His initial medical diagnosis is heart failure (HF). Bert is immediately admitted to the acute care facility for further evaluation and treatment. Heart failure is called cardiac failure, pump failure, or congestive heart failure (CHF). It is defined as the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to meet the tissue's oxygen demands. Risk Factors Heart failure occurs most commonly in clients over the age of 60, and occurs more commonly in males than females.
CORRECT Hypertension is one of the primary causes of CKD. The vast majority of clients with CKD have hypertension, which may be either the cause or the result of CKD. C) Use of diuretics. INCORRECT Use of diuretics is not a cause of CKD, but obtaining a medication history is important since many medications are nephrotoxic. D) Hysterectomy at age 35.
Pathology of Asthma Asthma is a lung disease that makes breathing difficult for millions of Americans, both young and old. It is a chronic lung disease that causes the airways of the lungs to swell and narrow leading to wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and coughing. Approximately 34.1 million Americans have been diagnosed with Asthma by a healthcare professional during their lifetime (Asthma Statistics). There is no cure for Asthma, but there are treatments that can make living with Asthma easier. Today I will be discussing what is Asthma, causes of Asthma, who is at risk, and treatments and prevention.
Werdnig-Hoffman Paralysis Definition In the early 1980s, Werdnig and Hoffman described a disorder of progressive muscular weakness beginning in infancy that resulted in early death, though the age of death was variable. Werdnig-Hoffman disease is a rare form of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) presenting in infants. In pathologic terms, it is an autosomal recessive condition characterized by the degeneration of anterior horn cells, leading to profound symmetrical weakness and wasting of voluntary muscle. The central role of lower motor neuron degeneration was confirmed in subsequent pathologic studies demonstrating a loss of anterior horn cells in the spinal cord and cranial nerve nuclei. In other words, Werdnig Hoffman Paralysis/Disease
It is the most common melanoma in African-Americans and Asians, and the least common among Caucasians. Nodular melanoma is usually invasive at the time it is first diagnosed. The malignancy is recognized when it becomes a bump. It is usually black, but occasionally is blue, gray, white, brown, tan, red or skin tone. This is the most aggressive of the melanomas, and is found in 10 to 15 percent of cases.
I have chosen the medical condition called Myalgic Encephalopathy also known as M.E. I have chosen this because one of my friends suffer from this condition and in the past has found Hypnotherapy has helped her with her daily life. It is estimated that there is 250,000 people in Britain that are affected by M.E, and it can affect people at all ages. There are lots of common effects of this illness like, debilitating fatigue, painful muscles and joints, sleep disorder, gastric disturbances, poor memory and concentration are just some of them. In some people the effects may be small, but in a large number of people who suffer with M.E there lives are changed drastically.
It is a surgical emergency that most commonly affects infants between five and nine months of age. SOURCE However, neonatal intussusception is a very rare entity and is not well described. It represents 3% of the causes of neonatal intestinal obstruction and 0.3% of all cases of intussusception. 1, 2 The presentation of neonatal intussusception can be vague and misleading due to the rarity of the disease and the non-specificity of its symptomatology3. It is usually in the form of vomiting and abdominal pain that can mimic necrotizing enterocolitis and may lead to delay in diagnosis.
The blockage of blood flow can cause severe pain and permanent damage to the brain, heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, spleen, and bones. What are the main symptoms? Symptoms usually show up after an infant is 4 months old and usually include anemia, pain, swollen hands and feet, frequent infections, delayed growth, and vision problems. Even though this is usually diagnosed during infancy, a person should seek immediate treatment if they develop unexplained episodes of severe pain, swelling in the hands and feet, abdominal swelling, fever, pale skin or nail beds,
Traditional treatments for depression such as pharmacotherapy can take between one and four weeks before any therapeutic effect is noticed and thirty percent of people do not respond to it at all (Craft, 2005). A single bout of exercise has been found to reduce the severity of depression and anxiety in clinical and non-clinical populations (Haake et al., 2009). Additionally, research indicates that the chronic effects of long-term exercise are equally as effective as pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy (Craft & Landers, 1998). Long-term exercise programs are particularly effective in alleviating the severity of depression in both clinical and non-clinical populations. They are also beneficial for anxious individuals and improving long-term well-being (Weinberg & Gould, 2011, p. 401).
An ischemic stroke is usually characterized by a reduction or obstruction of blood supply to the brain due to blocked blood vessels caused by atherosclerosis or a blood clot. Up to twelve percent of ischemic strokes often cause death within thirty days and is among the largest health burdens in developed countries. It is worth noting that the epidemiology of stroke has been changing because of several factors, with the most important being an ageing population, as well as advancements in the treatment of the condition. Stroke prevalence is projected to increase globally as the population of individuals aged above sixty-five years augments (Ovbiagele et al., 2013, p. 2363). Ovbiagele et al.