Introduction Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that composes many factors that contribute to the manisfestations of SLE. These factors include genetic and epigenetic regulation of gene expression‚ environmental factors‚ hormones‚ and a dysfunction in the immune system. It is estimated that about 1.5 million patients‚ and many other patients worldwide‚ have lupus. The survival rate of SLE patients improved from 50 % to 90% over the last 40 years from an estimated 5-year
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SLE - antinuclear antibodies - 10:1 more in females - although lupus has a very characteric presentation‚ the symptoms are also found in others so diagnosis is based on: some of the less common features‚ characteric distribution of symptoms and blood tests. - In blood tests‚ 95% of cases test positive for the ANA although it can be found in healthy people too. A more specific te4st for lupus is to test for anti-double-stranded dna antibodies and anti-SM AB ‚ the levels of which reflect the
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic lupus erythematosus‚ often known simply as lupus or abbreviated to SLE‚ is a systemic autoimmune disease or an autoimmune connective tissue disease that can affect any part of the body. As occurs in other autoimmune diseases‚ the immune system attacks the body ’s cells and tissue‚ resulting in inflammation and tissue damage. It is a hypersensitivity reaction of the type III variety‚ caused by antibody-immune complex formation. There are several explanations
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What is Systemic Risk? Systemic risk is the risk that the entire financial market will collapse‚ this is the opposite of risk being linked to any specific individual entity‚ group or component of a system. Systemic risk is a constant problem even when dealing with a portfolio which is very well-diversified. It is the risk that changes in the financial system can possibly result in a failure or breakdown of this system and trigger major damages to the real economy. Such changes can come from the
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Health Assessment Family health assessment in a vital tool that helps the family be aware of any problems concerning planning and maintaining good health. The nurse plays an important role in assessing the health of a family with the use of the 11 Gordon’s functional health patterns. The use of open ended questions enables the nurses to determine the present and past health state of a family. Functional health patterns provide a framework for the planning of care and health promotion (Flannigan
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Additional At this level‚ children and family will require intervention and support to meet one or two universal targeted services. Intervention usual made of Early Help Assessment team or referred to Team Around the Child who will make provision to ensure all critical needs are met before it is beyond control. A Common Assessment Framework (CAF) plan will be provided to the child and family to help them identify the extra support that is needed to achieve the target services (Liverpool Safeguarding
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Functional Health Assessment Joann Mirville-Noriega‚ RN Grand Canyon University: NRS-429V Family Centered Health Promotion December 1‚ 2013 Family Functional Health Assessment Interview Nursing theorist Marjorie Gordon developed‚ in 1987‚ functional health patterns as a tool guide‚ used by nurses as a comprehensive data collection during patient assessments. Functional health pattern enables the nurses to identify and determine all aspects of health and human function (Kosher‚ 2013).
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Family Health Assessment Grand Canyon University September 29‚ 2012 Family Health Assessment Gordon’s Functional Health Patterns is a system that was created by Marjorie Gordon in 1987. This system served as a guide to establishing a broader nursing database. These assessments include things such as evaluations of patterns within a family with corresponding details in an interdependent pattern. Gordon’s 11 functional health patterns consist of values/health perception‚ nutrition‚ sleep/rest
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CASTLE’S FAMILY RESTAURANT: HRIS NEEDS ASSESSMENT DeVry University March 15‚ 2014 Contents Introduction 1 Business Assessment 1 Identified Problems 1 HRIS Needs Assessment 1 Conclusion 1 References 1 CASTLE’S FAMILY RESTAURANT: HRIS NEEDS ASSESSMENT Introduction Jay Morgan‚ an Operations and HR Manager for Castle’s Family Restaurant has asked Preston’s HR consulting firm for a HRIS application proposal that will reduce the time spent
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Running head: FAMILY HEALTH ASSESSMENT Family Health Assessment The notion of family is universal‚ although with differences in its designs and structures among different peoples of the world. Family is the vital element of the society. Stable family units make firm society and vice versa. Therefore‚ the significance of a strong and healthy family structure cannot be over emphasized. Fostering health and healthy behaviors becomes a developmental task for functional family process (Pender‚
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