significant levels of fatigue. The other key symptoms include cognitive disturbances‚ particularly problems with concentration‚ memory‚ and high distress levels.2 Fibromyalgia can be considered part of a group of clinical syndromes‚ including chronic fatigue syndrome‚ multiple chemical sensitivities and irritable bowel syndrome‚ whose clinical features reflect similar pathophysiological processes – termed by some as ‘central sensitivity syndromes’.3 These different diagnoses are used depending
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Chronic Disease Outline SCI/162 January 8‚ 2012 Adriana Batista Outline I. Introduction II. Causes and Risk Factors A. Environmental/Chemical B. Food C. Hereditary III. Diagnosis Information A. Fecal Occult‚ Blood Test B. X-Ray‚ Mammogram‚ Colonoscopy C. Pap Smear IV. Treatment A. Surgery B. Radiation C. Chemotherapy V. Prevention
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Renal disease case study This case relates to renal disease; therefore~ purposefully look into the medication use and vocabulary as they relate to renal patients. Vocabulary: Before attempting to work the case study‚ define each of the vocabulary words. Although the words may have several subheadings‚ it will give you a place to begin your inquiry. When reviewing the vocabulary words‚ you might want to ask several questions: who‚ what‚ where‚ when‚ why and how. This should give you a much broader
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which help relieve stress (less healthy ways than the general public). She says‚ "I feel constant stress when my husband has surgery or frequent doctor appointments." They both have nutritious meals daily as her husband has diabetes. Caregiving chronic stress can lead to depression (mental illness) which can cause cancer‚ heart disease and can influence cardiovascular‚ immune and endocrine functions. Stress affects cognitive memory showing that stressors one day predict memory failures on the next
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Heart disease is a chronic health disorder that accounts for 30% of all deaths. Heart disease has many risk factors‚ such as genetics‚ unhealthy eating habits‚ lack of physical activity‚ and smoking. Here‚ we will discuss those risk factors‚ and discuss ways to diminish those risk factors. Heart disease or coronary artery disease is caused by a blockage in the blood vessels that supply the heart. The blockages are caused by plaque which contains cholesterol in large amounts that adhere to the artery
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The Role of Beta-Blockers in the Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure In 1988 Sir James Whyte Black was honored with a Nobel Prize for medicine for his efforts in the discovery of the beta blocker propanolol and the histamine receptor agonist cimetidine. Beta blockers were originally developed to treat angina pectoris but were discovered to also treat hypertension‚ tachycardia‚ an myocardial infarctions. The discovery of propanolol was said to be the greatest discovery since digitalis. The mechanism
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Article: de Vos R.J.‚ Weir A.‚ Schie H.T.M.‚ Bierma-Zeinstra S.M.A.‚ Verhaar J.A.N.‚ Weinans H‚ Tol J.L. Platelet-Rich Plasma Injection for Chronic Achilles Tendinopathy: A randomized controlled trial. The Journal of the American Medical Association. 2010. Evidence Level: NHMRC evidence level II Article Info: Journal: The Journal of the American
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10: Living with Cancer and Other Chronic Conditions Key Terms regulatory gene Genes that control cell specialization‚ replication‚ DNA repair‚ and tumor suppression. oncogenes Faulty regulatory genes that are believed to activate the development of cancer. proto-oncogenes Normal regulatory genes that may become oncogenes. metastasis The spread of cancerous cells from their site of origin to other areas of the body. benign Noncancerous; localized nonmalignant tumors contained within a
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Chronic Diseases Cancer is a group of diseases that deal with the uncontrolled growth of cells. A tumor refers to a collection of abnormal cells; some of them are known as benign tumors. Benign tumors do not become a cancer unless they start spreading and growing. Once these tumors begin to grow and multiply they become a cancer. There is screening for cancer available but only colon‚ breast‚ cervical and prostate cancer screenings have been known to be effective. Colon cancer or colorectal cancer
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of the Lungs Lung disease refers to disorders that affect the lungs‚ the organs that allow us to breathe. Breathing problems caused by lung disease may prevent the body from getting enough oxygen. Examples of lung diseases are: * Asthma‚ chronic bronchitis‚ and emphysema * Infections‚ such as influenza and pneumonia * Lung cancer * Sarcoidosis and pulmonary fibrosis * Pulmonary hypertension * Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) The Effect of Cigarette Smoke on
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