...Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary non communicable life threatening disease. I have chosen this disease because I know a few people with this disease, one of them being my best friend’s boyfriend. Annually, she and I participate in a walk to help raise money to find a cure for this disease. It is a disease that can be difficult to cope with for all of those diagnosed with the disease along with all of those closely related to them. Cystic fibrosis is a diseases passed down through genes. It is a buildup of excess mucus along the lungs and other important organs. This sludge-like mucus can clog airways and lead to infection. The harsh conditions that one with the disease’s lungs can form a scar tissue. Often people with cystic fibrosis can...
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...Matto Massaad 1/19/16 AP Bio Mr. Duehr Cystic Fibrosis In 2010, two sisters, diagnosed with cystic fibrosis, went on America’s Got Talent to show the world that they would not let this horrible disease drag them down. People said from the start, according to Christina and Ali, “they would never be able to sing.” They were from a family of four children who were all diagnosed with cystic fibrosis. Cystic fibrosis is a single gene disorder. This disease is still very life threatening even though science, medicine, and technology have come a long way since the mid 20th century. In the past fifty years, cystic fibrosis patients have gone from dying as infants to having their average life expectancy be from 3540 years old, (Kaneshiro.) Cystic fibrosis is caused by a mutation of the CFTR gene. This gene makes a protein called CFTR or (cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator.) This protein balances the salt and water content on epithelial surfaces by providing a channel for the movement of chloride ions in and out of cells, (Genetics and Nutrition.) The CFTR protein can be altered if there is a fatal mutation in the CF gene. Although there are so many different mutations of this gene, the most common is found in almost ninety percent of all cystic fibrosis patients. This mutation is just a simple deletion of three nucleotides. These three nucleotides were to create the amino acid phenylalanine, but with CF, that is never made. The CF protein never makes it to the cell ...
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...Adult Client with Childhood Disease-Cystic Fibrosis Candace Tiley GCU RN-BSN Health Assessment NRS-434V Kathy Karlberg August 01, 2013 Adult Client with Childhood Disease-Cystic Fibrosis CLC GROUP ASSIGNMENT-SPEAKER NOTES Candace Tiley #1- A clinical description and definition of the disease Definition: Cystic Fibrosis is one of the major life-threatening disorders that affect vital organs such as the lungs, pancreas, liver, and intestines. It is a genetic disorder of the exocrine glands, also called the secretory glands, which are the glands that produce and secrete mucus and sweat. CF affects all races but primarily affects Caucasians of European descent. This disease affects about 30,000 people in the United States and 70,000 people worldwide. In the U.S. nearly 5% of the population carries the defective CFTR gene. There are a high number of asymptomatic carriers. (Scott, 2013) Cystic Fibrosis causes severe damages to cells of the body that produce mucus, sweat, and digestive juices. Under normal conditions, these secretions from the body are usually thin and slippery. However, in people diagnosed with CF, the defective gene causes the secretions to become thicker and stickier. This leads to a plugging up of tubes, ducts and passageways, particularly in the lungs, sinuses, pancreas, intestines, hepato-biliary tree, and the vas deferens. (Hopkin, 2009) Cystic Fibrosis is characterized by abnormal movement of chloride and sodium ions across the epithelial...
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...Cystic Fibrosis affects more than 30,000 children and adults in the United States. Cystic Fibrosis, also known as CF, is a life-threatening genetic disease that causes lung infections and limits the ability to breathe. CF also affects other organs as well. People who have CF are born with a defective gene that they must receive a copy from both parents. There are more than 1,800 known mutations of CF. Factors such as age of diagnosis, can affect an individual’s health and the course of the disease. The defective gene causes a buildup of thick and sticky mucus in the lungs, pancreas and other organs. Mucus is normally slimy and a little thicker than water. In the lungs the thick mucus buildup clogs airways and traps bacteria which leads to...
