Chickenpox Epidemiology Grand Canyon University: NRS-427V June 7, 2014 Chickenpox is disease caused by the virus varicella-zoster. It is most common in children under the age of fifteen but still possible for older children and adults to obtain. Chickenpox appears as an itchy red rash all over the body, the rash can turn into fluid filled blisters other symptoms include, fevers, headaches, tiredness, and loss of appetite. Chickenpox is very contagious and can be spread even when there are
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Depression Paper Nuewana Fultz 8/15/2015 PSY/270 Debbi Kutner University of Phoenix Unipolar and Bipolar There is often a confusion between Unipolar Depression and Bipolar Disorder Depression due to the fact they share the same symptoms of sadness, hopelessness, pessimism; anxiety and sleep problems; although Unipolar Depression and Bipolar Depression take very different directions. It is
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In America, food allergies are estimated to affect four to six percent of children and four percent of adults (“Food Allergy”). This sounds like a small amount, but it alters the life of millions of people each day. Many children show signs of an allergic response to a particular food at a young age after trying it for the first time. The research of severe food allergies allow doctors to find the best treatment possible and work towards preventing allergic responses. People with food allergies
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Running Head: CASE STUDY # 1 Case Study # 1: Anemia Jyothi Malaickal Grand Canyon University Pathophysiology and Nursing Management of Client’s Health NRS 410V January 24, 2015 Case Study # 1; Anemia Anemia is a one of the most common blood condition that affects over
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Heart Failure Christy Harding Western Governors University C155- Pathopharmacological Foundations for Advance Nursing Practice Heart failure affects nearly 6 million Americans. It is the leading cause of hospitalization in people older than 65. Roughly 550,000 people are diagnosed with heart failure each year (Emory Healthcare, 2014). Heart failure is a pathologic state where the heart cannot pump enough blood to meet the demand of the body’s metabolic needs or when the ventricle’s ability
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contains the virus, transferred during pregnancy from mother to fetus, during childbirth, and breast-feeding. The virus can also be transmitted via intravenous needle sharing (Mayo; 2012). HIV damages the host’s immune system, ultimately interfering with the body’s natural defenses to fight infections that cause disease. In many cases, the infected individual goes years without the knowledge of being infected. Populations at higher risk for acquiring/transmitting HIV are primarily men who have sexual intercourse
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Most cases are treated effectively with conservative treatment. Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial infections associated with the disease, NSAIDs are used relieve inflammation and control pain, and chlorhexidine is used to control intraoral bacteria and
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people who were known elderly and considered as senior citizens. The writer of this paper also remembers when the adults of the neighborhood would speak of the elderly and tend to talk the most about their strange behaviors. Although this was often the case, the talk of the elderly was only that, and most of the neighborhood people would not speak badly of the old within the neighborhood because their behaviors were believed to be normal. Most would describe the elderly as senile and acting like what
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A negative symptom refers to reduced or lack of ability to function normally (Mayo Clinic). For instance, the person may neglect personal hygiene and go without bathing, brushing their teeth, or combing their hair for a period of time. In reference to social activities, the individual may avoid eye contact during conversation, speak
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Magnolia Therapeutic Solution Case Study Patience A. Steward BSHS 373 February 4, 2013 Megan Burke Magnolia Therapeutic Solution Case Study The Magnolia Therapeutic Solutions Case Study defines to other organizations or businesses, especially that falling under the government expense or support how important it is to scrutinize on routine basis the cash flow of finances and effective decision making carefully. The magnolia Therapeutic Case constructed by Mary Stewart, was action put in
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