Cohort Study In Health Care

I will analyse the prevalence of the condition and what the potential causes may be. My interests have been directed to pre hospital care and community lead treatment packages, which are potentially available to the patient, as this is the acute environment, which I will have contact with in my employment as a paramedic. The initial reading was to understand COPD as a chronic condition, what is COPD? and its prevalence in the population. The (World health organisation, 2000), states that one in four deaths in the world are caused by COPD. In 2010 (Vos T Flaxman etal, 2012), says globally there were approximately 329 million, which is 4.8% of the population who are affected by this chronic condition, In the UK (NICE, 2010), have estimated that 3 million people suffer from COPD, with more yet to be diagnosed. This information about the amount of people living with this condition was surprising, as I little knowledge of its existence. During the early 1960’s (Timothy Q. Howes, 2005), says the term COPD had been designated as a single term unifying all the chronic respiratory diseases. Since then the term COPD, has been sub divided in to three umbrella areas, Bronchitis, Emphysema and Chronic asthma, which are separate conditions, which I have been previously aware of as their individual conditions. The 58 year old patient who we visited,

There are no cure for this disease. However, there are different treatment to prevent further deterioration of the lungs function in order to improve the quality of life of the patient by increasing capacity of their physical activity. One of the main severe complication a patient with COPD can develop is exacerbation. Increased breathlessness, increased sputum volume and purulent sputum are the signs and symptoms of exacerbation. Early detection of the signs of exacerbation can help keep the condition of the patient from worsening. The treatments of COPD mainly aims at controlling the symptoms of exacerbation such as taking inhalers. Patients who are over the age of 35 and ex-smokers with chronic cough and bronchitis are recommended to have spirometer (NICE, 2004). This is because it is possible to delay or prevent patients from developing severe case of COPD is identified before they lose their lungs functions. Oxygen therapy is another treatment for COPD as the patients with this condition has high

Smoking is a severe health issue which can results in pain, sickness and depression. Not only does the misuses of tobacco and nicotine have a devastating

The study included 100 patients with COPD. All patients fulfilled the inclusion and exclusion criteria. According to its demographic and clinical parameters and treatment groups differ among themselves. Completed the study, all patients included in the study. The therapy in all patients with a clinically meaningful improvement of symptoms was observed.

We have come a long way in terms of health care advancement since the 1900’s. We moved away from the spontaneous generation to evidence-based practice. We have made major stripes in all avenues, especially health promotion, healthy living, and prevention/control of diseases. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), smoking is the leading cause of heart diseases, stroke, respiratory diseases and certain forms of cancer. Over the past 50 years there has been various regulations and law in place to help control these smoking related diseases. Other measures include the limitation of smoking scene in movies, and other television programs. Also the cessation of smoking from public places has lessened the amount of people

The main symptoms of COPD are long lasting cough, mucus that come up when you cough, and when you exercise (or even just walk up the stairs) shortness of breath can get worse. When COPD gets worse, it gets harder to eat or exercise, and breathing takes much more energy. People often lose weight and get weaker. Symptoms might even flare up and get much worse. This is called COPD exacerbation. An exacerbation can range from mild to life threatening. The longer you have this disease, the more severe the flare up can get.

Overall, 108,129 Service members enrolled in panels 1 and 2 of the Millennium Cohort Study and completed baseline survey. Service members who were not in active duty or National Guard/Reserves at baseline (n=5,079), who did not remain in the assigned separation category until end of study (n=37,922), who did not complete at least two follow-up surveys (n=27,984), and who had missing covariate data (n=5,974) were excluded from the study. Exclusion criteria resulted in 31,170 study participants among whom approximately 18% (n=5,510) were categorized as veterans.

COPD is an important disease to be informed about because it affects millions of people. This paper discusses signs and symptoms, treatments, abnormalities you may find, as well as many of interesting things about COPD. Being informed about COPD can also possibly decrease your chances of developing the disease.

As of not long ago, the significant objective of COPD treatment was the diminishment of side effects. Nonetheless, with the acknowledgment that intensifications of COPD are extremely normal, have a noteworthy antagonistic effect on personal satisfaction, and may speed sickness movement, rules and clinical consideration are concentrating on decreasing future dangers, for example, the counteractive action and treatment of intensifications (2013, August 23). In created nations the hospitalization of COPD patients, brought on transcendently by intensifications, represents over half of direct human services

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An acute exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a flare-up or episode when the breathing gets worse than usual and one become sick (COPD Foundation, 2017). It is most often linked to an infection or shortness of breath. Exacerbations can be serious, causing one to call a health care provider, go to the emergency room, or stay overnight in the hospital (COPD Foundation, 2017). Having exacerbations often can actually cause COPD to progress faster, so it’s important to help prevent them as much as possible (COPD Foundation, 2017). Early warning sign recognition is the best way to treat an exacerbation before it becomes serious.

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, also known as COPD, is the third leading cause of death in the United States. COPD includes extensive lungs diseases such as emphysema, non-reversible asthma, specific forms of bronchiectasis, and chronic bronchitis. This disease restricts the flow of air in and out of the lungs. Ways in which these limitations may occur include the loss of elasticity in the air sacs and throughout the airways, the destruction of the walls between air sacs, the inflammation or thickening of airway walls, or the overproduction of mucus in airways which can lead to blockage. Throughout this paper I am going to explain the main causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and ways to reduce COPD.

COPD is often identified at the late stage of the condition because in the early stage, symptoms are not certainly experience. Dyspnoea is the common reason why patients seek a healthcare professional (Pauwels & Rabe,

The sudden worsening of COPD is labeled as an exacerbation (Sudden Worsening of COPD, 2010). Things to look out for are fast breathing, increased cough, severe chest discomfort, difficulty sleeping at night, extreme tiredness, and a decrease in ones ability to move around (How to Spot Worsening COPD, 2013). Their cough my result in phlegm production which may be thicker in consistency or even an unusual color (Sudden Worsening of COPD, 2010). . When a client is educated about warning signs and the importance of early interventions, exacerbations can be detected early and may be reversible. This in itself could reduce the need for hospitalization or further complications (Tiep & Barnett,

A study conducted by Montserrat-Capdevila, Godoy, Marsal, and Barbé (2015), sought to identify predictive factors for hospital admission due to COPD exacerbations in the primary care setting. This is a retrospective cohort study with a sample comprised of 2,501 study participants with a spirometry-confirmed COPD diagnosis, older than 40 years old, who received primary care follow-up for a period of 3 years