Unit 4

In this society, organ transplant surgery has been perfected to where no risk is present. However, organs still have a high demand with low supply. In addition, the only people eligible to receive organs are those who came to their ailment at no fault of their own. In other words, they did not smoke, drink, or eat in manners that caused their diseased organs. The people who donate organs have to be perfectly healthy as well to eliminate unhealthy organs for donation.

Discuss and contrast reversible and nonreversible cell injury. As per your analysis, what type of cell injury did Mr. Smith sustain and why? Include pathophysiological processes involved with cell injury.

The experiment had partially failed. Much of the organs and musculature had begun to fail beyond saving after

Phillip Morris is a 64-year-old, pack a day smoker for 20 years, with a complaint of shortness of breath and a productive yellow cough for three days. He also has a three-year history of progressive renal failure. Currently, he is receiving care at a local intensive care unit with a diagnosis of pneumonia and sepsis. His physical exam and vital signs reveal an elevated temperature, low blood pressure with elevated heart rate, decreased breath sounds, and respiratory rate of 22 breaths per minute. His arterial blood gas (ABG) results include a potential of hydrogen (pH) of 7.18, partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2) of 52 mm Hg, bicarbonate (HCO3-) of 19 mEq/L, sodium (Na+) of 138 mEq/L, chloride (Cl-) of 105 mEq/L, and creatinine clearance of 45 mL/min/1.73 m2. The following paragraphs will discuss the pathophysiology of Mr. Morris’s case.

The medical industry had been achieving more in the stage of medical advancements, though they are still in the early phase. Artificial organs have been one of those achievements. Although they have achieved such, artificial organs are not perfect. Most doctors as well as patients would prefer to replace a dying organ with a compatible human organ, rather than with an artificial or animal organ. Yet due to a there being less organs donated than recipients, artificial and animal organs are becoming more common in transplants. Most of this issue is because people are unaware of how organ donation works, the organs that can be donated, how many people are in need, and the advancements that have happened in the field. Organ donation saves hundreds of lives every year, but many lives are recklessly lost due to a shortage of organ donors.

Over decades, lung cancer globally continues to be the leading killer in both genders. In the United States, smoking is responsible for 90% lung cancer deaths in men and about 80% in women. About 15 decades ago, lung cancer was not considered as the leading killer because it was an extremely rare disease about 1% in total of cancer cases. However, by the year 1927, the percentage increased into 14%. During World War I, many soldiers and civilians started smoking to release stress. Eventually, that made the lung cancer rate and smoking addiction in the population started to increase. In a research that published in 2001, lung cancer annually kills over one million people worldwide (Witschi, 2001). The death rate, which caused by lung cancer,

The effects of tobacco smoke on these essential function are devastating. The Pharynx, Trachea and Larynx take the initial damage, causing irritation to these areas. From there reduced lung function and due to swelling and narrowing of the lung airways. The body’s natural defense would be to expel the toxins by creating more mucus but this backs up the clearance systems due to overwhelming production of this natural resource. These effects are the most notable and outward facing effects. Visible signs are smoker’s cough, wheezing, shortness of breath and low energy, excess mucus and spitting. Tar, Carbon monoxide, Hydrogen Cyanide, Metals and Radioactive compounds are all introduced to this system through the use of cigarettes. Each one of these toxins breaks down the natural production of

Smoking tobacco is one of the most common bad habits in the worldwide. A large amount of data has been collected on the issues of tobacco and overall health globally. The relationship between tobacco use and health initially comes from professional clinical observations about lung cancer, the first disease linked to tobacco use. Many people are not able to stop their addiction of smoking due to the fact that tobacco contains a common drug called nicotine that makes smokers feel as if they need to smoke all the time in order to function normally. Nicotine is a substance that is found in tobacco. It is also found in all tobacco products such as: cigarettes, chewing tobacco, and cigars. Cigarette smoking is regarded as a major health risk factor in the development of lung cancer, which it has been proven that is the main cause of cancer deaths in men and women in the United States and the world.

Smoking The incidence of lung cancer is strongly correlated with cigarette smoking, with about 90% of lung

I decided to do my cancer research paper on Lung cancer because a lot of people i know smoke . There are many ways to get Lung cancer as in smoking, or being around someone who is smoking (2nd hand smoking). Smoking is responsible for over 80% of deaths and 2nd hand for many more. This cancer can cause you to have trouble breathing, coughing up blood, changes in voice, or pain in chest, shoulders, or back.

D. Thesis - Organ donation and Transplants are the most remarkable success stories in the history of medicine. They give hope to

There was a time when scientists invented a medical procedure to cure cancer and the procedure includes replacing of human organs from that of a pig. Patient D was the first subject to undergo this kind of procedure. He is a 56-year old man and is diagnosed with colon cancer which made his health to be in a critical condition. The doctors removed his colon and replaced it with a pig’s colon. After that procedure, he regained and improved his health. Without further testing the hypothesis, the scientists immediately advertised the treatment until most people have undergone the surgery because it became a major hit. After a few weeks, the side-effects started to appear. All the patients that had undergone the surgery changed their diet. They

This paper has discussed ingredients in cigarettes, side effects from cigarettes, and side effects from quitting. Cigarettes are not worth all the damages it does to people's bodies. Cigarettes could permanently damage the lungs and heart, and there is no reversing the damage. Smokers need to put cigarettes down as soon as possible so they do not damage their bodies anymore than they all ready have. If smokers continue to smoke they could end up with emphysema, having to carry an oxygen tank with them everywhere they go and not being able to breath on their

Thesis Statement: Smoking has many dangerous effects on a smoker 's health and the health of those around them; it harms every organ in the body and leads to premature death.

According to the case study, I will be dealing with a 40 years old single mother of three, named Janet Jackson. She is diagnosed with leiomyomas and has a past history of depression and is a chain smoker. She was admitted to the hospital for vaginal hysterectomy via spinal anaesthetic. On her return to the ward after 2 hours in PARU, her vital signs were as follows: Blood pressure-90/50 mm Hg; pulse: 130bpm; respiration rate: 30/min; temperature: 36.5 C. Her pain score is 0/10 and has a urinary catheter insitu with 10 mls urine output for the last hour and a patient controlled analgesia. She is to be discharged after 2 days on ward. In the following paragraphs, I will be critically discussing about the aetiology and pathophysiology of her condition, the pathophysiology of her deterioration after her operation and how can I as a nurse can manage her vital signs. At the end, I will discuss about three members of the healthcare team: a social worker, a recreational therapist and a registered dietitian who will play a crucial role in caring for Janet before she gets discharged followed by a brief conclusion.