Scenario: You are working in a community outpatient clinic where you perform the intake assessment on R.M.‚ a 38- year-old woman who is attending graduate school and is very sedentary. She reports overwhelming fatigue that is not relieved by rest. She states that she is so exhausted that she has difficulty walking to class and trouble concentrating when studying. Her face looks puffy‚ and her skin is dry and pale. She also reports generalized body aches and pains with frequent muscle cramps and
Premium Hypothyroidism Hypothalamus Thyroid-stimulating hormone
nervous system prepare the individual to either confront or escape from the source of stress “fight or flight” (Cannon 1914). The body’s stress response is arousal for example‚ increased blood pressure and providing glucose to the muscles. The adrenal glands release stress hormones (e.g. adrenalin) to energize the body‚ so that the person can confront or avoid the threat. Hans Selye (1956) suggested the general adaptation syndrome (GAS). The model describes three stages in the stress process. The initial
Premium Fight-or-flight response Sympathetic nervous system Epinephrine
malaise • Scant amount of breast milk • Headache Subjective cues: “Sakit kaayo akong totoy day. Lain jud kaayo siya” Altered comfort: Acute pain related to mastitis Mastitis refers to the parenchymatous inflammation of the mammary glands. Causative organism is usually staphylococcus aureus from the neonate’s throat or nose. After holistic caring care the patient will be able to verbalize relief of pain • Assess and record the amount of discomfort • Instruct the mother to wear firm
Premium Lactation Breast milk Breast
work. When you have completed this activity‚ please upload it to the Dropbox for this week. Reading #1: The Body’s Response to Stress Whenever we are surprised by a sudden stressor‚ such as someone swerving into our lane of traffic‚ the adrenal glands jump into action. Using the Predicting Strategy Read the title and first sentence above. Now predict what you think the passage will be about. Your prediction about the passage:its say about the health and breathing problem rate like over population
Premium Summer of Love Kidney Futurology
for ‘vision caused by weakness or fatigue of the eyes ’ : A) Ambiopia B) Asthenopia C) Isopia D) Amblyopia 11. A conjunctival lesion: A) Keratorrhexis B) Cataract C) Chalazion D) Pterygium 12. Dacryocystitis affects the: A) Lacrimal sac B) Lacrimal gland C) Lacrimal duct D) None of the above 13. An arch shaped anatomical structure is best termed: A) Fovea B) Fundus C) Palpebral D) Fornical 14. A lenticular disease: A) Cataracts B) Retinoschisis C) Iridoplegia D) Scleritis 15. A blind spot in vision:
Premium Eye Ear Taste
in the cell body within these cells‚ lying in the hypothalamus. ADH flows through the axon into the terminal bulb in the posterior pituitary gland‚ where it is stored until needed. When neurosecretory cells are stimulated‚ action potentials are sent down their axons releasing ADH‚ which enters the blood capillaries running through the posterior pituitary gland then is transported around the body acting on cells of collecting ducts. When the water potential of the blood again rises‚ less ADH will be
Premium Osmosis Hypothalamus Oxytocin
of these is divided into a ventral and dorsal SCN. Albus found that the ventral SCN is relatively quickly reset by external cues‚ but the dorsal SCN is much less affected by light and more resistant to being reset. SCN sends signals to the pineal gland making it produce melatonin at night‚ melatonin creates sleep because it inhibits the brain mechanisms that promote wakefulness. 2. Describe in detail exogenous zeitgebers- resetting the biological clock (entrainment). Light resets the SCN‚ also
Premium Circadian rhythm Pineal gland
clocks are slow (e.g. because the sun rises earlier than the day before) morning light automatically shifts the clock ahead‚ putting the rhythm back in sync with the day. At night‚ when there is no light‚ the SCN then sends a message to the pineal gland‚ causing it to increase the production of melatonin‚ which induces sleep by preventing the brains mechanism to promote wakefulness. An example of the way endogenous pacemakers control our circadian rhythms is a case study on Michael Siffre. Siffre
Premium Circadian rhythm Sleep Pineal gland
We have an internal body clock the lasts the duration of a day (24 hours)‚ which is therefore able to control the circadian rhythm. As the biological body clock is controlled inside it is known as endogenous‚ these are called endogenous pacemakers. So how do these work on their own to affect the sleep-wake cycle and why do we need external factors to also help control our circadian rhythms? There have been many studies into endogenous pacemakers to see if our sleep-wake cycle (circadian rhythms)
Premium Circadian rhythm Sleep Pineal gland
Hormone (GH) by the pituitary gland in the brain. It is a growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) peptide analogue which contains a peptide sequence of 29 amino acids. It is the shortest synthetic peptide that has all the functional properties of GHRH since it is a copy of the active portion of the natural human GHRH. As such‚ it is a growth hormone secretagogue. GHRH is a hormone produced by the body naturally to stimulate the release of GH/hGH by the pituitary glands and it plays a major role in
Premium Insulin DNA Diabetes mellitus