SPC2608 Section # September 18‚ 2011 Title: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Topic: The unknowns of ALS Specific Purpose: To inform my audience on being aware of ALS. Thesis Statement: INTRODUCTION Attention Material: Have you ever heard of ALS‚ better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease? For many people‚ ALS is a disorder that they may not know much about. I never heard of it either until my father was diagnosed with this disease in 2006. Because there is no known cure‚ it is important
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Unit 32 Understand physical Disability 1. Understand the importance of differentiating between the individual and the disability. 1.1 Explain why it is important to recognize and value an individual as a person It is important because each person deserves respect and each person has their own individual needs. Not every person is the same‚ and treating a person in the exact same way as everyone else may not be the best way to help show that persons individuality. 1.2 Describe the importance
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Physical Assessment Instruments: a. weighing scale b. penlight c. gloves d. magnifying glass/slides (diascopy) e. thermometer f. drapes (bed sheet) g. lubricants (oil‚ water based) h. BP apparatus i. Stethoscope j. Disposable pods k. tape measure l. tongue depressor m. ophthalmoscope (eyes) n. otoscope (ears) o. Snellen Eye Chart (Rosen Baum Chart) p. nasal speculum (nose) q. vagina speculum r. alcohol Client’s Position a. Supine b. Prone
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more educational services as well to provide people with the correct knowledge on stem cells and their capabilities. In my opinion suffering from various conditions such as AIDS‚ Alzheimer’s Disease‚ Diabetes‚ Heart Disease‚ Liver Disease‚ Muscular Dystrophy‚ Parkinson’s Disease‚ Spinal Cord Injury‚ and Stroke can be highly treated or even cured if stem cell research is conducted to it’s fullest potential. Also‚ if the embryonic stem cells would be thrown out anyways and not used why not just utilize
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ethical issues of importance to nurses regarding genetic and genomic health care. According to the American Nurses Association (ANA)‚ genetics‚ the study of genes and its effects‚ has been of great significance to understand rare diseases such as muscular dystrophy. However‚ a new field of study‚ genomics‚ has emerged bringing hope for a more specialized approach to treat disease. Genomics‚ refers to the “study of all the genes in the human genome together‚ including their interactions with each other
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one eye with good vision & ability to keep head fairly still. Eyegaze Systems are in use around the world. Its users are adults and children with cerebral palsy‚ spinal cord injuries‚ brain injuries‚ ALS‚ multiple sclerosis‚ brainstem strokes‚ muscular dystrophy‚ and Werdnig Hoffman syndrome. Eyegaze Systems are being used in homes‚ offices‚ schools‚ hospitals‚ and long term care facilities. By looking at control keys displayed on a screen‚ a person can synthesize speech‚ control his environment (lights
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Gene therapy is being currently developed in labs across the world‚ with the goal of eventually being able to alter a person’s genetic make up effectively and consistently. If the subject has a missing or defective gene‚ scientists are able to inactivate the mutated gene and transplant a normal healthy one. Should the mutated gene be responsible for the lack of production to a particular protein‚ gene therapy may be able to restore normal function of the polypeptide and essential save the cell and
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Description: The central core disease is a disorder which is known to affect the skeletal muscles—muscles that are needed for movement. It generates weakness within the muscles. It also damages the tone of skeletal muscles and hardens their ability to contract with ease. Signs and symptoms • poor muscle tone (hypotonia) • weakness in muscles (often in facial muscles) • Muscle cramps • skeletal deformities such as joint dislocations and scoliosis • Delayed physical development
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perfect fit. I also want to be home with my children as much as possible‚ and the jobs I found out there for medical assistants have good hours. I want to try to work at a pediatric office‚ and the hours there are real good. With my boy’s muscular dystrophy‚ I have always done lots of research‚ and looking up terms I didn’t understand to get a good grip on what was being said to me by their doctors‚ and a better understanding of the diagnosis itself. So at that point I knew it was something I really
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customers. The third job that I had done was doing Fill the Boot. This job was very interesting‚ because it was something I had never done before. What I had to do was stand in the middle of the street collecting money for a disease called MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association). My last and final job I had done is one Christmas Eve every year. I go with my family to HSBC Arena‚ fill up bags full of food‚ and bring it to families that are less fortunate than me‚ with the Buffalo Police. In conclusion I
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