It is not clear whether these are from lupus itself or whether there related to the general stress and fatigue of having a chronic illness. More severe symptoms such as difficulty with memory loss, concentration, numbness or weakness of the arms and legs are not to common. People with this disease may also develop inflammation of the heart sac, which may cause severe or sudden pain on the center of the left side of the chest that may spread to the neck, back, shoulders or even arms. People may also develop inflammation around the lungs, which may cause a stabbing chest pain and coughing. Many people tend to lose weight when their disease is active.
The affected joints are usually “load-bearing” joints located in the knees, hands, hips, feet, and spine, although the condition often starts in a single joint. Osteoarthritis is also known as degenerative joint disease and as “wear and tear” arthritis. Amputation Amputation is defined as the complete severance of one of the body’s extremities. This may be due to a medical operation, an injury, or some other form of trauma. In any case, amputation by definition involves the loss of a body part such as a hand, foot, arm or leg.
Symptoms may be mild, such as numbness in the limbs, or severe, such as paralysis or loss of vision. The progress severity and specific symptoms of MS are unpredictable and vary from one person to another. In the University of Phoenix Life Resource Center it states that “each case of multiple sclerosis (MS) displays
Catherine SainsburyUnit 4223-316 Outcome 1 Understand the neurology of dementia 1.1 Causes of dementia The term dementia is used to describe the degeneration of the mental and cognitive functions in the brain as a result of various neurological diseases. There are over 100 known causes of dementia, the most common causes are Alzheimer’s disease, which accounts for over 50% of all dementias and vascular dementia, which accounts for approximately 20%. Dementia with Lewi bodies accounts for 4% of all diagnosed dementias but according to new findings accounts for approximately 10% of all dementias. This is because it is often misdiagnosed as other conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease or Parkinson’s disease. Alzheimer’s disease- Alzheimer’s disease is caused by the build-up of proteins in the brain which form into “plagues and tangles”, these in turn will cause a loss of connection between nerve cells and cause cell death and loss of brain tissue.
Osteosarcoma Characteristics: * Osteosarcomas make up about 65% of primary bone carries and account for about 10% of all childhood cancers. * Tumors around the knee (most often just about it) account for almost 75% of osteosarcomas. Causes and Risk Factor * Age and Height * Race/Ethnicity * Radiation to bones * Certain cancer symptoms Signs and Symptoms * Bone fracture that occurs even after normal & routine movement * Bone pain * Limit in motion * Limping if tumor affects a foot * Redness, swelling, tenderness of the affected area * Pain when lifting or doing anything * Pain may be worse during exercise or at night, and a lump or swelling may develop in the affected area up to several
Central nervous system disturbances may be noted with decreased cardiac output. •Observe for chest pain or discomfort; note location, radiation, severity, quality, duration, associated manifestations such as nausea, and precipitating and relieving factors. Chest pain/discomfort is generally indicative of an inadequate blood supply to the heart, which can compromise cardiac output. Clients with heart failure can continue to have chest pain with angina or can re-infarct. •If chest pain is present, have client lie down, monitor cardiac rhythm, give oxygen, run a strip, medicate for pain, and notify the physician.
When this happens, the muscles and tissues that surround the joint weaken. This can deform your joint and make it hard for you to move. Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease in which the body's immune system attacks itself. The pattern of joints affected is usually symmetrical, involves the hands and other joints and is worse in the morning. Rheumatoid arthritis is also a systemic disease, involving other body organs, whereas osteoarthritis is limited to the joints.
10-21% of people with diabetes develop it xii. In 2005, a total of 46,739 people initiated treatment for end-stage renal disease (kidney failure) because of diabetes. (The World Almanac and Book of Facts 01-01-2010) i. Amputation xiii. It is the most common cause of non traumatic lower limb amputations xiv. The chance of amputation is 15 to 40 times greater for a diabetic than average American.
Trauma is one of the most usual ones which as a result of that nearly 30,000 people lost their vision in the United States [4]. The causes of these injuries have mostly been reported for the vehicle-related eye injuries with 66,000 people [3].
As well as almost 1000 incidents of physical injury recorded in patients detained under the Mental Health Act 2007. The Mental health act was first legislated in 1983 and amended in 2007. The act entitles staff to use