Pulmonary Fibrosis Pulmonary Fibrosis is a condition where the lung tissue becomes thick and scarred. The thickening and scarring of the lungs makes it hard for the oxygen supply to be delivered throughout the body. The scarring can be caused by many different factors, but it is hard for doctors to figure out exactly what caused the onset of this disease. The damage caused by this disease cannot be repaired. Pulmonary Fibrosis usually affects the age group of forty to seventy years old. Men are more
breathlessness. (NHS, 2013) Second is pneumonia, which is a lung inflammation, may also cause short of breath and a cough. An infection is usually the caused of the disease so, so you will need to take antibiotics. If you have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), it is likely your breathlessness is a sign this condition has suddenly got worse. (Manning & Mahler, 2001) Besides that, hypoxia is also the etiology of dyspnea. Hypoxia stimula... ... middle of paper ... ...s. A pleural effusion
well known including inflammation, small-vessel vasculopathy, and overexpression of Extracellular Matrix (EMC) protein and fibrosis of the skin, lungs, and other internal organs. This study looks at different molecules that play important roles in the biological pathways in Scleroderma. Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor-gamma (PPAR-ᵞ) is involved in regulation of fibrosis and adipogenesis in SSc. PPAR-γ has been found to be low in several cell types in SSc patients and African American (AA)
In another study, Wang et al. (2006) found a reduction of Cav-1 in lung tissue of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis patients (IPF), which is a type of fibrotic disease. Cav-1 is one of three known to date Caveolin molecules and is known to regulate several physiological processes such as membrane trafficking, endocytosis, and signal transduction in
Introduction Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a cardiac arrhythmia. It is the most common arrhythmia and it has implications for patients and anaesthetists alike. The anaesthetist must take into consideration the physiological and pharmacological implications of this common arrhythmia. In a healthy individual receiving a general anaesthetic, the anaesthetist must be aware of the causes and treatment of acute onset AF, both intra-operatively and peri-operatively. Patients with AF often develop a decline
Evel Knievel was supposedly the, “Best American Daredevil” who defied gravity as he rode his motorcycle into the heights of International fame with increasingly challenging and thrilling jumps. His popularity transcended the world of stunts during the early 1970’s. His death defying acts attracted thousands of thrill seekers and millions more watched on television. Coming from humble beginnings, Evel Knievel proved that you could be whatever you wanted to be as he shocked the world with his exhilarating
meet its opportune function. In the article Organ Transplantation: The Process, the author claims that end-stage organ failure can be the product of cardiomyopathy, cirrhosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, coronary heart disease, cystic fibrosis, hepatitis, diabetes, hypertension, idiopathic pulmonary disease, and short gut syndrome.. Multiple organs can be transplanted at one time. In order for a patient to get a transplant, the patient as well as the donor, they have to go through series
Nursing Care Plan CLIENT CLINICAL PICTURE Mr. GB is a 78 year old white male admitted to Bay Pines VAMC on 6/18/96. for " atypical chest pain and hemoptysis". V/S BP 114/51, P 84, R 24, T 97.4. He seems alert and oriented x 3 and cheerful. Bowel sounds present x 4. Pt. has a red area on his coccyx. Silvadene treatments have been started. Pt. Has a fungal lung infection with a pleural suction drainage tube inserted in his chest . Pt is extremely thin with poor skin turgor with