Case Study: Pancreatic Cancer
Andre is a 69 year old man who was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Andre owns a chain of Italian restaurants and his well known in the community. Ander is married and has a large family including children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Every holiday the family gets treated to a family home cook out and Andre prepare himself. Andre is concern this year that he may not be able to cook for the upcoming event so Andre is feeling depressed. Pancreatic cancer begins in the tissues of the pancreas this is an organ that is in the abdomen that lies behind the lower part of the stomach. The pancreas secretes enzymes that aid to the digestion and hormones that help regulate the metabolism of the sugars (Mayo Clinic Retrieved July 10, 2015).
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Pancreatic cancer is often a poor prognosis, when the diagnosis are early.
Pancreatic cancer can rapidly spread and it can be detected in the early stages, and the major reason is the leading cause of cancer death. Signs and symptoms may not appear until pancreatic cancer is advanced and it’s completely removal if it possible. Andre will have to make an appointment to speak to his doctor regarding his treatment. Andre concerns are being able to spend more time with his family, and order to help him he will need to let the doctor know if he is having any of these symptoms like having upper abdominal pain that can radiate to his back, yellowing of the skin, loss of appetite, weight loss, depression, and blood clots. If Andre is experiencing any of these symptoms it will be a good time for Andre to make that appointment (Mayo Clinic Retrieved July 10,
2015).
When Andre see his doctor he will explain to him in how the pancreas secretes hormones, including insulin, and hoe it helps the body process sugar in the food that we eat, and the produces that digestive juices to help the body digest the food. The pancreas cancer occurs when the cells develop the person DNA. This causes the cells to grow uncontrollably and continues living after normal cells would die (Mayo Clinic Retrieved July 10, 2015).
Tammy is a 17 year old girl who was just diagnosed with asthma. She’s a cheerleader for a high school and she’s very busy with her social events throughout the year. Next year Tammy will be attending View University on a cheerleading scholarship. She’s is very excited, but is very nervous about living away from home. Lately she has been having trouble controlling her asthma. Asthma is a chronic long-term disease. No one knows what causes asthma, everyone knows that asthma is a chronic disease of the airways. The cause of asthma can very person to person, when the airways come in contact with a trigger of the airways become swollen and causes the person from breathing. When a person is having an asthma attack the airways becomes inflamed, the lung will swell up and fill up with mucus around the lining of the airways.
When the mucus fills up the airways it can make it more difficult to breath, causing shortness of breath, and it will cause the person to cough and wheezing. When coughing it asthma it can cause an irritation inside the airways that can help clean the thick mucus. Allergies can also play a big role for people who have asthma but not all of them. Know body knows why everyone doesn’t get asthma. Allergies can come from family history or the genetics for the component for asthma. Our airways are pipes that carry oxygen to the lungs. They also carry carbon dioxide, the waste gas out of our lungs. The airway include the nose, voice box, mouth, wind pipe and the tubes that are called bronchi and the branches. Asthma is a common problem, there are about 80% of people that has asthma that has allergies that is in the air like airborne particles as for trees grass, weed pollens, animals, mold that causes allergies that can cause the start of asthma (The signs of Asthma Retrieved July 10, 2015 from).
Jan is a 72 year old woman who is recently suffered a Cerebral Vascular Accident. Jan stuffed damaged to the right side of her body and she having difficulty speaking. She’s a widowed and has no children she lives by herself in a 2nd floor apartment. Jen is worried about how she will care for her 3 cat’s daisy, Tempo, and Ms. Kitty.
Pancreatic cancer is often a poor prognosis, when the diagnosis are early.
Pancreatic cancer can rapidly spread and it can be detected in the early stages, and the major reason is the leading cause of cancer death. Signs and symptoms may not appear until pancreatic cancer is advanced and it’s completely removal if it possible. Andre will have to make an appointment to speak to his doctor regarding his treatment. Andre concerns are being able to spend more time with his family, and order to help him he will need to let the doctor know if he is having any of these symptoms like having upper abdominal pain that can radiate to his back, yellowing of the skin, loss of appetite, weight loss, depression, and blood clots. If Andre is experiencing any of these symptoms it will be a good time for Andre to make that appointment (Mayo Clinic Retrieved July 10,
2015).
When Andre see his doctor he will explain to him in how the pancreas secretes hormones, including insulin, and hoe it helps the body process sugar in the food that we eat, and the produces that digestive juices to help the body digest the food. The pancreas cancer occurs when the cells develop the person DNA. This causes the cells to grow uncontrollably and continues living after normal cells would die (Mayo Clinic Retrieved July 10, 2015).
Tammy is a 17 year old girl who was just diagnosed with asthma. She’s a cheerleader for a high school and she’s very busy with her social events throughout the year. Next year Tammy will be attending View University on a cheerleading scholarship. She’s is very excited, but is very nervous about living away from home. Lately she has been having trouble controlling her asthma. Asthma is a chronic long-term disease. No one knows what causes asthma, everyone knows that asthma is a chronic disease of the airways. The cause of asthma can very person to person, when the airways come in contact with a trigger of the airways become swollen and causes the person from breathing. When a person is having an asthma attack the airways becomes inflamed, the lung will swell up and fill up with mucus around the lining of the airways.
When the mucus fills up the airways it can make it more difficult to breath, causing shortness of breath, and it will cause the person to cough and wheezing. When coughing it asthma it can cause an irritation inside the airways that can help clean the thick mucus. Allergies can also play a big role for people who have asthma but not all of them. Know body knows why everyone doesn’t get asthma. Allergies can come from family history or the genetics for the component for asthma. Our airways are pipes that carry oxygen to the lungs. They also carry carbon dioxide, the waste gas out of our lungs. The airway include the nose, voice box, mouth, wind pipe and the tubes that are called bronchi and the branches. Asthma is a common problem, there are about 80% of people that has asthma that has allergies that is in the air like airborne particles as for trees grass, weed pollens, animals, mold that causes allergies that can cause the start of asthma (The signs of Asthma Retrieved July 10, 2015 from).
Jan is a 72 year old woman who is recently suffered a Cerebral Vascular Accident. Jan stuffed damaged to the right side of her body and she having difficulty speaking. She’s a widowed and has no children she lives by herself in a 2nd floor apartment. Jen is worried about how she will care for her 3 cat’s daisy, Tempo, and Ms. Kitty.