Diabetes is has two types Type 1 and Type 2. They have in common that the level of sugar is abnormally high. Type 1 diabetes is a deficiency of the hormone insulin that regulates blood sugar levels. Only about 5% of people who have diabetes have this type whereas type 2 is far more common. With type 2 the level of insulin can be low, normal or high. The body does not starts respond properly to insulin it becomes partially resistant to the effects of insulin. Diabetes is often described as one of
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Nichelle Torres Pathophysiology Session 4 Case Study Case 1 (Chapter 14: Concepts of Neurologic Dysfunction & Chapter 15: Alterations in Neurologic Function) J .S. is a 72-year-old woman with a long history of atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). One afternoon, her grandson found her sitting in a chair staring blankly into space. She was tilting toward the right, drooling, and had been incontinent of urine. She was able to focus her eyes on him when he spoke
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Articles / Health Treatments India’s Ancient Medicine - Ayurveda What is Ayurveda? Considered by many scholars to be the oldest healing science, Ayurveda is a holistic approach to health that is designed to help people live long, healthy, and well-balanced lives. The term Ayurveda is taken from the Sanskrit words ayus, meaning life or lifespan, and veda, meaning knowledge. It has been practiced in India for at least 5,000 years and has only recently became popular in Western cultures
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bacterial infection. 2. What are common complications of this disorder, and how would one assess for their occurrence? 3. What is the usual treatment for this disorder? Case 2 J.S. is a 72-year-old woman with a long history of atherosclerosis. One afternoon, her grandson found her sitting in a chair staring blankly into space. She was leaning to the right, drooling, and had been incontinent of urine. She was able to focus her eyes on him when he spoke to her, but she was unable to
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Disease, is within the group of cardiovascular diseases that effect the heart. CAD is caused by a thickening of the inside walls of the coronary arteries. This thickening is caused by a build up of plaque inside the walls of the arteries known as Atherosclerosis. The plaque that builds up inside the arteries can partially or totally cause a blockade and slow down the blood flow through the arteries. According to Jo Gulledge, in his book Coronary Artery Disease and Related Conditions Management, “coronary
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body such as the joints, skin, or even organs. Paediatric-onset SLE accounts for about 10–20% of all patients with SLE (Malattia, 2013). Being a chronic disease, the signs and symptoms may last more than six weeks but a majority of the time they last for years or even a lifetime. In addition, SLE can affect any demographic but for this study we will focus on adolescents from birth to age 18 because
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even at rest, and may need long term oxygen. Patient with COAD may eventually die from a COAD exacerbation or chest infection. It can trigger asthma, and make asthma difficult to control. Also, it can cause cardiovascular disease. Smoking causes atherosclerosis (hardening and narrowing of blood vessels), so increase risk of stroke, coronary heart disease and peripheral vascular disease. So patient may loss his life or loss his limb. Smoking increases venous thrombosis. Deep vein thrombosis can cause
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It helps people suffering from atherosclerosis and heart diseases by dissolving cholesterol build up in the arteries. Maintains Blood Pressure: High potassium and low sodium ratio available in it helps to control heart rate and blood pressure. It reduces hypertension by lowering blood pressure
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Stroke Introduction The brain is disputably the most complex organ in our body. The tissues in the body compose the main nerve center of the body. These tissues coordinate all of our body functions, including our behavior, thought and our emotions. The brain is a very hardworking organ and it requires continuous supplies of oxygen and nutrients from the blood for it to function properly. The heart pumps blood throughout the cerebral arteries, sending blood to the brain. A disturbance to this supply
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of Willis Classification(2 types) TOAST (Trial of Org 10172 in Acute Stroke Treatment) criteria Based on causation Oxfordshire Community Stroke Project(OCSP) Classification Based on clinical presentation TOAST Large artery atherosclerosis Cardioembolism Small vessel disease Stroke of other determined aetiology Stroke of undetermined aetiology OCSP (Clinical classification) TACS (Total Anterior Circulation Stroke) PACS (Partial Anterior Circulation Stroke) LACS (Lacunar
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