Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is the condition in which the alveolar wall is thickened by scarring‚ causes the patients to have shortness of breath‚ fatigue and lower the oxygen saturation. PF may have definable causes but in many cases‚ the causes remain unknown. Those cases with unknown causes called idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Air is drawn in by the nose and mouth‚ passes through the bronchi to the bronchioles and finally reaches millions of alveoli. Around the alveolar is a group of many capillaries
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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
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Myeloma. Nobody knows exactly why or how someone can get any of these blood cancers. I have a personal experience with a type of blood cancer called Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia or CML. My brother was diagnosed with leukemia at age 15. Throughout his treatment; he acquired meningitis‚ pneumonia‚ and graft-versus-host disease. “Graft-versus-host disease (GVHD or graft) is a common side effect of a bone marrow transplant (also called a BMT)”. (National Marrow Donor Program‚ 2008) I will not go into
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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy is a disease in the brain that is found in many athletes‚ and military veterans. CTE is caused from repetitive brain trauma which is why it is found in many football players.Chronic traumatic encephalopathy was actually referred to as dementia pugilistica which they thought was only in boxers. The BIRI says "The brain of an individual who suffers from chronic traumatic encephalopathy gradually deteriorates and will over time end up losing mass. Certain areas of the
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more important to know what kind of patient has the disease‚ than what kind of disease the patient has”- William Osler Different individuals react differently to developing a chronic illness. Their reactions depend on many factors‚ such as their coping skills and personalities‚ the social support they have‚ the nature and consequences of their illness and the impact of the illness on their daily functioning. At the very least‚ having a chronic condition involves frequent impositions on the patient
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Did you know that nearly one-third of Americans are living with extreme stress. Because of chronic stress‚ 77 percent of Americans have experienced physical symptoms and changes and 73 percent has been affected psychologically. Stress can affect you physically‚ mentally‚ and emotionally. Stress can affect us physically in many ways. When a person is stressed‚ their body produces more of the so-called “fight or flight” chemicals to get your body ready for an emergency. (5)Your brain tells your adrenal
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the chance to develop a headache‚ eat something to make your stomach hurt‚ or step the wrong way and hurt your knee. You already experience it the second you open your eyes. This is the life of a person living with chronic pain. People don’t realize when someone is suffering from chronic pain because it’s a condition that doesn’t have visible characteristics. Due to not having visible characteristics and no way to officially diagnose it make getting the correct medication difficult. There are so
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inflamed. (Bullock & Hales 2013). There is both acute pyelonephritis and chronic pyelonephritis. In acute pyelonephritis‚ phagocytes and inflammatory exudate travel to the infected area blocking tubule function during acute pyelonephritis. Chronic forms of the condition are more common in people with urinary obstructions. UTIs‚ vesicoureteral reflux‚ or anatomical anomalies can all be contributing factors to chronic pyelonephritis. Chronic pyelonephritis is more common in children than in adults. Women are
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separation from work and play. That is why a growing disease in today’s culture is Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS)‚ at about half a million people in America alone. Currently‚ the exact cause is unknown because there is no lab test‚ scan‚ or blood test that diagnoses CFS. It was once believed that this disease was closely linked with Epstein-Barr because of its similar symptoms but that was ruled out and according to the Center for Disease Control website "It now seems clear that CFS is not
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concentration [1]. It has been shown to have more intense effect in children [2]. Chronic arsenic exposure induces a significant deficits in the long term memory in children [3]. Inorganic arsenic modulates locomotor activity and behavioral task suggesting the impairment of sensory and motor nerves [4]. Epidemiological studies reveal that chronic arsenic exposure through drinking water causes cerebral infarction‚ microvascular diseases and impairment in neural conduction [5]. A significant elevation of malondialdehyde
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