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Health Case Study: Lung Mass
Summary of Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology of Lung Mass: The first possible diagnosis from the given case is lung mass, as the chest X-ray suggested. Lung mass is most commonly referred to as lung cancer; however, lung mass is an abnormal growth of spots greater than 3cm (Eldridge, 2021). Further tests determine the type of lung cancer as 4 to 5% of the lung masses end up in cancer. Two chief histological groups of cancer are the most prevalent types: small lung carcinoma (SCLC) and non-SCLC (NSCLC) (Inamura, 2017). The molecular and cellular disturbance in the lung structure with masses in the organs DNA.
Pathophysiology of Emphysema: Another possibility after reading the given case is that the 52-year old is the occurrence of emphysema. It causes disturbance in the local tissues of the lungs, and the mechanism changes in the alveolar walls, resulting in their rupture (Cantor & Turino, 2019). The fibers and collagen are disturbed, which causes an increment in their stiffness.
Applicability to Clinical Practice
Research of current practice in primary care settings wolfing close to COPD symptoms, including lung mass and emphysema, revealed that people suffering from these diseases symptoms are unaware of its signs of existence (Foster et al., 2007). Those patients non-adherence is due to this very incidence that becomes a key barrier in primary care practice. The self0-management training and education about the disease should be conducted by the primary care providers to the patients so that the complexity should be mitigated...…Application
My ability to provide patient care in emphysema and lung mass possible diagnoses includes disease education to the patients, self-management, self-monitoring, and self-regulation of their health state so that they could track their physical disturbances and their causes when the doctor is inaccessible, or the hospital is unreachable. Patient education can include brushing teeth regularly, keeping hands clean, keeping the living space hygienic and taking flu shot each coming year, practicing the doctors provided exercises and oxygen therapies frequently along with abstinence from strong perfumes, smoking, products used for cleaning at homes, dust and pollen, etc. (Cleveland Clinic, 2019). Moreover, the risks for lung cancer or lung mass could be avoided that the patients should know, including tobacco, second-hand smoking, radiation, occupational and environmental hazards…
References
Bai, J. W., Chen, X. X., Liu, S., Yu, L., & Xu, J. F. (2017). Smoking cessation affects the natural history of COPD. International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, 12, 3323–3328. https://doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S150243
Cantor, J.O. & Turino, G.M. (2019). COPD pathogenesis: Finding the common in the complex. Chest Journal, 155(2), 266-271. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chest.2018.07.030
Cleveland Clinic. (2019, July 8). Emphysema. https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/9370-emphysema
Eldridge, L. (2021, August 27). Possible causes of a lung mass. Very Well Health. https://www.verywellhealth.com/lung-mass-possible-causes-and-what-to-expect-2249388
Inamura, K. (2017). Lung cancer: Understanding its molecular pathology and the 2015 WHO classification. Frontiers in Oncology, 7, 193. https://doi.org/10.3389/fonc.2017.00193
Thomas, K.W. (2021, April 1). Patient education: Lung cancer risk, symptoms, and diagnosis (beyond the basics). Up To Date. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/lung-cancer-risks-symptoms-and-diagnosis-beyond-the-basics
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