Roshan Scaria Grand Canyon University NRS- 410V Pathophysiology April 13, 2014 Method to cancer care One of the leading causes of death in United States is cancer. In United States each year 1.6 million people are diagnosed with cancer and more than half of the die with cancer or cancer related complications. DNA in the cells carries genetic information in the body. Cells in our body grow, divide and die in an orderly fashion. Cancer occurs when cell grows in out of control.
Genetics can sometimes run in families is one cause to the start of mental illnesses. Infections, brain defects or injury, prenatal damage, substance abuse, and other factors are the other five factors to mental illnesses. Yates battled depression for years; the cause of her actions for drowning her children were caused by postpartum psychosis triggered by the improper use of her meds, not listening to what her doctor had to say after her treatment, and lack of knowing any coping techniques. Postpartum depression can take up to a year after the child’s birth before the mother would even notice any signs of depression. If left untreated it can have dire consequences.
About 85% of women suffer with some sort of mood disturbance after giving birth to a child. About 50 to 85% of women experience the blues. It generally starts 3 to 4 days after giving birth and lasts about two weeks occurring from the blues reports feelings of sadness, anxiety, irritability, mood liability, and tearfulness. Typically no specific treatment is needed for the blue, however there are special situations that involve women who have a history of depression. If the symptoms last longer than two weeks, the women maybe dealing with a more serious mood disorder and should be evaluated.
http://www.ndhealth.gov/diabetescoalition/ Meet ‘M.G.’ Diabetes Case Study M.G. is a 58 y/o white female who presents to her primary care physician with a complaint of “tired all the time.” It’s been going on for several months, and she doesn’t report any concerns with nighttime sleep. She doesn’t note any new stress or other life changes, and denies depression or anxiety. Alcohol consumption is limited to one to two drinks per week, and she quit smoking over 10 years ago. Family history is notable for type 2 diabetes in an older sister; her mother had hypothyroidism and “heart disease.” The patient also has high cholesterol that she has been trying to treat with “weight loss and exercise.” She walks about 20 minutes three times weekly when the weather allows.
A young mother is in intensive care after having a rare but serious reaction to a friend's prescription antibiotics that caused her to "burn" from the inside out. Yassmeen Castanada, 19, wasn't feeling well on Thanksgiving, so she took a pill that her friend had left over from a previous illness. Soon, Castanada's eyes, nose and throat began to burn, and she was rushed to the emergency room, her mother, Laura Corona, told ABC News. Her body erupted in blisters over the next few days, Corona said. She had to be sedated and placed on a ventilator.
Over time her health has been deteriorating significantly. She has undergone multiple spinal taps, has had six operations on her spine, and over a decade of her life confined to her bed. In 1953, Frida holds her first ever solo exhibition in Mexico. On July 13, 1954, Frida is pronounced dead. Officially it is reported as” pulmonary embolism” but many of those close to her feel she may have committed suicide.
Client was discharged about a month ago from hospital and stated that 3 days after returning home, she started feeling depressed and sad again. Most of her stressors include divorcer of parents, custody battle, and medication changes. Client asked a cafeteria employs at the school for a knife stating that she wants to stab and cut herself. She is currently seeing a therapist
Here are a few examples of the illnesses caused by obesity: type 2 diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular (heart) disease, and asthma. Singling out cancer just for the sake of example, 14-20 percent of all cancer deaths were blamed on obesity. If this statement holds true, if every adult would hold their BMI under 25 (50th percentile), about 90,000 deaths a year could be prevented. (Biographies Of Disease:
Robert Spillane Biology Brain Cancer Brain cancer is a very serious cancer, not that any cancer should be taken lightly. A Russian Scientist named Gupta Longati in 1873 first discovered brain cancer. Brain cancer got its name because of the cancerous cells found in the brain. This disorder is an autosomal dominant gene, which means that if that if the gene is found on one of the two chromosomes that it would be shown threw, and that individual would have brain cancer Every Single year about 18,500 people in the United States will be diagnosed with brain cancer. Brain cancer affects every race of people, men and women.
Smoking is the largest cause of preventable death in the world and 90% of lung cancer patients developed lung cancer because of smoking. There are around 400 chemicals inside a cigarette and a large amount of it is toxic to your body. A few examples of chemicals are benzene (found in crude oil), Acetone (An ingredient in nail polish), turpentine (paint thinner) and nicotine, a highly addictive drug. Smoking contributes to your risk of coronary heart disease. This disease increases your likelihood or having a heart attack.