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    Izzy was born with Pulmonary Hypoplasia, meaning she was born with only one lung. This condition requires her to be frequently monitored by doctors and makes normal life activities very difficult. She tires easily due to her limited ability to take in oxygen. Without two functioning lungs, the body cannot maintain homeostasis and get enough oxygen, which would lead to brain damage and death within minutes. Izzy struggles each day to breathe and maintain her health with only a single lung.

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    Izzy was born with Pulmonary Hypoplasia, meaning she was born with only one lung. This condition requires her to be frequently monitored by doctors and makes normal life activities very difficult. She tires easily due to her limited ability to take in oxygen. Without two functioning lungs, the body cannot maintain homeostasis and get enough oxygen, which would lead to brain damage and death within minutes. Izzy struggles each day to breathe and maintain her health with only a single lung.

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    The Girl With No Lung

    By: Daniel, Alexandra, and Tomas


    Character information:
    A little girl called Izzy was diagnosed with Pulmonary Hypoplasia at
    birth. Because of this, she has only one lung and is constantly in pain.
    Description:
    Pulmonary hypoplasia is incomplete development of the lungs, resulting
    in an abnormally low number or size of bronchopulmonary segments or
    alveoli.

    Alveoli is a small cavity, pit, or hollow, particularly in the lungs

    - Here, you can see that the normal alveoli on the left is not as hollow
    as the one on the right which is abnormal.
    Different lifestyle:
    Because Izzy has Pulmonary Hypoplasia her lifestyle is much different
    than the average person. Izzy has to constantly be checked by her
    doctors. The doctors evaluate her neurodevelopmental growth, help her
    reach her nutritional needs, and help her by treating any surgical issues
    that may be needed.

    Neurodevelopmental disorders are disorders that impair someone to


    grow at a normal rate. For Izzy, it would be her lungs.

    - To get straight to the point, Izzy has to constantly be in and out of


    the hospital.
    Challenges:
    If one lung is gone, then the body will not be able to take in oxygen.
    Because of this, within four minutes the person dies.

    Thiis can lead to brain damage or death

    Izzy has a hard time maintaining homeostasis so she struggles through


    life. Some struggles that she has is a hard time breathing through on
    lung. Also, she gets very tired quickly because she isnt able to sustain
    the needed amount of oxygen.
    Maintaining Homeostasis:
    Since Izzy was born without her lungs, she needed to be attached to
    something that would let her be able to take in oxygen.

    There is no actual way to get back to homeostasis. This means that it is


    a positive feedback because it leads to death. This also proves that you
    can not get back to a normal state of homeostasis because without a
    lung you lose brain cells and this will lead to death.
    Citations:
    https://www.google.com/search?q=pulmonary+hypoplasia&safe=st
    rict&espv=2&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj8wp38173TA
    hVP-mMKHYq7CbMQ_AUIBigB&biw=1366&bih=662
    http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1005696-overview

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