...Gout Gout is painful swelling that can occur in some of your joints. Gout is a type of arthritis. This condition is caused by having too much uric acid in your body. Uric acid is a chemical that forms when your body breaks down substances called purines. Purines are important for building body proteins. When your body has too much uric acid, it can form sharp crystals that build up inside your joints. This causes pain and swelling. Gout attacks can happen quickly and be very painful (acute gout). Over time, the attacks can affect more joints and become more frequent (chronic gout). Gout can also cause uric acid to build up under your skin and inside your kidneys. CAUSES Gout is caused by too much uric acid in your blood. This can occur...
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...Are you suffering from severe pain in your big toe joint? If so, you may be one of the millions of Americans stricken with gout. This form of arthritis sets in as uric acid deposits crystalize within the joints. Find out more about this disease and what you can do to reduce gout’s painful flares and additional joint damage. Causes and Risk Factors of Gout Gout is characterized by hyperuricemia, which is a condition in which there is an abnormally high level of uric acid in the blood. The excess uric acid eventually forms crystals in the joints. Think of the appearance of crystalized sugar when you look at a piece of old-fashioned rock candy. The hard and uneven edges of those crystals rub on the structures of the affected joints, leading to...
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...Gout is a potentially debilitating and painful type of arthritis which has been acquainted with ancient and prehistoric times. Initial manifestations commonly compose of severe attacks of painful, inflamed single joints, most frequently in the big toe. Managements are readily available to treat most gout cases, but establishing a diagnosis of this disease may be tricky, and treatment regimen frequently has to be custom-made for every patient with gout. The patient must avoid the intake of alcohol and particular meats and fish which can aid to avert further attacks of gout. Gouty arthritis takes place when there is an excessive accumulation of uric acid in the body, and crystals akin to needle-form structures may deposit inside the joints. This can happen either because the kidneys are not able to adequately eliminate uric acid or, less frequently, there is an increase in the production of uric acid inside the body. Particular foods, such as beans and alcohol, can augment the levels of uric acid and result into gout attacks....
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...What is Gout? Gout is a very painful condition caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood (hyperuricemia) and a buildup in uric acid deposits that are not excreted correctly, and crystal deposits are found in the joint. The joints that are mainly affected are, big toe, knee, elbow, ankle, wrist, and finger. According to CPD, "The word gout is believed to be derived from the Latin 'gutta' and was commonly known as 'the disease of Kings' as a result of the assumption that an affluent lifestyle was the cause of this painful inflammatory condition."(Burbage, 2014, p. 50) There are two types of gout attacks, acute and recurrent. According the CPD, "Acute gout is the commonest inflammatory arthritis." (Burbage, 2014, p. 51) This is a rapid onset usually occurring in the big toe. Reoccurrence gout is chronic gout leading to joint damage and lowered quality of life. Risk Factors Hyperuricemia can be caused by various pre-existing health issues like, renal impairment, hypertension, or hypothyroidism. It can also be cause by medications, purine intake, alcohol. Purine diets are one of the main causes of gout if a patient does not have a pre-existing factor. Diets consisting of animal protein, red meat and seafood, alcohol especially beer and spirits all contain high levels of purine. Cutting these foods...
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...Gouty Arthritis or Gout Nalee Kue Shook 04/10/2017 A & P 2710 – S1630 Professor Cathy Kelly There are many cases around the countries with people who have joint and bone diseases or arthritis. Arthritis can effect upon anyone and any age groups. According to Arthritis Foundation, recent statistic showed that over 50 million adults and over a quarter million children have arthritis in the U.S. Some common symptoms of arthritis are a pain, swelling, stiffness, and other inflammation. However, many Americans have their own share of different types of arthritis and to name a few, at the top of the list are rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, and osteoarthritis. However, one type of arthritis that will be discussed here is gouty arthritis or gout. Gout has a history dated back during the Egyptian era and then later, it was discovered by Hippocrates himself. Gout is labeled as a vicious disease found in the joint regions and resulted in people with disabilities movement. In verifying gout on a human’s body is commonly appeared in the big toe region. Sometimes gout can be verified in the knee and ankle regions. Furthermore, gout symptoms expressed in severe pain and it appears redness, swelling, stiffness in locking the joints. This may cause difficulty for a person to move due to high-sensitivity pressure and pain in the joint regions for weeks. The functions...
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...(NIH, 2012). Almost 70% of the U.S. adult population is defined as overweight or obese (per BMI), with an estimated 300,000 attributed deaths per year (NIH, 2012). We learn in healthcare that any disease spreading at a rate faster than expected is considered epidemic. There has been great consternation about the rise in obesity and other health-related problems that is out of proportion with our increase in population. This paper will question whether the addition of fructose and high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) in beverage and food items has contributed to this problem. There are popular theories about decreased physical activity or perhaps the dissolution of the nuclear family mealtime as possible sources for increased obesity rates. Yet time and time again scientific food research has observed changing trends in eating habits, food choice, and ingredient additives as likely causation. The data that I have found through researching credible sources supports the theory that HFCS additions have contributed to obesity (as measured by BMI) and gout in addition to other health-related problems such as high blood pressure and visceral abdominal fat collection. The public is poorly informed in regards to the actual amounts of HFCS that is added to typical food items and correlative potential for untoward...
