work together to protect the body against any attack from foreign bodies like bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi etc. Autoimmune disease occurs when the body’s immune system fails and starts producing antibodies which react against some of the body’s own tissues. This can have a lot of effects on the body and can even prove to be fatal in many cases. It is said to be the 3rd most common disease in USA. It is said to affect one in thirty one Americans. An autoimmune process can cause the destruction of a particular
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decrease. Treatment plan pain: anti-inflammatory drug‚ taping‚ electro therapy. ROM: increase ROM‚ active and passive movement. Muscle strengthening: strengthening of quadriceps muscle. Operative treatment: cut-retinaculum‚ plaster. Gona arthritis (knee arthritis) Definition: joint surface gets damaged Secondary: Hip problems‚ overweight‚ trauma‚ bonenutrition Symptom: Pain around the knee‚ crappytation‚ limit flexion and extention X-ray: decrease joint surface‚ cyst Treatment plan: underwater
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1. Genetic Disorders A disease caused by an abnormality in an individuals DNA is known as a genetic disorder. The abnormalities can range from being a very small single-base mutation in just one gene or it could be because the lack of a chromosome or maybe even one too many. Occasionally‚ these aforementioned abnormalities can lead to something as serious as cancer‚ while others lead to various other health conditions. Genetic disorders can be heritable or non-heritable‚ meaning it can be acquired
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Again‚ Chagas is a disease that is transmitted through humans by an insect vector specifically a triatomine bug known as Trypansosoma Cruzi. Consequently‚ Chagas currently affects about 8 million people worldwide and is considered a life-threatening disease. In Argentina‚ it affects 3 million residents alone and is considered the number one cause of cardiac diseases in the country. According to the World Health Organization‚ about 40 percent of patients infected with Chagas will develop chronic cardiac
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her of his diagnosis and he is despondent and feels he has no reason to live. John’s fiancé has not tested positive for HIV. John’s family consists of a mother‚ a father‚ and a sister who all live nearby. Active Listening How does John feel today? o John feels fine physically and has never felt sick from this infection. o John is depressed about the break-up with his fiancé. What stage of HIV does John have? o John is asymptomatic‚ which is Stage 2. Does John have a treatment plan from
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Below are the answers to the two exercises in week five. Please note that some of these are a bit subjective so your answers might not have matched these perfectly and that is okay. If you have any questions please let me know. The essence of exercise one was to recognize that although some arguments are compelling‚ often individuals (or groups) use tactics with the purpose of emotionally distracting from facts. Hopefully‚ know that you have spent some time recognizing these‚ you will be able
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Week One Assignment ART/101 Introduction to Art October 9‚ 2011 An artist assumes one‚ or a combination‚ of four roles when creating a work of art. These four roles are; 1) to help viewers see the world in a different way; 2) to create a record of the culture of their time and place; 3) to make working objects and buildings more enjoyable to look at and also to give them meaning; and 4) to give form to personal feelings‚ universal truths‚ immaterial things‚ or spiritual forces (Syre‚ 2010)
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Communicable Disease HCS 457 Communicable Disease Chickenpox is one of the many highly communicable diseases. This communicable disease is cause by a virus called varicella-zoster which has a resemblance with the herpes virus. It can be transmitted through close contact with the fluids from the blisters or through air wherein the virus is disseminated by coughing or sneezing. Chickenpox is regarded as highly communicable for individuals who are exposed to the disease for the first time
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How does culture affect diagnosis? (12) Culture can affect the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders‚ as different cultures have different attitudes to mental disorders. In Morocco‚ for example‚ it is thought you can catch a mental illness accidentally by encountering some sorcery‚ such as stepping on it. They truly believe mental disorders come from sorcery and evil things. This affects treatment and how the mentally ill person is seen – they are often feared as there is a possibility the
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Lyme Disease Introduction & Symptoms | Causes & Treatments | Recommended Web Sites Lyme disease is transmitted by tiny ticks of the Ixodidae family and afflicts about 10‚000 people yearly. Initially identified in a group of children in Lyme‚ Conn.‚ the disease has now been found in nearly all states and 18 other countries. About 90 percent of cases are reported in three areas: the northeast and mid-Atlantic states (Massachusetts to Maryland)‚ the upper Midwest (Minnesota and
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