muscles. CMT disease is a form of mutation of the genetic makeup of the individual . It particularly affects the genes which are responsible for the production of genes and which are involved in the proper functioning of the peripheral nerve axon. Peripheral nerves carry movement and sensation signals between brain and spinal cord and the rest of the body (Kronig‚ 1984). Symptoms usually start around the teen years. For reasons unknown‚ the severity in symptoms can also
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Chronic Pain vs. Acute Pain There are two types of pain: acute and chronic. Acute pain is a pain that comes on quickly‚ it can be severe‚ but it lasts a relatively short time as opposed to chronic pain. All chronic pain patients were once acute pain patients. Each pain presents different psychological profiles because chronic pain often carries an overlay of psychological distress which complicates diagnosis and treatment. Acute pain doesn’t last long and usually goes away as your body heals
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something from the physical world affects a sensory receptor and sends that information to the brain. Nociceptors are pain inducing sensory cells that are found all throughout the body. When someone who has HIV/AIDS‚ one of the common symptoms is peripheral neuropathy‚ or nerve damage. This damage is detected by the nociceptors‚ which send this information to the brain to be processed. The brain generates the feeling of pain through cognitive pathways. You interpret pain by thinking deeply about it. Marijuana
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fruit. PAST HISTORY: Childhood illnesses: Thinks he had the usual childhood illnesses. Adult illnesses: Diabetes type II diagnosed in 1986‚ treated with oral hypoglycemics‚ has peripheral diabetic neuropathy. Gait disturbance: Began in 1986 after cholecystectomy‚ multifactorial and related to peripheral neuropathy‚ wheelchair bound since 1991. Hypertension: Present before admission in 1992‚ had hypertensive crisis in January 1994‚ blood pressure rose to 220/120‚ presently controlled on Metoprolol
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease is the first disease on my list it is known as hereditary motor and sensory neuropathy or peroneal muscular atrophy. The peripheral never is outside of the brain and spinal cord and it supplies the muscles and sensory organs in the legs and arms. The way I would basically explain to a patient that this disease will challenge his or her gait. There is no cure of this disease but physical and occupational therapy will help with walking‚ leg braces may be an option
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Explain the treatment or interventions for these disorders. Stages of sleep: There are two types of sleep- Slow-wave sleep and Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep. Slow Wave Sleep:- This sleep is exceedingly restful and is associated with decreases in both peripheral vascular tone and many other vegetative functions of the body. For instance there are 10-30 percent decreases in blood pressure‚ respiratory rate‚ and basal metabolic rate. REM Sleep (Paradoxical sleep‚ Desynchronized sleep) In a normal night of
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reproductive abnormalities‚ soft tissue sarcoma‚ prostate cancer‚ spina bifida‚ Lymphoma Non-Hodgkin‚ multiple myeloma‚ type 2 diabetes‚ Porphyria Cutanea Tarda‚ Hodgkin’s Disease‚ respiratory cancer‚ rashes‚ tumors‚ psychological symptoms‚ and peripheral neuropathy. About 3 million or so Vietnamese have come in contact with and have been affected by Agent Orange with 150‚000 of those victims being children with birth
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Which of the following side effects would you predict: abdominal cramps -YES‚ asthmatic attack -YES‚ decreased tear production‚ decreased salivation‚ dilation of the pupils‚ or sweating -YES 6. You suspect your patient has developed a peripheral neuropathy due to diabetes mellitus.
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and O-Decreased incident of diabetic ulcers. The population of subjects‚ patients with diabetic foot ulcers is a growing group. People with diabetes are at high risk for foot and leg ulcers. As the disease progresses‚ peripheral vascular disease‚ and peripheral neuropathy may develop‚ with loss of Achilles and patellar reflexes and decreased vibratory sensation. Ulceration‚ infection‚ Literature Search Paper
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Interesting Facts: 1. Only about 6 new cases occur every year in the entire United Kingdom. 2. Gigantism is the term used to describe childhood onset and acromegaly is used to describe when the disease occurs in adulthood. 3. Difference between gigantism and acromegaly: Gigantism occurs when the growth plates are open‚ causing excessive height‚ whereas acromegaly occurs when the growth plate cartilage has fused‚ leading to the enlargement of bones. 4. Great Khali‚ Andre the Giant‚ and Zeng Jinlian
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