Nerve damage from diabetes is called diabetic neuropathy. They can be categorized as sensory neuropathy‚ motor neuropathy‚ and autonomic neuropathy. The patient had sensory neuropathy. Sensory neuropathy is when the nerves that sense heat and touch are damaged. The patient had necrotic on his feet. Necrotic is when cells/tissues can’t be replace‚ or in other word dead. The
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It can strike anyone of any age and gender‚ and it is not self-diagnosable‚ and more than 29.1 million people have this non-transmissible disease. “That means 1 and out every 11” people live with this deadly disease known‚ as diabetes.10 “Diabetes is a disease in which blood glucose levels are above normal. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose‚ or sugar‚ for our bodies to use for energy. ” 10 Involved in this process is an organ called the pancreas. The pancreas has two major functions:
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Diabetic Case Study Jill Davis University of Phoenix Amanda Brooks‚ FNP-BC October 5‚ 2009 Diabetic Case Study In this case study‚ we are presented with a man who has Type II diabetes signs and symptoms. He has recently gone through several psycho-social adjustments and is a busy professional man. A plan needs to be developed to assess‚ teach‚ and evaluate the patient’s health care needs by covering topics such as incidence‚ signs and symptoms‚ potential effects of the disease‚ educational
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Samantha Morton-Herod LMC Level 5 Unit CU4388 - Diabetes Awareness 1. Understand diabetes and the associated implications 1.1 Define diabetes Diabetes is a condition which affects the body’s ability to use glucose. Glucose is one of the body’s principle fuels and is an energy rich sugar that is broken down by the cells to produce a small packet of energy that powers the millions of biochemical reactions that constantly take place in the body
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The role of a community nurse is to undertake a wide range of responsibilities that encompass health promotion‚ disease management‚ community development and public health activities and deliver high quality nursing care across the lifespan (Arnott‚ Atherley & Pye‚ 2012). In order to achieve optimal health and well-being outcomes for the patient‚ the nurse should ensure that the individual needs and choices of the patient are placed at the centre of the process (Arnott‚ Atherley & Pye‚ 2012). The
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Regarding Occupational Therapy - 6 sessions; CA MTUS Chronic Pain Medical Treatment Guidelines support an initial course of physical therapy with objective functional deficits and functional goals. The latest progress report noted that the patient has left upper extremity pain. The exam revealed moderate spasticity and tenderness over the flexor-extensor forearm. She has a positive compression of the left median and radial nerves of the extensor and flexor forearms. It was noted that she has not
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Running Head: CELIAC DISEASE Celiac Disease Introduction Celicac disease (CD) is defined as an immune mediated malabsorption disorder caused by the ingestion of gluten and related proteins‚ occurring in genetically predisposed individuals‚ and characterized by a variable combination of elevated titers of celiac-specific autoantibodies‚ an inflammatory enteropathy with variable degrees of severity‚ and a wide range of gastrointestinal and/or systemic complaints”
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onset of symptoms and complications in the HIV-infected individual. In HIV-infected adults‚ this phase may last 8-10 years. 9. Early signs and symptoms of HIV can include candidiasis‚ lymphadenopathy‚ cervical carcinoma‚ herpes zoster‚ and peripheral neuropathy. 10. Late signs and symptoms of HIV and AIDS-defining illnesses can
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According to Greenwell (2011‚ pp. 68-69)‚ marijuana can relieve several appointed pain situations‚ including cancer pain‚ multiple sclerosis‚ and generalised nerve pain. Marijuana can be beneficial for the patients who are suffering from peripheral neuropathy‚ and it also can assist HIV patients to reduce the nerve pain‚ which other conventional medicine cannot relieve (Arias‚ 2007). As marijuana would be able to use for medicinal purposes‚ HIV patients would have profits from legalisation of marijuana
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that is characterized by high blood sugar disorder where it is insulin resistance and relative to the lack of insulin. Polyuria (Frequent Urination) Vaginal Infections Fatigue Blurred Vision Weight Loss Itchiness Peripheral Neuropathy Glycosuria Gestational diabetes starts when your body is not able to make and use all the insulin it needs for pregnancy. Without enough insulin‚ glucose cannot leave the blood and be changed to energy. Glucose builds up in
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