Spirometry Essays

Mass hysteria (also known as collective hysteria or group hysteria) in psychology is defined as an imagined or assumed threat that causes physical symptom among a large number of people. It spreads rapidly through rumours and fears. Mass hysteria is often characterized by the rapid spread of conversion disorder, a condition where people start complaining about their health without any sound basis of it. This phenomenon is known as Mass psychogenic illness. It is seen that in such instances, psychological

SPIROMETRY IN PEDIATRIC PRACTICE: GLOBAL TRENDS AND CHALLENGES Despite the importance of spirometry, studies from several developing and even developed countries show that it is frequently underutilized in both tertiary and primary care settings which cater for both adult and pediatric populations.28-37 In reviewing patients with obstructive lung disease who were being managed in primary care settings in Belgium, some authors observed that in the preceding two years to their study, only about 30%

In early October, I completed my critical care HESI. My HESI score was 605, which was the lowest HESI score I ever received. The HESI was very complicated in my opinion. After receiving feedback and reviewing the HESI result, I have chosen the top 3 areas that I am strongest and also areas that need to be improve on. The strongest areas of my critical HESI are musculoskeletal, physical assessment, and drug dosage calculation. My weaknesses are respiratory, neurological, and trauma/emergency. I came

A study assess the effectiveness of balloon therapy versus incentive spirometry on physiological parameters among selected age group(6 to 12 ) years children with lower respiratory track infection admitted in Parvara Rural Hospital Loni. BRIEF RESUME OF THE INTENTED WORK 1. INTRODUCTION A child is unique individual, he or she is not a miniature adult, not a little man or women. The childhood period is vital because of socialization process by the transmission of attitude, customs and

Spirometry is one method that we used to measure the volumes difference in amount of air breathed in or out and how quickly the air is inhaled and exhaled from the mouth while breathing through a mouthpiece. In this present study, we measured the lungs volumes during normal breathing and with the maximum forced expiratory flow rates. For this experiment, we use the Phipps and bird wet spirometer to measured Tidal Volume (TV), Inspiratory Reserve Volume (IRV), Expiratory Reserve Volume (ERV), and

Agarwal: Hello all, welcome to my home. I’m glad that you could make it today to discuss this very important topic. Galloway: Thank you having us. Barnes: Yes, Thank you for inviting us. Agarwal: Alright so who wants to start? (Everyone sits in silence for a brief moment) Galloway: Well I guess I’ll start us with the first question. How would each of you define Asthma? Barnes: According to my research asthma was first defined in 1959 as “a disease characterized by wide variation over short periods

connect some of the pathophysiology to the tests that are usually performed for diagnosis. For example, the increase scarring and deposition of fibrotic tissue in the lung is seen as reticulonodular opacities on a chest x-ray. Additionally, the spirometry test results are consistent with my understanding of restrictive diseases and their effects on FEV1 and FVC. As far as the treatments go, Pirfenidone is an anti-fibrotic agent that inhibits collagen synthesis and slows the progression of the disease

Blood gas and Acid Base disorders Gas exchange: Respiration is the process whereby oxygen is delivered to metabolically active tissues and the carbondioxide produced from the metabolism is subsequently removed. Hypoxemia occurs when there is defective oxygenation of tissues and hypercapnea occurs when ventilation is impaired and respiratory acidosis supervenes. The amount of oxygen in the blood is determined by the amount of dissolved oxygen, the hemoglobin in the blood and the affinity of the hemoglobin

Introduction Energy is vital for life. Oxygen is necessary for the production of energy in the form of ATP within cells in the process of oxidative phosphorylation and is sourced from the atmosphere through the process of ventilation. Breathing involves the movement of oxygen in and carbon dioxide out of the lungs in a cyclic pattern which alters in response to the body’s energy requirements or may be altered by health conditions. Respiration and lung function are determined primarily by the organs

