). Cystic fibrosis is caused by a mutation in a gene called cystic fibrosis trans-membrane regulator, also called CFTR, which has an important function of creating sweat, mucus and digestive juices
hereditary disease that can be particularly tragic is cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a particularly fatal disease, it affects primarily young children and adolescents but a diagnosis later in life is not unheard of. “It is an inherited disease of the secretary glands” ("What is cystic," 2011) that can affect many of the body's organs, most characteristically the lungs. One of the reasons CF (the short form for cystic fibrosis) is so life-threatening is because of the amount of organs it can
Being diagnosed with a chronic illness is a life-altering event. During this time, life is not only difficult for the patient, but also for their loved ones. Families must learn to cope together and to work out the best options for the patient and the rest of the family. Although it may not be fair at times, things may need to be centered on or around the patient no matter what the circumstance. (Abbott, 2003) Sacrifices may have to be made during difficult times. Many factors are involved when dealing
Cystic Fibrosis Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes lung infection and can limit the ability to breathe over time, caused by a person’s genes. Cystic fibrosis is caused by mutations in a gene. It causes a thick buildup of mucus in the lungs and clogs the airway and traps bacteria leading to infections, lung damage, and eventually respiratory failure. As the mucus builds up it blocks the lungs airway. In the pancreas, the mucus prevents digestive enzymes to be released, which is used
Cystic fibrosis, also known as CF, affects over 30,000 children and adults world-wide. CF is a disease in the lungs and digestive system and is still incurable today. It is a disease that causes thick, abnormal mucus in the lungs, nasal polyps, fatigue, and can also damage organs in a person’s body. According to www.cff.org/aboutcf, over 70% of CF patients are diagnosed at two years of age. Cystic fibrosis is one of the most life-threatening diseases in the United States and is very common amongst
Cystic Fibrosis and Gene Therapy The average life span of a person with Cystic Fibrosis is 25-30 years of age. Although the more traditional treatments of this disease are adequate, is there something else that could be even better? Gene therapy is fast becoming one of the more studied aspects of genetics today. Let's take a look at some details of Cystic Fibrosis and gene therapy. Technical Aspects Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is the most common fatal genetic disease in the United States today
Cystic Fibrosis Diet Reflection Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease which weakens the lung. It is characterised by the development of thick mucus that blocks the lungs, intestines and other ducts or passageways which can cause breathing problems and infections. This mucus also prevents the intestines from properly digesting and absorbing nutrients, such as fat, protein, fat-soluble vitamins and certain minerals, from food which increases the frequency and severity of illnesses and infections
Cystic Fibrosis Cystic fibrosis is a life-threatening disease that causes damage to the lungs and digestive system. This disease is constantly being researched to find a cure and to develop different treatments to lessen the disease’s effects. CF causes a multitude of defects to how a person’s body functions because of the gene mutation they are born with. To develop CF, a child must receive one gene mutation from each parent. According to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, “each time two
not work so the fat builds up in the brain, swelling it and eventually crushing critical brain cells. One advantage of the human genome project is it could help us develop tests to determine if parents will pass on genetic diseases and maybe find a way to prevent that. It can act as an early warning system so doctors and scientists have a chance to stop it, treat it, and eventually cure it. Technology has immensely decreased the time it takes to decode genome. The government said it would take 15
While cystic fibrosis (CF) is not a new disease, there is still a lot to learn about it. In 1938 a pathologist, Dr Dorothy Andersen, provided the first clear description of cystic fibrosis. Before this time there had been reports of people that had the symptoms of someone with CF. During the seventeenth century children with the symptoms of CF were thought to be bewitched and their life expectancy was very short. Dr Dorothy Andersen gave this disease its name because cystic fibrosis refers to the