1. Identify actual and potential medical conditions involved; include complete differential diagnoses Actual medical Conditions: Impaired Mobility and Gait (2.) Recurrent fall (3). Unexplained emotional outburst (4.) Caregiver Fatigue (5.) Gout (6.) Hypertension Potential Medical Conditions: Dementia (2) Depression(3) Delirium (4) Chronic Pain (5) Osteoarthritis (6) Syncopal Episode (7) Transient Ischemic attack (8) Anemia Complete Differential Diagnosis: 1) Unspecified abnormalities of gait…
Huntington’s disease is a very serious disease that cannot be cured, but very few people are educated about this disease or have even heard of it. Huntington’s disease is becoming more common amongst American’s and globally each year and yet there is still not a cure for this disease. “More than a quarter of a million Americans have HD or are "at risk" of inheriting the disease from an affected parent.” (Huntington’s) Huntington’s is a hereditary disease that is passed from a parent to a child…
Menkes Syndrome and its Effects on the Human Body Menkes syndrome, also called Menkes Disease or MD, is a lethal genetic disorder that affects copper levels in the body which leads to a copper deficiency. Classical MD is the most intense form of this disease with occipital horn syndrome (OHS) being the mildest. Symptoms of Menkes syndrome can be mild or severe. Patients typically fail to meet developmental milestones and tend to have kinky brittle hair, are under weight and experience a…
Morgellons disease Morgellons disease is a poorly understood condition which a growing number of physicians believe to be a chronic infectious disease. The disease can be both disabling and disfiguring. The side effects incorporate tingling, gnawing and creeping sensations, "fibers" or strands which rise up out of the skin, skin injuries which run from minor to distorting, joint agony, weakening weariness, changes in insight, memory misfortune, inclination unsettling influence and genuine…
What is Cancer? Cancer is formed when malignant tumors are formed inside one’s body. Malignant tumors are defined as “ a term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby tissues.” Quoted from https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/malignancy Tumors are also defined as a mass of tissues which also called lumps. These tumors are formed when the normal process of cells dividing itself was disrupted because normally, our body signals…
Some people have the perception that suffering from cancer has no cure. However it can be denied with significant number of advances in the diagnosis and treatment options for cancer, you can strive for the betterment of the quality of life and get the treatment, if cancer is diagnosed in early stage. There are numerous therapies available such as radiotherapy, chemotherapy, surgery, vaccination and also hormonal therapy which have been globally developed to produce fewer health side effects and…
Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular disease or CVD is one of the leading causes of death in Australia. CVD refers to the diseases involving the heart and blood vessels. In 2016, 43,963 deaths were attributed to CVD. The main types of cardiovascular diseases are coronary heart disease, stroke and heart failure. Cardiovascular disease affects one in six Australians, equivalent to more than 4.2 million people and kills one person in Australia every 12 minutes. (2)(3) Coronary heart disease-…
Chapter four discuss chronic illnesses. The chapter expounded on five major killers among the elderly. The five that was discussed in this chapter are heart disease, cancer, stroke, chronic lung diseases, and diabetes. Alzheimer’s disease is also a major killer. It is important for the health professionals understand symptoms, causing of chronic illness. Chronic illness is the main cause of death. The common cold, flu, sore throat, or pneumonia are al considered to be acute illnesses.…
Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States. Public Health is working on lowering those number to a target number by 2020. The goal for public health is to improve the health of the heart and the quality of life. They plan on doing this by having prevention, detection and treatment for factors that are and might be of risk. Having early identification and treatment for heart attacks can help reduce future cardiovascular events. Health disease is a public health concern…
cancer, while lung cancer causes the most deaths in both developed and developing countries (World Health Organisation, 2011). Although the knowledge about the molecular mechanisms of cancer progression and advancement has thoroughly improved, the disease still remains a prevalent health…