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...Speckman November 15, 2011 Introduction: Cystic Fibrosis is one of the most common chronic lung diseases in children and young adults. It is an inherited deadly disorder that affects Caucasians in the United States. Cystic fibrosis of CF is a disease that is caused by a defected gene, which causes the lungs to build up with an abnormally thick and sticky fluid, or mucus. This mucus affects the lungs obstructing breathing along with also affecting the pancreas, causing poor absorption of nutrients. For my family Cystic Fibrosis is a well-known disease, because my Aunt Rae Ellen died of it back in 1962. The history of Cystic Fibrosis dates back into the mid-17th century where it was first known as a child who had become bewitched. Advances in cystic fibrosis began to pick up in the 1940s. Children with CF are normally diagnosed by the age of 2 and now can live to around the age of 40. There are many different symptoms that come along with this disease. There are different symptoms related to newborns, bowel functions, lungs, and later in life. The most common symptoms seem to be coughing or increased mucus in the lungs and salty-tasting skin. People with cystic fibrosis have mutations on the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene, which reduces the ability of chloride ions to travel across cell membranes. There is no way to prevent Cystic Fibrosis but there are ways to deal with it and have a quality life with it. It just needs to be carefully...
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...you have ever heard of the disease called Cystic Fibrosis? Im going to talk about how someone can get Cystic Fibrosis, some symptoms that go along with the disease, a few treatments, and the basic overall prognosis. Now I personally know a great deal about Cystic Fibrosis, or Cf as it can be called because 3 of my cousins actually have it. Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease. People inherit CF from their parents through genes, same as how you get your hair color, eye color and height. In order for a person to get CF they must inherit to copies ,one from each parent , of the defective gene called the CFTR gene. Now this gene cause the body to produce unusually , thick and sticky mucus. This mucus clogs the lungs and can cause life-threatening lung infections.It also obstructs the pancreas and stops natural enzymes from helping the body breakdown and absorb food. Some symptoms that go along with CF is Persistent coughingFrequent lung infectionsWheezing or shortness of breathPoor growth and weight gain despite having a good apetite Now even though CF is fairly a rare disease every newborn is screened for it. Now this is not entirely a definitve, so a follow up test is performed called the sweat test. This test measures the salt content of sweat. High salt= cf positive. Unfortuntley, there is no cure for Cystic Fibrosis. According to the CF Foundation Patient Registry the average life expectancy is 40 years old. This is still very young but the life expectancy age has been rising...
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...Lung and pancreas diseases have been around for decades now. Its is not anything new. Cystic Fibrosis affects both the lungs and pancreas. Thousands, and millions of people have been diagnosed with CF worldwide. But, what are the causes and effects of Cystic Fibrosis? Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease that affects the lungs, pancreas, and gall bladder. CF also affects the respiratory and digestive system. The person with CF would have had to be born with a defective gene, which did not work correctly, causing thick mucus to build up in the lungs, pancreas, and gall bladder. The disease, CF was first described and named by Dorothy Anderson in 1938. Dorothy Anderson was born in Asheville, North Carolina, May 15, 1901. Dorothy had...
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...Cystic Fibrosis Latisha Long HCS/245 March 26, 2012 Cathy Coyle Cystic Fibrosis In today’s society there are many diseases out there. It is to contract these diseases by coming in contact with a carrier. People who are into sharing dirty needles, having unprotected sex, or not being able to maintain a healthy and clean environment, can become infected with these transferable diseases. There are some diseases out there that you can inherit; one in particular that stands out is Cystic Fibrosis (CF). CF is a life threating disease; there are 1,000 new cases each year. With the new treatments and studies, people are living longer with CF. Before people with CF were only living into the early years of their childhood, and now they are living well past their 30s. CF is an inherited disease that affects the lungs and digestive system. A defective gene and its protein cause the body to produce an abundance of thick sticky mucus in the lungs. The production of this mucus causes the lungs to clog and can lead to life threating infections. CF can also cause the pancreas to obstruct and stop enzymes, which allows the body to absorb and breakdown food. This can cause slow growth and malnutrition in the body, and the sticky mucus can block the airway which makes it difficult to breath causing this disease to be life threatening. People with CF have shorter life expectancy, because of the way CF controls the body. The treatment for CF is improving every day...
