Cystic Fibrosis Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a life-threatening inherited disease that causes an extreme increase of abnormal thick secretions, destruction of the lungs and digestive system, and frequent respiratory infections. In this paper it will go in depth about how one obtains the disease, the statistic of CF, the sign and symptoms, the method of diagnosis, and the treatment with a special interest in lung transplants. This paper will glance into a interesting case study of a CF patient post lung transplant that obtained candida albican pancreatitis.CF is a very serious medical condition that has a variety of symptoms, diagnostic tools, and treatments. CF was discovered in 1938 and since then there has been a great amount of information observed …show more content…
This patient is 1 year post second bilateral lung transplant and completely immunocompromised from CF and the transplant. One week prior to developing symptoms of high fever, headache, and vague abdominal pain the patient had their stent removed that was placed for treatment of choledocholithiasis, gallstones. This case is presented as rare case due to the imaging of patient virtually identical to a inflamed swollen pancreas (acute interstitial edematous pancreatitis). With further testing and increase of symptoms candida albican infections, a type of yeast infection, was concluded. It was successfully treated by antifungal therapy. It was a very interesting rare case that was successfully treated in a young second post bilateral lung transplant CF patients. (Article is listed in …show more content…
There is sufficient accurate data and statistic on CF patients that range from chance of passing down the dysfunctional gene to life expectancy. Discovery if a patient has CF can be done in a variety of ways always ending with a sweat chloride test to confirm. A wide range of symptoms and signs are seen in CF patients. These symptoms can be treated with an assortment of medications, devices, and techniques. One of the most intense treatments are lung transplants that have a lot of disadvantages and advantages. CF is a very serious medical condition with no cure that even with treatment can have extreme complications, example the candida albican infection case study. CF is a life threatening genetic disease that causes extreme pulmonary obstruction with increased abnormal thick sticky secretions; it has a variation in diagnostic tolls, signs and symptoms, and
Running head: Kevin Holland Kevin Holland Clostridium difficile is becoming a major problem inside of hospitals. There are many reasons as to why the bacteria is becoming a top priority while treating patients mainly inside of the hospital setting. Hospital-induced infections, lack of a proper diet, and even when people do not perform proper hygiene is causing this bacteria that is considered normal biota, to flourish and cause gastrointestinal distress. Bacteria have spent millions of years growing and their whole goal is to keep doing that.
Clostridium Difficile Infection Clostridium difficile (C. difficile or C. diff) infection is a condition that causes inflammation of the large intestine (colon). This condition can result in damage to the lining of your colon and may lead to colitis. This condition can be passed from person to person (contagious). CAUSES C. diff is a bacterium normally found in the colon. This condition is caused when the balance of C. diff is changed and there is an overgrowth of C. diff.
Cystic fibrosis attacks the cells that produce mucus, sweat, and digestive juices. Normally the fluids that are thin and slippery but in Cystic fibrosis the faulty gene inhibits the secretion to be thick and sticky, rather than acting as a lubricant the secretions blocks the tubes, ducts and passageways in the
Financial issues Cystic fibrosis is a long terminal disease that affects 1 of every 2,500 Australian babies. Being a long term disease with no cure, administration of cystic fibrosis is critical and many guardians fight financially to take care of the expense of treatment and medicine required for their child. Therefore, families are regularly searching for cystic fibrosis financial help to offer help in looking after a friend or family member. This can be an overwhelming experience for a parent, adult or family to persevere.
It is described as being a “progressive lung disorder characterized by persistent airflow obstruction and chronic respiratory symptoms in response to inhaled cigarette smoke or other irritants or a deficiency of alpha-1-antitrypsin” (Krishnan et al., 2015, p. 70). Acute exacerbations of COPD are common and often leads to patients being hospitalized. The frequency of hospitalization tends to worsen with disease progression. Acute exacerbations of COPD are associated with a decreased quality of life, increased healthcare costs and increased mortality (Marchetti, Criner, & Albert, 2013). In the United States it is estimated that there are approximately 24 million adults with COPD (Pietrangelo, 2015).
