Chronic Shoulder Pain and Its Relationship to Disability in Paraplegic Veterans Objectives: The purpose of this study is to look at the relationship between chronic shoulder pain and its effects on upper extremity disability and function in VA patients with paraplegic spinal cord injury (SCI)‚ utilizing demographic‚ anthropomorphic‚ injury-related‚ medication and FIM™ instrument data. Design: A retrospective chart review of data collected during veteran SCI patient’s annual examinations. Setting:
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Chronic Diseases: Cervical Cancer Every year about 12‚000 women in the United States are diagnosed with cervical cancer‚ that’s 33 women a day. Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that forms in the tissues of the cervix. This type of cancer is a slow growing cancer and can be hard to diagnose because sometimes women do not have any symptoms. Even though women sometimes do not show or have symptoms of cervical cancer it can be found with a regular Pap test; women should
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Intro Well researched client history: Diagnoses defined: Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) – Orthopnea – Acute Coronay Syndrome – Diabetes – Hypertension – Acute anxiety – Chronic depression – Past and present health status: Present: Chronically ill (see diagnoses above) Past: COPD‚ peripheral vascular disease (no surgery due to medical condition)‚ acute coronary syndrome (Jul ’08)‚ previous rt carotid endarterectomy‚ CVA‚ hypertension for many years‚ and type II diabetes for more
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strain or tension resulting from adverse or demanding circumstances. Everyone will encounter some sort of stress throughout their day to day lives. This is normal a perfectly healthy. Once stress becomes ongoing people begin to develop Chronic Stress. Chronic stress can lead to many health problems and while it still affects the body the same a regular stress it becomes dangerous due of long-term exposure. The question is what does stress do that can be so dangerous and lead it to be called a
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Incarcerated Individuals who Suffer from Mental Illness Introduction. Oppression has been inflicted upon the mentally ill in the United States. A lack of federal funding for various mental health facilities accounts for fewer treatment opportunities for affected individuals. Legislation has made it difficult to equip facilities to treat violently ill patients‚ thus resulting in incarceration in state prisons. 1 in 3 inmates in the US are diagnosed with mental illness. After being released many offenders will
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Introduction Chronic periodontitis is an inflammatory disease that affects the supporting tissues of the teeth‚ it is a multifactorial influenced by genetics as well as by the environment [1]. Periodontitis is characterized by persistent inflammation‚ connective tissue breakdown‚ and alveolar destruction [2]. It is initiated by specific bacteria within the plaque biofilm and progresses due to an abnormal inflammatory immune response to those bacteria [3]. It is the major cause of tooth loss and is
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Mental Illness Paper By: XXXXXX-XXXXXXXX 09/07/2014 xXXXXX XXXXX Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder‚ or ADHD‚ is when a person has issues with keeping their attention on something‚ maintaining their hyperactivity‚ and bad behavior. This disorder affects both men and women equally and starts out in adolescences years and follows a person into adulthood‚ but affects men more often than women. There has been no known cause of this disorder except that it’s genetic. Even
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Care Plan for Pain: Chronic| Student Name:|Samantha Lewis|Current Date: 4/19/12|| Patient:|SL|Age: |33|Sex:|F|Dates Care Given: 4/19/2012|| Admission Diagnosis/History: Chronic Pancreatitis| 1)PE 2) Hysterectomy 3)C Section | Nursing Diagnosis: Pain: Chronic | | ASSESSMENT| Objective Data|Subjective Data| · Increased blood pressure|· Pt holding lower left abdomen| · Increased heart rate|· Pt eyes closed| · Increased respirations|· Furrowed brow| · |· |
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individual illness‚ everything must be treated with the same intensity of care. The difference between acute care and chronic care is the duration of times needed for treatment and the approach taken by the medical professionals. The goals of recovery are typically very similar‚ while the maintenance of the conditions can vary greatly. In both of these scenarios there can be a large impact on the patient’s life or lifestyle that must be compensated for along with the treatment for the illness and education
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1. What is mental illness? Mental Illness is conditions that affect your overall behavior‚thinking and mood. 2. What are some of the common treatments used today for mental illness? Common treatments are medicine‚ therapy‚ and a support group. 3. In your own words‚ write a brief description for each of the following conditions (use the back of the page if necessary): a. Anxiety Disorders- This condition is when the person would worry more than the average person. b
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