1. Feeling tired and run down
2. Thrombocytopenia-absent radius
3. Feeling sick
4. required to satisfy cravings or control their mood
5. Antibiotics may be used to help fight respiratory infections common in people with chronic bronchitis.
6. contains several cancer-causing substances
7. severe effects on pregnancy
8. A type of medication called mucolytics can be used to make mucus easier to cough up
9. Patients with chronic bronchitis should receive a flu shot annually and pneumonia shot every five to seven years to prevent infections.
10. cause of lung and throat cancer in smokers.
11. Low blood cell levels
12. Effects on Patients
12.1. Taste changes
12.2. Sore mouth and mouth ulcers
12.3. Diarrhoea
12.4. Hair loss or thinning
12.5. Eye changes
12.6. Hearing changes
13. long-term, regular tobacco smoking
14. Irritants
14.1. 1. Carbon Monoxide
14.1.1. form carboxyhaemoglobin
14.1.1.1. reduces oxygen transport efficiency of red blood cell
14.1.2. light-headness
14.1.3. increases the amount of cholesterol in blood vessels
14.1.3.1. Might lead to blocked vessels
14.1.3.1.1. angina and heart attack
14.1.4. fatal in large doses
14.1.5. reduce the oxygen-carrying capacity of the blood
14.2. 2. Tar
14.2.1. Lung cancer
14.2.2. stains teeth, fingernails and lung tissue
14.3. 3. Nicotine
14.3.1. 1. Nicotine reduces the ability to see at night
14.3.2. 2. Nausea and vomiting
14.3.3. 3. Mouth sores, blisters or irritation
14.3.4. 4. Blurred vision
14.3.5. 5. dizziness, headache
14.3.6. Nicotine is the chemical in tobacco that keeps you smoking.
14.3.7. 6. nervousness
14.3.8. 7. pounding in the ears
14.3.9. 8. increased risk of blood clots in blood vessels
14.3.10. 9. hives, itching, rash, redness, or swelling of the skin
14.3.10.1. withdrawal symptoms ; anxiety, depression etc
14.3.11. 10. Fast or irregular heartbeat
14.3.12. 11. weakness
14.3.13. Treatment: Educating patients about the benefits of smoking cessation and the cessation processes
15. Disease
15.1. 5. Chronic Bronchitis
15.1.1. Effects on patient
15.1.1.1. Wheezing
15.1.1.2. Painful and difficult breathing
15.1.1.3. Mild fever
15.1.1.4. Sputum production
15.1.1.5. Fever
15.1.1.6. Some may cough up phlegm
15.1.1.7. Shortness of breath
15.1.1.8. Chills and Malaise
15.1.1.9. Excess mucus produced
15.1.2. Treatment
15.1.2.1. Lung volume reduction surgery when small wedges of damaged lung tissue are removed, may be recommended for some patients with chronic bronchitis.
15.1.3. Causes
15.1.3.1. Smoking
15.1.3.2. Bacteria
15.1.3.2.1. influenza
15.2. 6. Lung Cancer
15.2.1. Cause
15.2.1.1. the biggest cause of lung cancer is smoking
15.2.1.1.1. cancer-causing substances (carcinogens), changes in the lung tissue
15.2.1.2. hereditary
15.2.2. Treatment
15.2.2.1. chemotherapy.
15.2.2.2. Small cell lung cancer is mostly treated with chemotherapy ?????
15.2.2.3. Non small cell lung cancer can be treated with surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy or a combination of these.
15.2.2.4. radiotherapy
15.2.2.5. surgery
15.2.3. Symptoms
15.2.3.1. Coughing up blood (Hemoptysis)
15.2.3.2. Pain in the chest area (angina )
15.2.3.3. Shortness of breath
15.2.3.4. Wheezing or hoarseness
15.2.3.5. Respiratory infections
15.2.3.5.1. Bronchitis
15.2.3.5.2. Pneumonia
15.3. 4. Emphysema
15.3.1. Cause
15.3.1.1. Tobacco smoke
15.3.1.2. exposure to air pollutions, factory fumes, coal and silica dust
15.3.1.3. Marijuana smoke
15.3.1.4. Air pollution
15.3.1.5. Manufacturing fumes
15.3.2. Effects on Patients
15.3.2.1. Breathlessness
15.3.2.2. Coughing
15.3.2.3. Chest tightness or pain
15.3.2.4. Wheezing
15.3.2.5. Decreased toleration for exercise
15.3.3. Treatment
15.3.3.1. Stop smoking. Quitting smoking may halt the progression of the disease and should improve the function of the lungs to some extent.
15.3.3.2. Steroid medications
15.3.3.3. Bronchodilators
15.3.3.4. Antibiotics
15.3.3.5. Nutrition therapy
15.3.3.6. Supplemental oxygen