HRCT Case Summary

He confided in me that he has a very demanding job, doesn’t really have many friends and cares for his sick mother who’s in a nursing home. Smoking seemed to be therapeutic for him, even though he knew how terribly unhealthy it was. My heart went out to him so I offered him my help, Pro Buono. The great news is, after just a few sessions, he’s able to eat a meal without smoking a cigarette. He's got a long road ahead of him, being a smoker for over thirty years, but he's dedicated to his therapy sessions and after each one he shows magnificent signs of

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

R.W. appears with progressive difficulty getting his breath while doing simple tasks, and also having difficulty doing any manual work, complains of a cough, fatigue, and weight loss, and has been treated for three respiratory infections a year for the past 3 years. On physical examination, CNP notice clubbing of his fingers, use accessory muscles for respiration, wheezing in the lungs, and hyperresonance on percussion of the lungs, and also pulmonary function studies show an FEV1 of 58%. These all symptoms and history represented here most strongly indicate the probability of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). COPD is a respiratory disease categorized by chronic airway inflammation, a decrease in lung function over time, and gradual damage in quality of life (Booker, 2014).

At 14:32 Haring was arrested for OWI and fleeing the scene of an accident. He was taken away for booking and a Data Master Breathalyzer test.

Data: Pulmonary function testing dated 2010 showed moderately severe obstruction with positive bronchodilators response. Normal lung volumes. Evidence of air trapping. Severely reduced diffusing capacity for carbon monoxide.

Shortness of breath and wheezing are classical signs of COPD. The first part of the essay is discussed on pathophysiology of COPD. Another part is going to be informing on the pharmacology aspect of treating the disease. Nutrition also plays as a critical component of relieving the symptoms of the disease or aiding the work of medication. One of the signs that COPD can be established as a primary cause of illness is by receiving lab report on Arterial Blood Gases ABG.

History of Present Illness: Mr. Magnuson is a very pleasant 77-year-old gentleman who was previously seen in this office by Elvira Aguila, MD for COPD and hypoxic respiratory failure. He is here today for routine followed up. He was last evaluated in January 2015. Since that time, he states that his dyspnea is worse. He feels that it is related to the weather. He does state that he works around the house, although he does have significant functional limitations because of shortness of breath. His wife also confirms that he is able to do less and less. He has a stable, minimal cough. He is using 4L of oxygen at night as well as, as needed throughout the day. He continues to smoke three to four cigarettes on

11:00am- IRTC spoke with assigned CPS, Chantel Palmer, who indicated that the current case was called in because of the incident that was already reported during the prior investigation. CPS voiced that the subject child was expected to receive a STD test as a precautionary measure. CPS stated that there is no new information that was reported that was not already previously investigated. IRTC informed CPS to alert IRTC if the subject child test positive for an STD.

Diagnosing COPD is multifactorial, as stated previously, an all-encompassing nursing assessment and patient history must be conducted. When these processes are finalized, and subjective evidence points towards COPD, it is necessary to confirm the diagnosis with objective data. The definitive way to do this is by conducting pulmonary function testing (PFT); specifically, spirometry. On top of diagnosing, spirometry, is also pertinent for staging the patients COPD (Corbridge,et al., 2012). In addition to these facets, there are several other radiologic and laboratory tests that are helpful in determining the severity of COPD; they are not so much diagnostic, as they are informative.

Ardelle has returned following a number of recent investigations. A CT chest scan has revealed some bi-apical scarring and coarse linear atelectasis in the left lower lobe all of which appears chronic and would not be causative of Ardelle’s current symptoms.

As COPD is a progressive disease with a decline in lung function, the results are remarkable. The authors observed - only in a third - high decline in lung function (more than 40 ml per year). This indicates COPD is in fact not invariably progressive. More than half the patients show a declination in lung function on par with healthy individuals.

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.

Ineffective breathing pattern related to decreased oxygen saturation, poor tissue perfusion, obesity, decreased air entry to bases of both lungs, gout and arthritic pain, decreased cardiac output, disease process of COPD, and stress as evidenced by shortness of breath, BMI > 30 abnormal breathing patterns (rapid, shallow breathing), abnormal skin colour (slightly purplish), excessive diaphoresis, nasal flaring and use of accessory muscles, statement of joint pain, oxygen saturations of 85-95% 2L NP, immobility 95% of the day, and adventitious sounds throughout lungs (crackles) secondary to CHF, hypertension, pain caused by gout and arthritis, and obesity

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AIG or American Insurance Group is a large insurance company that played a big role in the 2008 financial crisis in which the US government need to bail it out to survive for around $200 billion. It is through its subsidiary AIG financial products that they maintained an accumulated indirect exposures in real-estate-backed debt securities in terms of OTC credit protection on obligations with collateralized debt. Since AIG is at a credit rating of AAA, they are not actually required to post collateral at the time contracts were made. CSA and AIG agreed that it is when their credit rating will be downgraded; they will comply to post collateral then. So as September 2008 went through, they have a credit rating down by 3 levels. So since the insurance