Banning 1 Alzheimer’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease and the most common cause of dementia. Alzheimer’s afflicts about four million Americans and is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States. Furthermore it is the leading cause of mental impairment in elderly people and the reason for a high percentage of admissions in nursing homes‚ assisted living homes‚ and other long term elderly care facilities. Most patients found with this disease are affected by hallucinations and
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Well researched client history: Diagnoses defined: Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) – Orthopnea – Acute Coronay Syndrome – Diabetes – Hypertension – Acute anxiety – Chronic depression – Past and present health status: Present: Chronically ill (see diagnoses above) Past: COPD‚ peripheral vascular disease (no surgery due to medical condition)‚ acute coronary syndrome (Jul ’08)‚ previous rt carotid endarterectomy‚ CVA‚ hypertension for many years‚ and type II diabetes for more than
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Storage Disease type III is an autosomal recessive disorder that is caused by the deficiency of the glycogen debrancher enzyme. This deficiency causes there to be a mutation on exon three and it causes abnormally structured glycogen to be present in the body. This disease can be diagnosed by multiple tolerance tests and it also can be diagnosed by analyzing the muscle tissues. This disease causes problems in the liver and in the muscles. The tolerance tests are used to test for liver diseases and the
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Headline: Mad Cow Disease Symptoms Keywords: Mad Cow Disease‚ Symptoms‚ humans‚ cattle Page Description: Mad cow disease is a neurological disorder that affects cattle. It is an infectious disease can also affect other species including humans. Symptoms of this disease are usually psychiatric. This disease is incurable and fatal. Text: { Mad Cow Disease Mad cow disease is a neurological disorder of cattle that can be transmitted to humans. In humans‚ mad cow disease is known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob
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Eng. 101 Alcoholism is a Disease In the U.S alone over 15 million people are currently affected by alcoholism. Alcoholism is a chronic and progressive disease that includes problems controlling your drinking‚ being preoccupied with alcohol‚ continuing to use alcohol even when it causes problems‚ having to drink more to get the same effect (physical dependence) or having withdrawal symptoms when you rapidly decrease or stop drinking. Alcoholism is a chemical disease because it breaks down differently
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Coronary Heart Disease Coronary heart disease (CHD) is a disease in which a waxy substance called plaque (plak) builds up inside the coronary arteries. These arteries supply oxygen-rich blood to your heart muscle. When plaque builds up in the arteries‚ the condition is called atherosclerosis (ATH-er-o-skler-O-sis). The buildup of plaque occurs over many years. (nhlbi.nih.gov) CHD AND TREATMENTS: CHD is the most common type of heart disease. In the United States‚ CHD is the #1 cause of
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Crohn’s Disease Introduction Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory condition of idiopathic etiology that can affect portions of the gastrointestinal tract ranging from the mouth to the perianal area. It is transmural in that it affects the entire thickness of the bowel wall. It is believed to be the result of multiple factors‚ including genetic susceptibility‚ luminal antigenic drive and environmental triggers. Canada has the highest incidence rates of Crohn’s disease in the world. According to Statistics
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Congenital Heart Disease Congenital heart diseases are lesions‚ caused by abnormal development of the structures of the heart. This happens in the embryonic life due to environmental or unknown factors. The cause of congenital disease is usually unknown‚ but there are multifactor reasons that are incriminated. They are said to be sporadic. This meaning that it is not secluded to one geographic location. However this incidence is increased in those with a positive
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited conditions that affect the red blood cells. People affected with sickle cell disease produce abnormally shaped red blood cells that causes health problems. Sickle cell disease is caused by a defective gene passed on from the parent to the child. Sickle cell disease is condition that is considered serious and lifelong. People of African descent are mainly affected with sickle cell disease in addition to ‚ Caribbean‚ Middle Eastern‚ Eastern Mediterranean
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Heart Disease in Cats Research: http://icatcare.org/advice/cat-health/cardiomyopathy-heart-disease-cats http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/Health_Information/HeartDisease.cfm Meta Description: Heart disease can affect cats as well as humans. Here are the signs and symptoms you need to watch out for‚ along with information on diagnosis and treatment. Meta Key Words: Cat heart disease‚ Feline heart disease‚ Pet heart disease‚ Heart disease cats Cardiomyopathy in Cats—What to Watch Out For Human and
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