Polymyositis Polymyositis is an autoimmune disease that affects several muscles in your body. It can be classified as a persistent inflammatory muscle disease that causes weakness of the skeletal muscles‚ which controls movement in the body. In severe cases polymysitis can affect major organs like heart‚ and lungs. The symptoms of Polymyositis come with extreme pain‚ marked with weakness and loss of muscle mass closest to the truck particularly those in your thighs‚ shoulder‚ upper arm‚ and
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diagnosed with Pneumonia with manifestations of Asthma. Pneumonia is an inflammation of the lung parenchyma commonly caused by microbial agents. Classically‚ pneumonia has been categorized as being bacterial or typical‚ atypical‚ anaerobic/cavitary‚ or opportunistic. Another classification scheme categorizes pneumonias as community-acquired (CAP)‚ hospital-acquired (HAP or nosocomial)‚ pneumonia in the immunocompromised host‚ and aspiration pneumonia. Those at risk for pneumonia often have chronic
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My first encounter with this 21-year-old male’s case made me initially think “influenza”‚ but many diseases start with flu-like symptoms‚ for example‚ the quintessential sore throat and dry cough. The person of interest was probably thinking it is just a cold plus I have that exam to study for. As time went by the symptoms progressed‚ which finally forced him to visit the campus clinic. The 21-year-old male college student has now developed a productive cough‚ a headache‚ a runny nose‚ a fever
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Karla Obasi HEA 341 Disease Research Report December 9‚ 2010 CHOLERA Disease Defined Cholera is an infection of the small intestine that causes a large amount of watery diarrhea. Cholera is a bacterial disease (caused by the bacterium Vibrio cholerae) usually spread through contaminated water. The bacteria‚ which are found in fecal-contaminated food and water and in raw or undercooked seafood‚ produce a toxin that affects the intestines causing diarrhea‚ vomiting‚ and severe fluid and electrolyte
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Using Animals in Disease Research People all over the world have different opinions on whether animal testing is an ethical way to research drugs and treatments or not. Almost every medical advancement has involved using of animals including discovery of penicillin‚ organ transplantation‚ vaccines etc. Scientists should use animals in disease research because nowadays it is the only right way to develop drugs‚ treatments and cures for diseases and to be sure that new products are safe to use.
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Pt. is an 83yo female admitted to hospital 10 days ago with dx of Bronchial Pneumonia. Admitted to SNF 2 days ago with balance and strength deficits. Pt. lives alone in a first floor apartment with 2 steps to enter with bilateral rails‚ and was relatively healthy prior to hospital stay. Pt. still drives and has a daughter who lives in the area. S. Pt. states ”I feel pretty good but am unsteady when I sit up in bed and try to walk” O. Pt. seen for 30 min tx on this date w/ focus on static
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the hospital via Assisted Living Facility. She has Hospital Acquired Pneumonia and is having acute confusion episodes. She cannot describe any pain‚ but says “ow” when she is being examined. She is aware of herself‚ but is not oriented to time or place. Subjective: Patient states “Ow” during examination Objective: Temp: 97.5‚ Pulse: 66‚ BP: 142/71‚ Resp: 20‚ O2: 98% Room air Medical diagnosis of Hospital Acquired Pneumonia Medical history includes atrial fibrillation‚ hypertension‚ hyperglycemia
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According to Schub and Cabrrea (2015)‚ Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) is an infection of the lung parenchyma that develops outside the hospital or healthcare facility or developed in the hospital within 48 hours after admission. After 48 hours‚ it is considered Hospital Acquired Pneumonia. CAP is the eight most common cause of death in the United States. Annually‚ it usually affects adults but the incidence of CAP is 1: 20 in older adults over than 85 years old. Potential complications that could
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Huntington’s disease is an autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorder characterized by an abnormally high number of CAG repeats (polyglutamine) in the huntingtin (HTT) gene (also known as IT15)‚ found in the short arm of chromosome 4‚ specifically‚ p16.3 (Buetow et al. 1991). Symptoms of this disorder include chorea (involuntary jerking movements)‚ cognitive deficits‚ motor deficits‚ and changes in behavior. This disease gets progressively worse over time‚ starting with subtle behavioral‚ cognitive
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Lyme disease Research Paper Every year 300‚000 people in the United States are diagnosed with Lyme disease. That’s about the number of people living in Tampa‚ Florida! Lyme disease is a disease that was only discovered about 30 years ago‚ so it is not very old. It also comes with an unusual symptom‚ but Lyme disease is treatable easily with antibiotics or an alternative treatment. This disease is also being studied all over the country. We are still researching to find out more about this interesting
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