Rigid Spine Syndrome

As a result, they experienced the manageable symptom for respiratory illness for example, shortness of breath. Significant factor that affects their illness seems to stem from lack of understanding on the management of their symptoms especially on how to use their inhalers effectively. I have queried for their reasons and they vary from the tendency to forget how to use, could not properly read the labeled instructions, and the difficulty for them to understand print instructions. The lack of understanding on how to manage their health condition has compromised their activities of daily living.

Lungs – Mucus plugging, chronic bacterial infections, pronounced inflammatory response, damaged airways leading to respiratory insufficiency, progressive decline in pulmonary function.

As Jane was presenting with a symptom of a life threatening event it was important that treatment was immediate. Priority was initially made from assessment of the airways, breathing and circulation, level of consciousness and pain. Jane’s respirations on admission were recorded at a rate of 28 breaths per minute, she looked cyanosed. Jane’s other clinical observations recorded a heart rate of 105 beats per minute (sinus tachycardia), blood pressure (BP) of 140/85 and oxygen saturation (SPO2) on room air 87%. It is important to establish a base line so that the nurse is altered to sudden deterioration in the patient’s clinical condition. Jane’s PEWS score (Physiological Early Warning Score) was 4 and indicated a need for urgent medical attention (BTS 2006). Breathing was the most obvious issue and was the immediate priority.

Spinal muscular atrophy may present itself in various forms, affecting every stage of life. Consequently, this stretches from the affected fetus exhibiting joint contractures, to a young child who cannot independently sit (type I) and to a young

This is a 50 years old male with no significant past medical history presented initially with shortness of breath and hypoxia and was transferred to the ICU. He was treated for bilateral pneumonia that required prolonged mechanical ventilation via a tracheostomy. He has necrotizing pneumonia and he has been in the hospital for 6 weeks due to the development of multi-organ failure. He was weaned from mechanical ventilation to the point he was tolerating a CPAP/PS mode. Later on, it was noticed that he

b) More sources. Pneumonia A patient can also develop a hospital-acquired illness from not using a ventilator correctly which leads to pneumonia. Ventilator-acquired pneumonia

They may develop alone or in combination, but as the disease progresses, all are usually present. There is no true paralysis. The symptoms are always bilateral but usually involve one side early in the illness. Because the onset is insidious, the beginning of symptoms is difficult to document. Early in the disease, reflex status, sensory status, and mental status usually are normal. Postural abnormalities (flexed, forward leaning), difficulty walking, and weakness develop. Speech may be slurred. Autonomic-neuroendocrine symptoms include inappropriate diaphoresis, orthostatic hypotension, drooling, gastric retention, constipation, and urinary retention. Depression is also prevalent.

➢ The patient may have no respiratory problems, but may still have inhaled carbon monoxide.

According to the American Lung Association, “Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a rapidly progressive disease occurring in critically ill patients.” ARDS is an extreme manifestation of a lung injury that can be associated with an acute medical problem. This occurs as a result of direct or indirect trauma to the lungs. With nearly 200,000 cases in the United States each year, ARDS is not extremely common (“Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome”). Most people who acquire this disease are critically ill patients within the hospital. The most common predisposing medical problems of ARDS consist of: shock, trauma, pulmonary infections, sepsis, aspiration, and cardiopulmonary bypass (Ignatavicious, 2013). ARDS is a severe syndrome and even with prompt and aggressive medical treatment, almost fifty percent of those diagnosed do not survive. Those who survive have a longer hospital stay along with recurring hospital admissions throughout their lifetime (“Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome”). Acute respiratory distress syndrome is a rapidly progressive disease which requires thorough assessment, rapid diagnosis, and emergency treatment measures in order to successfully respond to the disease process.

The case I will discuss comes from the Journal of General Internal Medicine and is as follows: the patient is an 80-year-old woman who suffers from nonresectable lung cancer and has been diagnosed with lobar pneumonia. Other conditions present are: hypertension, diabetes, chronic renal insufficiency and severe degenerative joint disease. While improvement was seen with initial treatment, the patient suffered worsening hypoxemia, level of consciousness obtunded, and developed acute renal failure. Thus, the only means to prevent death was intubation with

Increased frequency of respiratory impairment was also found in 50 patients aged 11 to 78 years with untreated idiopathic scoliosis, especially those with a severe degree of scoliosis (13).

●Loss of coordination in arms and legs. Like writing,  opening and closing things, loss of balance, etc.  ●Fatigue­energy level lowers and muscle loss   ●Serious heart conditions as in, hypertrophic  cardiomyopathy and arrthymias. Even diabetes mellitus  (insulin­dependent in most cases)  ●mild case of scoliosis (curved spine)  ●Loss of vision and/or hearing, slurred speech.

Health problems also come along with the physical imbalances. Health symptoms include hydrocephalus, apnea, kyphosis, and spinal stenosis. The ribs can also grow abnormally, which happens in 80 to 99 percent of cases.

Scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine that if left untreated can lead to medical complications. A healthy spine the small bones called vertebrae align in a series to compose the spine. Ligaments and muscles connected to the spine provide stability while allowing movement. The curve in the neck area is called the cervical spine, the second curve forms the thoracic spine located in the upper back, the third curve forms the lumbar spine located in the lower back. Scoliosis causes an abnormal side to side curve of the spine, this effects the structure and posture of the body. One hip or one shoulder blade may seem higher than the other. Shoulder blades may stick out and the body may lean to one side. Scoliosis is a progressive condition

either cardiac arrest or seizures leading up to respiratory arrest. Users are also unable to