P1 Task 1 Essay
Task 1 (P1&P2)
Diabetes.
Name: J Carey Age: 61 Ethnicity: British
1 What is your disorder called? Diabetes Mellitus
2 What were the first symptoms of your disorder? Thirst, tiredness, weight loss, going to the toilet to urinate every 5 minutes day and night
3 Have your symptoms got worse of gone? If got worse, how? gone
4 How long have you had your disorder? (months/years) 25 years
5 What drugs are you on for your disorder? Humulin, insulin
6 When did your disorder start? March 1984
7 How were you diagnosed? Blood test at doctors and blood and urine test at the hospital
8 Did you GP diagnose you straight away? yes
9 What tests did your GP do before been diagnosed? urine sample and blood test
10 How long was your referral? …show more content…
(Image http://www.123rf.com/photo_14651258_the-endocrine-system.html 21.11.2013)
The main organ at fault is the pancreas. This is also known as the “dual organ” because it is also involved in the digestive system. “The pancreas contains clusters of specialised cells known as the pancreatic islet cells or the islet of Langerhans. The main hormones produced by these cells are insulin and glycagon. These important hormones are responsible regulating blood sugar or blood glucose.” (Anatomy and physiology for therapists. Connor, Harwood-Pearce & Morgan 2006) if someone has diabetes, it means that the pancreas has either stopped producing insulin or producing too much.
Parkinson’s disease.
Age- 77years name- Mr C ethnicity- White British
1. What is your disorder called? Parkinson’s formerly known as Parkinson’s …show more content…
The disorder had led to low blood pressure, loss of mobility, unclear speech and incontinence. She has been suffering with this disorder for 10 years and was given medication such as morphine for associated limb pain relief, parkinson’s patch retigotine and stalivo when she was first diagnosed. She is currently on medaphor. The disorder first started in 1999, and was not diagnosed straight away. Eventually clinical diagnosis based on the results of several mental agility and reaction tests. “Parkinson’s disease is a common neurodegenerative disorder affecting 100-200 per 100,00 people making it the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the elderly after Alzheimer’s disease.” http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics 03.02.2014. Parkinson’s disease has the abnormal affects such as tremors. As the Parkinson’s progresses slowly the motor symptoms may appear irregular as they develop over the years. The symptoms of Parkinson’s disease are generally believed to consist of only motor abnormalities. The non-motor abnormalities can include depression and the non- motor symptoms are the ones that goes ignored, however these can affect the patient more because they have a more negative impact. The motor symptoms are treated ASAP and more aggressively. The
Diabetes.
Name: J Carey Age: 61 Ethnicity: British
1 What is your disorder called? Diabetes Mellitus
2 What were the first symptoms of your disorder? Thirst, tiredness, weight loss, going to the toilet to urinate every 5 minutes day and night
3 Have your symptoms got worse of gone? If got worse, how? gone
4 How long have you had your disorder? (months/years) 25 years
5 What drugs are you on for your disorder? Humulin, insulin
6 When did your disorder start? March 1984
7 How were you diagnosed? Blood test at doctors and blood and urine test at the hospital
8 Did you GP diagnose you straight away? yes
9 What tests did your GP do before been diagnosed? urine sample and blood test
10 How long was your referral? …show more content…
(Image http://www.123rf.com/photo_14651258_the-endocrine-system.html 21.11.2013)
The main organ at fault is the pancreas. This is also known as the “dual organ” because it is also involved in the digestive system. “The pancreas contains clusters of specialised cells known as the pancreatic islet cells or the islet of Langerhans. The main hormones produced by these cells are insulin and glycagon. These important hormones are responsible regulating blood sugar or blood glucose.” (Anatomy and physiology for therapists. Connor, Harwood-Pearce & Morgan 2006) if someone has diabetes, it means that the pancreas has either stopped producing insulin or producing too much.
Parkinson’s disease.
Age- 77years name- Mr C ethnicity- White British
1. What is your disorder called? Parkinson’s formerly known as Parkinson’s …show more content…
The disorder had led to low blood pressure, loss of mobility, unclear speech and incontinence. She has been suffering with this disorder for 10 years and was given medication such as morphine for associated limb pain relief, parkinson’s patch retigotine and stalivo when she was first diagnosed. She is currently on medaphor. The disorder first started in 1999, and was not diagnosed straight away. Eventually clinical diagnosis based on the results of several mental agility and reaction tests. “Parkinson’s disease is a common neurodegenerative disorder affecting 100-200 per 100,00 people making it the second most common neurodegenerative disease in the elderly after Alzheimer’s disease.” http://drugtopics.modernmedicine.com/drug-topics 03.02.2014. Parkinson’s disease has the abnormal affects such as tremors. As the Parkinson’s progresses slowly the motor symptoms may appear irregular as they develop over the years. The symptoms of Parkinson’s disease are generally believed to consist of only motor abnormalities. The non-motor abnormalities can include depression and the non- motor symptoms are the ones that goes ignored, however these can affect the patient more because they have a more negative impact. The motor symptoms are treated ASAP and more aggressively. The