During this process, mucus production is increased. Plugs may be formed and further decrease the efficiency of gas exchange taking place. Symptoms of pneumonia can range from mild to life threatening. Pneumonia can be caused by inhaling food, dust, liquid, gas, and by various fungi. Common symptoms include chest pain, shaking chills, fever, dry cough, muscle aches, nausea and vomiting, rapid breathing and rapid heart rate.
People with allergies usually have symptoms for many years. You may have symptoms often during the year, or just at certain times. You also may get other problems such as sinusitis and ear infections as a result of your allergies. What are the symptoms of allergic rhinitis? In most cases, when you have allergic rhinitis: You sneeze again and again, especially after you wake up in the morning.
Asthma vs. COPD Many clinicians have a hard time differentiating between the two diseases Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Asthma is a lung disease in which the airways within your lungs swell and become narrow. This results in difficulty breathing. Environmental and genetic factors are believed to be the main causes of Asthma. COPD is another disease of the lungs in which airflow is obstructed as you exhale.
This pain may become worse within minutes after eating or drinking, especially high fat foods. It may become constant and more severe, lasting for several days and may worsen when lying flat. The client with acute pancreatitis may appear ill with fever, nausea, vomiting, and sweating. Treatment often requires a stay in the hospital and may involve pain medication, IV Fluids, maintaining NPO status, to limit the activity of the pancreas and on occasion an NG tube to remove stomach contents. In some cases gallstones may be removed to relieve blockage of the pancreatic duct.
Smokers’ cough turns into chronic bronchitis, caused by the deteriorated cilia. Mucus thickens and becomes greater in amount, thickening the lining of the bronchioles, resulting in difficulty breathing. The bronchioles steadily lose their elasticity which prevents them from absorbing the pressure on the alveoli, causing the alveoli to rupture; smoking-induced emphysema. This progression results in a worsening cough, wheezing, difficult breathing, and fatigue. As these structural changes are occurring, there are also cellular or molecular changes taking place in the lungs.
Pressure can be minimized by intermittent application of noninvasive ventilation, Scheduling breaks (30-90 min) to minimize effects of mask pressure. This can be prevented by balancing strap tension to minimize mask leaks without excessive mask pressures and covering vulnerable areas (erythematous points of contact) with protective dressings. Gastric distension can occur also. This can be avoided by limiting peak inspiratory pressures to less than 25 cm water, nasogastric tubes can be placed but can worsen leaks from the mask. Nasogastric tube also bypasses the lower esophageal sphincter and permits reflux.
If an infection is the reason for the pain, there would be nausea, fever, vomiting, cramping and constipation. Diverticula is common in people after 40 years of age. When you have inflamed diverticula, the condition is known as diverticulosis. You may never even know that you have these pockets because they rarely cause any problems as severe as diverticulitis. Diverticulitis usually gets worse throughout the first day.
During the asthma attack excess mucus is produced, which blocks the airway canal causing narrowing of the airway and more difficult air exchange in and out of airway sac. Because of this constriction, inflammation and mucous production, it is difficult to push air out of the airway sac causing the wheezing sound that is common with asthmatics. Asthmatics live with some amount of inflammation in their lungs on an everyday basis. By coming into contact with a trigger such as secondhand smoke, the asthmatic airway becomes more inflamed and constricted until it is almost impossible for the child to move air in and out of the lungs. It has been said that the feeling of an asthma attack is the difference between breathing normally and breathing in and out continuously through a very small
The secondary cause is related to an existing infection or disease. Each of these are caused by different irritants that result in the same disruption of normal perfusion. The attacks on the lung lead to alveolar inflammation and edema that causes low ventilation and blood and fluid to be pushed into the capillaries. This leads to a stasis in the lung’s gas perfusion and creates a pressure that makes it harder for the individual to breath (Anatomical Chart Company, 2010, p. 100). The first signs and symptoms of any infection should immediately be put to the attention of the health care provider.
Chronic Bronchitis SPC. Martin 68.W Chronic Bronchitis • • • • Chronic Bronchitis Progression Symptoms Treatments Chronic Bronchitis Chronic Bronchitis • • • • What is Chronic Bronchitis Chronic mucus Coughing Progression • The inflammation of CB eventually causes scarring of the bronchial tube lining. • Excessive amounts of mucus will be constantly produced if the tubes have been irritated for a long period of time. • Air flow becomes vulnerable because the tubes lining become very thick and causes an irritating cough to develop. • This is when the lungs begin to scar.