Thyroid

Obesity is very common medical condition what is resulted by consuming a high amount of calories and doing a limited amount of physical activities. In 21st century we have experienced a rapid growth in obesity and it has now become a serious problem .It has become more common as our lifestyle has changed and it became more and more comfortable. We are not forced to do any physical effort in order to survive. Nowadays, people travel to work in a comfortable car, spend all day on a chair in an…

Super Sized Mom does not feel like cooking today so she says, “Lets order pizza!” Sara worked the late shift and there is no food at home and she is too tired to cook, but McDonalds is open 24/7 so she picks up a big Mac before she heads home. It is 12:00 p.m. and James is on his lunch break. He does not have a car, but there is a Taco Bell within walking distance. Guess where he is going for lunch this afternoon. Fast food organizations are everywhere. It seems that on every corner there is a…

particles into the atmosphere. As a result of operator incompetence and a faulty design, 47 people died from thermal burns and radiation (making this the first and only nuclear-reactor disaster to cause human deaths) and around 4000 people contracted thyroid cancer from the incident. As bad as this sounds, findings show that the truth is much less sad. For example, out of those 4000 people, only 9 died; therefore, the survival rate is almost 99%, according to a groundbreaking United Nations’…

No one person can be completely defined by their culture. Culture can be defined as any beliefs, knowledge, and attitude shared by a group of people. Personally, I identify as Polish and English, but I celebrate the Polish culture more. There are more than just cultures to influence a person. Some of my personal influences are being diagnosed with Graves’ Disease, my father, and growing up in an “Army family.” The day I had been diagnosed with Graves’ Disease tends to not be a real good…

Unit 4 – Fiona Bennett Brain Science In this unit I will be investigating the structure of the brain. The human brain is responsible for everything that happens in our bodies. On average the brain weighs 1.5 kilograms. It is one the most complex organs in the human body. The brain controls everything from coordinating movements to constructing sentences and even simple things like breathing. The brain is supplied with oxygen to keep it alive by a network of blood vessels. Structure of the brain…

treatment is needed. If your short stature is caused by a medical condition, your treatment will depend on the underlying cause. Specific treatments may include: • Medications to correct hormonal imbalance, such as: o Growth hormone replacement. o Thyroid hormone replacement. • Improved nutrition. HOME CARE INSTRUCTIONS • Take medicines only as told by your health care provider. • Keep all follow-up visits as told by your health care provider. This is important. During these visits your health…

Writing Curtis Kasinski 1/21/17 Affects Of PED Use In Sports PED’s (performance enhancing drugs) have the ability to dramatically alter a person’s body and biological functions. There are many different kinds of PED’s available for use. One popular kind of PED are anabolic steroids. On the bright side, these steroids are used by doctors to treat muscle-wasting diseases such as an HIV infection. But on the other hand anabolic are used by athletes to gain an edge on there opponents.…

eating? As iodine is not a naturally produced element, not being naturally found in the human body in any respect, there are many issues that come hand in hand with a deficiency in it. For example, a deficiency in iron can lead to an assortment of thyroid related issues, and in truly unfortunate cases, can compromise the mental state of a newborn infant, provided that the mother was extremely deficient in iodine during her pregnancy. These side effects truly demonstrate just how imperative it is…

In the novel, The Fault in Our Stars, Hazel Lancaster is the narrator. She is a sixteen year old girl from Indiana. She was first diagnosed with thyroid cancer that spread to her lungs when she was thirteen years old. Hazel knows that she won’t be like all other teenagers and she doesn’t feel bad about that. She does not sugarcoat her cancer throughout this novel, she knows that she takes medication to keep her tumors okay. But she doesn’t feel bad for herself at all. Hazel is her own person.…

In the case scenario, Ms. B is diagnosed with depression. Although the physical exam is unremarkable, lab testing should be done. A CBC with differential, chemistry panel, thyroid panel and drug screen should be performed to check abnormalities according to Wells, DiPiro, Schwinghammer, and DiPiro (2015). Along with a diagnosis of depression, a suicidal ideation evaluation should be performed. If there is no suicidal ideation, a frank discussion with Ms. B. and her family about treatment…