Etiology Lyme disease is an illness that is caused by a spirochete bacterium‚ Borrelia burgdorferi‚ which is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected ticks. Ixodes dammini‚ which is the deer tick‚ is located in the northwest and Midwest region of the united states‚ are commonly known to infect humans. They are found in grassy areas (including lawns)‚ and in brushy‚ shrubby and woodland sites‚ even on warm winter days. They prefer areas where some moisture is present. The tick has
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PHYSIOEX 3.0 EXERCISE 33: CARDIOVASCULAR DYNAMICS Objectives 1. To define the following: blood flow; viscosity; peripheral resistance; systole; diastole; end diastolic volume; end systolic volume; stroke volume; cardiac output. 2. To explore cardiovascular dynamics using an experimental setup to simulate a human body function. 3. To understand that heart and blood vessel functions are highly coordinated. 4. To comprehend that pressure differences provide the driving force that moves blood
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cardio-vascular risk among ischemic heart patients in Father Muller Hospital‚ Mangalore. INTRODUCTION: Cardiovascular diseases are becoming the major cause of morbidity and mortality in most of the developing countries including India. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) encompasses a number of diagnoses‚ including coronary heart diseases‚ hypertension and strokes. Common risk factors of cardiovascular diseases are older age group‚ being male‚ family history of ischemic heart problems‚ cigarette smoking‚ high
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Crohn’s Disease Introduction Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory condition of idiopathic etiology that can affect portions of the gastrointestinal tract ranging from the mouth to the perianal area. It is transmural in that it affects the entire thickness of the bowel wall. It is believed to be the result of multiple factors‚ including genetic susceptibility‚ luminal antigenic drive and environmental triggers. Canada has the highest incidence rates of Crohn’s disease in the world. According to Statistics
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Maryland‚ USA‚ reported in the journal Nature that nearly 200 types of fungi species live on our feet. Our feet harbor more fungi than any other part of the body. REFERENCE: MEDICAL NEWS TODAY DATE PUBLISHED: SEPTEMBER 12‚ 2014 RINGWORM DISEASE WHAT IS RINGWORM? Ringworm is a skin infection caused by a fungus. It is not caused by worms‚ and there are no worms involved‚ despite the name. Treatment with an antifungal cream usually works well.Ringworm is a fungal skin infection. There are many
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Best Practices to Prevent Catheter Related Bloodstream Infections NUR 271 Fall 2013 The United States Centers for Disease Control estimates that each year one in twenty hospital patients will contract a Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI). When further examined‚ the number of infected patients is approximately 1.7 million per year resulting in nearly 99‚000 deaths (CDC‚ 2011). Due to numbers like this‚ healthcare organizations‚ professional associations‚ and patient advocacy
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM The Cardiovascular system consists of the cardio -heart and the vessels that carry blood to all parts of the body. If this system does not work properly then oxygen‚ hormones‚ water‚ nutrients and wastes won’t reach their target destinations. 5 liters of blood in body. BLOOD Blood is a fluid connective tissue and Plasma is the matrix that separates the red and white blood cells and the platelets from one another. Plasma also transports dissolved substances such
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heart. Heart Disease Certain things increase a person’s chances of getting cardiovascular/heart disease. Doctors call these things risk factors Some of these risk factors a person can’t do anything about‚ for instance being older and having other people in the family who have had the same problems. But people do have control over some risk factors such as smoking‚ having high blood pressure‚ being overweight‚ and not exercising can increase the risk of getting cardiovascular disease. How they can
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Alzheimer’s Disease By Anne O’Dell 8/10/2014 Alzheimer’s Disease & Associated Alterations uAlzheimer’s disease (AD) is a disease that attacks the brain. It is the most common form of Dementia which is the general term for a decline in mental ability serve enough to interfere with daily life (Poole Arcangelo & Peterson‚ 2013). uAlzheimer ’s is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder. uCauses a gradual‚ irreversible loss of memory and cognitive function (Poole Arcangelo & Peterson‚ 2013). uProgression
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Patient Falls and Prevention in Health Care Patient falls are a significant representation of adverse events in health care organizations worldwide. There are several common risk factors intrinsic to patients‚ which include reduced vision‚ musculoskeletal disease‚ altered mental state‚ history of falls‚ and other chronic diseases. Health care organizations are expected to focus on those intrinsic factors as well as the extrinsic‚ which are those present in their patient’s environment. For example
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