Treatment Prognosis Definition Postinfectious polyneuropathy involving mainly motor but sometimes also sensory and autonomic nerves Affects people of all ages and is not hereditary Most patients have a demyelinating neuropathy‚ but primarily axonal degeneration is documented in some cases. also known as: Acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (AIDP) Epidemiology usually in children over 4-9 years overall frequency is 1.9 cases per 100‚000
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Sannu’s Story A. Leprosy‚ caused by the bacterium Mycrobacterium leprae‚ is a leading cause of peripheral neuropathy worldwide; although it is treatable‚ the damaged caused by the disease is irreversible. In Sannu’s case‚ why is there both sensory loss and muscle weakness? Sannu contracted leprosy from an unknown source and went untreated due to limited medical care. Because of limited medical care and the lack of treatment the sores that were caused by leprosy started to damage the free nerve
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reviewing the client chart you find the client has 2 leg ulcerations both 2 cm in diameter. The client is complaining of burning pain in the right foot. When you read your textbook‚ you find that diabetic clients are at risk for injury due to peripheral neuropathy. Your goals and/or objectives should be very specific and written in client behavioral terms. The client problem form should reflect the care you plan to give the client that day SAMPLE FOR CLIENT PROBLEMS/NURSING INTERVENTION
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A. Leprosy‚ caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium leprae‚ is leading cause of peripheral neuropathy worldwide; although it is treatable‚ the damage caused by the disease is irreversible. In Sannu’s case‚ why is there both sensory loss and muscle weakness? From the repeated injuries Sannu is having repeated nerve damage. When someone has Leprosy and it is untreated they can lose sensation in that extremity due to the body’s defense mechanism. This will cause loss of feeling in the skin and weakens
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acid Chromium Picolinate Selenium (as sodium selinate) Zinc Sulphate Copper Sulphate Manganese Sulphate FUNCTIONS It is needed for new cell growth‚ healthy skin‚ hair‚ tissues & vision in dim light It is used in the treatment of Peripheral neuropathy‚ Diabetic Neuropathy. Improves cognitive functions. It is an anti oxidant needed for the formation of collagen to hold the cells together & for healthy teeth‚ gums & blood vessels ‚ improves iron absorption & resistance to infections. Protects RBC’s
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Introduction to Diabetes Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels that result from defects in insulin secretion‚ or its action‚ or both. Diabetes mellitus‚ commonly referred to as diabetes was first identified as a disease associated with "sweet urine‚" and excessive muscle loss in the ancient world. Elevated levels of blood glucose (hyperglycemia) lead to spillage of glucose into the urine‚ hence the term sweet urine. Normally‚ blood
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1 Introduction: Arsenic is a ruthless killer in Bangladesh’s drinking water is making millions of people sick and may be causing as many as 3‚000 deaths each year. That killer--naturally occurring arsenic in the water drawn from family wells--appears to have been released through a process involving crop irrigation‚ at least in one part of the country. At a research site in the southern part of Bangladesh‚ scientists calculated that irrigation pumping‚ which began in the last several decades‚ has
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• Type 1 Type 1 often affects people under 30 years of age but can develop at any time. In Type 1 diabetes‚ your pancreas stops making insulin or only makes a very small amount. Without insulin‚ glucose cannot enter into your cells which need to burn glucose for energy. Some people are born with the genes‚ but only some will develop it. While there is no such thing as a good or bad diabetic‚ some individuals have very wide‚ unsteady swings in blood sugars. This happens when their bodies have extreme
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CLINICAL TOXICOLOGY LABORATORY CONSON‚ JULIHRENE MICAR M. November 28‚ 2013 BS PHARMACY 4 CASE NO. 3. Jeh‚ a 21 year old female was brought to the ER in generalized seizures. On query‚ she was found sprawled on the floor‚ unresponsive despite her dorm mate’s efforts to wake her by shaking her and slapping her cheeks. Vomitus and unknown white tablets (INH) were littered around her. It took 15 minutes to reach the ER. During transport‚ aides claimed she went into active seizures twice with
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most commonly seen in patients under thirty‚ but can be seen in older adults. 2. Non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or type 2 is caused by a defect in insulin manufacture and release from the beta cell or insulin resistance in the peripheral tissues. Approximately ninety percent of diabetic patients have NIDDM. Genetics play a big role in the etiology of NIDDM and is often associated with obesity. Usually presentation is slow and often insidious with symptoms of fatigue‚ weight gain
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