In the case of chronic diseases‚ it is hypothesized that the abundance of food and our relative access to it has greatly contributed to the prevalence of many of the diseases we see today. Stated differently‚ our social transition from a hunter-gatherer based lifestyle
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medical report dated 08/18/2016‚ patient was prescribed with Norco. Based on the progress report dated 09/06/16‚ the patient presents for ongoing evaluation of her chronic low back pain. The patient states that her back pain radiates down to the lift hip‚ and her pain is 10/10 when most bothersome without medication. With medication‚ her pain is able to be rated to a 5/10. When she takes her medication‚ she is able to get up and take a shower‚ she is able to go to the grocery store‚ she is able to do
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DOI: 08/18/2007. Patient is a 53-year-old male registered nurse who sustained a work-related injury to his neck when he tried to pull a patient. Per OMNI‚ patient is diagnosed with back pain. IW was declared P & S in 2009. He is status post C5 to C6 fusion in 2005 and C3 to C5 anterior fusion in 2008. MRI of the cervical spine obtained on 10/29/14 showed postoperative changes from C3-6. At C6-7‚ there are mild degenerative disc space changes along with a broad- based disc bulge and some posterior
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“Mental illness means an impairment of the mental or emotional processes that exercise Most mental illness are a direct cause of chemical imbalances in‚ or injuries to‚ the brain‚ whereas a physical illness such as diabetes the insulin levels and blood sugar can be measured. Because “mental illness” is often measured in relation to a standard considered normal and because definitions of normality can vary‚ defining it clearly is rather difficult. As the actual physical diagnostics improve‚ the
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complaining of neck pain. HPI The patient tells me her symptoms started in early August. She had been away on vacation. She was sleeping on an air mattress. One night realized that the air mattress was not fully inflated‚ but slept anyway and she awoke the next morning‚ she was having some neck pain. She said initially she attributed just to sleeping wrong. She had pain for a couple of days. She took a few days worth of Advil and felt better. She said following that‚ the pain restarted without
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Chronic pain is a major public health issue affecting the medical community. More than 100 million Americans suffer from chronic pain (IOM‚ 2011) making it the most prevalent major condition facing Americans today. In 2011 the costs associated with chronic pain and pain management were estimated to be $560-635 billion (IOM‚ 2011). There are many conditions that fall under the umbrella of chronic pain such as lower back pain(cLBP)‚ headache‚ cancer pain‚ and fibromyalgia(FM)‚ arthritis‚ diabetes pain
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(Maurer & Smith‚ 2013‚ p.396). A phenomenological community can be thought of as an assembly of individuals who share the same viewpoint‚ relationships‚ values‚ interests‚ beliefs and goals. A phenomenological community is looked at as a "relational rather than spatial designation" (Maurer & Smith‚ 2013). Geographical boundaries do not necessarily have to be shared in a phenomenological community. Religious‚ cultural and social groups are prime examples of a phenomenological community because their values
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Behind the Scenes Sixty percent of deaths worldwide come from chronic illnesses (“Reducing Chronic Diseases”). No news can be more disheartening for a parent than finding out his or her child has been diagnosed with a chronic illness. For the child‚ it’s a loss of his or her health‚ quality of life‚ and dreams. For the parent‚ it’s a loss of mental and emotional stability‚ a normal life‚ and hope for a promising future. For the siblings‚ it’s a loss of time‚ love‚ and support from their parents
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Donna R. Falvo‚ refers to the term chronic as “symptoms that last indefinitely and are attributed to a case that may or may not be able to identified”. With this said‚ people who suffer from a chronic illness go for long periods of time in pain with possibly no answer. Chronic illness has the ability to alter an individuals everyday life with consequnces that can be considered severe. It is also recognized that many of the health impacts clients living with chronic illness face‚ extend to ones family
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Bennet Omalu discovered Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) in a former NFL player‚ Mike Webster. CTE is a progressive brain degenerative disease that is caused by repetitive brain trauma. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy can affect who has had multiple brain injuries and may be any age. CTE can only be diagnosed through an autopsy but‚ tests can be done to
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