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...ways in which individual’s quality of life can be affected by ill-health. In this assignment I will be discussing how cystic fibrosis and obesity affects the health and lifestyle of the person with the illnesses. What is cystic fibrosis? Cystic fibrosis is an example of ill health, as it is the UK’s most common, life threatening disorder. It is a genetic disorder that is caused by ‘an inherited disease caused by a faulty gene. In the UK, 2.3 million people carry the faulty gene and when two people that are carriers of the gene, there is a 1 in 4 chance in every pregnancy that their child will be born with cystic fibrosis. This gene controls the movement of salt and water in and out of your cells, so the lungs and digestive system become clogged with mucus, making it hard to breathe and digest food.’ This faulty gene causes a variety of symptoms for the person with the disorder, some of these symptoms include: a persistent cough, poor weight gain and recurring chest and lung infections. The cells most seriously affected are the lung cells, this is because the over production of mucus clogs the airways of the lungs and increases the risk of infection due to the amount of bacteria that can reproduce which may lead to lung and heart failure. Cystic fibrosis is a disorder that is getting more treatable over the years and with newfound technology and medication has meant that ’life expectancy for children born and diagnosed with cystic fibrosis (CF) in 2010 is 37 years for females...
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...according to B.F Skinner, Mccrae & Costa and Carl Rogers compliment the idea that chronic illness will impact the individual’s ability to keep a positive self-esteem and develop socially and autonomously through adolescents. We will look into the specific factors that are impacted by chronic illness’, how exactly they relate to the responses of adolescent individual, how it affects their relationships with families and medical staff, and identify ways in which we can promote positive development despite the burden of a wide range of chronic illness’. For Adolescents and young adults, gaining autonomy is essential which is imposed while enduring management of a chronic illness. Obviously with illness’ such as cancer, Sickle cell disease, Cystic Fibrosis and asthma; the vulnerability involved with daily activities directly affect ones confidence in behaving in line with social norms. As S.Morgan states these chronic illnesses ‘require constant monitoring and strict adherence to a medical regimen, with little room for the risky behaviors and experimentation that is often a part of peer relationships at this stage’ (Morgan, Davies, Palmer, & Plaster, 2010; Sawyer, Drew, & Duncan, 2007). This peer relationship stage is crucial in...
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...located behind the stomach and is level with the breastbone. The two main functions of the pancreas are to secrete strong digestive enzymes into the small intestine to help the digestion of carbohydrates and also release hormones (insulin and glucagon) into the bloodstream (www.webmd.boots.com). There are two different kinds of pancreatitis, these being acute (sudden and severe) and chronic (on-going). When referring to pancreatitis as chronic or acute, it is mainly referring to how long a person has suffered with the illness rather than the seriousness. Acute is where the pancreas becomes inflamed and is normally a short term illness, whereas chronic is where the pancreas becomes permanently damaged and affects the individual for life or long term. If a person has chronic pancreatitis it is possible to still have flare ups of acute pancreatitis at the same time, (www.bupa.co.uk). Pancreatitis occurs when digestive enzymes that are produced in the pancreas become activated while still inside the pancreas, therefore causing damage to the pancreas. When normal digestion takes place, the inactivated pancreatic enzymes travel through the ducts in the pancreas and move on to the small intestine, this is where the enzymes should become activated and assists with digestion. In pancreatitis, the enzymes become activated while still in the pancreas and this cause’s the activated enzymes to irritate the cells of your pancreas and start digesting the pancreas itself. The activation...
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...Potential effects of life factors and events on the development of an individual. By Amy Stephens P2, P3 2015 Amy J [Type the company name] 1/1/2015 In this assignment I will be explaining the potential effects of different life factors towards and individual and then I'll try to explain the influences that come from these effects including two life events of the development of an individual. The five factors that can have an effect on someone's development and the ones I will be talking about are Biological, Genetic, Environmental, Life style and Socioeconomic. P2: Explain the potential effects of five different life factors on the development of an individual on two particular life stages. My two chosen life stages are childhood and the mother of the child so adulthood. The first potential life factor that can have an effect on an individual's development throughout their life is Biological factors, this factors includes Foetal alcohol syndrome, Infections during pregnancy and also the effects of an individual's diet. The environment inside a women's womb can have a dramatic influence on the development of the child for example if a women was to smoke regularly throughout pregnancy then the nicotine can have an effect on the foetus and its development. This is because nicotine can limit the amount of blood and nutrition that reaches the foetus, children that are born mothers that smoke during pregnancy are known to weight a lot less than a regular baby would...
