Chapter 3 – Medical Record | History of Present Illness | Patient is a 35 year old male complaining of nausea‚ pyrosis‚ indigestion‚ and melena stool. Patient stated that he has been experiencing abdominal pain that wakes him in the middle of night for over a month. He stated that he normally can drink a glass of milk or baking soda water to relive the pain‚ but this has no longer been effective. | Past Medical History | Patient is a smoker who drinks daily and suffering from obesity.
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epidemiology‚ the study of disease patterns‚ has provided us with much beneficial information as epidemiological investigations often help figure out the kinds of diseases might have impacted Paleolithic humans. Because illnesses such as emphysema‚ hypertension‚ and lung cancer commonly impact older people‚ it is highly likely that Paleolithic humans did not even have the opportunity to contract these diseases because they had substantially shorter life expectancies. Nutritional science has also helped
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Kidney stones can be formed due to changes in the normal balance of water‚ salts‚ and minerals in the urine. Sometimes minerals in urine mutually attached and form a small Kidney stone. Its size varies‚ ranging from the size of sugar crystals until the ping-pong ball. The difference of mineral composition changes also result in kidney stones. In General‚ most kidney stones rarely realized until it causes blockage in the urinary tract. These conditions will cause pain radiating from the front of
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providing nutritive value beyond that of their macronutrient composition‚" said Dr Debra Miller. Chocolate and Blood Pressure The important thing is that the antioxidants in dark chocolate can significantly reduce blood pressure in patients with hypertension. According to researchers from the University of Adelaide‚ flavanols promote vasodilation‚ which may consequently lower blood pressure. "There have‚ however‚ been conflicting results as to the real-life effects of eating chocolate. We’ve found
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1.1 Terminal Diseases People who request death with dignity should have a terminal illness that will lead to death within six months. Terminal diseases can reduce a person’s quality of life‚ especially if it is undiagnosed or untreated. Chronic diseases include: 1.1.1 Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases (COPD) is a chronic inflammatory lung disease with no cure. COPD causes the lung to deteriorate which prevents breathing. People with this disease have cough
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PETALING JAYA: More Malaysians are keeping awake till late to indulge in what is becoming a top national pastime – tucking it in at 24-hour eating joints. Yes‚ we are practically eating round-the-clock. If you are still not convinced‚ take a look at the goings-on at mamak shops close to and way past midnight. These shops have sprouted up all over the country to satisfy the cravings of Malaysians who are gorging on calorie-packed late night meals with hardly a care – and getting obese in the
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Celebrex is a non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug that is used to reduce ormones which cause inflammation and pain in the body. Including "arthritis‚ ankylosing spondylitis‚ hereditary polyps in the colon‚ and menstrual pain. It is also used to treat juvenile rheumatoid arthritis in children who are at least 2 years old." (Drugs) Classification: Celebrex is classified as both a therapeutic and pharmacologic drug. Therapeutic: Anti Rheumatics -(Non steroidal ’Anti Inflammatory agent Pharmacologic
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other risk factors such as drugs‚ chemotherapy‚ and infections. Infections such as pericarditis where the pericardial sac becomes infected causes the heart to not pump effectively which leads to Congestive Heart Failure. The risks factors include hypertension‚ male gender‚ diabetes‚ a diet high in fats and a previous heart attack. Pathophysiological processes As heart failure develops in the body nueurohormaonal mechanisms stimulate. Epinephrine and Norepinephrine are released by the sympathetic nervous
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Ma huang‚ based on the data collected she has been agitated‚ irritable and is having trouble sleeping‚ these symptoms could be related to ephedrine being a central nervous system stimulant (Seamon & Clauson‚ 2005). She also has diabetes type I‚ hypertension‚ blockage in her heart and also she is overweight. Some of her symptoms are a side effect of the Ma huang‚ and she has a high risk of an adverse effect due to her medical history.
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Background: Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) describes diabetes-associated changes in the structure and function of the myocardium‚ in the absence of coronary atherosclerosis and hypertension. Cardiovascular complications (hypertrophy‚ oxidative stress‚ inflammation and fibrosis) are the major cause of mortality and morbidity in diabetic patients. Ample of evidence have indicated that 11β-HSD1-mediated intracellular cortisol production may have a pathogenic role in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and
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