Category: Disease

Table of Contents Information Pertinent to the Client’s Case Assessment of the Client’s Risk Exposure Pathway of the Client References Information Pertinent to the Client’s Case The patient in the case under consideration suffers from a respiratory disease that occurs several times during the year. Also, there is no evident connection to season change. The…

Alternative medicine is the collective term of methods whose effectiveness and safety have not been proven—followers of this way of treatment claim that it might be a solution to prevent diseases. The impact of alternative medicine methods is based on facts not determined and often incompatible with the principles of medical science. The most prominent…

Table of Contents Target Population Risk Factors and Symptoms Treatment References Target Population Heart disease and stroke (HDS) can affect people of all ages, but the risk of developing HDS is increasing with age. Although older adults are the most vulnerable group, it has been acknowledged that over a third of the adult population under…

This study presents and discuses the article by Murray et al. (2019) entitled “Gender-specific associations between coronary heart disease and other chronic diseases: Cross-sectional evaluation of national survey data from adult residents of Germany.” The researchers affirm that there are gender differences in heart disease risk profiles and associated chronic conditions, despite the similarity of…

Table of Contents The Disease dynamics and its recent epidemic The proximal and distal causation of the disease outbreak The public health challenges during the disease outbreak The control measures were adopted during the outbreak The expected challenges faced during the control operations References Rift Valley Fever (RVF) is a zoonotic viral infection that affects…

Table of Contents Pathophysiology and Symptoms of Lyme Disease Nursing Interventions Patient and Parent Education Medications Conclusion References Lyme borreliosis is the most common tick-transmitted disease in the world. Although it is highly treatable in its early stages, the infection is characterized by a wide range of neurological disorders that can substantially affect the quality…

Interpretation of the Arterial Blood Gasses Results Acute respiratory acidosis; significantly lower Pao2 (norm 80-95 mm Hg); 68% Spo2 does not present high risks of a complete loss of breathing. Ventilator Settings SIMV of 12/min means that the patient is getting twelve mandatory breaths provided by the ventilator per minute; it is important to note…

Case # 1 Diagnosis In the case under analysis, the patient, Zev, is a 45-year-old man who is obsessed with performing specific rituals many times each day, explaining this need as a possibility to prevent terrible things. Focusing on repetitive behaviors to reduce anxiety and persistent thoughts, it is possible to identify obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)…

Table of Contents Introduction Cause of Multiple Myeloma Prevalence Pathophysiology Relation of laboratory data to diagnosis of disease Summary and Conclusion References Introduction Multiple Myeloma is the phenomenon, which requires continuous attention, as it changes over particular time. Doctors were trying to find the possible cure for the disease since 1960s1. Additionally, it could be…

Table of Contents Theoretical framework Review of literature Control methods Potential intervention method References Theoretical framework Various studies have suggested a strong link between diabetes and kidney diseases. As described above, more than 44% of the incidences of kidney disease are associated with diabetes (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2010). Diabetes is known to…