Unit 10. Assignment 2. The Endocrine System: Diseases and Age-Related Changes Cushing Syndrome Cushing Syndrome is a condition that presents itself due to the endocrine system. The endocrine system is responsible for secretion of hormones. Cushing syndrome comes about when the body has excess levels of a hormone called cortisol in the body. Cortisol is very important. It plays a role in managing blood pressure and keeps the cardiovascular system functioning normally. Cortisol also aids the body
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Human Anatomy and Physiology 2 Growth Hormone and Thyroid hormones Growth hormone is produced and secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. This hormone was once believed to be of importance only during periods of active growth‚ but it is now recognized that adults produce nearly as much GH as children (Adams and Koch‚ 2009).GH stimulates the liver to produce sommatropins that then targets a variety of cells. Although its major targets are bone and skeletal muscle‚ GH stimulates many types of
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__________ Axis I: 318.82 Conduct disorder/childhood-onset type‚ severe 309.0 Adjustment disorder 305.00 Alcohol Abuse 305.60 Cocaine Abuse Axis II: V71.09 No Diagnosis 1. Acting out 2. Denial 3. rationalization Axis III: hypothyroidism‚ takes a thyroid hormone medication‚ levothyroxine‚ used paper clips on carving into herself this got her into a psychiatric hospital. Denies suicide‚ went home got in fight with her mother and drank kit cleaner Axis IV: Multiple arrests
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coping strategies that enable them to self-manage his disease and enable them adapt to the demands living with illness. B herself suffers from an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the thyroid. As a result she suffers from hypothyroidism. B focuses a lot of her and her family’s health choices around the foods they eat. She feels that through food she can improve her family’s immune system and overall wellbeing. She grows lots of vegetables in her garden‚ incorporates lots of
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and when substantial gainful activity (SGA) ended. CASE DISCUSSION & POLICY ANALYSIS (INCLUDING SPECIFIC REFERENCES) This 50-year old claimant is filing a DIB claim alleging disability due to coronary atherosclerosis‚ atrioventricular block‚ hypothyroidism‚ dyspnea‚ ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy‚ ventricular fibrillation‚ sinus bradycardia‚ essential hypertension‚ cardiac arrest‚ and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation as of 08/06/2015. The claimant has
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------------------------------------------------- Start of Free Informative Speech Childhood Obesity Obesity has been called the new American epidemic by many doctors. It is estimated that fifty eight million Americans living in the United States are obese‚ and that eight out of ten people who are over twenty-five are overweight. Obesity is‚ easily‚ America’s fastest growing health concern. This condition‚ though‚ is not limited to American adults. Doctors have recently found that nearly thirteen
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appetite in obese individuals while increasing the body’s ability to preferentially metabolize fat as an energy source. Although not as common as many believe‚ there are some illnesses that can cause obesity. These include hormone problems such as hypothyroidism (poorly acting thyroid slows down metabolism)‚ depression and some rare diseases of the brain that can lead to overeating. One of the most painful aspects of obesity may be the emotional suffering it causes. American Society places great emphasis
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with the treatment of acute mania and acute bipolar depression‚ and it reduces the severity duration and frequency of manic and depressive episodes. Some side effects of taking lithium is nausea‚ diarrhea‚ weight gain‚ thirstiness‚ tremors‚ and hypothyroidism. Valproate has been recognized to be helpful in the treatment of acute mania. Side effects can include stomach upset and some sleepiness and usually goes away quickly after the patient’s body gets used to the drug. Carbamazepine has been used
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Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps blood. The heart pumps blood into the arteries (blood vessels)‚ which carry the blood throughout the body. Blood pressure is one of the vital signs. High blood pressure (hypertension) is a serious condition that can lead to various health problems (coronary heart disease‚ heart failure‚ stroke).It is dangerous because it makes the heart work harder to pump blood to the body and contributes to hardening
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Dementia is a type of disorder that affects the central nervous system. It’s not a disease itself but a group of symptoms that characterize disease and conditions. It’s commonly defined as a decline in intellectual functioning that is severe enough to interfere with the ability to perform routine activities. It causes significant loss of intellectual abilities‚ such as memory capacity‚ severe enough to interfere with social or occupational functioning. Dementia‘s a general term that also includes
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