Cardiovascular disease is a common chronic illness in our society and it causes over half the deaths in the US each year. It affects all aspects of the heart. It affects the arteries that supply blood to the heart‚ the valves which pumps the blood and the heart muscles‚ itself. People who don’t take care of themselves can develop cardiovascular disease‚ which can cause heart attacks‚ congestive heart failure or strokes. A patient’s risk of cardiovascular disease increases if they smoke
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Human Disease Several scientific terms are relatively easy to define‚ others tend to be more difficult; “health” and “disease” fall under the latter category. Many suggest that “disease” is merely a disorder of a system’s normal functions while “health” is the absence of disease. On the other hand‚ could a person whose bodily systems are functioning properly but who is unhappy or depressed be considered healthy? Can an alcoholic or drug-addict whose habit has not as yet caused any physical harm
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work together to protect the body against any attack from foreign bodies like bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi etc. Autoimmune disease occurs when the body’s immune system fails and starts producing antibodies which react against some of the body’s own tissues. This can have a lot of effects on the body and can even prove to be fatal in many cases. It is said to be the 3rd most common disease in USA. It is said to affect one in thirty one Americans. An autoimmune process can cause the destruction of a particular
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Crohn’s Disease Introduction Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory condition of idiopathic etiology that can affect portions of the gastrointestinal tract ranging from the mouth to the perianal area. It is transmural in that it affects the entire thickness of the bowel wall. It is believed to be the result of multiple factors‚ including genetic susceptibility‚ luminal antigenic drive and environmental triggers. Canada has the highest incidence rates of Crohn’s disease in the world. According to Statistics
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What causes viral diseases? Viral infections occur when a virus enters the body and invades the inside of the body’s cells in order to reproduce. If the body’s immune system is unable to fight off the virus‚ it multiplies and spreads to other cells‚ repeating the process and leading to a widespread infection. Signs & Symptoms of rabies One of the most distinctive signs of a rabies infection is a tingling or twitching sensation around the area of the animal bite. In people‚ symptoms of rabies include
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research paper‚ specific symptoms‚ types of injuries‚ treatment‚ rehabilitation as well as exercise will be covered for chronic shoulder dislocation. Chronic shoulder dislocation is a described as the glenohumeral joint that has remained dislocated fro several days. As far as who long is several days is agrue it is ranged from 24 hours to 6 weeks. Commonly patients with chronic dislocations have similar characteristics. Expert Consult states‚ “…history of significant multiple trauma‚ alcoholism‚
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS Red text - signs & symptoms manifested by the client. * - as evidenced by the biopsy result Analysis: The client was diagnosed with chronic osteomyelitis on her 2nd confinement after she sought consult for a tender mass growth on her Right radius. Chronic osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone usually caused by extension of soft
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University of Phoenix Material Terms and Definitions Worksheet Write brief descriptions for each of the following terms. If you use an outside source to define them‚ include an APA citation for the source. Scientific method a method of research in which a problem is identified‚ relevant dataare gathered‚ a hypothesis is formulated from these data‚ and the hypothesis is empirically tested. Environmental science The interdisciplinary study of how humanity interacts with other organisms and
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University of Phoenix Material Health and Nutrition Worksheet Use Ch. 1‚ 2‚ & 3 of Visualizing Nutrition‚ supplemental course materials‚ the University Library‚ the Internet‚ or other resources to answer the following questions. Your response to each question should be 75 to 100 words. 1. What is nutrition? Why is nutrition essential to our daily lives? Process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth and it is important because we need to maintain our body healthy
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Parkinson’s disease Just imagine: your muscles going stiff‚ tremors running through your limbs constantly and the inability to smile and laugh with your grandchildren. This torment is the everyday experiences of a Parkinson’s disease sufferer. Parkinson’s disease is a growing concern in our nation‚ and though we know what the symptoms are‚ we do not know for sure what causes it‚ or even how to cure it. Throughout this paper‚ the definition will be described as well as the symptoms and treatment
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