Human respiratory syncytial virus

Paget’s disease of the bone (PDB), also called Osteitis Deformans, is a chronic, slowly progressive skeletal condition of abnormally rapid bone destruction and reformation. PDB is the second most common bone remodeling disease after osteoporosis. The new bone is structurally abnormal, dense and fragile. The bones that are frequently affected are in the spine, skull, pelvis and lower legs. The disease does not spread bone to bone, it will stay constant in the affected bone or bones throughout

It includes emphysema, chronic bronchitis, and in some cases asthma (NIH.NHLBI, 2012). Emphysema as stated by American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) is an abnormal enlargement of air spaces distal to the terminal bronchioles and does occur in the lung parenchyma in COPD patients (AARC, 2011; Rosdahl & Kowalski, 2003). As a result of emphysema there is a significant loss of alveolar

Chronic Respiratory Failure Shelby Lynch Date of Care: 03/19/2013 Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 340: Critical Care |Assessment |Medical/Nursing Diagnoses |Treatment | |Brief review of the patient |Medical Diagnoses: |Therapeutic Modalities

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Pneumonia is one of the most common infectious diseases prevalent nowadays and affects all ages. It is an acute or chronic infection of one or both lungs caused by microorganisms, such as viruses, bacteria or chemical irritants. (Schmitt, 2011) It has different types, and one of them is Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP). CAP is a disease in which individuals who have not recently been hospitalized develop an infection of the lungs. It occurs because the areas of the lung

Dr. James Hardy performed the first human lung transplant in 1963, although the patient only lived 18 days.1 The first successful long-term lung transplant was performed in 1983 in Toronto. Recipients of the first lung transplants were plagued by infection, rejection, and most significantly, bronchial anastomotic dehiscence.2 However with advancements in bronchoscopy, ventilation perfusion screening, echocardiography and radiological imaging, there are other post-surgical complications which have

MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS INTRODUCTION The word sclerosis comes from the Greek ‘skleros’ meaning hard. In multiple sclerosis, hard areas called ‘plaques’ (also known as lesions or scars) develop around the damaged nerves. ‘Multiple’ refers to the many different areas of the central nervous system that may have damaged myelin.1 Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a neurological disease that involves the central nervous system (CNS), the nerves that comprise the brain and spinal cord. It has two major features2:

International Classification of Diseases Coding II Chapter 17 – 27 Chapter 17: 1. Which of the following anemias is caused by a failure of the bone marrow to produce red blood cells and may be congenital or acquired? A. Bone marrow deficiency anemia B. Sickle-cell anemia C. Aplastic anemia D. Thalassemia 2. Which of the following terms refers to either a reduction in the quantity of hemoglobin or a reduction in the volume of red blood cells? E. Anemia