Essays Tagged: "Respiratory disease"

Asthma, symptoms and preventions

nt of physicians say that there is a need forincreased education among asthma patients. Asthma is a respiratorydisease often arising from allergies. Did you know that nine millionAmericans now suffer ... ia B. SilversteinALLERGIES. New YorkJ. B. Lippincott2.) National Jewish Center For Immunology & Respiratory Medicine:Identifying Triggers of Asthma, Med Facts. Denver,ColoradoLungline Service for ...

(3 pages) 198 0 4.5 Sep/1996

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Lung diseases associated with smoking

vere coughing, and often the secretion of a mucoid expectorate (mucous material coughed up from the respiratory tract).The disease may be caused by the inhalation of irritant vapours or dust, or devel ... cause of chronic bronchitis and has also been found to cause acute bronchitis.Emphysema,progressive respiratory disease characterised by coughing, shortness of breath, and wheezing, developing into ex ...

(2 pages) 41 0 3.7 Feb/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Drugs

Factors involved for growth in a baby, before and after birth.

h would include:Maternal factors:High blood pressureChronic kidney diseaseAdvanced diabetesHeart or respiratory diseaseMalnutrition, anemiaInfectionSubstance use (alcohol, drugs)Cigarette smokingFacto ...

(4 pages) 70 1 4.3 Oct/2003

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

An essay discussing the increased risk of asthma in obese people.

to have asthma symptoms. They suggested that the increased weight might lead to inflammation in the respiratory tract, which could be the key factor in inducing asthma. Asthma, a respiratory disease, ...

(2 pages) 68 0 2.5 Dec/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

This is a detailed essay about the new emergence of SARS. The history, the physiology, the symptoms, and the treatment are discussed.

ravel, is now a flaring epidemic in more than a dozen countries.SARS, which stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, is the name of a potentially fatal new respiratory disease only recently recog ... - but not before he had infected 33 hospital staff and Urbani himself, who finally succumbed to the respiratory disease a month later. All of Vietnam's 62 cases can be traced to the businessman, who h ...

(4 pages) 58 0 3.0 Jan/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Air Pollution

arbons are also released in industrial production, and they become soot and fog in the air. Serious respiratory diseases will be increased because of the smog.Next, the second cause of air pollution i ... on monoxide is released from vehicles' exhaust pipes and causes fog. The fog is harmful to people's respiratory organs, so serious respiratory diseases can be increased.Another main cause of air pollu ...

(1 pages) 128 0 4.0 May/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Current Issues

Dementia

ess of breath, inability to get enough air or suffocation."[1] It differs from tachypnea (increased respiratory rate) and hyperapnea (increased depth of ventilation). It is frequently described in ter ...

(2 pages) 47 0 3.7 Oct/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Physics

BIOLOGY EQUINE INFLUENZA

found in horses (or other members of the equine species) that is highly contagious and effects the respiratory system and increases the risk of respiratory disease.EI is a new disease to Australia an ...

(5 pages) 1381 0 0.0 Oct/2008

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

Formal Report - Long

roducts, LLC12/21/2008SummaryMany health issues are impacting the workplace. Heart disease, cancer, respiratory disease, and diabetes are examples of these issues impacting workplaces through increase ...

(11 pages) 77 0 0.0 Dec/2008

Subjects: Businesss Research Papers

Vaccines & AutismControversial issue of relationships between autism and MMR vaccines.

receive this vaccine are usually provided with lifelong immunity against the disease. Measles is a respiratory disease that is highly contagious, and is among a leading cause of death among young chi ...

(8 pages) 11 0 0.0 Apr/2011

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues

UK, You, and the Flu

increased its awareness and prevention efforts, the virus continues to plague the campus.H1N1 is a respiratory disease caused by an influenza virus, and has been labeled as a influenza pandemic, mean ...

(13 pages) 1 0 0.0 Nov/2011

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Asthma and the Effects on African American Children Research Paper. This was for my BIO 301 Class I got a B+, but I wasn't trying that hard.

wish you can shout for help…but you cannot.What is Asthma? And Symptoms of AsthmaAsthma is a respiratory disease that can affect adults and children. Asthma is a disease that affects the lungs ... om activity.To fully understand what Asthma is we have to take a look at the structure of the human respiratory system.Figure 3-1The respiratory system is a complex series of spaces and passageways th ...

(7 pages) 3 0 0.0 May/2013

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology

Respiratory Mneumonics

low nail syndrome/ Young syndrome Show Details / Rate It ---Mr. LW Mason 4th Year Medical StudentRespiratory disease: hand signsCASH: Clubbing Asterixis Small muscle wasting HPOA Show Details / ... OA Show Details / Rate It ---Sushant Varma Medical student, University of Sheffield, UKClubbing: respiratory causesABCDEF: Abcess (lung) Bronchiectasis (including CF) Cancer (lung) Decreased oxy ...

(4 pages) 1 0 0.0 Oct/2014

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology > Human Biology