Disease Severity and Life Quality The Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) is a tool developed in 1978 by Fredricksson and Pettersson to evaluate the severity of psoriasis. The result of the PASI may vary from 0 to 72. Body Surface Area (BSA) can be used to evaluate the severity of psoriasis. The percentage of BSA affected by psoriasis‚ with one palm of the patient equivalent to 1%. Also‚ the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) is a10-item survey evaluating the quality of life in patients with
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Running Head: CELIAC DISEASE Celiac Disease Introduction Celicac disease (CD) is defined as an immune mediated malabsorption disorder caused by the ingestion of gluten and related proteins‚ occurring in genetically predisposed individuals‚ and characterized by a variable combination of elevated titers of celiac-specific autoantibodies‚ an inflammatory enteropathy with variable degrees of severity‚ and a wide range of gastrointestinal and/or systemic complaints”
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alleviate the inflammation happening to certain individuals and here came the so-called anti-inflammatory drugs that helps in alleviating the pain felt by the person. These are substances that cure the pain felt by the patient by reducing inflammation as opposed to opioids‚ which affect the central nervous system. The research study entitled “Gumamela (Hibiscus rosa-sinensin Linn) Flowers as an Anti-Inflammatory Ointment” was conducted in order to help people cure the inflammation in an economical manner
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Batten’s Disease People cease to exist each and every day. With every passing minute‚ over one hundred people breathe their last and depart from this world. Death comes by many means: deprivation of food‚ war‚ epidemic‚ disease‚ and old age. Diseases are accountable for death in many people. A prominent family of ailments is neurological disorders. Batten disease is one subset of neurological disorders. Battens assaults its victims in the childhood years and eventually takes their lives
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Lyme Disease Lyme Disease An emerging public health concern in the New River Valley is the increase in reported cases of Lyme disease. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ “Lyme disease is the most commonly reported vectorborne illness in the United States‚” although it is concentrated primarily in only thirteen states. The New River Valley reported a record number of cases in 2012‚ and is considered endemic to Lyme disease per the Virginia Department of Health
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In one to three percent of Huntingtons Disease patients‚ have no family history of HD (HuntingtonsDisease1). Huntington’s disease is a very inconvenient and frustrating disease‚ scientists are trying to create treatments and a cure for Huntington’s disease. The one problem with finding a cure is the lack of funding‚ with your help though‚ there is hope. HD dose not have a cure‚ but knowing what it is‚ the history‚ current treatment‚ may help scientists find a cure and provide more funding for research
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Alzheimer’s Disease Specific Purpose: To help my audience understand what Alzheimer’s Disease is. Thesis Statement: The need to educate people on Alzheimer’s Disease for family members or friends in-case a loved one is diagnosed. Introduction: A. What would one do if their family member or friend knew of someone who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease? What would they do to help or take care of this family member? Well‚ I work in a nursing home with the elderly with this disease every day
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Communicable Disease Communicable diseases have been a plague on mankind since the beginning of history. Communicable diseases can instill fear‚ panic‚ and public outrage. The outcry for communicable disease control‚ prevention‚ and eradication has been the driving force behind physicians and organizations. Understanding the communicable disease‚ the origin‚ the causation behind the spread of the disease‚ and how to prevent further spread of the communicable disease is the intent of these physicians
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Wilson’s Disease is a genetic disorder that is fatal unless detected and treated before serious illness develops from copper poisoning. Wilson’s Disease affects one in thirty thousand people world wide. The genetic defect causes excessive copper accumulation. Small amounts of copper are essential as vitamins. Copper is present in most foods‚ and most people get much more than they need. Healthy people excrete copper they don’t need‚ but Wilson’s Disease patients cannot
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Circulatory Diseases Directions: Complete the T-Chart Below. Select 10 diseases from this website: http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/organ/circulatory_system.htm List the disease‚ and write a short summary of what the disease entails. Circulatory Disease Disease Description • Behcet’s Disease: A type of vasculitis in which there is chronic inflammation of the blood vessels in the body. This can lead to aneurysms in the lungs‚ blindness‚ and meningitis. • Moyamoya
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