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Respiratory Infections Cigarette Smoke
813 wordsBronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchi. It may develop suddenly, following a head cold (acute bronchitis), or it may continue or return regularly for many years, causing worsening of the bronchi and lungs (chronic bronchitis). Certain people are more likely to get bronchitis than others. Men are effected more than women, out numbering them 10 to 1. The reasons for this are unknown. Smokers are 50 times more likely to get chronic bronchitis than non smokers. Acute bronchitis is a bacteria ...
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Taking Into Consideration Chronically Ill
1,927 wordsRunning head: WRITTEN RESPONSE 3 - THE CAREGIVER STRESSORS AND COPING MECHANISMS IN PARENTING A CHILD WITH A CHRONIC MEDICAL DISORDER Written Response 3 The Caregiver Stressors and Coping Mechanisms in Parenting a Child with a Chronic Medical Disorder Written Response 3 - The Caregiver Stressors and Coping Mechanisms in Parenting a Child with a Chronic Medical Disorder Introduction According to recent statistic data, over 31 per cent of children aged 18 and less have at least one chronic disease...
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Chronically Ill Chronic Illness
2,008 words... providers. In addition, there are numerous factors affecting coping strategies and outcomes in parents with chronically ill children. Hughes and Caliandro (1996), Melnyk and Alpert-Gillis (1998) assert that social support serves as a some sort of buffer in decreasing parental stress related to the child's chronic illness. Social support also positively influences on coping in parents (Rodrigues, Geffken, Clark, Hunt, & Fisher, 1997). In such a way, assessment of the level of social support i...
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Health Care System Chronically Ill
1,256 wordsSummary and Reaction to Future Trends in chronic care Summary of Future Trends The topic we are examining is nowadays of great importance in a contemporary world. Although the number of patients with chronic conditions is constantly increasing, the health care system has yet to reach to the changes resulting in providing necessary services. The given chapter starts with background of the problem. Then it leads to its contemporary setting. It includes predicted development and forecasts. At the e...
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Short Term Effects U S Department
2,322 wordsEssay Question: Outline the use of marijuana and identify the acute and chronic harmful biological and psychological effects of marijuana on individuals. The use of marijuana is widespread by all classes, races, and cultures. Marijuana has been used for a multitude of purposes over thousands of years, and is still, today, is being used for many of the same purposes. (Hawks 1982) It is some of the possible outcomes of the usage of marijuana, and a brief history of marijuana that will be discussed...
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Health Care Workers Chronic Hepatitis
1,367 wordsRisk Factors for HBV Infection Although relatively rare in the United States, hepatitis B is endemic in parts of Asia where hundreds of millions of individuals may be infected. HBV is transmitted horizontally by blood and blood products and sexual transmission. It is also transmitted vertically from mother to infant in the perinatal period which is a major mode of transmission in regions where hepatitis B is endemic. The blood supply in developed countries has been screened for HBV for many year...
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