Respiratory failure continues to be one of the leading causes of death in the United States. According to the World Health Report 2002, respiratory failure is the third leading cause of death in the world. Due to this growing epidemic, there is a need to educate healthcare providers to help them succeed in bettering the lives of their patients. This activity will give participants the information they need about the development of the Artificial Lung and how it is used.
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This activity presented by...
Jay Zwischenberger, MD
Johnston-Wright Professor
Chairman
Department of Surgery
University Of Kentucky
College...
Secondhand smoke, also known as environmental tobacco smoke or passive smoke, is a mixture of the smoke given off by the burning end of tobacco products and the smoke exhaled by smokers. Approximately 50,000 persons die annually in the United States due to secondhand smoke exposure (Cal EPA, 2005; USDHHS, 2006). Secondhand smoke is associated with at least 46,000 coronary heart disease deaths (California EPA, 2005; NIH, 1999; USDHHS, 2006) and 3,400 lung cancer deaths annually among adult...
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This activity presented by...
Ellen Hahn, DNS, RN
Alumni Professor
Colleges of Nursing and Public Health
University of Kentucky, Director
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