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70 year old female patient had been living in Fort Worth before retiring…
70 year old female patient had been living in Fort Worth before retiring and recently moving to Denver, CO. She went to the emergency room having difficulty breathing. Upon examination we discover she has developed a viral infection of the lungs. And upon observation this patient has a fast shallow breathing and wet, wheezy cough.
cause of viral infection
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age
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underlying conditions that may put the person at higher risk of contracting an pneumonia. Ex.) lung conditions: asthma, cystic fibrosis, bronchiectasis
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down stream
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presence of viral inf.
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shortness of breath, wheezing, bubbling or sounds of crackles, continuous of low pitched snore like sounds (rhonci).
location
mountain area: the low humidity in CO keeps the air dry which the patient will not be producing enough rbc and cannot expands her lung capacity
untreated
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If bacteria caused your pneumonia it could get into your blood, causing Bacteremia. (septic shock)
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causes for wheezy, wet cough
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The air sacs may fill with fluid or pus (purulent material), causing cough with phlegm or pus, fever, chills, and difficulty breathing.
Infections that affect the lungs, such as pneumonia can cause difficulty breathing. This may translate to shorter and more rapid breaths.
background
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Gas laws
diffusion of a gas across a permeable membrane is determined by the chemical nature of the membrane itself, the surface area of the membrane, the partial pressure gradient of the gas across the membrane, and the thickness of the membrane
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respiratory physiology
At the respiratory membrane, where the alveolar and capillary walls meet, gases move across the membranes, with oxygen entering the bloodstream and carbon dioxide exiting.
It is through this mechanism that blood is oxygenated and carbon dioxide, the waste product of cellular respiration, is removed from the body
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