Alzheimer’s Disease SOC 313 Katherine Malish February 7‚ 2011 Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s disease is an irreversible‚ progressive brain disease that slowly destroys memory and thinking skills. “Its onset is generally insidious‚ with gradual deterioration of cognitive function‚ eventually resulting death.” (Falvo‚ D. 2009‚ pg. 226). Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia among people age 65 and older. “Nearly 70 percentages of all dementias are Alzheimer’s‚ and over 4.5 million
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Obesity a Disease? Obesity affects millions of the people in the American population. The amount of obese Americans continues to increase‚ and it is not showing signs of slowing down. “More than half of the adults in America are considered overweight or obese‚ and about thirty-four percent of the total population in the U.S is either overweight or obese” (Pollack 1). Naturally‚ being overweight is portrayed as a moral issue. However‚ there is controversy to whether or not obesity is a disease. Obesity
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recreational drug use and sexual promiscuity can lead to diseases and death. Primary prevention of a disease means to prevent it from occurring. Infants and children are immunized to prevent them from contracting diseases such as measles‚ or polio. Primary prevention of a disease would include removal of occupational hazards‚ such as asbestos‚ which is a known carcinogenic. Secondary prevention of a disease includes recognition of the disease early and taking corrective measures. In the case of diabetes
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Chronic Shock Introduction & Stage Model Chronic Shock • Chronic shock is the re-experiencing of a catastrophic event‚ and not resolving the physical/psychological effects of that catastrophe. • Many ACoAs/CoSAs‚ due to the rules and expectations in addictive homes‚ live with chronic shock. Shock State Physical level— • Body is preparing to manage the disaster: – Breathing patterns change. The person holds their breath during the initial phase‚ then moves to uneven breathing.
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collected over the course of illness. The construct is defined “as patient predictions about future pain and consequences of their conditions”‚ (Janzen et al. 2006) and is believed to be responsible for prolonging the experience of chronic pain.(Main et al. 2010) Chronic pain studies have shown that patients who expect pain to get worse or fail to improve tend to be associated with poorer pain progression.(Carroll et al. 2009; Flaten and al’Absi 2015; Bhana et al. 2015) The precise pathophysiology
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Is addiction a disease? This question has long been debated and not just among the medical community. It seems if you ask this question to any random people you can find varying opinions on the issue. Stanley Peele’s wrote an article which argues that addiction is not a disease and the growing influence of addiction as a disease will create problems within our society. Stanley presents several arguments for his points‚ however these are not strong enough arguments for people to consider his point
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brittle. The skin is the largest organ in the body. But‚ why does this all happen? Our body tends not to function as well as it had in the past. Because our bodies do not function as well‚ it can lead to chronic conditions from that may have an effect on our hair‚ skin‚ and nails. Some of the chronic conditions include xerosis‚ rashes‚ senile purpura‚ pruritis‚ solar elastosis‚ keratosis‚ psoriasis‚ skin tags‚ shingles‚ pressure ulcers‚ venous and arterial stasis ulcers‚ skin cancer‚
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infectious disease when chronic disease has become more prevalent in many countries‚ According to Schneider (2011)‚ infectious diseases were the main sources of death throughout history till the 20th century when the major cause of death in many countries has been chronic diseases. It is very important for public health to stay focused on infectious diseases firstly because most diseases which are considered chronic today are preventable and avoidable before they become chronic. Cardiovascular
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Often times the management of chronic wounds can become challenging for clinicians. In the article by Sibbald et al (1) they emphasize that wound healing should be achieved through an interprofessional team approach where the focus is holistic‚ focusing not only on the patient’s wound but on the patient as a whole. Once the cause of the wound is identified‚ the wound can be classified into three categories: healable‚ maintenance and non healable (1). Referring to the wound bed preparation paradigm
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This case study talks about an issue that is becoming more and more chronic and alarming. For our culture‚ for the youth and for the future generation. We often hear the elders or adults say that “Today’s age is very different from what we have been through and experienced during our time.” And it is true. Together with the fast evolution of technology‚ so did the youths change. And what was that? It’s premarital sex. Is it ok to have premarital sex? That is a common question among teens and engaged
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