of “I’m donating my kidney to a stranger” “I’m donating my kidney to a stranger” is an article written by Richard Wilson in 2008. The article is about a woman‚ Paula Wilson‚ who is considered to be Scotland’s first altruistic organ donor. Paula’s decision began when her mother suffered from kidney failure. Paula wanted to donate her kidney to her mother‚ to save her. Unfortunately Paula and her mother’s blood type wasn’t the same. Therefore Paula couldn’t donate her kidney to her mother. When
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Behind the Scenes Sixty percent of deaths worldwide come from chronic illnesses (“Reducing Chronic Diseases”). No news can be more disheartening for a parent than finding out his or her child has been diagnosed with a chronic illness. For the child‚ it’s a loss of his or her health‚ quality of life‚ and dreams. For the parent‚ it’s a loss of mental and emotional stability‚ a normal life‚ and hope for a promising future. For the siblings‚ it’s a loss of time‚ love‚ and support from their parents
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psychiatric disorder‚ medical condition is attributed by. In previous research insomnia has been classified as primary insomnia or secondary insomnia‚ ranging from transient (sleep problems that last days to weeks) acute or chronic (sleep problems that last months to years)‚ varying on the frequency and duration of the symptoms. This paper will be mainly be focusing on primary chronic insomnia however there will be mention of chronic insomnia as a manifestation of another illness. The purpose of this
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of Medical Marijuana for Chronic Pain Management. William Maramba Department of Psychology‚ Elgin Community College PSY 100: Intro to Psychology Dr. Laurie Cox April 12‚ 2024 Abstract: Chronic pain has always been a factor in human existence. It is defined as constant pain lasting longer than three months (NIH). Various conditions can cause people to experience chronic pain‚ such as arthritis‚ neuropathy‚ cancer‚ and everyday injuries. The problem with chronic pain is that it is not a
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Chronic inflammation has been shown to be a consistent pre-cursor to many metabolic diseases‚ such as obesity‚ fatty liver disease‚ atherosclerosis‚ insulin resistance‚ type II diabetes‚ degenerative disorders such as dementia‚ airway disease and some cancers.1 The relationship between diet‚ and more specifically refined carbohydrates‚ and chronic inflammation has been of high interest in the media in recent years. This interest could have a lot to do with the alarming rate that these metabolic
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lean protein. The National Kidney Foundation suggests the Dash diet. The diet focuses on foods rich in fruits‚ vegetables‚ low-fat dairy products‚ whole grains‚ fish‚ poultry‚ beans‚ seeds‚ and nuts. It is low in salt and sodium‚ added sugars and sweets‚ fat and red meats. American Diabetes Association suggests a diet that is high in fiber instead of one high in protein. Of all three sites none recommend a diet high in protein. 3. Any race can be affected with kidney disease‚ but African-Americans
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Mammalian Kidney Investigation Background Information: The kidneys are dark red bean -shaped organs that are a very important pair of organs that perform many functions. The kidneys have a convex side and a concave side. They are each about the size of a fist. The kidneys are located near the middle back of a human‚ just below the rib cage‚ one on each side of the spine. One kidney is located below the spleen on the left side of the body‚ whereas the other kidney is located just below the liver
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Pilot Project: The Chronic Pain Diary Student: Hetal Patel Nurs 260 Semester – II Teacher: Mary McGrory March 17‚ 2009 Article evaluation The nursing journal “Pilot Project: The Chronic Pain Diary” is an assessment of chronic pain in the Nursing home population. The author of this journal is Dr. Kathy K Hager and Dr. Dorothy Brockopp. Dr. Hager is an Assistant Professor of Nursing in Bellarmine University Lansing School of Nursing from Louisville – Kentucky and Dr
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The National Kidney Foundation states that every fourteen minutes a new person is added to the kidney transplant list. In addition to the horrifying number of patients that are added every day‚ the National Kidney Foundation also state that on average 13 people die everyday while waiting to be selected from a list containing more than a ninety thousand other patients in the United States. In order to maintain control on this epidemic the United Network for Organ Sharing or UNOS has created and manages
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A “Chronic Headache” is a headache that occurs 15 or more days in a month [3]. Chronic headaches may not be fully cured but can be well managed and controlled using various clinical and non-clinical methods [39]. Different types of headaches [64] have different symptomatic characteristics [3]. Individuals may have single or multiple types of chronic headaches at the same time. A headache attack occurs due to changes in the headache patient’s “internal” and/or “external” environment [31]. An example
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