Gout is a disease that is commonly misdiagnosed because it is often mistaken for rheumatoid arthritis or infection‚ when in reality it is much more. The history of gout goes back 2640BC in the time of the Ancient Egyptians. At this time it was often called “the un-walkable disease” because of the excruciating pain felt in the foot or toe joints. Later it became known as “king’s disease” or “rich man’s disease” because it was a disease most commonly associated with those that could afford ample food
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(1)Arthritis has been around for many years and has affected millions of people around the world. I believe to fully understand this disease you should first understand the history of it and where it came from. So first off what is arthritis? (3)Arthritis is the inflammation of one or more joints with various reasoning such as injury to joint autoimmune disorders to normal wear and tear. There are many types of arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis‚ Osteoarthritis and Gouty. These are not the only
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Casual Factors in Road and Traffic Related Injuries Driving is an important task and responsibility that teenagers take on when they receive their learners license‚ mainly at the age of 16. Each year‚ a great number of Australians lose their lives or are badly injured in road accidents. Sadly‚ young people are over-represented in road trauma statistics. Despite making up only 15% of drivers‚ young drivers represent around 36% of annual road fatalities. A 17 year old driver with a P1 license is
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a cat falls increases‚ then the number of injuries per cat will also decrease because the higher the height of the fall‚ the more time a cat has to position itself for a safe landing by distributing its body mass among a wider area to ensure a decreased impact force‚ and for the cat to reach its terminal velocity for stability. The table on the front page of the packet shows that one through seven stories fallen shows an increase of total injuries at an average rate of change of 0.4 injuries per story
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she has a high loss and bone mass. 2. Which midlife health problem is of greatest personal concern to you? What steps can you take now to help prevent it? Osteoporosis is the greatest midlife health problem that is concerning for me‚ because I have a vitamin D deficiency and I do not exercise regularly. These are red flags and for osteoporosis.
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worth the risk of head injury? Playing the contact sport of football‚ going play by play with very intense and hard hitting plays of head to head contact‚ has got the attention of some about the level of safety the sport possesses. Playing football is not worth the risk of head injury‚ because the hits long term effects on your brain. An attention grabber for most is the recent uprising of CTE‚ which stands for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy. This is rare but slowly becoming more popular from the deceased
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doctor-diagnosed arthritis. That is 1 in 5 people over the age of 18.1 The word arthritis is a medical term that specifically refers to the inflammation of joints‚ but is commonly used as a collective term for over 100 rheumatic diseases and conditions that affect the joints. The two primary types of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Although arthritis is often assumed to be a condition only affecting adults‚ it is not uncommon for children to be diagnosed with juvenile arthritis‚ which
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The diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis usually begins with physical examination. Directed questions from the doctor about the signs and symptoms and examine the affected joints. In addition‚ the doctor may recommend: 1- blood tests: in people who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis‚ blood tests check the speed of sedimentation (precipitation) red blood cell (which is screening measures the speed of deposition of cells red blood in a sample of blood - Erythrocyte sedimentation rate - ESR)‚ usually‚
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Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that can cause swelling‚ stiffness and pain of joints‚ primarily in an individual’s small joints in their hands and feet. An autoimmune disease is the result of antibodies from a person’s immune system attacking their own healthy cells. Many autoimmune diseases act in various different manners and one of the rare similarities is the ability to clinically diagnose a disease based on the presence of autoantibodies in a serum. When these autoantibodies begin
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Option 3: Risk and Protective Factors Risk factors are defined as the conditions or events that increase the chance of unwanted negative mental health outcomes. Protective factors are assets or resources that help to offset or prevent a negative mental health outcome. Throughout my life thus far‚ I have experienced several risk factors as well as several protective factors that shaped who I am today in terms of my mental health and well-being. The textbook also explains four mechanisms that help
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