Cause and effect of chronic disease and its impact in the United States ********* **** Techniques 1 – Week 3 ****** ****** – Student ID: ******* Instructor: ******* ***** April 18‚ 2010 The United States is experiencing an unsustainable disease burden; 130 million people today suffer from chronic diseases‚ taking a tremendous toll on individuals‚ families‚ and communities. In addition to lives lost and quality of life lost‚ we are also a nation in crisis‚ an economic crisis. We spend over
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keeping the blood glucose at set point. Picture 1 ( http://www.bio.miami.edu/~cmallery/150/physiol/c45x10glu-homeostasis.jpg) In the homeostatic system many organs have specific roles. The kidney as several roles as a homeostatic organ‚ one of the roles is the regulation of blood PH ‘the kidney excrete a variable amount of hydrogen ions into the urine and conserve bicarbonate ions’ (Principles of human anatomy) as these two activities help regulate the blood PH level. The urogenital system
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Kidney stones can be formed due to changes in the normal balance of water‚ salts‚ and minerals in the urine. Sometimes minerals in urine mutually attached and form a small Kidney stone. Its size varies‚ ranging from the size of sugar crystals until the ping-pong ball. The difference of mineral composition changes also result in kidney stones. In General‚ most kidney stones rarely realized until it causes blockage in the urinary tract. These conditions will cause pain radiating from the front of
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Chronic Illnesses and Their Consequences According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ chronic illnesses – such as heart disease‚ stroke‚ cancer‚ diabetes‚ and arthritis – are among the most common‚ costly‚ and preventable of all health problems in the United States (CDC‚ Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion‚ The Power of Prevention). These illnesses affect the patient’s ability to perform their activities of daily living on their own. For example
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Science Case Study: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Introduction: CAD is defined as the impairment of the flow of blood to the myocardium and is a vascular disease but directly impacts cardiac function by reducing oxygenation of cardiac tissue (Porth‚ 2005). Mrs. X has been experiencing episodes of chest pain for the last 18 months and has been diagnosed with stable angina resulting from CAD. She has been admitted to the ward prior to undergoing an off pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) of
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Identify the Problem The kidney is an extraordinary organ. Without its processes‚ human life would be virtually impossible. It is a very well known fact that when individuals consume large amounts of liquid‚ they eliminate much of the liquid through urine. On the other hand‚ when individuals are severely dehydrated very little urine is formed. This certainly illustrates that control mechanisms in the human being can regulate the amount of urine that is formed. When tap water is ingested
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Qarala 10/18 Mrs. Reyes PKU/Phenylketonuria PKU is the rare condition that the baby is born without the ability to break down an amino acid called phenylalanine. This birth defect is rare because it takes 2 parents that are carriers of the disease to have a child and even than its still rare for any of the kids to become anymore than carriers. Babies that are born with PKU are missing an enzyme called phenylalanine hydroxylase which are needed to break down the essential amino acid called phenylalanine
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What is a kidney stone? A kidney stone is a little stone of calcium‚ magnesium‚ or uric acid that has crystallized and precipitates in the renal pelvis (textbook‚ p. 988). Kidney stones can be very painful when having them or trying to pass them. Renal colic or unspecified abdominal pain were the most frequent presenting symptoms of kidney stone disease (Metabolic 3). Then followed by hematuria‚ (Metabolic 4) the presence of blood in the urine. Pediatric urinary stone disease is a relatively infrequent
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breath. * Chronic coughing. * Reduced overall fitness. * Yellowish stain on the smoker’s fingers and teeth. * Smokers experience more coughs and colds as compared to non-smokers. * Difficulty recovering from minor illnesses. * Impotence for men‚ infertility for women. * Facial wrinkles appear at an early age‚ making them look older than non-smokers of the same age. Because they experience these different side effects‚ they have a higher risk of developing diseases like: * respiratory
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urea or uric acid. Osmolarity is controlled by selective reabsorption/secretion. C 5 types of excretory systems: None in porifera‚ cnidaria Protonephridia in planaria & rotifers Metanephridia in annelids Malpighian tubules in terrestrial arthropods Kidneys (with nephrons) in vertebrates Protonephridia Have flame bulbs‚ tubules‚ and nephridopores. C Flame bulbs selectively filter body fluid to nitrogenous waste. C Fluid collects in tubules and drips outside through the nephridopore. Metanephridia
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