Contemporary Nursing Issues Taskstream 724.2.5-03-04‚ 07-08‚ 2.6-01-09 Tay - Sachs disease Cherilyn Mitchell Western Governors University In reading this case study and other articles online‚ I find this a heartbreaking disease and am thankful that I have had the healthy children that I have. There are several key interdisciplinary members that I would place on the team for this family. I would utilize an obstetrician‚ geneticist‚ social worker and clergyman or priest. I feel there are many
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Degerative Disc Disease Degenerative Disc Disease Degenerative Disc Disease is something that is very common. As people get older they experience some symptoms but‚ certain cases are worse than others. Allen Naylor is someone that suffers from this disease personally. He has had seven back surgeries in a matter of ten years of finding out he had the disease. He did receive passive treatment which has the benefits of taking away extreme pain by pain medication that is monitored by a doctor
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Pd. 6 Coronary Artery Disease Coronary heart disease (CHD)‚ also called coronary artery disease‚ is a condition in which plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries. These arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to your heart muscle. This plaque is made up of fat‚ cholesterol‚ calcium‚ and other substances found in the blood. When plaque builds up in the arteries‚ the condition is called atherosclerosis‚ the buildup of plaque occurs over many years. Over time‚ the plaque hardens which causes your coronary
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Sickle Cell Disease Physical-Adult • Eye problems. The retina‚ the "film" at the back of the eye that receives and processes visual images‚ can deteriorate when it does not get enough nourishment from circulating red blood cells. Damage to the retina can be serious enough to cause blindness. • Jaundice‚ or yellowing of the skin‚ eyes‚ and mouth. Yellowing of skin and eyes. These are signs of jaundice‚ resulting from rapid breakdown of red blood cells. • Delayed growth and puberty in children
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TREATMENT OPTIONS There is NO cure for sickle cell disease‚ although new stem cell research is promising. Bone marrow transplant is a potential cure‚ however finding a matched sibling donor is difficult. Therefore treatment is primarily focused on management of symptoms and prevention of pain episodes. Hydroxyurea (a chemotherapeutic medication) is the only recognized treatment option for the prevention of vaso-occlusive crisis in SCD. It is a prescribed drug for adult patients
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STD stands for sexually transmitted disease and is especially common among teens. A website‚ CDC‚ estimates that in the United States there are 9 million cases alone! However‚ though they may be common‚ STDs can be tested and most are treatable with antibiotics and other medications. STDs can be harmful‚ but if treated correctly some can be treatable or more manageable. Some people don’t realize that depending entirely on the sexually transmitted disease‚ there could be symptoms or there could
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The Impact of STD’s on Youth 15-24 Faith Stephens SEEP 2016 Augusta University According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC)‚ over 20 million new cases Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) are diagnosed each year. Youth‚ ages 15-19‚ and young adults‚ ages 20-24‚ account for half of all new STD infections. Reasons for this high rate of infection by youth and young adults include the following: young people do not get the recommended test; are hesitant to talk to adults‚ including parents
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Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular Disease is composed of various types of problems due to atherosclerosis‚ which is build up of plaque. The plaque buildup can cause even more difficulties that can lead to heart attack and stroke. Cardiovascular disease can affect the nervous‚ urinary‚ muscular‚ and about every other system in the body due to lack of oxygen rich blood supply to the body. Heart attacks happen when blood flow to a certain part of the heart is blocked off by a blood clot
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Foot-and-mouth disease or hoof-and-mouth disease (Aphthae epizooticae) is aninfectious and sometimes fatal viral disease that affects cloven-hoofed animals‚ including domestic and wild bovids. The virus causes a high fever for two or three days‚ followed byblisters inside the mouth and on the feet that may rupture and cause lameness. Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a severe plague for animal farming‚ since it is highly infectious and can be spread by infected animals through aerosols‚ through contact
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Crohn and his team founded a disease that we have now known as Crohn’s disease. (The Secret History of Crohn’s Disease) Dr. Crohn didn’t know much about the cause and development of Crohn’s back then‚ and it still seems to be that way today. There has been a great amount of improvement on discovering the source of Crohn’s‚ but there is still much to be done. More research and funding need to be put towards Crohn’s disease in order to find an exact cause of the disease. If we make this possible‚ then
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