Pathophysiology of Glaucoma – Glaucoma is “a disease of the eye in which fluid pressure within the eye rises - if left untreated the patient may lose vision‚ and even become blind. The disease generally affects both eyes‚” Medical News Today (2012). The anterior chamber is a small space located in front of the eye. Clear fluid (aqueous humor) flows in and out of this chamber‚ as the fluid flows it nourishes and bathes nearby tissues. Persons who suffer from glaucoma have problem with this fluid.
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Pathophysiology case study 2 K.H. is a 67-year-old African-American man with primary hypertension and diabetes mellitus. He is currently taking an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and following a salt-restricted weight loss diet. He is about 30 pounds over his ideal weight. At his clinic visit his blood pressure is noted to be 135/96. His heart rate is 70 beats/min. He has no complaints. His wife brought a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope with her in the hope of learning to take
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Pathophysiology of the human immunodeficiency virus Nancy R. Calles‚ MSN‚ RN‚ PNP‚ ACRN‚ MPH Desiree Evans‚ MD‚ MPH DeLouis Terlonge‚ MD Objectives 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Provide an overview of the healthy immune system. Describe the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Describe the major components of the HIV life cycle. Identify the various HIV types and subtypes. Discuss HIV’s effects on the immune system. Overview The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a retrovirus belonging to the family of lentiviruses
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000 or more people are currently undiagnosed of diabetes mellitus. It is important to control and manage diabetes mellitus to prevent other chronic disease. Diabetes mellitus can lead to debilitating complications if left untreated for an extensive amount of time. Chronic illnesses such as heart disease and diabetes mellitus are two of the leading causes death in Pennsylvania. Intermediate risk factors of heart disease and diabetes mellitus include high blood pressure‚ raised blood glucose‚ abnormal
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Wendy‚ I think your description of the pathophysiology of asthma was right on point. Due to the release of the mediators causing an increase in blood flow and vasoconstriction‚ which is why his BP increased and experiencing tachycardia. With bronchoconstriction‚ causing him to used excessive muscle to breathing‚ leading him to have tachypnea of 42 with shallow breathing. Since the patient is experiencing exacerbating‚ it is important to act quickly and manage it by early treatment and education
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Diabetes Diabetes mellitus is a chronic hyperglycemic condition in which the body does not produce enough or no insulin at all to control blood sugar levels in the body. The prevalence of diabetes is steadily growing at a fast rate‚ and it is predicted that by the year 2030 an estimated 370 million adults will be diagnosed with diabetes‚ that is double the amount of patient diagnosed with diabetes in the year 2000 (Ozougwu‚ Obimba‚ Belonwu‚ & Unakalamba‚ 2013). Diabetes has four classifications:
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Type 2 Diabetes occurs when the body fails to produce enough insulin‚ or unable to utilize insulin properly. It is often associated with adults over the age of 40‚ overweight and a family history of diabetes‚ but it is currently occurring among younger people. 1. Prevalence and incidence of Diabetes type 2 According to statistical records‚ an approximation of 18.2 million children and adults suffer from diabetes in the United States. This is equal to 6.3 percent of America’s population. Out of
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Pathophysiology Exam 1: Immunity Objectives 1) Describe the cell functions of the Immune System: Lymphocytes- small white blood cells that are responsible for much of the work of the immune system. Three types: Natural Killer Cells-NK cells provide rapid responses to virally infected cells and respond to tumor formation. NK cells are unique bc they have the ability to recognize stressed cells in the absence of antibodies and MHC‚ allowing for a much faster immune reaction. Trigger phagocytes
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the most common form is type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes occurs when a person’s body has problems producing insulin. When someone has type 2 diabetes there are high levels of the sugar glucose in the blood. As we all know most people who contract type 2 diabetes are overweight and with Susan’s current bmi she is greatly increasing her chances of contracting it‚ on top of that her chances are greatly increase even more due to the fact that she has a family history of type 2 diabetes. From what is known
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1. Which disease have you chosen? I have chosen Type 2 Diabetes for my PDH lifestyle and communicable diseases assignment. 2.Is this a lifestyle‚ genetic and communicable disease? How do you come to this conclusion? Diabetes type 2 is both a lifestyle and genetic disease. • Lifestyle- Diabetes type 2 is a Lifestyle disease because we can get it from not looking after ourselves. Many people in our society are becoming more and more obese and fat because they are not doing what’s right
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