John Doe's Medical History
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The terms mentioned in John Doe’s medical history are Diabetes Mellitus, Anemia, and Hemiplegia. The origin of the word diabetes mellitus is English and Latin. Diabetes is English, and mellitus is Latin meaning “sweet”, “diabetes sweet”. Diabetes mellitus is the most common form of diabetes and is a severe chronic disease caused by insufficient production of insulin resulting in abnormal metabolism of glucose in the blood. The two main types of Diabetes mellitus are insulin dependent type 1, or non-insulin dependent type 2. Diabetes mellitus type 1 can be controlled with insulin administration where as diabetes mellitus type 2 can be moderated with dietary restrictions and exercise. The word Anemia is of Greek origin …show more content…
The major causes of hypertension are mostly external such as being overweight, poor diet, smoking and a sedentary life style, but there are of course physiological, anatomical and pathological reasons for hypertension such as heart disease, genetic deformation, cardiomyopathy, as well as diabetes mellitus. According to the CDC high blood pressure is more prevalent in African Americans than it is in Hispanics and Caucasians. Hypotension is a reduction of the pressure within the lumen of the blood vessels. The major causes of hypotension are bradycardia or some type of external trauma or an internal process which causes exsanguination. Hypotension can also be an effect of chemical …show more content…
are esophagus, stomach, and the gastroesophageal sphincter. Gastroesophageal reflux disease is the disturbance of the lower esophageal sphincter that is between the stomach and the esophagus. During normal digestion the lower esophageal sprinter opens to allow the passing of nutrients into the stomach and then it closes so prevent acidic juices or food to flow back into the esophagus. Gastroesophageal disease happens when the lower esophageal sphincter is damaged or weaken and so the stomach contents return up the esophagus and causes damage to the tissues and as a result can cause heartburn or acid indigestion. Some of the reasons a person may get heartburn would be eating too much spicy food or over eating in one sitting. Pregnant women are also prone to getting heartburn. If a person has the symptoms more than twice a week they probably have G.E.R.D. However, G.E.R.D. can easily be managed with over the counter medications such as Tums and Mylanta as well as some lifestyle
The terms mentioned in John Doe’s medical history are Diabetes Mellitus, Anemia, and Hemiplegia. The origin of the word diabetes mellitus is English and Latin. Diabetes is English, and mellitus is Latin meaning “sweet”, “diabetes sweet”. Diabetes mellitus is the most common form of diabetes and is a severe chronic disease caused by insufficient production of insulin resulting in abnormal metabolism of glucose in the blood. The two main types of Diabetes mellitus are insulin dependent type 1, or non-insulin dependent type 2. Diabetes mellitus type 1 can be controlled with insulin administration where as diabetes mellitus type 2 can be moderated with dietary restrictions and exercise. The word Anemia is of Greek origin …show more content…
The major causes of hypertension are mostly external such as being overweight, poor diet, smoking and a sedentary life style, but there are of course physiological, anatomical and pathological reasons for hypertension such as heart disease, genetic deformation, cardiomyopathy, as well as diabetes mellitus. According to the CDC high blood pressure is more prevalent in African Americans than it is in Hispanics and Caucasians. Hypotension is a reduction of the pressure within the lumen of the blood vessels. The major causes of hypotension are bradycardia or some type of external trauma or an internal process which causes exsanguination. Hypotension can also be an effect of chemical …show more content…
are esophagus, stomach, and the gastroesophageal sphincter. Gastroesophageal reflux disease is the disturbance of the lower esophageal sphincter that is between the stomach and the esophagus. During normal digestion the lower esophageal sprinter opens to allow the passing of nutrients into the stomach and then it closes so prevent acidic juices or food to flow back into the esophagus. Gastroesophageal disease happens when the lower esophageal sphincter is damaged or weaken and so the stomach contents return up the esophagus and causes damage to the tissues and as a result can cause heartburn or acid indigestion. Some of the reasons a person may get heartburn would be eating too much spicy food or over eating in one sitting. Pregnant women are also prone to getting heartburn. If a person has the symptoms more than twice a week they probably have G.E.R.D. However, G.E.R.D. can easily be managed with over the counter medications such as Tums and Mylanta as well as some lifestyle