The simple act of breathing is often taken for granted. As an automated function sustaining life, most of us do not have to think about the act of breathing. However, for many others, respiratory diseases make this simple act thought consuming. Emphysema is one such disease taking away the ease, but instead inflicting labored breathing and a hope for a cure. Healthy lung tissue is predominately soft, elastic connective tissue, designed to slide easily over the thorax with each breath. The lungs
The Respiratory System A Review of the System, Its Components, and Diseases That Can Affect It What is the respiratory system? Why do we need to breathe? Can the process be changed or altered? The information in this paper will help you find out how the respiratory system works, what the components are that make the system work, and the many diseases that can change or alter the process. The respiratory system is made up of the organs and tissues in your body that help you breathe. The goal of breathing
Respiratory disease is a major health problem and had become control of epidemic and pandemic disease in health care. (WHO, 2007). Nowadays, respiratory disease is global problem that occur in both developed and developing countries. Over 50 million of world population suffers from respiratory diseases. Respiratory system is very essential for human beings to live as this exchanges oxygen and carbon dioxide for respiration. Respiratory disease is a pathologic condition that affects all the parts
a danger in the way it impairs the way your mind creates memories. When driving your judgment is altered and not many would appreciate if someone under the influence is on the road. Another way is the effects it has on a person’s lungs causing respiratory illnesses. Not only that, but Smoking marijuana is a factor to poor education outcomes from that smoker. Marijuana can be a very unpleasant thing to think about especially when you start to think about what it does to your mind. One of the many
Epidemiology: RSV plays a major role in respiratory infection among the childhood population, especially infants and younger children. It is the leading viral agent respiratory tract disease worldwide, causing bronchiolitis and pneumonia in infants and young children. There are about 100,000 cases and 4,500 deaths yearly of RSV infections in the United States (1). Typically, all children are infected with RSV by age 2 to 3; however, the infections can reemerge up to 5 to 6 per year. RSV was first
gas chambers and there is even a type of rocket fuel found in cigarettes (http://ash.org/additives.html). Cigarettes not only contain harmful substances, but they also can cause erectile dysfunction in men and illnesses such as cancer and lung disease (http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=3009767). Cigarettes are full of substances that are harmful not only to the smoker, but also to those around him or her. Smoking not only harms the smoker, but also those around them.
still is to young people in the developing world. It’s in the developed world, but at a time before antibiotics, at a time when acute respiratory ailments posed an even greater but still preventable threat to the younger set that concerns us here and that inspires a deeper look at the full implications of respiratory disease. The WHO goes on to say that acute respiratory infection (ARI) “is one of five conditions which account for more than 70% of child mortality in Africa.” So not only is pneumonia
The respiratory system has six major areas that works together that allows the body to breathe, prevent choking, and not to allow harmful debris to enter the respiratory system are some of the functions that the respiratory system does. The respiratory system is divided into two regions, the upper and lower respiratory. The upper respiratory consists of the Nose (nasal) and Pharynx while the lower respiratory embodies the rest of the system which includes the Larynx, Trachea, Bronchioles and Lungs
Whooping cough is a highly contagious and acute respiratory disease caused by an aerobic Gram negative encapsulated coco-bacillus bacterium, Bordetella pertussis. It is a strict human pathogen with no known animal or environmental reservoirs and an air-borne disease. On inhalation, Bordetella pertussis colonizes the ciliated cells of the bronchio-epithelium to cause disease characterised by; epithelial damage, hyper mucus secretion, pulmonary edema and paroxysmal coughing. It is often accompanied
6. Respiratory Monitoring and Instrumentation In the assessment of a disease or an anesthetic regimen, respiratory monitoring plays an essential role. It adds to the clinical evaluation by the anesthesiologist and helps with the risk stratification of the disease or assessment of the response to treatment. In the case of a mechanically ventilated patient during anesthesia or in the ICU, monitoring of respiratory function helps with better adjustment of the ventilator parameters, with the aim of
The respiratory system is a complex organ structure of the human body anatomy, and the primary purpose of this system is to supply the blood with oxygen in order for the blood vessels to carry the precious gaseous element to all parts of the body to accomplish cell respiration. The respiratory system completes this important function of breathing throughout inspiration. In the breathing process inhaling oxygen is essential for cells to metabolize nutrients and carry out some other tasks, but it must
ACLS Guide to the Human Respiratory System The human respiratory system consists of organs responsible for taking in oxygen and expelling carbon dioxide gas. Oxygen in air enters through the upper respiratory tract, which begins with the nose and the mouth, and is carried into the pharynx, the trachea, and into the lungs, where the exchange of gases occurs. The Human Respiratory System Human life depends on the presence of food, water and oxygen in order to sustain the body’s various functions. Every
system that we were assigned to was the respiratory system (explain what is it) Kamal-Nasal cavity: The nasal cavity is the organ that is located in the middle of face. There are many functions of this organs such as trapping large particles so they may not be inhaled and be able to harm the lungs and it also helps to take in oxygen for the lungs. Mohammed-Pharynx: Although the pharynx is a part of the digestive system it is also a part of the respiratory system. The pharynx or the throat is a passage
mind. This can be just one scenario to children who are stricken with a Respiratory syncytial viral infection. Definition and Epidemiology Respiratory Syncytial Virus or RSV is “a virus that causes infection in the respiratory tract” (“Diseases and Conditions, 2013”). Normal healthy infants and children can tolerate respiratory syncytial virus, however, many cannot, and need to be hospitalized to receive treatment. Respiratory syncytial virus is very common in young children, so common that most children
The respiratory system is a biological system consisting of specific organs and a specific structure used for the process breathing. Respiration is accomplished through the nose, mouth, trachea, diaphragm and the lungs. The respiratory system is responsible for the inhalation of oxygen and exchanged to carbon dioxide when oxygen is exhaled. Respiration or ventilation takes place in the respiratory system. Organs of the respiratory system extend from the nose to the lungs. Respiration takes place
period of time can increase the risk of obesity related diseases including diabetes, heart disease and certain types of cancers (colon cancer, bowel or breast cancer) and even a greater risk of strokes (NHS, 2012). The World Health Organisation (Who) (2013) states that obesity can have a range of long term issues on the body and its organs which can cause preventable illnesses and diseases. Specifically being obese can affect the respiratory (breathing) system. Weight can put people at a greater
produce energy: this requires oxygen and generates carbon dioxide. External respiration (breathing) involves simply the stage of taking oxygen from the air and returning carbon dioxide to it. “Anatomy and Functions of Respiratory System and its Components” The respiratory tract, where external respiration occurs, starts at the nose and mouth. The trachea (windpipe) extends from the neck into the thorax, where it divides into right and left main bronchi, which enter the right and left lungs
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. CF is an autosomal recessive disease that occurs approximately one out of 3,300 live births (Cystic
capacity. My research is as follows: To begin with, Medical Ventilator can deal with some tissue or systems’ problem, like the muscle tissue or respiratory system. The Respiratory system is a biological system consisting of specific organs and structures used for the process of respiration. It has two functions: breathing, and exchanges gases. The respiratory system aids in breathing, and air is inhaled through the nasal and oral cavities. It moves through the pharynx, larynx, trachea and bronchi into
Infections such as pneumonia, upper respiratory infection, and acute bronchitis all have similar signs and symptoms, but there are key findings in the exam that might cause a physician to form a differential diagnosis for each one specifically. Upper respiratory infection (also known as the common cold) can be transmitted either through direct or indirect contact and is by far the most prevalent communicable disease. Upon evaluation the physician will see a variety of signs and symptoms including