General Characterists of Antimicrobials- 1.Antibacterial – broad spectrum, narrow spectrum- gram positive, gram negative Broad spectrum to start the process of healing until c&s results – then treat with narrow spectrum susceptible to antibiotic Obtain C&S before administering antibiotics Gram positive stains pinkish Gram negative stains purple-ish blue Bactercidal – kills Bacteriostatic – inhibits growth Side Effects – allergy in 1st 30min – nausea, vomiting, dirreaha
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Case Study – Chronic Bronchitis Admitting History A 68 year old retired geologist arrived in the emergency room with his daughter. Well known to the respiratory care consult team, he has a 40 year history of smoking 1.5 packs of cigarettes a day, is widowed, lives alone, and has difficulty managing his daily activities. For the past week the man has experienced increased dyspnea and cough and has been unable to care for himself. On observation, his personal hygiene appeared to have deteriorated
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year. According to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute people that smoke are six times more likely to suffer from heart attacks. Smoking can also cause cases of chronic obstructive lung disease which includes emphysema and bronchitis. Smoking also put people at a greater risk for having a stroke. Cigarettes that offer low-tar and low-nicotine are not a safe alternative to smoking and have the same effects as normal cigarettes. According to the World
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that does not significantly fluctuate. Within that broad category, the primary cause of the obstruction may vary; examples include airway inflammation, mucous plugging, narrowed airway lumina, or airway destruction. The term COPD includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema. Although asthma also involves airway inflammation and periodic narrowing of the airway lumina (hyperreactivity), the condition is the result of individual response to a wide variety of stimuli/triggers and is therefore episodic in
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Com 155 Nicole Thompson Week 7 Essay Draft Restrictive vs. Obstructive Lung Disease Breath in with the weight of a thousand elephant’s, Heart pounding, feeling all is lost, Breath out with the strength of hundreds, Chest throbbing, Wishing nothing more than for the pain to stop, and both are a wasted effort. Feelings of hopelessness, No one can imagine the suffering you are feeling. This is what people go through everyday with restrictive or obstructive
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understand less, why smoking appeals to a person. The risk is higher than the benefits and I can’t seem to understand what people find in it that makes them want to continue smoking. My mother was a smoker and had high blood pressure, heart disease and bronchitis. After researching this, I found out that most of it could have been prevent if she did not smoke. The chemicals used to produce them have been researched and are the cause for many of the disease and the effects it has on your body. Some people
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After a semester in public health 3100, I realized that there are more factors to my father’s illness with acute bronchitis than I initially thought. After rereading the Health Narrative part 1, which was a narrative about my father’s illness, acute bronchitis. I now know that my father’s location, age and lack of governmental control all contributed to my father making the decision to smoke. What a semester in public health 3100 taught me is that, unfortunately, many of the health problems worldwide
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is , a 72 year old man who has been admitted for dyspnea or shortness of breath. reported that he has been coughing for the past week and his coughing has accompanied sputum discharge. His past medical history includes emphysema and chronic bronchitis. He used to smoke but has stopped since a year ago for economical reasons as well as it is also bad for his asthma. His bowel movements have also been irregular since his admission. He also reported that he is feeling depressed and fearful about
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began to suffer from vitamin C deficiency, which led to scurvy. These days, vitamin C is used most often for preventing and treating the common cold. Some people use it for other infections including gum disease, acne and other skin infections, bronchitis, human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease, stomach ulcers caused by bacteria called Helicobacter pylori, tuberculosis, dysentery (an infection of the lower intestine), and skin infections that produce boils (furunculosis). It is also used for
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Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is one of the most common lung diseases which makes it difficult to breathe and causes damage to the lungs over many years, usually from smoking that leads to a combination of two diseases, Chronic Bronchitis and Emphysema. Chronic Bronchitis are airways which carry to the lings become inflamed and make a lot of mucus, and a long term cough with mucus. Emphysema involves destruction of the lungs over time, and the air sac are damaged and loses their stretch
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