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...An Informatics Solution for Inpatient Malnutrition Informatics can be very beneficial in providing safe, quality care when usability is considered (Middleton et al., 2013). Informatics promotes patient-centered care and serves to educate health professionals (Rouleau, Gagnon, & Côté, 2015). The aim of this paper is to detail how the process of malnutrition screening may be improved using an informatics solution. This process will be outlined from scope of the problem through implementation to evaluation. Formulation and Scope of Problem Over the past four decades, researchers have identified malnutrition as being highly prevalent in acute care hospitals (Barker, Gout & Crowe, 2011). More recently, Canadian literature shows that 45% of hospitalized...
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...a healing herb has been long chronicled throughout time. The first mention of it dates back to ancient Chinese civilization. The first written record of hemp as medicine came in 2737 BC. At that time, Emperor Shen Neng prescribed hemp and marijuana for a range of conditions from gout to childbirth. Its healing properties spread throughout the region, expanding into the Middle East as well as parts of Africa and India. At this time in history, hemp and cannabis tended to blur into one another in written history. However, hemp extended beyond health care. Ancient civilization understood the practical uses for hemp in everything from clothing to tools to food. The infatuation for hemp continued across...
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...Why Marijuana Illegal Ever since the beginning of time there always has been something that has created a large amount of controversy; an issue that leaves households and countries divided. Should marijuana be legalized so it can be used for medicinal purposes? Marijuana has been used by people of royalty, "Emperor Shen-Nung in China prescribes cannabis for beri-beri, constipation, 'female weakness,' gout, malaria, rheumatism and absentmindedness” (Abel, 1982) and politicians, “I smoked but did not inhale.”- Bill Clinton. In fact marijuana has been around for as long as the earth been able to produce plants. Medical Marijuana has been in the middle of world debates since it was discovered. Marijuana was once an important plant and now marijuana is considered to be one of the worst drug or plant to mankind. People have formed a negative perspective about this naturally grown plant, which is often referred as a harmful gateway drug. Although marijuana is a drug now, one-day history will repeat itself and, there will be a time in which society will take a step back and look at what this plant has to offer. Marijuana has many respectable uses. In order for an accurate opinion to be forms, this will present to you the history of marijuana, why marijuana was deemed unsafe or illegal and the medicinal purposes cannabis has to offer. After reading they will be more informed about marijuana, he or she will be able to form a moral decision based on facts and history. When they are...
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...Should Marijuana Be a Medical Option? Isaac S Gray Colorado State University Global Campus Hum101-3 Critical Reasoning Michelle Vondley Ph.D Should marijuana be a medical option? Marijuana and its medicinal benefis has been a topic of discussion for centuries, in fact Patrick and Claire (as stated in Time magazine, 2009) states “as early as 2737 B.C., the mystical Emperor Shen Neng of China was prescribing marijuana tea for the treatment of gout, rheumatism, malaria and, oddly enough, poor memory. The drug's popularity as a medicine spread throughout Asia, the Middle East and down the eastern coast of Africa, and certain Hindu sects in India used marijuana for religious purposes and stress relief. Ancient physicians prescribed marijuana for everything from pain relief to earache to childbirth. Doctors also warned against overuse of marijuana, believing that too much consumption caused impotence, blindness and "seeing devils."” (para 1). As you can see the use of marijuana for medicinal purposes has been around for a very long time. Just as with any other medicines, drugs etc., just because it was used in “ancient times” or long ago doesn’t mean it is safe now, but to know the history in which it has been documented to be effective for medicinal purposes goes a long way in the debate of whether marijuana should be accepted as medicine. Although the U.S. Food and Drug Administration hasn't approved marijuana for any health condition, some states allow its use for certain...
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...com/smpp/title~content=t792306868 Ethnobotanical Study of Upper Siran Habib Ahmad a; Shujaul Mulk Khan a; Sajidul Ghafoor b; Niaz Ali1 a a Department of Botany, Hazara University Mansehra, Pakistan b Department of Genetics, Hazara University Mansehra, Pakistan Online Publication Date: 01 January 2009 To cite this Article Ahmad, Habib, Khan, Shujaul Mulk, Ghafoor, Sajidul and Ali1, Niaz(2009)'Ethnobotanical Study of Upper Siran',Journal of Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants,15:1,86 — 97 To link to this Article: DOI: 10.1080/10496470902787519 URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10496470902787519 PLEASE SCROLL DOWN FOR ARTICLE Full terms and conditions of use: http://www.informaworld.com/terms-and-conditions-of-access.pdf This article may be used for research, teaching and private study purposes. Any substantial or systematic reproduction, re-distribution, re-selling, loan or sub-licensing, systematic supply or distribution in any form to anyone is expressly forbidden. The publisher does not give any warranty express or implied or make any representation that the contents will be complete or accurate or up to date. The accuracy of any instructions, formulae and drug doses should be independently verified with primary sources. The publisher shall not be liable for any loss, actions, claims, proceedings, demand or costs or damages whatsoever or howsoever caused arising directly or indirectly in connection with or...
