Peripheral Artery Disease and Risks The common cause of peripheral artery disease (PAD) is atherosclerosis. Less common causes of peripheral artery disease may be blood vessel inflammation‚ injury to your limbs‚ unusual anatomy of your ligaments or muscles‚ or radiation exposure (Mayo Clinic‚ 2016). The risk factors for PAD are the same as those for atherosclerotic disease; they are smoking‚ hypertension‚ diabetes‚ increased levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL)‚ decreased levels of high-density
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therapeutic strategies to treat Parkinson’s disease. 2011 Class Test Discuss the role of the ubiquitin-proteasome system and mitochondria in Parkinson’s disease. 2009 Class Test Discuss‚ with examples‚ current and emerging therapeutic strategies used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. 2010/11 Exam Discuss‚ with examples‚ the rationale for the use of current and emerging therapeutic strategies in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease. GENERAL STUFF TO MENTION What is it?
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Coronary Artery Disease CAD is caused from plaque buildup in the arteries. The plaque builds up in the little passage way in the artery causing the flow of blood to lessen‚ which in turn can cause a heart attack. This plaque can also break off and will cause a blood clot‚ which can stop the flow of blood through the vein. Risk factors such as “smoking‚ diabetes‚ high cholesterol‚ and high blood pressure” (National Heart Lung and Blood Institute‚ page 1) can cause the plaque buildup
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Heart disease Introduction What is heart disease? Heart disease or Cardiovascular disease is an abnormal function of the heart or blood vessels. It can cause an increase in risk for heart attack‚ heart failure‚ sudden death‚ stroke and cardiac rhythm problems‚ thus resulting in decreased quality of life and decreased life expectancy. The causes of cardiovascular disease range from structural defects‚ to infection‚ inflammation‚ environment and genetics. In order to help prevent cardiovascular
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unwelcome surprise. The pain had gripped me by the gut and demanded more from me than I could offer. My medication worked furiously to suppress the fire that raged within my intestines‚ and all the while‚ I loathed this thing within me called Crohn’s disease. Over the years as my condition improved‚ I began to immerse myself in the Crohn’s community. I made friends with countless people who have struggled more vigorously than I could have ever imagined with their own diagnosis’. Yet‚ these people were
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Osteoarthritis (OA) is a degenerative disease that manifests without systemic manifestation or acute inflammation. Moreover‚ OA may occur as an idiopathic (primary) or secondary disorder. The primary cause is known. The secondary causes are related to joint damage or causes joint instability. Furthermore‚ OA site typically affects the hip and knee. Patient’s age‚ and body weight play a role in the development of OA. The onset of OA is at 45-year-old and older. OA usually affects joints asymmetrically
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Lyme disease Lyme Disease Lyme borreliosis‚ commonly known as Lyme diseases is an infectious bacterial disease transmitted through the bite of the blacklegged tick. It is named after the neighboring towns of Lyme and old Lyme‚ Connecticut. The first reported cases of Lyme disease came from these towns in 1975. Although‚ it was not discovered that the disease was a tick-born disease until 1978 by Allen Steere. Today it is the most common disease caused by ticks throughout the
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Paget Disease of the bone was first described by English surgeon Sir James Paget in 1876. He observed certain clinical findings in five male patients. Each of these individuals displayed certain deformities on a minimum of two skeletal areas. When describing this condition‚ he used the term osteitis deformans by which the disease is also known. He felt‚ at first‚ that he was describing a rare inflammatory-type disorder. However‚ there were soon numerous papers published on similar findings in
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MECH A NIS MS OF D IS EASE Review Article Mechanisms of Disease F R A N K L I N H . E P S T E I N ‚ M. D. ‚ Editor ION CHANNELS — BASIC SCIENCE AND CLINICAL DISEASE AND MICHAEL J. ACKERMAN‚ M.D.‚ PH.D.‚ DAVID E. CLAPHAM‚ M.D.‚ PH.D. I ON channels constitute a class of proteins that is ultimately responsible for generating and orchestrating the electrical signals passing through the thinking brain‚ the beating heart‚ and the contracting muscle. Using the methods of molecular biology
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Rachael McAlister A&P II Extra Credit Paper J. Kamykowski 29 – November - 2011 Porphyria: The Vampire Disease Porphyrias are a hereditary group of disorders in which heme is not properly made. There are many different forms of this disorder‚ with porphyria cutanea tarda being the most common type. Remember what happens to Edward Cullen from the Twilight series when he gets out in the sun? Yea‚ me neither. But in classic movies and early folklore‚ vampires were commonly depicted as having purplish
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