After researching the 10 leading causes of death in the United states, I discovered that they were heart disease, cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases, stroke, accidents, Alzheimer's disease, diabetes, influenza and pneumonia, nephritis and suicide. Heart disease being the leading cause of death is surprising to me because that is an illness that can relatively be controlled. Heart disease can be caused by unhealthy diet, smoking, lack of exercise and being overweight. Since this is known to everyone that heart disease is a huge risk, it's surprising that more people so not take more action to reduce this risk. In my opinion, a disease that can be controlled by just keeping yourself healthy, should not be a leading cause of death.
It has a big impact on their health. For example it causes serious risks to respiratory health both in the short and long term. People who smoke are two to six times more susceptible to coughs and increased phlegm, wheeziness and shortness of breath than those who do not smoke. Smoking impairs lung growth and initiates premature lung function decline which may lead to an increased risk of chronic obstructive lung disease later in life. The earlier children become regular smokers and persist in the habit as adults, the greater the risk of developing lung cancer or heart disease.
CheckPoint: Human Digestion I am describing, the path food follows through the digestive system and how digestion occurs in each of the following parts of the digestive system. I am including in the description of other organs or components of the digestive system, including: * Large intestine * Mouth * Small intestine * Stomach After the food enters the mouth and after being moistens and chewed by the teeth, the food then converts into a Bolus. Bolus as mentioned refers to the softened mass of munched on food that passes through the digestive system. The bolus then exits the mouth and progresses into the pharynx. The bolus then moves down into the esophagus, which follows to the stomach.
A person’s health is greatly affected by their lifestyle decisions. Someone who chooses to smoke especially on a regular long term basis will be harming they're health greatly. Smoking directly causes 1000's of deaths in the UK each year and contributes too many more. Cigarettes contain more than 4000 chemicals, These chemicals are dangerous and cause many physical problems on a person’s health,69 of those chemicals are known to cause cancer, some of the ingredients of a cigarette are horrific: •Benzene (petrol additive) •Formaldehyde (embalming fluid) •Ammonia (toilet cleaner) •Acetone (nail polish) •Tar •Nicotine •Carbon monoxide •Arsenic (rat poison) •Hydrogen Cyanide (Gas chamber poison) All smokers energy levels are depleted because of lack of oxygen in the blood stream. Oxygen levels decrease about 15% when smoking, to be replaced by carbon monoxide.
This was a surprise to me because I have always associated RSV with the infant population. According to Pruitt, ‘This contagious infection is more common in older adults than infants – and potentially just as deadly’ (Pruitt 62). He cites that a recent study has estimated that 14,000 older and high-risk adults die each year from RSV. These high risks include patients with COPD, heart failure, asthma and diabetes (62). Peaking in January and February, Respiratory syncytial virus is the virus causing most common colds, when it is limited to the upper respiratory tract.
The sublingual glands make mucus secretions. They have only mucous acini cells. [change] Structure (How the salivary glands are built) The glands are inside a bag, called a capsule, of connective tissue. Inside, it is made of little parts called lobules. Blood vessels and nerves go into the glands at the hilum and go out into the lobules.
If an infection is the reason for the pain, there would be nausea, fever, vomiting, cramping and constipation. Diverticula is common in people after 40 years of age. When you have inflamed diverticula, the condition is known as diverticulosis. You may never even know that you have these pockets because they rarely cause any problems as severe as diverticulitis. Diverticulitis usually gets worse throughout the first day.
OTITIS MEDIA ACUTE OTITIS MEDIA INTRODUCTION As is well known, acute otitis media is one of the most frequent infectious diseases of early childhood from all around the world, and it’s also considered as one of the most dangerous because of its complications, such as mastoiditis, meningitis, brain abscess, etcetera, and that’s why I chose this topic to develop on this essay, because of its importance on the early diagnosis and management to avoid any of this complications. This is the most expensive disease to the health department per year; over 20 millions of antibiotics are prescribed to treat AOM annually, and the widespread use of antibiotics has contributed to the emergence of antibiotic resistance and resulting on a reevaluation on the diagnosis and treatment of AOM. DEVELOP Acute otitis media is the most common form of otitis media. It’s frequent on kids because of their anatomical position and form of falopian’s tube (short, horizontal position and its close relationship with adenoids), approximately 90 per cent of children already had at least one symptomatic or asymptomatic episode by two years of age (incidence peak between 6 and 18 months). AOM is frequently related to andenoiditis, because this glands closes Rossenmüller pit, prevents the middle ear properly ventilate and drain, and it begins an accumulation of mucus and pus.
This condition occurs when inhaled irritants increase mucus secretion in the passage of the lungs causing severe coughing fits. Next, dark lungs are an absolute for people who inhale cigarette smoke for many years. Thirdly, people are sometimes more apt to develop carcinogenic symptoms such as spots on their lungs if inhalation of cigarette smoke occurs. Furthermore, the surgeon general has reported that many people who smoke for many years are more apt to develop cancer than the people who are non-smokers. The authoritarians claim that people who do smoke are more likely to end up spending more money on rehabilitation, chronic clinic visits, chemo treatments, and costly medications than non-smokers ( according to the surgeon general).
When the food is ready to be swallowed, the food is now called a soft mass called a ‘bolus’. This bolus is then propelled down through the pharynx and into the oesophagus. Peristalsis (alternating