Mrs. Willet is a 72 year old white woman who recently underwent a total hip replacement‚ left side. Her significant medical histpry includes rheumatoid arthritis and coronary artery disease. This is her first postoperative day‚ and she is resting in bed with an immobilizer (a foam wedge that is placed between her thighs to keep her hip in position) in place. She weighs 200 pounds and is approximately 5 feet 6 inches tall. A physical therapist is scheduled to see her toeay to assist her into
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Primary myxedema • Thyrotoxicosis • Stomach • Pernicious anemia • Adrenal • Addison’s disease • Pancreas • Juvenile diabetes Organ-nonspecific disorders • Muscle • Dermatomyositis • Kidney • SLE • Skin • Scleroderma • Joints • Rheumatoid arthritis Specific vs. Non-Specific (Similarities) 1. Circulating autoantibodies react with normal body constituents. 2. Increased Ig concentration in serum often found. 3.
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treating formulas for this reason. Studies have demonstrated its adequacy in treating a mix of inflammatory skin disorders‚ for example‚ dermatitis‚ psoriasis and acne. 6. Arthritis treatment with evening primrose oil Examination has demonstrated that Evening primrose may be useful in treating side effects of rheumatoid arthritis. The technique for activity seems‚ by all accounts‚ to be the lessening of inflammation delivered by the prostaglandins. Who should not take Evening Primrose oil? • At time
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lesions and tumors‚ stroke‚ chronic pain‚ chronic fatigue syndrome‚ congestive heart failure‚ angina‚ acid-reflux disease (GERD)‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease‚ asthma‚ sleep apnea‚ Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s diseases‚ hyperthyroidism‚ arthritis Hormones: estrogen‚ hormone shifts during
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Some researchers insist medical marijuana is beneficial; however‚ some argue that its hazardous. Marijuana has harmful short term and long term effects on the body and brain. Short term side effects include poor judgment and short term memory loss. The long term effects are similar to smoking cigarettes. Over time marijuana damages the brain and permanently impairs it. Marijuana isn’t all bad though a lot of research has been done to show how it improves people’s quality of life. It helps chemo patients
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tiredness‚ depression‚ dry hair‚ tough skin‚ and sensitivity to cold. Graves’ disease has insomnia‚ irritability‚ heat sensitivity‚ sweating‚ brittle hair and shaky hands. Multiple sclerosis has paralysis‚ tremors‚ numbness and tingling feeling. Rheumatoid arthritis has muscles pains‚ deformed joints‚ weakness‚ fatigue‚ and weightless. These can be diagnosed with blood tests and x-rays by your doctors. If you think you have Autoimmune disease it would be in your best advice to be tested by your physician
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Reason for Visit: s/p ESI Follow Up S: TM Completed total of 32 ESI visit since 3/15/2016. ESI’s heat treatment is helping her to minimize her pain for several hours‚ but symptoms management only. TM reports her bilateral hand pain is 5/10; the pain is constant‚ aching and cramping type pain‚ when she is working. TM states her right middle and ring fingers are stiff‚ particularly in the morning and makes a clicking sensation as she move her fingers. At time those fingers get locked and she has
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carefully because long periods of high dosage can cause liver damage. NSAIDs are another category of over-the-counter analgesics. Ibuprofen is a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medicine that relieves most common pain‚ inflammation‚ and fever as in arthritis. NCBI says‚ “[Ibuprofen] works by stopping the body’s production of a substance that causes pain‚ fever‚ and inflammation” (2010). Motrin and Advil are popular brand names of analgesics that contain ibuprofen. Naproxen is another NSAID available
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Raynaud’s Disease Few people are aware of Raynaud’s disease even though it is a fairly common condition. Raynaulds Disease is also referred to as Raynauld’s phenonmenon. Raynaud’s is a condition in which cold temperatures or stress cause blood vessel spasms that block blood flow to fingers‚ toes‚ nose‚ and ears. This causes these body parts to suddenly turn ice cold and to become a purple or blue color. Later when the blood flow becomes normal the area turns a reddish color and later returns
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Clifford 1/19/15 Period 1 Chapter 26‚ Mr. Zepf Chapter 26 Exploring Health Terms: 1. Angina pectoris. 2. Noncommunicable disease. 3. Hypertension. 4. Arrhythmias. 5. Tumor. 6. Metastasis. 7. Carcinogen. 8. Biopsy. 9. Allergy. 10. Diabetes. 11. Rheumatoid arthritis 12. Profound deafness. 13. Mental retardation. 14. Americans with Disabilities Act. Recalling the Facts: 1. Hypertension is called the “silent killer” because it has no symptoms in its early stages. 2. Plaque can build up in the artery walls
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