What treatment is used for this disease and what is the treatment’s mechanism of action.

Topic 1: Discussion Forum Topic 1(pick one of the five choices)
1. Choose one obstructive lung disease and describe its pathophysiology. What treatment is used for this disease and what is the treatment’s mechanism of action.
2. Choose one cause of hypoxemia and describe its pathophysiology. Would supplemental oxygen therapy be useful in treating it? Why or why not?
3. Select one lung volume and capacity measurement. Describe the physiology of the volume and what anatomical structures are involved in maintaining it. Describe how the volume is measured and when this measurement is useful.
4. When caring for a patient in CKD what lab values should be monitored to assess for ESRD and why?
5. Choose diabetes or hypertension. Explain the pathophysiology of the disease that leads to CKD.

Topic 2: Discussion Forum Topic 2(pick one of the five choices)
1. Choose either vomiting or diarrhea. Explain the physiological process. What are the possible causes? What complications can occur? Why?
2. Choose one GI disorder that occurs in children. What is its usual presentation, cause, and course?
3. Choose one GI disorder that is common in adults. What is its usual presentation, cause, and course? How might an adult self-medicate and with what results?
4. A 30-year-old man with depression ingests most of a bottle of acetaminophen in an attempted suicide. After several hours, he experiences nausea, vomiting, and malaise and goes to the ED. What findings are likely over the following days?
5. Choose one liver disease affecting older adults and describe the pathophysiology of the disease and potential complications. Include the prevention teaching you would provide to an older adult.

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