The role of the skin in maintenance of homeostasis The skin is the single largest organ that covers the entire surface of our body and consists of two layers mainly the epidermis and the dermis. Also beneath the dermis is the subcutaneous layer which is not part of the skin but separates the integument from muscles and bones‚ which will be included in the essay as tissue fibres are connected with those of the dermis. The main functions of the skin are protection of the tissues and organs that lie
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Anatomy & Physiology Assignment The skin structure and its functions: The skin has many different functions such as sensation‚ heat regulation‚ absorption‚ protection‚ excretion and secretion. Can be remembered by ‘shapes’. [pic] The sweat gland is a looped gland located in the dermis. The gland produces sweat to help regulate body temperature when the body temperature begins to rise. During this process it removes small amounts of waste products such as salt and urea (chemical compound
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Assessing the Skin Assessment skills are one of the most important aspects to prevention of conditions and diseases. The sooner we can find any abnormalities‚ the quicker we can treat if possible‚ and the quicker we can treat‚ the more successful our prognosis will be. In the presented case scenario with patient Mr. Jaramillo‚ we are to do a focused assessment on his skin. When learning a skin assessment or any assessment for the first time‚ it is important to practice the correct way to ensure that
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Disease Trends and the Delivery of Healthcare Services Deana Caffey HCA/240 May 12‚ 2013 Melody Lehosit Disease Trends and the Delivery of Healthcare Services Aging and obesity are two components of disease trends in the United States. Studies‚ reports‚ articles‚ and many other forms of information have been conducted or written to see just how these components of disease trends will influence the delivery of health care. If Americans keep indulging‚ we will be the largest country
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factors for skin tears and details prevention strategies. Adults aged 65 years and older experience skin tears‚ the most common wound type for this age group. The article identified risk factors that cause skin trauma. The purpose of the article is to discuss the relevance‚ diagnosis‚ and treatment methods of skin tears. Many factors contribute to the healing rates of skins tears. The article focuses on different treatment methods. These methods include saline washes‚ use of strips to hold skin flaps
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Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases The McGovern Institute claims‚ “Brain disorders are among the most serious health problems facing modern society” (“Neurodegenerative Diseases and Brain Injury”). The term neurodegenerative refers to the progressive breakdown of nerve cells (Mandal). Due to the aging population‚ the demand for a definitive cure is on the rise. To date‚ a cure for this condition has not been discovered. However‚ research has revealed preventative measures that decrease a
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permanent mark or design made on the skin by a process of ingraining and pricking an indelible pigment into the punctures or by raising scars. This body art comes in many shapes‚ sizes‚ colors‚ designs‚ and styles. Whether flaunted or hidden‚ sought as art or bought out of a whim‚ the tattoo has left its mark on generation after generation (Krakow). The purpose of tattooing varies from culture to culture‚ person to person‚ and its place on the time line. The essay will examine the following eras:
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Description: I completed my first bed bath today. I also got a really good chance to perform my first skin assessment. My buddy nurse assisted me. The patient was an older adult with congested cardiac failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She was very frail. Feelings: I felt very anxious. I was worried that the patient would reject me as a student and as a male. I feared a gender barrier as the patient was the opposite gender and I have an understanding from my foundations of nursing
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volunteered to fight with the Free French in the Second World War. He remained in France after the war to study medicine and psychiatry on scholarship in Lyon‚ whereby he began writing political essays and plays. During his stay in France‚ he published his first analysis of the effects of racism and colonization‚ Black Skin‚ White Masks (1952). In Black Sin‚ White Masks‚ Frantz Fanon analyses the impact of colonialism and its deforming effects‚ had a major influence on civil rights‚ anti-colonial and black
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Diseases of Pulp • Pulp is the formative organ of the tooth • It builds primary dentin during development of tooth‚secondary dentin after tooth eruption and reparative dentin in response to stimulation as long as the odontoblasts remain intact. • Pulp responds to hot and cold stimuli which are only preceived as pain. • Heat at temperature between 600F and 1300F when applied directly on an intact tooth surface is usually tolerated‚ but foodstuff and beverages above this temperature range can
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