Discovered in 1989, Cystic Fibrosis is the most common, fatal genetic disease in the United States. Statistics show that 30,000 people in the US have been named with this disease. (Genome) Cystic Fibrosis is a disease caused when the CFTR (Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Regulator) is defective and the cells do not release the right amount of chloride. This causes for the body to produce thick, sticky mucus that clogs up the lungs, leads to infection, blocks the pancreas, which stops the digestive enzymes from reaching the intestine. Symptoms require; salty tasting skin, wheezing, shortness of breath, persistent coughing, poor growth or weight gain, frequent/bulky stool, and male infertility.
Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic disease that affects the lungs and the digestive system. Because this disease limits breathing ability, it is a life-threatening disease. In the United States alone, 30,000 people have cystic fibrosis and 1,000 new cases of CF are diagnosed every year. Over half the of the people with CF are over the age of 18. (About Cystic Fibrosis)
Patient Case Study 40-year old Mary McDougal has severe abdominal cramping and bloating in her abdomen. She is also experiencing diarrhea in varying severity and duration after almost every meal she consumes. Mary McDougal is often tired, irritable, and has difficult time maintaining her weight. During the past month her symptoms have gotten more severe, and she is concerned, since her mother and brother have been diagnosed with celiac disease.
Assessment and Diagnosis Ms. F is a 66-year-old African American female. She was most recently hospitalized complaining of nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain and decreased appetite; it was found that
Being diagnosed with COPD is devasting, but the disease does not have to ruin your life. There are several ways to manage the disease. Some treatments require medical treatment, and other treatments require medical intervention. In the early stages if COPD, quitting smoking can reduce the effects of COPD. In the later stages of the disease, many doctors recommend treating the disease with medications or surgery.
The specific group of people that the disorder affects, is children. There is a frequent amount of children in the U.S that suffer from cystic fibrosis. There are about 200,000 cases a year of people that have cystic fibrosis and more than half of those cases are children. Many children are diagnosed by cystic fibrosis from the minute they are born and sometimes diagnosed when they are growing up. The specific age(s) that children are diagnosed from cystic fibrosis are 0-13.
It is even more unique to be diagnosed in an immune-competent young patient. While in the hospital patient was diagnosed with acute pancreatitis by meeting two criteria, elevated amylase and lipase and radiologic imaging. Although not clear, his presentation could have been a new onset acute pancreatitis in the setting of salmonella bacteremia or an exacerbation of previously resolving pancreatitis. Pancreatitis associated with salmonella enteritidis can result from hematogenous spread of bacteria either from the broken barrier of the intestinal mucosa, or given that literature suggests growth of bacteria in bile and gallstone cultures. Contiguously spread of infection within the biliary duct is also possible.
Healthy tissue also is replaced by cysts, or small holes filled with fluids.” CF affects the transport of salt and water across cells. It not only affects the lungs, but it also affects the pancreas and some other organs. Some of its symptoms are salted tasting skin, constant coughing some times with phlegm, etc. Cystic Fibrosis is caused by a damaged gene that a child obtains from both of their parents.
She arrived at the hospital in the middle of night, and ultimately admitted due to lack of oxygen in her blood stream. Also complaining of a pain under her rib-cage; however, the source was not yet known. Her lips had turned blue because of low oxygen and her skin had a pale and pasty appearance. Several days after being in the intensive care unit, we learned she was suffering from pancreatitis; this being a result of unsuccessfully passing a gallstone that was lodged at the opening of her pancreas. As I understood it, the blocked duct had already caused irreversible damage to her pancreas.
Similarly, it also asks what their expectations of undergoing this program are. Breathe Easy is designed to help educate and inform, so this section will be looked over at the end to see if their expectations were met and if their understanding of COPD has changed and how. This section is critical as well since it provides a baseline of their understanding of COPD and their