While asthma mostly consists of unexpected and abrupt attacks, it is still regarded as/to be a chronic conditions, which can rapidly lead to a decrease in lung function. The starting point of the inflammatory response, which ultimately goes over to asthma, has its origin in an injury to the airway caused by an irritant. The most common triggers of asthma are amongst others allergens, such as pet fur or house-dust mite droppings. Triggers, like traffic fumes or tobacco smoke have also great influence on asthmatics. For non-allergic asthma, however, the main causes are physical effort/exertion, stress, intolerance towards some medications, including aspirin (which is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug), or any respiratory infections such as a ‘normal’ cold.
Common symptoms include chest pain, shaking chills, fever, dry cough, muscle aches, nausea and vomiting, rapid breathing and rapid heart rate. Symptoms that may indicate a medical emergency are bluish skin tone, labored breathing, high fever and confusion. Management and treatment of pneumonia involves a course of antibiotics. This patient is allergic to clindamycin and vancomycin, so he is being treated with tazobactam/piperacillin. The patient is also receiving multiple courses of respiratory treatment, including vest therapy, cough assistance and nebulizer treatments.
If there is a large amount of fluid, it may prevent the lung from expanding when you breathe in. This can make it hard to breathe. Other symptoms of pleural effusion include fever, chest pain, and a dry cough. The most common cause of Pleurisy is a viral infection. Another cause of Pleurisy is when air leaks into the pleural cavity from a hole in the lung, which is known as pneumothorax.
What are some of the issues for prescriptions drugs and teens today? Give examples. What are the short term and long term consequences of smoking? Short Term Effects: Tobacco affects anyone who smokes it. When or if you smoke is it can cause rising in blood pressure, rise in heart rate, restrict the flow of blood from the heart to the brain, it speeds up the brain, causes arteries to narrow.
Nicorette has 53 drug interactions, 12 minor and 41 minor, some of these drugs include, labetalol, oxazepam, pentazocine, prazosin, propranolol, theophylline, varenicline. Nicoderm – Nicoderm can interact with medications for high blood pressure, decongestants, and other nicotine products. It can also conflict with how the body manages acetaminophen, caffeine, insulin, and tricyclic antidepressants. Side Effects Nicorette – side effects: allergic reaction (hives, difficult breathing, swelling), weakness/dizziness, nausea/vomiting, dry mouth, headache, mouth or throat soreness, and muscle or joint pain. Nicoderm – side effects: vivid/abnormal dreams, headache, nervousness, sweating, redness, itching, burning at application site, nausea, stomache pain, swelling, and allergic reactions.
Caffeine is the world’s most widely used drug. It can be found naturally in leaves, seeds or fruits. Although it is FDA approved caffeine has damaging affects to the body. Research has shown links between heavy use of caffeine and osteoporosis, high blood pressure and heart disease, heartburn, ulcers, severe insomnia and infertility. Some short term affects show anxiety, irritability, increased breathing and heart rates, restlessness, excitability, dizziness, headaches, lack of concentration, gastro-intestinal pains, dehydration, and frequent urination and bowel movements.
The population of Illegal Immigrant has increased since 2000 around the country estimated from 11.5 to 12 million individuals. The more impact of this situation has been showed in California Sate. Note. From The Pew
Nicotine in cigarettes affects the nerves. Reynolds, using logos, refers to “Smoking and Health: Report of the Advisory Committee to the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service” to prove her argument. She said there are a number of chemical changes are caused by nicotine in the blood that affect brain function as the nerve-center of the human body. However, cigarette contains numerous harmful ingredients including nicotine, tar and carbon monoxide in it. When inhaled, each of these ingredients can result in hazardous effects on our respiratory system, especially the lungs which are the most important among the various organs of the respiratory system.
On the other hand, the total number of people reported affected by natural disasters has increased from 0, to 250 millions over the last 50 years. This shows that the population is growing, and more people are choosing to live in hazardous areas, thus concluding that more people will be affected. The number of disasters has increased but the numbers of deaths has fallen. This could be because of global warming, which has increased the number of hurricanes, tornadoes and other tragedies (hydro metrological hazards). On the other hand, the number of deaths has fallen because of Predictions, (which are 90% accurate, and help give a better understating of the disaster unfolding) Precautions, (meaning people don’t take any chances, and evacuate their homes) and Preparedness (working as community to prepare for any disaster).
Since the mid-1950s, suicide rates around the world have risen by 60%. Rates among young people have risen even faster, to the point where they are now the age group at highest risk in 35% of the world’s countries. The specific demographics, however, vary from country to country. China’s pattern, for example, is very different from that of most other countries. China has a suicide mortality rate of 23:100,000, with a total of 287,000 deaths by suicide each year.