Interpret R.S.’s laboratory results. How would his acid-base disorder be classified? What is the most likely cause of his polycythemia?…
Acne: is an inflammatory skin disease that occurs when the hair follicles becomes inflamed or infected due to clogging of sebaceous glands.…
DOI: 4/1/2004. The patient is a 70 -year-old male operator who sustained a work-related injury to his right knee, shoulder and head when he fell off a bike at the refinery.…
Blackheads are black colored spots on the skin that occur due to excess skin oil / sebum secreted by the sebaceous glands combined with dust particles, dead skin cells, bacteria and other impurities.…
The union claimed that the employees lost a benefit when the company changed the use of compensatory time for illness. In light of the fact that the use was permitted if the employee had no sick leave available, how were the employees damaged?…
Fibromyalgia was first defined in 1990 and is a medical condition that can be complex and is not well understood. Symptoms include chronic pain of tenderness, pressure, and fatigues, sleep problems and trigger points. Fibromyalgia estimated to affect between 80 and 90 percent women. The rates appear similar in different areas of the world and amount different cultures.…
Addison’s disease, otherwise known as primary adrenal insufficiency, appear after the adrenal cortex is destroyed. Due to this, hormones such as cortisol and aldosterone decrease or stop being produced by the defective adrenal gland. Those hormones start a chain reactive within the body that cause other lab values such as glucose to be out of the normal range. Additionally the rate at which the kidneys filter slows and waste products can build up.…
On 28th August 2017, Patient 123, a 45 year old Chinese uncle came to Hospital X to do a non-contrast abdomen Computed tomography (CT) scan which required a cross section view of the patient’s body anatomy to reassurance the reoccurrence of renal stones on the patient’s kidneys.…
DIAGNOSTIC CASE STUDY: Diagnoses considered: • ADHD – had been previously diagnosed • Bipolar Disorder • Bipolar II Disorder • Intermittent Explosive Disorder • Major Depressive Disorder • Schizophrenia • Schizoaffective disorder Consideration of the above referenced diagnoses were based upon the following characteristics: • Endearing behaviors at times. • Exceptionally bright (per his teachers) • Excessive length of outbursts- longer than 30 minutes • Over activity and impulsivity • Lack of attention for dangerous situations and actions.…
History of Present Illness: A mother called stating that her 9-month-old female has a new onset of rash that started today. The mother does not associate the rash with any particular food or drink. She reports that the rash is red and has spread on the abdomen. The child has no exposure with no sick individual. The mother has not recently tried anything new or treated the rash with any medication. Patient goes to daycare but at home today with mother. Denies fever, or pain. Appetite has not decrease. Reports no history of eczema. Denies any recent illness, denies itching, denies vomiting, or fatigue,…
Chronic pain is a major public health issue affecting the medical community. More than 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain (IOM, 2011) making it the most prevalent major condition facing Americans today. In 2011 the costs associated with chronic pain and pain management were estimated to be $560-635 billion (IOM, 2011). There are many conditions that fall under the umbrella of chronic pain such as lower back pain(cLBP), headache, cancer pain, and fibromyalgia(FM), arthritis, diabetes pain, migraine, and neck pain. Treatments of chronic pain conditions have been varied, including but not limited to surgery, medication interventions; analgesics and tricyclics, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy(CBT), and exercise.…
History of Present Illness (tell us also whether this is inpatient or outpatient setting): MJ a 23-year-old African American male brought to the Emergency Department by family member after he was found sitting in the middle of the street. The patient states, “The voices told me to do it.” The patient states that, for the past 7-8 months that people are not who they say they are so; he began to isolate himself in his room, dropped out of school, and quit his job. He states that the voices are telling him to do bad things. He claims that there are two or three voices talking, and they often make remarks on his behavior. Patient denies that he is currently using drugs or alcohol but he occasionally…
A chronic disease is one that has symptoms that recur over and over, and can become better or worse over time. These types of diseases, “…cannot generally be cured, but an individual can often minimize the negative effects of a chronic disease through sane, healthy living and medical treatment.” (MSUcares.com, 2005) Diabetes is just one chronic disease that affects many people in this country. To begin, a brief discussion will follow describing what diabetes is, what risk factors and incidences are involved, and symptoms to look for. In addition to providing treatment options and prevention strategies, a look at how nutrition and exercise impact the prognosis of diabetes may show more ways to live longer and healthier lives.…
What is inflammation? This is term that is used to describe a reaction of localized tissues that is irritated, or can be cause because of an injury, infection, redness and swelling. There are several types of disease that cause severe inflammation, one disease that is very bad is Encephalitis this is an inflammation of the brain. This particular condition can happen to anyone at any age, all over the world. If encephalitis develops very rapidly, it can cause serious problems to the nervous system and the brain. If the body produces antibodies to fight the inflammation there’s a chance that they could make a mistake and attack the healthy brain tissue instead of the tissue that is inflamed. If this is not cured it could end up being life threatening. This is just one of many infections that cause by inflammation.…
Inflammation is defined as the presence of edema fluid and the invasion of tissue by leukocytes. Inflammation is characterized by heat, redness, pain, and swelling. These characteristics are the result of the release of various chemical mediators during an immune response. Cytokines and other inflammatory mediators act on local blood vessels causing dilation of blood vessels and an increase in vascular permeability. Blood flow is increased and there is an increase in the leakage of fluid and proteins from blood vessels into tissues. This increase in blood flow and vascular permeability is produced so that immune cells can leave blood vessels, enter blood cells and fight infection.…