SCI/163 Chronic Diseases Lung Cancer Chronic diseases such as heart disease‚ cancer‚ and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. In this essay we will describe a chronic disease that affects thousands of people every day and that is the lung cancer. We will discuss the risk factors‚ treatment options and the daily choices we can make to reduce the risk of lung cancer. Lung is the essential respiration organ
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assortment of scholarly articles available online in order to investigate the effects of different kinds of chronic joint pain‚ their causes and different methods of treatment with varying levels of effectiveness and acceptance by the medical community. Chronic joint pain is primarily caused by arthritis‚ the common name for over 200 diseases and conditions that cause swelling and inflammation of joints and surrounding tissues. The most common forms of arthritis‚ and the three that will be discussed
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Associate Level Material Chronic Disease Risk Assessment The Life Resource Center (LRC) is a valuable free tool available to University of Phoenix students. Taking some time to explore its website to discover some of the many topics‚ resources‚ and tools available is a great way to find information to enhance and support health and wellness. Complete the following assignment: Take one of the health risk assessments located on the LRC website. After completing the assessment‚ write
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MSSW JAYWANT [] Acute coronary syndrome is a term used for any condition brought on by sudden‚ reduced blood flow to the heart. Table of Contents ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROMES IN OLD AGE. DEFINITION Acute coronary syndrome is a term used for any condition brought on by sudden‚ reduced blood flow to the heart. Acute coronary syndrome symptoms may include the type of chest pressure that you feel during a heart attack‚ or pressure in your chest while you’re at rest or doing light
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Topic: Acute Hospital Care Course: Health Care and Insurance Date: November 28th‚ 2012 Acute Hospital Care Acute care is medical treatment at a hospital which is short-term. Acute care is a level of health care in which a patient is treated for a brief but severe episode of illness‚ for conditions that are the result of disease or trauma‚ and during recovery from surgery. Acute care is generally provided in a hospital by a variety of clinical personnel using technical equipment‚ pharmaceuticals
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gained prior to this assessment and to protect his identity and maintain confidentiality (NMC‚ 2008)‚ he will be referred to as James‚ a pseudonym. The ward is for both female and male patients who have acute and chronic cardiac problems like congestive cardiac failure‚ myocardial infarction‚ acute coronary syndrome and other cardiac related conditions so they can be given the necessary treatment to help them get better or manage their condition. The ABCDE approach (Resuscitation council‚ 2006)
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Acute bronchitis is swelling and inflammation of the bronchial tree. Bronchial tubes play a major role in the respiratory system of your body. The bronchial tree contains tubes that send air into your lungs. As these tubes get infected because of various reasons‚ they swell and create bodily fluid called mucus inside them. Mucus is the liquid that surfaces when you cough. This ultimately makes it difficult for you to breathe. It might also make you wheeze during breathing. Acute bronchitis occurs
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Title: All about Chronic Bronchitis Meta Keywords: Treatments for COPD in Pune Meta Description: Chronic bronchitis is a persistent cough that lasts up to 3-12 months. Salt therapy is one of the most effective treatments for COPD in Pune. All About Chronic Bronchitis We all disregard bronchitis thinking it’s just a cough‚ but did you know chronic bronchitis kills more than 120‚000 people every year? Fewer people have died due to car crashs in comparison to the bronchitis disease.
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Chronic renal failure is a worldwide public health problem. Millions of Americans are affected by this disease each year. It is a common condition in which there is progressive loss of kidney functioning. The loss of function usually takes months or years to occur‚ sometime not appearing until kidney function is less than one-tenth of normal. The kidneys have the important job of filtering‚ wastes and excess fluids from your blood‚ which are then excreted in the urine (Huether‚ 2012). When the kidneys
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incurable condition‚ osteomyelitis is inflammation of bone‚ bone marrow‚ and the soft tissue surrounding the bone caused by infection. The infection can start in the bone by spreading from nearby tissue or traveling through the bloodstream. This infection can also develop in the bone itself if the bone is exposed to germs in any way. Osteomyelitis can be classified as chronic or acute and the treatment for both depends on many factors (“Osteomyelitis”‚ 2014). Acute osteomyelitis usually occurs in children
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