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...Acknowledgement We would never have been able to finish our dissertation without the guidance of our neighbors, help from friends, and support from my family. We would like to express my deepest gratitude to my advisor, Mrs. Modie Flores, for her excellent guidance, caring, patience, and providing us with an excellent atmosphere for doing research. We would like to thank our Parents, who let us experience the research of Malunggay Cupcake in the field and practical issues beyond the textbooks, internet, patiently corrected our writing and financially supported our research. We would also like to thank Menchie Hermones, and Ludy Balagosa, for guiding our research for the past several weeks and helping us to develop our background in biochemistry. We would like to thank our Classmates, who as a good friend, was always willing to help and give their best suggestions. It would have been a lonely lab without them. We would also like to thank our parents, two elder sisters, and elder brother. They were always supporting us and encouraging us with their best wishes. We give thanks to God almighty for giving us the understanding, knowledge and wisdom during the course of our study. Finally, we would like to thank our classmate Auntie, Sally Barral. She was always there cheering us up and stood by us through the good times and bad. Dedication ...
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...the course of this deadly disease. Kehler, Christensen, Risor, Lauritzen, and Christensen (2009), reported “that patients who had a discussion with their doctor about cardiovascular disease including information about the disease, knowledge about the disease, and perception of risk and prevention strategies indicated that they were able to incorporate healthy lifestyle changes into their diet”. Through education and recognition, healthcare providers can assist patients in achieving healthy lifestyles and initiate ways to decrease risk factors associated with CVD. The health promotion model (HPM) can be utilized to enhance patients’ awareness for prevention, intervention, and perception of risks related CVD. The contents included in this paper will discuss how CVD is defined medically and through patients’ perspectives; the prevalence of CVD in the United States; precipitating factors of CVD; vulnerable groups of CVD; and a theoretical framework of the HPM for CVD. Literature Review Cardiovascular Disease From a medical perspective CVD can be perceived as a continuum of a pathological process, in which the coronary arteries steadily harden and thicken with plaque which obstructs the blood flow. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) (2013) states, “Cardiovascular disease (CVD)...
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...Research Proposal Melissa Robinson, Evan Acree and Arlington Neely CJA 334/ Research Methods in Criminal Justice Raymond Smith 1 May, 2015 Research Proposal This research paper we will be looking into violence within our homes. It is an important topic for anyone to be aware of as well as educated about for the safety of ourselves and our families. Specifically, we will be looking at childhood abuse and the ties to the abused children growing up to be domestic abusers. Understanding the ties between the two topics may give us a better understanding of the chances for children who are abused growing up to commit domestic violence acts. It will also give us a general idea as to how we may be able to help these children when they are younger as to prevent domestic violence in the future. According to "Child Welfare Information Gateway" (2010) The Federal Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) (42 U.S.C.A. § 5106g), as amended by the CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010, defines child abuse and neglect as, at minimum: “Any recent act or failure to act on the part of a parent or caretaker that results in death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or exploitation"; or "An act or failure to act which presents an imminent risk of serious harm." This definition of child abuse and neglect refers specifically to parents and other caregivers. A "child" under this definition means a person who is younger than age 18 or who is not an emancipated minor (para....
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...Drugs in AMerica | From Sea to Shining Sea | Patricia Diaz | 000348122 | GLT 1 111.6.2 | 2/5/2014 | | “Drugs in America from sea to shining sea” Drug use in the United States has been on a steady rise. This is largely due to the increasing popularity of Marijuana. Marijuana was on the decline from the 1990s to mid to late 2000s but has been on a steady increase since then. This is due to the changing perception and attitudes towards marijuana. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, in 2013, 7.0 percent of 8th graders, and 22.7 percent of 12th graders used marijuana in the last month. Why this sharp increase? This is related to state’s passing of legislation for the legalization of marijuana. This cannot help in the war on drugs. The use of marijuana has been shown to be the gateway to other more illicit drugs. Medical Marijuana has been in use for many years in the United States. It has been touted as the new miracle drug. While there are benefits to this drug the long term effects are still being analyzed. It has been said to help prevent blindness from Glaucoma; an appetite stimulant in Aids patients; and helps controls muscle spasms in Multiple Sclerosis patients. It can also have negative side effects such as paranoia, feeling of panic, hallucinations, and anxiety. People also have complained to short term memory loss, mood swings, perceptions and information processing. Why are there two different spectrum of the “miracle...
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