Non-Acute Care for Cardiorespiratory Issues
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Non-Acute Care for Cardiorespiratory Issues
The heart and lungs work collaboratively in the supply of oxygen and elimination of
carbon dioxide from the body. The duo makes up the cardiorespiratory system whose activities
are critical to maintaining life. Ailments affecting the heart or lungs usually harm other body
organs, resulting in organ failure. Non-acute respiratory conditions are mild health problems
affecting the production or uptake and transportation of oxygen to manage cardiorespiratory
endurance in a person. Non-acute care, therefore, is the specialized care aimed at optimizing an
individual’s cardiorespiratory functioning, including provision and maintenance of long-term
care to individuals suffering from chronic conditions.
There are numerous resources available for non-acute care of cardiorespiratory issues.
One of these is community-based resources including facilities, personnel and funds which aid in
the provision of critical care. Community resources also support patients in the management of
long-term conditions (Baker & Fatoye, 2019). They improve self-care as through promotion of
patient independence which consequently reduces the rate of readmission. Hospitals make it easy
for the patient to access essential health care services and engage with medical practitioners,
including nurses and therapists. These medical staff provide them with the information they
need, as well as consultation and care services that promote positive health outcomes. Such
facilities as nursing homes and surgery centres existing within communities provide
cardiorespiratory services efficiently and at affordable rates.
Another community resource is support groups which offer individual or group therapy to
individuals experiencing similar events. Support groups are usually established at the community
level to provide better access to services and resources from health care institutions and also
create a platform for networking whereby patients can interact (Baker & Fatoye, 2019). Through