Hyperthyroidism‚ otherwise known as thyrotoxicosis‚ is a disease where the thyroid is overactive. Although the thyroid is not a large-sized gland located on the front of the neck‚ it is a big part of the endocrine system that produces a hormone called the thyroid-stimulating hormone. These hormones play a role in regulating different parts in the body‚ such as metabolism‚ body temperature‚ and bone growth (N1). It even plays a role in how your heart beats! The thyroid-stimulating hormone also helps
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WHAT IS THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE IN ADULTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND HOW SHOULD MEDICINES BE USED TO REDUCE THAT ECONOMIC IMPACT? Dementia is a progressive disease that associates with memory impairment and cognitive deficit. Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is the most common type of dementia. In AD‚ brain is damaged by the presence of beta-amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles. There are an approximately 820‚000 people (1.3% of population) with dementia in UK. Among them‚ population
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R.S. has smoked for many years and has developed chronic bronchitis‚ a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He also has a history of coronary artery disease and peripheral arterial vascular disease. His arterial blood gas (ABG) values are pH = 7.32‚ PaCO2 = 60 mm Hg‚ PaO2 = 50 mm Hg‚ HCO3- = 30 mEq/L. His hematocrit is 52% with normal red cell indices. He is using an inhaled ß2 agonist and Theophylline to manage his respiratory disease. At this clinic visit‚ it is noted on a chest x-ray
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pain-causing condition. There are many reasons to mention that lead a person to being suffered from this unbearable situation including lifestyle and diet. A major reason of occurring this is stomach acid working its way back into the esophagus. Chronic heartburn isn’t something to avoid‚ instead‚ it’s highly recommended to consultant an expert gastroenterologist. But before consulting a practitioner‚ some ways are to adopt to prevent heartburn. In some cases‚ if you eliminate certain food and drinks
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boys‚ who were later treated with hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The chronic underlying medical needs‚ the unpredictable nature of the disease‚ with its share of life threatening emergencies‚ all contribute to a stressful life for the family. These families need support from physicians‚ family‚ friends‚ teachers‚ clergy‚ neighbors and sometimes professional counselors to help them cope with the disease. Families living with Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome are challenged by many stressors and
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Emphysema is a lung condition in which tiny air sacs in the lungs-alveoli-fill up with air. As the air continues to build up in these sacs‚ they expand‚ and may break or become damaged and form scar tissue. Emphysema is a type of COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease). The main cause of emphysema is long-term‚ regular tobacco smoking. It may also be caused by marijuana smoking‚ exposure to air pollutions‚ factory fumes‚ and coal and salica dust. I rare cases‚ a patient may have inherited a defiency
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Discuss the impact of chronic medical conditions on adolescents (12-18yo) and identify ways of promoting resilience or positive development (1300 min-1500 max words INTRODUCTION: TOPIC SENTENCE: HYPOTHESIS: The influence of chronic medical conditions on adolescents has a great significance on the psychological development however the efforts of heath care professionals can promote a healthy psychological development. OUTLINE OF ESSAY :The first part of this essay will be demonstrating
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What Is Chronic Stress? Do you know what your body experiences during a stressful situation? Your body triggers the alarm and suddenly you’re on high alert‚ cortisol floods your system‚ your brain thinks you are in mortal danger and that fight or flight instinct is bearing down on you. Once upon a time‚ that instinct kicked in when our ancestors were faced with a ferocious beast in the wild – unfortunately today’s ferocious beasts tend to be angry bosses‚ traffic‚ and a nagging partner. While
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Science Case Study: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Introduction: CAD is defined as the impairment of the flow of blood to the myocardium and is a vascular disease but directly impacts cardiac function by reducing oxygenation of cardiac tissue (Porth‚ 2005). Mrs. X has been experiencing episodes of chest pain for the last 18 months and has been diagnosed with stable angina resulting from CAD. She has been admitted to the ward prior to undergoing an off pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) of
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ABSTRACT Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia‚ also known as Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) is a type of cancer that affects the blood and the bone marrow. What is a bone marrow? Bone marrow is the soft tissue in the center of the bones that helps to form all blood cells. In CML‚ the bone marrow produces too many white cells‚ called granucolytes or myeloid cells. These cells‚ some of the times called blasts or leukemia blasts‚ gradually crowd the bone marrow‚ interfering and destroying the normal blood cell
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