A head injury with roof of mouth fracture; the airway may inadvertently enter the cranial vault with this type fracture resulting in brain injury. (4) Complications. (a) The most common complication is minor tissue trauma (i.e. nosebleed); this however, is not sufficient indication to remove the
The etiology of autonomic dysreflexia includes a range of noxious stimuli including bowel obstruction, gastric or bladder distension, sexual activity, labor, bone injury and any disruption to visceral structures (2). Complications from autonomic dysreflexia are a result of sustained hypertension and its physiologic effects on end organs such myocardial infarctions, seizures and hemorrhage of the brain and/or retina. Although mortality is uncommon with this condition, the morbidities are high and luckily, can be prevented with early detection and correction (2). INTRODUCTION: Patient JC is a 44 year old male with C6 quadriplegia from a parachute malfunction 6 years ago. He has a history of neurogenic bowel and bladder status-post colostomy and suprapubic catheterization.
Stimulus for the reflex could be a foreign body in the larynx, trachea, or epiglottis. Cari’s body is causing the cough reflex due to mucus and fluid buildup in her lungs. C. Which structures found in the terminal bronchioles and alveoli normally would protect Cari’s lungs from infectious pathogens and particulate matter? Alveolar macrophage protects the lungs by wondering around the alveoli spacing collecting dust particles and debris. Smoking has caused the cilia in the respiratory passages to become paralyzed and secrete excess amounts of mucus, macrophages are being sent to her lungs continuously and is getting stuck in the mucus instead of fighting off the pathogens.
Alveolar macrophage protects her lungs by wondering around the alveoli space collecting dust, particles and debris. Cari is a smoker and this has caused the cilia in her respiratory passages to become paralyzed and secrete excess amounts of mucus. Macrophages are being sent to her lungs and is getting stuck in the mucus instead of fighting off pathogens. Question D: How would the resistance of Cari’s airways be affected by excess mucus and fluid in her lung? She is having an issue with getting adequate oxygen because of the pressure of fluid and mucus buildup in her longs and is therefore, not allowing her lungs to fully expand to get the quality of breath her body needs.
The first factor when diagnosing Don with emphysema would be the shortness of breath. A person with emphysema normally experiences episodes of decreased airflow. This is due to the over-inflated alveoli that are not exchanging gases when a person breathes, due to little or no movement of gases out of the alveoli. The increased BP and respiratory rate show in the test that Dr. Murphy ordered show that Don has two big symptoms that could conclude he has emphysema. With this knowledge Dr. Murphy could easily notice that Don had underlying emphysema.
Asthma is such a common disease. For instance, a negative response to an emotional stress can cause an asthma attack (Mark 1007). Have you actually seen someone have an asthma attack? It is the scariest thing because you cannot do anything about it. They say that there are no cures for asthma, and they also claim that there is some natural therapies that may help to manage symptoms of asthma.
Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic, chronic and life threatening disease that affects the lung, digestive and reproductive systems. Cystic Fibrosis affects the cells that produce mucus and sweat and digestive juices. These secreted fluids are normally thin and slippery. But in cystic fibrosis, a defective gene causes the secretions to become thick and sticky. Instead of acting as a lubricant, the secretions plug up tubes, ducts and passageways, especially in the lungs and pancreas.
There are macrophages found in the terminal bronchioles and alveoli that normally would protect Cari’s lungs from infectious pathogens and particulate matter. D – How would the resistance of Cari’s airways be affected by excess mucus and fluid in her lungs? The excess mucus and fluid in the lungs would raise the resistance of Cari’s airways because of the small diameter the buildup would cause. The fluid would have some of alveoli under water where they could not function properly and there would also be more friction from the buildup. E – How would Cari’s lung compliance (the effort required to expand the lungs) be altered as her alveoli fill with fluid due to pneumonia?
It was previously thought that diet and stress were a cause, but they now know that while these factors may aggravate UC, they are not the cause. A possible cause of UC is an immune system malfunction. When the body is trying to fight off an infection, an abnormal response can occur which causes the immune system to attack the colon cells. Hereditary factors also play a role with Ulcerative Colitis, as it is more prevalent in
If we spin around quickly the fluid in these canals moves around quickly and if we then stop we can feel slightly dizzy until the fluid settles down again in the canals. There are several different types of hearing impairment: Conductive:- this is due to a condition that affects the transmission of sound in either the outer or middle ear. In most cases this type of hearing loss is treatable. In conductive hearing loss sound waves are not transmitted to the inner ear due to some kind of interference in the outer or middle ear. The type of