"Chronic disease outline" Essays and Research Papers

Sort By:
Satisfactory Essays
Good Essays
Better Essays
Powerful Essays
Best Essays
Page 50 of 50 - About 500 Essays
  • Better Essays

    Chronic Stress Definition

    • 1189 Words
    • 5 Pages

    Psychology 1100 Chronic Stress Chronic stressor- A source of stress that occurs continuously or repeatedly. What causes chronic stress? To answer that we first have to know what stress is. The official definition of stress is; Stress- is the physical and or psychological response to internal or external stressors. Stressors- specific events or chronic pressures that place demands on a person or threaten the person’s well-being. Although

    Premium Psychology Stress Mind

    • 1189 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Better Essays
  • Satisfactory Essays

    RUBRIC FOR PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 370 (Signature Assignment: Written Assignment) Criteria Exceeding Expectations (4) Meeting Expectations (3) Approaching Expectations (2) Not Meeting Expectations (1) Score Content / Information Discussion Question 1 CLO 3 For consequences of COPD‚ identifies effects: 1) on the right heart‚ 2) on RBC number‚ 3) in blood gases‚ 4) clinical findings Information is scientifically sound‚ thorough‚ necessary and sufficient. Provides 3-4 consequences of

    Premium Physician Asthma Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    • 770 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Satisfactory Essays
  • Good Essays

    Asthma is a chronic condition that causes difficulties in breathing due to inflammation in the airway passages. Individuals that have asthmas have symptoms of an expiratory wheeze. Margaret would require a spirometry test to determine her lung function at present and

    Premium Asthma Pneumonia Oxygen

    • 868 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Chronic Stress Definition

    • 421 Words
    • 2 Pages

    hypertension‚ chest pain‚ and heart disease. Chronic pain is the stress that wears people away day after day‚ year after year. It destroys mind‚ bodies‚ and lives. It is caused by an unhappy marriage‚ or a despised job. It comes when a person does not find a way out of miserable situation. People die of this by suicide‚ violence‚ heart attack‚ stroke‚ and sometime even cancer. A 2013 survey says the teens are having emotional and physical distress‚ including chronic stress. Teens have to at least

    Premium

    • 421 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Chronic Stress Essay

    • 445 Words
    • 2 Pages

    Stress is a natural reaction in humans‚ caused by good or bad experiences and affects body and mind. When stress occurs‚ hormones release and heart and breathing rates are accelerated in reaction. Chronic stress can cause long-term issues for the body‚ like heart issues and infertility‚ to name a few. The most common way to identify stress is through the "Fight-or-Flight" response‚ brought on through the Central Nervous System (CNS). Mental stress can cause a great many responses within the human

    Premium

    • 445 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    Essay On Pneumothorax

    • 468 Words
    • 2 Pages

    prevents your lung from expanding properly when you try to breathe in‚ causing shortness of breath and chest pain. It is also called as Collapse lung. A primary pneumothorax occurs without an apparent cause and in the absence of significant lung disease‚ while a secondary pneumothorax occurs in the presence of existing lung pathology. Tension pneumothorax develops occasionally and is a medical emergency. Unless reversed by effective treatment‚ these sequelae can progress and cause death. Catamenial

    Premium Blood Heart Pulmonology

    • 468 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    their nose and mouth to get the next little bit of air their lungs will allow in. Many patients with significant lung disease require a bedside commode due to their inability to walk to the toilet‚ which cuts out Orem’s Universal Self Care Requisite of activity and rest and social interaction. In short‚ attaining a level of health and normalcy for a patient with this level of lung disease is difficult. Nursing assessment in this type of patient would include: • palpation of the head‚ neck‚ and chest

    Premium Oxygen Pulmonology Heart

    • 264 Words
    • 2 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Powerful Essays

    The Chronic Care Model

    • 1066 Words
    • 5 Pages

    A chronic illness is long-term. It is an illness that lasts for more than three months. A chronic illness is persistent and generally can’t be prevented by vaccination or cured by medication. Dealing with a chronic illness is very stressful and may change a person’s daily living. Some examples of chronic diseases include heart disease‚ cancer‚ type 2 diabetes‚ stroke‚ chronic respiratory problems and obesity. According to the CDC‚ in 2012 about 117 million people had one or more chronic health conditions

    Premium Medicine Medical terms

    • 1066 Words
    • 5 Pages
    Powerful Essays
  • Good Essays

    Haemoptysis Case Studies

    • 856 Words
    • 4 Pages

    Clinical assessment and causes Haemoptysis is a common and non-specific feature of many lung diseases. It can be a sign of significant underlying lung disease. In up to one-third of cases‚ no cause will be found. An early assessment of the likely underlying cause needs to be made and investigated accordingly. Diagnostic approach to haemoptysis Small volume haemoptysis is a commonly encountered problem in the out-patient department. It can be safely and efficiently investigated as an out-patient

    Premium Pneumonia Lung Asthma

    • 856 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
  • Good Essays

    classified as chronic or acute and the treatment for both depends on many factors. Acute osteomyelitis usually occurs in children. It comes on quickly but is easier to treat and overall turns out better than chronic osteomyelitis. In children‚ acute osteomyelitis occurs in arm or leg bones. It normally occurs a break in the skin from a trauma‚ surgery‚ or skin ulceration from wounds. As for adults‚ osteomyelitis can be acute or chronic. People with diabetes‚ HIV‚ or peripheral vascular disease are more

    Premium Pain Osteomyelitis Medicine

    • 879 Words
    • 4 Pages
    Good Essays
Page 1 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
Next