Chronic wound

trying to answer these questions by analyzing three articles on the topic of cannabis. Medical marijuana is one of the most controversial topics in today’s political and medical world. Though marijuana is useful in the symptomatic treatment of some chronic diseases, its negative impacts on human body and mind is unavoidable. In a global perspective some countries have legalized medicinal use of cannabis and categorized it as controlled substance. Similarly almost half of the…

Blunt Trauma Wounds Outline Overview of blunt trauma wounds Types of blunt trauma wounds: Brief explanations of type and wound dating methods • Abrasions • Contusions • Lacerations • Fractures of the skeletal system Overview Wounds are injuries that result in skin breakage or any other body tissues. In this perspective, wounds may be classified based on the type of object that causes the wound. A blunt force may cause an open or closed wound. Blunt trauma or non-penetrating trauma refers to…

estimated 2.5 to three million patients are treated each year for pressure ulcers in the United States. Approximately 60,000 deaths occur each year as a result of pressure ulcers. According to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, these wounds cost $9.1 billion to $11.6 billion each year in the United States with a cost of individual patient care of $20,900 to $151,700 for each pressure ulcer. It is important to note that Medicare does not reimburse for hospital-acquired pressure…

Routine wound assessment is an essential aspect of reaching diagnosis and monitoring the effect of dressings and treatment on wound healing, with the initial wound assessment providing baseline information which can be used to draw comparisons against future observations (Schultz et al. 2005). One aspect of the TIME assessment ‘E’- edge of wound, asks the practitioner to record the current maximum, width, depth and length of the wound; wound measurement is crucial for assessing, and providing…

relationship between professionals and clients can be regarded as a basis of clinical decision making. In the given scenario, Sam Mills is an RN who works with five general practitioners and two other RNs. Sam’s neighbor, Lee, came for redressing chronic wound one day. Lee has a history of cerebral palsy and underweight, and he is currently living in a shared house with a friend. After finishing work, Lee, who typically hates eating alone, asks whether if he can join Sam’s dinner in Vinny’s…

When he did go back to church, his back had flared up again. His walker became his constant companion. Using the walker brought a scowl to the faces of some people. They would ask each other. “Wasn’t he healed? Why is he always sick?” One man told him that the reason he was always sick was because there was sin in his life. Tank had read the book of Job several times. He knew that when they said that very same thing to Job, it was ludicrous. Still, he was unable to apply the same to his life.…

The main role of PMN is phagocytosis of bacteria and tissue debri. PMNs are also a major source of cytokines, especially tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and second population that invades the wound consist of macrophages. The function of macrophages is phagocytosis , activation and recruitment of other cells by releasing various cytokines, growth factors such as Vascular endothelial growth Factor, Insulin like Growth Factor and Epidermal Growth Factor. Macrophages regulate matrix synthesis…

individuals for inactivity because of the aging factor. Many older adults are set in their ways and changing that can become a problem from this and what they are accustomed to on a daily basis. There are older adults that have already developed chronic disease but if they were to incorporate a new physical activity regimen in their lives they may see a decrease in pain and suffering that they undergo. 6Physical activity is critically important in older adults in the prevention of disease,…

etc. These factors have to do with ones genes and the way they live their lifestyle. Genes is heredity, which you can’t change and lifestyle is what you can change. Not everyone ages the same because of these factors. Successful aging is facing no chronic impairments that would disrupt ones every day life. Successful aging can mean different…

The First time I came across planning a healthy appealed diet for people with chronic disease back when I was in high school. I saw my grandfather who was like a father to me suffering with his new diabetes diagnosis and complaining about the plain meal that my grandmother prepared to him. At that moment, I search the Internet for food recipes that are delicious, healthy and suitable to his health condition, and I prepared a meal that becomes his favorite. This practice opens my mind to the…