Communicable Disease HCS/457- Public and Community Health Jeffrey Rhoades November 26‚ 2012 Communicable Disease Communicable disease is defined as an infectious disease transmissible (as from person to person) by direct contact with an affected individual or the individual’s discharge or by indirect means (Merriam Webster‚ m-w.com). A communicable disease can be transmitted through fluid exchange or by a vector. Hepatitis B is a known communicable disease still affecting the United States
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Alzheimer’s Disease is one of the leading causes of premature dementia in today’s world. The emotional effects of this progressive brain deterioration disease can be detrimental to the individual with the disease‚ family members‚ friends‚ and society. This disease causes the individual to slowly lose their memory‚ and treatment for this condition does not specifically stop the destruction and damage that is being done to the neurons‚ it only subsides short term symptoms for durations of time. The
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October 27‚ 2011 Rhabdomyolysis: Disease of Muscular Breakdown Rhabdomyolysis is the breakdown of damaged muscle tissues resulting in the release of muscle fiber contents into the bloodstream (Patel M.D.). This disease occurs when there is damage to the skeletal muscle. The breakdown products of damaged muscle cells‚ such as myoglobin‚ are harmful to the kidneys and frequently result in kidney damage or even kidney failure. The severity of the symptoms depends on the degree of muscle damage
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Types of Abuse/Signs & Symptoms ’No Secrets’ identifies categories of abuse. They are: Physical Abuse Abusive Action Signs & Symptoms Hitting. Slapping. Pushing. Kicking. Misuse of medication. Restraint. Inappropriate sanctions. Series of unexplained falls or major injuries. Injuries/bruises at different stages of healing. Bruising in unusual sites e.g. inner arms‚ thighs. Abrasions. Teeth indentations. Injuries to head or face. Client very passive. Sexual Abuse Abusive Action
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Description Huntington disease is a hereditary disease that causes the degeneration of nerve cells in the brain. Huntington disease‚ or hereditary chorea‚ has an extensive impact on a person ’s functional abilities and usually results in movement‚ perceptive and psychiatric disorders (Walker‚ 2007). It is named after the American physician George Huntington‚ who provided one of the first descriptions of the disease in 1872 (Huntington‚ 1872). The disease causes nerve cells in the brain to die which
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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 options
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Credentialing and Clinical Privileges Shirley Willis Florida Southern College Credentialing and Clinical Privileges With an ever-widening scope of practice and professional responsibility‚ more nurse practitioners are obtaining hospital privileges. Continuity of care is improved when nurse practitioners and other advanced practice registered nurses who care for patients in primary care settings can follow their patients and their families when they are admitted to the hospital. Complexities
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seawater to find out how long a man might survive without fresh water. At the Dachau concentration camp‚ Russian prisoners of war were immersed in icy water to see how long a pilot might survive when shot down over the English channel and to find out what kinds of protective gear or rewarming techniques were most effective… at Auschwitz‚ physicians experimented with new ways to sterilize or castrate people as part of the plan to repopulate Eastern Europe with Germans. Physicians’ preformed limb and
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Running head: Clinical Psychology Paper Clinical Psychology Paper Launita D. Joseph University of Phoenix Clinical Psychology Paper When psychology is mentioned one will think about the study of the mind. Several topics may be discussed under psychology. Psychology is a discipline that involves the scientific study of human or animal mental functions and behaviors. However‚ clinical psychology is integrated with theory‚ science‚ and practice to understand‚ predict‚ and remove maladjustment
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Cultural and Clinical Psychology Between Cultural and Clinical Psychology there is an intersection of two academic traditional methods of study and thought. The scientific field of cultural psychology represents an ongoing evolution of decades upon decades of research and effort by psychologist in an effort to understand the ways in which ones culture shapes the individuals mental health and physical health (American Psychological Association‚ 2012). Cultural psychology moves beyond the confines
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