characterized by loss of bone‚ collagen support of affected teeth. It’s well established that supragingival plaque is that the explanation for gingivitis and plays a primary role in the initiation of periodontal disease. Chronic periodontitis‚ once called as "adult periodontitis" or "chronic adult periodontitis"‚ is that the most rife variety of periodontal disease. Periodontitis is usually related to endotoxemia and delicate general provocative reactions‚ and recently periodontal microbes could be
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Chronic Disease Management What is self-management? Self-care management is defined as the behaviour employed by an individual in managing and implementing the treatment regimen within the individual’s lifestyle routine and it recognizes an individual’s central role in managing chronic diseases (Costantini et al.‚ 2008). In sum‚ self-management is to help individuals collaborate with health care professionals to help themselves‚ by using strategies and proper interventions‚ to bring self-care
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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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Renal System Study Guide Med/Surg I Major Functions of Kidney: Regulation of Homeostasis -Filters blood & regulates contents (water content & blood volume) -Maintain acid-base balance -Control fluid & electrolytes -Excrete metabolic waste products -Control BP (renin-angiotensin-aldosterone) Urinary System Structure: Kidneys (produce urine)‚ Ureters (transport urine to bladder)‚ Bladder (stores urine)‚ Urethra (conduct urine outside body) *Nephron- working unit of kidney *Kidneys receive
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University of Phoenix Material Chronic Disease Resource Guide Imagine that a family member or friend‚ with a chronic disease‚ has asked for your help finding resources available to help him or her with the disease. Use the table below to compile a list and explanation of at least five resources available for your family member or friend. Your Assigned Disease: Your Assigned Location: Cancer Georgia Resource: Explanation: John B. Amos Cancer Center This center is here
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In Kim Addonizio’s poem “31-Year Old Lover”‚ Addonizio introduces two characters‚ a 31-year old man‚ and an older woman. Through these characters‚ Addonizio attempts to portray youthfulness as a godlike state‚ by contrasting it with the process of becoming old and weary. At the start of Addonizio’s poem‚ the main character‚ or the man‚ is the center of attention. Addonizio characterizes him as “A stick of butter being unwrapped‚ the milky‚ lubricious smoothness.....his body is hard‚ the high tight
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SCI/163 Chronic Diseases Lung Cancer Chronic diseases such as heart disease‚ cancer‚ and diabetes are the leading causes of death and disability in the United States. In this essay we will describe a chronic disease that affects thousands of people every day and that is the lung cancer. We will discuss the risk factors‚ treatment options and the daily choices we can make to reduce the risk of lung cancer. Lung is the essential respiration organ
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DOI: 3/1/2016. Patient is a 49-year-old male electrician who sustained a work-related injury to his back while he was bending over to pick an item up in the gang box. As per OMNI entry‚ he was initially diagnosed with left-sided low back pain with sciatica and constipation. MRI of the lumbar spine without contrast dated 06/22/2016 showed disc protrusion with annular fissure at L5-S1‚ which can be a source of pain. Per physical therapy notes dated 06/30/2016‚ the patient has attended a total of
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The bad kind of stress is called distress. Acute stress is your body’s immediate reaction to a new challenge‚ event‚ or demand. Episodic acute stress is when acute stress happens frequently. People who are pessimistic tend to have acute stress. Chronic stress is stress that is constant and doesn’t go away. When you feel anxious or in danger‚ your body produces hormones such as cortisol. This hormone may cause you to get sweaty palms and have rapid or shallow breathing. Stress hormones are released
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Chronic Diseases SCI/163 May 16‚ 2013 Chronic Diseases There are many chronic diseases plaguing our society. One of the most notable diseases is cancer. Cancer affects many different organs and tissue throughout the body‚ thus there are many different types of cancer. Recently‚ cancer and the treatments for cancer have directly affected my life; therefore I chose to take the health risk assessment on breast cancer. After discovering in October 2011 that my mother had breast cancer I started
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