I recently witnessed a conflict between a nurse and a patient care technician (PCT). The PCT who was assigned the nurse’s patient took the patient’s vital signs (VS) and the spirometry pulse oxygen (SPO2) saturation registered 81%. The PCT did not report the abnormal SPO2 to the nurse. When the nurse saw the low SP02 reading, she confronted the PCT in a demeaning tone, as perceived by the PCT. She asked the PCT why he did not report the low SP02 to her at the time that he obtained the reading

After completion of study , results of 70 patients with bronchiectasis have been analysed. Clinical data for all patients was reviewed and following observations and results were documented. Descriptive statistics like mean, standard deviation[SD] and percentage[%] were used to express the data. 1. GENDER DISTRIBUTION : TABLE-1 DISTRIBUTION OF STUDY GROUP BY GENDER GENDER NUMBER OF PATIENTS PERCENTAGE Males 42 60% Females 28 40%

Initial Discussion Post: •How will the RN update the plan of care? The RN would first review the goals and outcomes of the patient care plan. The next step would be to collect Reassessment Data, " Assess the client response to the interventions."(pg. 128 Treas, Wilkinson) in which include vitals, auscultation of breath sounds, observation of activity, and asking the patient how they are feeling and family for observation. The RN would record the evaluation summary in the nursing note or care

fixed my previous mistakes in the assessment. Three of the most important things I had to do differently in this scenario were to ask the patient about allergies to maintain patient safety before administering any drugs ordered, use the incentive spirometry to improve breathing and educate her about it since she had a hard time breathing due to pain, and educate the patient about wound care at the end before discharging her. Performing the procedures I missed in

making skills and working under pressure expressed there, was something that I built upon during Bronze to Gold DofE and NCS where teamwork was important in keeping high morale and completing tasks. The observation of a blood glucose test, ECG and spirometry demonstrated how science bridges the gap between alimentary and medicine, as well as the significance of scientists in the healthcare

This Article “Depression, Asthma, and Bronchodilator Response in a Nationwide Study of US Adults” objective is to find if there is a connection between depressive symptoms and BDR or asthma in US adults. The United States alone has 16 million adults that suffer once a year from one major depressive disorder. Also, asthma affects nearly 28 million adults in the US and is also a major public health issue around the world. Even though asthma and depression have been linked with each other, it is still

Module title: Principles of assessment and management of the acutely ill adult Module Leader: Briege King word limit: 500 student 's name: Hema Elizabeth Philip   This particular case study shows the assessment and management of an acutely ill adult who presented to the emergency department. This will explain pathophysiological cause of the illness, the assessment and the treatment given to the patient consent received from the patient and my manager as I

Bronchial asthma What is Bronchial asthma? It is a chronic inflammatory disease of the lungs that made the airways to swell and narrow, hence results in periodic "attacks" of coughing, shortness of breath, wheezing, and chest tightness. This problem can affect any one despite of any age group or gender. Bronchial asthma mainly depends on a number of environmental and hereditary factors. What are the symptoms of Bronchial asthma? The symptoms of Bronchial asthma can vary from person to person and

tests as pulmonary function tests which measure the efficiency of our lungs in transferring oxygen into the blood and how well they inspire and expire the air. There are several types of tests you can take to measure the function of your lungs: 1)Spirometry 2)Body Plethysmography 3)Lung diffusion capacity test 4)Bronchial provocation test 5) Exercise test Lung function tests are safe and can take 15 to 30

Sarcoidosis, an inflammatory disease that can affect the many organs in the human body. Granulomas starts to develop due to sarcoidosis, which is made up of little tumors. This disease is more likely to occur in African Americans than any other race out there. Also more commonly found in more African American women rather than men. This disease can cause great pain to the ones who have it, though it is not life threatening. Even though there is a high relevance of this disease, there has yet to be

Bronchiectasis (broncos, airways; ectasia, dilatation) is a morphologic term used to describe abnormal, irreversibly dilated and thick-walled bronchi(1). Thus bronchiectasis is present when one or more bronchi are abnormally and permanently dilated. The condition was clearly described by Laënnec in 1819 after the post-mortem examination of the lungs of an infant who died following whooping cough , and a popular textbook of the late nineteenth century stated correctly that bronchiectasis was ‘not