Case Study One COPD HCS 507 09/06/2014 Stephen Loughran‚ MSN-FNP‚ RN Case Study One COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive‚ non-reversible disease that makes breathing difficult. COPD is characterized by coughing‚ often productive; wheezing; shortness of breath; and chest tightness. The leading cause of COPD is cigarette smoking (National Institutes of Health‚ 2013). While 85 % of COPD patients are or were smokers‚ only 10-25 percent of smokers develop COPD‚ suggesting
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July/August 2011 www.NursingMadeIncrediblyEasy.com Copyright © 2011 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. Unauthorized reproduction of this article is prohibited. The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) promotes awareness‚ education‚ and care for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The committee annually reviews evidence-based guidelines for prevention‚ diagnosis‚ and treatment of COPD. We give you an overview of these guidelines. By Brenda L. Smith‚ MSN
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What are the causes‚ symptoms and treatments for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)? Introduction “Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung ailment that is characterized by a persistent blockage of airflow from the lungs” ( World Health Organisation (WHO) website‚ nd). This report will examine the causes‚ symptoms and treatment of COPD. It will discuss current statistics on COPD and some of the current treatments available. Multiple sources were used including websites
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COPD COPD is characterized by airflow limitation that is poorly reversible. Cumulative‚ chronic exposure to cigarette smoking is the number one cause of the disease‚ but repeated exposure to secondhand smoke‚ air pollution and occupational exposure (to coal‚ cotton‚ grain) are also important risk factors. Chronic inflammation plays a major role in COPD pathophysiology. Smoking and other airway irritants cause neutrophils‚ T-lymphocytes‚ and other inflammatory
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Emphysema is one of several diseases usually labeled collectively as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It’s the most common cause of death from respiratory disease in the United States; approximately 2 million Americans are afflicted with the disease. Emphysema(COPD) appears to be more prevalent in men than women. Postmortem findings reveal few adult lungs without some degree of emphysema. Causes Emphysema(COPD) may be caused by a genetic deficiency of alpha 1 -antitrypsin (AAN)
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Asthma and emphysema are both known as obstructive lung diseases. Obstructive lung disease occurs when the airway is obstructed and is worse with expiration. For example‚ more force is required to exhale and emptying the lungs is slowed (Huether & McCance‚ 2012‚ p. 689). The most common type of obstructive lung diseases are asthma‚ chronic bronchitis‚ and emphysema. Although‚ they are categorized as obstructive lung disease they have many similarities in that they have similar symptoms such as
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What is COPD? Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a progressive disease that constricts airways and dramatically hinders a person’s ability to breathe. It affects around 13% of Australians aged 40 or over. It causes mucus or blood-filled coughing‚ chest tightness and severe shortness of breath. The disease is comprised of Chronic Bronchitis‚ Asthma and Emphysema‚ with the seriousness of it being judged by four levels‚ each level increasing in severity. To this day‚ there is no known cure
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open systems approach allows for a primary focus of a disease process while also concentrating on the many systems that can be affected as a result of the illness or disease. In the patient with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)‚ the care of the patient offers challenges in management‚ and is greatly improved by an open systems approach to patient care. In order to analyze the origin‚ pathophysiology‚ and effects of the disease‚ an open system allowing many components to
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About 100‚000 people in the UK die each year due to smoking. Smoking-related deaths are mainly due to cancers‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart disease. About half of all smokers die from smoking-related diseases. If you are a long-term smoker‚ on average‚ your life expectancy is about 10 years less than a non-smoker. and in the UK about 8 in 10 non-smokers live past the age of 70‚ but only about half of long-term smokers live past 70. The younger you are when you start smoking‚
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is a slow and progressive obstruction of the airways. There are two categories of COPD. These are emphysema‚ a condition where there is abnormal and permanent destruction and enlargement of the alveoli. Chronic bronchitis is a productive cough and inflammation of the bronchi and other lung changes. Smoking and second hand smoke exposure are the main contributors to this disease. Other contributing factors can be environmental air pollution and genetics
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