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    Disease Trend

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    HCA/240 Disease Trends and the Delivery of Health Care Services This research project will discuss how demographics disease trends affect the delivery of health care. We will begin with the current age of the United States Population and how changes will and our occurring within the next 10-20 years. Second‚ we will identify factors that support our environment and the demographic trends that are changing. We will provide examples of relevant disease and how the aging trend will increase

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    Kidney Disease

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    kidney disease? Not everyone with diabetes develops kidney disease. Factors that can influence kidney disease development include genetics‚ blood sugar control‚ and blood pressure. The better a person keeps diabetes and blood pressure under control‚ the lower the chance of getting kidney disease. What are the symptoms? The kidneys work hard to make up for the failing capillaries so kidney disease produces no symptoms until almost all function is gone. Also‚ the symptoms of kidney disease are not

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    Alzheimer's Disease

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    Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s Disease is a progressive and irreversible brain disease that destroys mental and physical functioning in human beings‚ and invariably leads to death. It is the fourth leading cause of adult death in the United States. Alzheimer’s creates emotional and financial catastrophe for many American families every year‚ but fortunately‚ a large amount of progress is being made to combat Alzheimer’s disease every year. To fully be able to comprehend and combat Alzheimer’s

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    Navicular Disease

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    Navicular Disease The Navicular Disease is a relatively common ailment found in horses lower legs. It is a serious disease that can cause a horse to be permanently crippled. It is non reversible but you can keep it from getting worse. Veterinarians don’t agree on what it really is or how it happens. Some physicians say that it’s entirely related to the structure of the hoof and the way the horse travels. It was first described 250 years ago‚ when it was called “coffin joint lameness”

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    Graves Disease

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    Graves’ Disease Hyperthyroidism and Treatments 0 comments Graves’ disease is the leading cause of hyperthyroidism. Complications can include hypertension‚ cardiac arrhythmias and thyroid eye disease but treatments are available. Jim Lowrance Posted on Aug 7‚ 2009 Graves’ disease is an autoimmune condition affecting the thyroid gland that results in abnormally high levels of thyroid hormone to be released into the body causing hyperthyroidism. There is no cure for Graves’ but progression of

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    Autoimmune Disease

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    work together to protect the body against any attack from foreign bodies like bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi etc. Autoimmune disease occurs when the body’s immune system fails and starts producing antibodies which react against some of the body’s own tissues. This can have a lot of effects on the body and can even prove to be fatal in many cases. It is said to be the 3rd most common disease in USA. It is said to affect one in thirty one Americans. An autoimmune process can cause the destruction of a particular

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    Thyroid Disease

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    Hypothyroid Disease Kelly Erickson Week 9 Assignment 9/28/13 Martha Johnson Hyperthyroid and Hypothyroid Disease "Mischief just seems to follow wherever Dennis appears‚ but it is the product of good intentions‚ misdirected helpfulness‚ good-hearted generosity‚ and‚ possibly‚ an overactive thyroid ... The Merchant of Dennis the Menace." Hank Ketchum Additionally when comparing Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism‚ it is useful to consider the symptoms‚ treatment‚ and life with the disease. The

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    Huntington's Disease

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    Description Huntington disease is a hereditary disease that causes the degeneration of nerve cells in the brain. Huntington disease‚ or hereditary chorea‚ has an extensive impact on a person ’s functional abilities and usually results in movement‚ perceptive and psychiatric disorders (Walker‚ 2007). It is named after the American physician George Huntington‚ who provided one of the first descriptions of the disease in 1872 (Huntington‚ 1872). The disease causes nerve cells in the brain to die which

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    Parkinson's Disease

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    Parkinson’s disease Just imagine: your muscles going stiff‚ tremors running through your limbs constantly and the inability to smile and laugh with your grandchildren. This torment is the everyday experiences of a Parkinson’s disease sufferer. Parkinson’s disease is a growing concern in our nation‚ and though we know what the symptoms are‚ we do not know for sure what causes it‚ or even how to cure it. Throughout this paper‚ the definition will be described as well as the symptoms and treatment

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    Wilsons Disease

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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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