Chronic Illness and Sexuality 1. If the patient doesn’t bring up any concerns about their sexuality‚ why should the doctor bother to ask? a. It is the role of the health care professional to create and maintain a trustworthy environment in which the patient feels comfortable enough to bring up these concerns (Odey‚ 2009). Doctors and nurses also must realize that sexual health is a large part of every person’s holistic health and must be addressed at some point during the visit‚ whether the patient
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Parkinson Disease Parkinson disease is a long-term (chronic) condition that gets worse over time (progressive). Parkinson disease limits your ability to control your movements and move your body normally. This condition is a type of movement disorder. Parkinson disease affects each person differently. The condition can range from mild to severe. Parkinson’s disease tends to progress slowly over several years. CAUSES Parkinson disease results from a loss of brain cells (neurons) in a specific
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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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If you’ve ever seen anyone suffering from Alzheimer’s disease you know it’s a sad site to see. Alzheimer’s is a progressive brain disease that is fatal to the brain of humans who develop this disease. Memory loss is a common symptom in this disease along with an increased inability to acquire new memories and long term memory loss. Our brain has valuable functions that assist us in being able to function as humans. When our brain is deteriorating the simple functions that we are able to perform are
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Chagas disease is a public health problem in Latin America with a great impact in Brazil. The latest estimates show that about seven million people in the world are infected by the kinetoplastid protozoa Trypanosoma cruzi (1). In spite of this‚ there are no vaccines against Chagas Disease (2). The current drugs used for treating this disease are effective only in the acute phase‚ with limited efficacy in the chronic stage of the disease and many toxic side effects (3) (4). Therefore‚ there is
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there is a brain made out of sand inside an hourglass on a black background that fades down to white. The heading “Alzheimer’s Disease” in big font and all capitalized is above the smaller words “The 5th leading cause of death in adults over 65.” This image comes from the Alzheimer’s Association and can be found on their website. Alzheimer’s disease is a very serious disease of the brain that has more than three million cases per year. I believe the image effectively gets the point across. When I look
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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy is a disease in the brain that is found in many athletes‚ and military veterans. CTE is caused from repetitive brain trauma which is why it is found in many football players.Chronic traumatic encephalopathy was actually referred to as dementia pugilistica which they thought was only in boxers. The BIRI says "The brain of an individual who suffers from chronic traumatic encephalopathy gradually deteriorates and will over time end up losing mass. Certain areas of the
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A Taxonomy of Systems of Corporate Governance This paper argues that debate on corporate governance in an international context is hampered by the lack of a coherent framework. A taxonomy of systems of corporate governance is proposed as a remedy. The taxonomy is based upon eight related‚ yet discernible characteristics: (1) the prevailing concept of the firm‚ (2) the board system‚ (3) the salient stakeholders able to exert influence on managerial decision-making‚ (4) the importance of stock markets
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Researchers at the VA Boston Healthcare System found that 87 out of 91 deceased former NFL football players showed signs of Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE). A concussion is an injury that disrupts the normal functioning of the brain. Your brain is surrounded by spinal fluid to cushion it from your hard skull. If you are hit hard your brain may hit your skull and become injured. There may be no visible signs of a concussion at all. The symptoms of a concussion vary from each person. Some may
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Alzheimer’s Disease Read the Review Article: Air Pollution‚ Oxidative Stress‚ and Alzheimer’s disease Paula Velencia Moulton and Wei Yang Journal of Environmental and Public Health‚ Volume 2012 Address the following questions or statements in complete sentences and/or paragraphs. Do not copy or repeat excerpts from the article. Show independent thought and use your own words. 1. Describe Alzheimer’s disease and some of the clinical pathologies of the disease. a. Alzheimer’s disease is a neurological
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