Medicine‚ Disease‚ and Death in the Civil War Melanie Padner History 330 Instructor O’Hara August 9‚ 2014 The Civil War holds the record of being the deadliest war that the United States has ever been involved in. The Civil War’s death toll reached approximately 633‚000 compared to the 521‚000 lost in World War I and II combined1. Some of that was caused by the fact that medical techniques and care were not advancing as quickly as weapons were. Another major factor in the amount of
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Hirschsprung’s Disease Hirschsprung’s Disease was named after Harold Hirschsprung‚ a Danish physician‚ in 1886. It is a congenital disorder which means it is present at birth. It is an enlargement of the colon where ganglion cells‚ or nerve cells‚ are not present. This results in improper movement of the muscles in the bowel causing chronic constipation. The only certain method of diagnosis is a rectal biopsy. We will explore the symptoms‚ causes‚ and treatments of this disease. The severity
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Human Disease Several scientific terms are relatively easy to define‚ others tend to be more difficult; “health” and “disease” fall under the latter category. Many suggest that “disease” is merely a disorder of a system’s normal functions while “health” is the absence of disease. On the other hand‚ could a person whose bodily systems are functioning properly but who is unhappy or depressed be considered healthy? Can an alcoholic or drug-addict whose habit has not as yet caused any physical harm
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Respiratory disease Respiratory disease is a medical term that encompasses pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange possible in higher organisms‚ and includes conditions of the upper respiratory tract‚ trachea‚ bronchi‚ bronchioles‚ alveoli‚ pleura and pleural cavity‚ and the nerves and muscles of breathing. Respiratory diseases range from mild and self-limiting‚ such as the common cold‚ to life-threatening entities like bacterial pneumonia‚ pulmonary embolism
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Goal: Post on how to get SSDI for degenerative disc disease Total words in document: 433 Title: How to Get SSDI for Degenerative Disc Disease and Musculoskeletal Disorders If you are disabled because of Degenerative Disc Disease‚ or other musculoskeletal disorder‚ you may qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits. According to the Social Security Administration (SSA) these impairments may be congenital‚ hereditary‚ or the result of acquired pathologic processes‚ and may “result
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Name: Course: Instructor: Date: CASE STUDY ON CHRONIC ILLNESSES Case study 1. The middle aged female nurse is a mother of two. She lives with her partner and has a possibly busy work life. Her work entails walking and standing a lot. Rheumatic arthritis makes it extremely painful to walk around and hold stuff. Rheumatic Arthritis causes her a lot of pain as she works. At home‚ pain is from bonding sessions with her family‚ personal grooming and doing house chores. (Peter‚ J 2006) Her behavior
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infectious diseases are particularly tragic because they are preventable and treatable. Not surprisingly‚ the poorest and most vulnerable are the most severely affected by infectious disease. Infectious diseases are a major cause of death‚ disability and social and economic turmoil for millions around the world. Poverty stricken countries lack access to health care. Reports show that in nations with the lowest economic status the causes of death are primarily infectious and nutritional diseases. Respiratory
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PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE DESCRIPTION Pelvic Inflammatory Diseases (PID) is an infection of the female reproductive organs. Pelvic Inflammatory Disease is one of the most serious complications of a sexually transmitted disease in women. This disease can lead to irreversible damage to the uterus‚ ovaries‚ fallopian tubes or other parts of the female reproductive system‚ and it is consider the primary preventable cause of infertility in women. CAUSES PID is a complication often caused by some STDs
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DATE: 23 JUNE 2013 PERSONAL LEARNING PAPER(PLP)-1 Name: RAVI RANJAN Roll number: H13096 Session in brief: Our first term started with the Organisational Behaviour (OB-I) lecture. It’s being taught by Prof. M G Jomon. Initially he briefed us about what OB is about. He explained about the assessment weightage distribution‚ class participation and discussion forum. We had a discussion regarding the difference between theory and practice. Later we had an exercise pertaining to observing the behaviour
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Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) is a disease in which waxy substance called plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries. These arteries are used to supply oxygen-rich blood to your heart‚ so if they’re continuously blocked up‚ it can be very dangerous. If the flow of this oxygen-rich blood is reduced or blocked‚ a heart attack can occur. It is the number one cause of death in the United States for both men and women and although this type of disease mainly happens at an older age‚ it can happen
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