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...into the body to treat diseases. It is the name applied to the treatment of inherited diseases by corrective genetic engineering of the dysfunctional genes. It is part of a broader field called genetic medicine, which involves the screening, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of hereditary conditions in humans. The results of genetic screening can pinpoint a potential problem to which gene therapy can sometimes offer a solution. Genes represent the genetic material that organisms pass on from generation to generation. Therefore, genes are responsible for controlling hereditary traits and provide the basic biological code or blueprint for living organisms. Genes produce protein such as hair and skin as well as proteins that are important for the proper functioning of organs. Mutated or defective genes often cause disease. The purpose of gene therapy is to replace a defective gene with a normal copy of the same gene in attempt to restore function. Initially conceived as an approach for treating inherited diseases, like cystic fibrosis and Huntington's disease, the scope of potential gene therapies has grown to include treatments for cancers, arthritis, and infectious diseases. Although gene therapy testing in humans has rapidly advanced, in general, the field of gene therapy has proven to be problematic and complicated by a variety of ethical issues. For example, some scientists are concerned that the integrating genes into the human genome may cause disease (Bio Technology). There...
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...rhonchi, wheezing, or egophony Diagnosis-labs, chest xray Ct not recommended unless anthrax is suspected Bronch-immunocompromised individuals and patients who have not responded to treatment Xrays Focal- bacteria Interstitual-viral Rapid progression/ multifocal- legionella, pneumococci, staphylococci Medialstinal widening without infiltrates- inhalation anthrax Tamiflu within 48 hours to be effective HAP-received care in a health care institution for at least 2 days in the last 90 days prior to infection VAP- pneumonia within 48 hours of intubation HAP more difficult to treat compared to CAP COPD- include emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and small airway disease Emphysema-structural change via destruction and enlargement of alveoli Chronic bronchitis- chronic cough and mucous production Small airway disease-generalized narrowing of bronchioles, may include asthma COPD-4th leading cause of death in United States Risk factors- smoking, outdoor air pollution, occupational dust and chemicals Candium exposure can cause COPD Alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency- hereditary COPD cause air trapping- mucous obstructs airway. Air then gets trapped in causing increased Co2 eventually leading to VQ mismatch Indicators-cough, sputum production, dyspnea Yellow or green sputum- bacteria Look for barrel chest,...
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...Fathers’ Perspectives on the Emotional Impact of Managing the Care of Their Children With Cystic Fibrosis Claire C. Hayes, MSc, BSc, RCN, RM, RGN Eileen Savage, PhD, MEd, BNS, RCN, RGN In this article, fathers' perspectives on the emotional impact of managing the care of their children with cystic fibrosis (CF) are examined. The constant worry of living with the unpredictability of CF was highlighted in this study, drawing on interviews with eight Irish fathers, who experienced difficulties communicating their concerns to others. Despite efforts at not dwelling on CF, fathers described being surrounded by constant reminders. To minimize the emotional impact of managing their children's care, fathers described living from day to day rather than looking into the future. These findings demonstrate the need for supportive interventions in helping fathers manage the emotional demands of caring for their children with CF. © 2008 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Key words: Fathers; Children with CF; Emotions; Worries YSTIC FIBROSIS (CF) IS a progressive, lifeshortening, multisystem disease of the exocrine glands, which predominately affects the respiratory tract and the gastrointestinal tract. Increased mucus production in the small airways resulting in progressive lung disease is the primary cause of death (Orenstein, Winnie, & Altman, 2002). Improvements in life expectancy into the third and fourth decades can be attributed to scientific and medical advances in treatment interventions...
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