A Disease of the Integumentary System September 28‚ 2011 Abstract There are many diseases that affect the Integumentary system‚ due in some part to the fact that it contains the largest organ in the human body‚ which is the skin. The some of these diseases can be seen as rashes‚ dark spots‚ or just patches of itchy areas. The disease that will be discussed in throughout this paper is called Alopecia Areata. One will cover areas such as a description of the disease‚ as well as the causes‚
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Associate Level Material Appendix F Review the following two case studies. Each patient is being referred to a specialist for further evaluation of a nervous system disorder. Outline characteristics of the disease each patient is suffering from by answering the questions associated with each case study. Answer in your own words. Case Study 1 Name | Myelin S. Heath | Patient # | 12312312 | DOB: | 03/05/1986 | Physician | Dr. Delgadillo | Date: | 02/16/20XX | Interoffice Referral Form
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Communicable Disease Paper Enquied Fields HCS/465 May 28‚ 2014 Duane Bibbie Communicable Disease Paper In the world today‚ there are a number of communicable diseases that rely on fluid exchange‚ contaminated substances‚ or that travel through contact from an infected
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Communicable Disease Michael E Aponte Professor Steiner University of Phoenix HCS 457 Chickenpox is a highly communicable virus named the varicella-zoster virus and closely resembles the herpes virus. The virus can be released into the air by coughing or sneezing‚ spreading the virus from person to person. The virus also can be spread by touching the fluids from a chickenpox blister. Chickenpox is so contagious that an individual who has never had exposure to chickenpox has an 80%
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Human Body Systems Human Body Organization The Human Body is composed of Organ Systems are composed of Organs are composed of Tissues are composed of Cells DIGESTIVE SYSTEM is a body system made up of digestive tract and glands responsible for digestion of food. Functions of Digestive System: Digestion of food. Breaking down of chunks of food into bits. Absorption of food nutrients. Excretion of undigested food. PARTS OF DIGESTIVE SYSTEM. Digestive Glands Salivary Gland –
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the Nervous System? The nervous system is an organ system that is a network of nerves and fibers that nerve impulses between different parts of the body‚ and is responsible for sending‚ receiving and processing. All the organs and functions rely upon these nerve impulses to function. It’s an example of the body’s master control unit. The nervous system is the control and communication system of your body. its job is to send and receive messages to your body. the nervous system controls all
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Diseases in the Bone: |Diseases: |Cause |Symptoms |Treatment | |Osteoporosis |Loss of bone mass‚ ageing‚ bone density decrease‚ |Fracture (often first sign)‚ |Lifestyle changes – increase | | |weakened bones‚ menopause (drop in oestrogen)‚ bone |symptoms are not very |calcium intake‚ vitamin D | |
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LEVELS OF ORGANIZATION OF NERVOURS SYSTEM: NEURONS: * STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION: Specialized cell transmitting nerve impulses; a nerve cell. Neurons have specialized projections called dendrites and axons. Dendrites bring information to the cell body and axons take information away from the cell body. Neurons communicate with each other through an electrochemical process. Information is transmitted to the receiving cell at junctions via chemical messengers called neurotransmitters. At this juncture
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The Main Body Systems The Respiratory System The respiratory system is one of the bodies most important systems‚ the main goal of the respiratory system is to provide gas exchange so the inhaling of oxygen and the exhaling of carbon dioxide. In the health and social care setting the words “respiratory rate” or “resps” are often used‚ this simply means how many times a person breathes in a minute this can help to diagnose problems such as asthma and other breathing related illnesses. Parts of
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Disease in Digestive System Viral Gastroenteritis -is an inflammation of the lining of the stomach‚ small intestine‚ and the large intestine. Several different viruses can cause viral gastroenteritis‚ which is highly contagious and extremely common. It causes millions of cases of diarrhea each year. Anyone can get it and most people recover without any complications‚ unless they become dehydrated. Causes of Viral Gastroenteritis There are four viruses that cause Viral Gastronenteritis namely:
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