NURSING C155 (NURSINGC155)

NURSING C155 - Pathopharmacological Foundations - Asthma/NURSING C155 - Pathopharmacological Foundations - Asthma. Investigated Disease Process While Asthma related deaths are down since 1980, the prevalence of the disease has increased since that time (H, 2020). It is estimated that over 24 million people in the United States suffer from Asthma (H, 2020). While Asthma has no current cure, the focus is primarily on symptom/disease management and prevention of exacerbations and attacks. Th...

NURSING C155 - Pathopharmacological Foundations Obesity/NURSING C155 - Pathopharmacological Foundations Obesity. Investigated Disease Process According to the CDC, obesity affected approximately 93.3 million adults in the U.S. between 2015-2016 (CDC, 2019). Obesity is a multifaceted disease process that is defined by a body mass index of 30 or higher. The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) states on its website that, “obesity is considered a multifactorial disease...