Running Head: FROM THE OUTSIDE IN 2
ABSTRACT
ALS also known as Lou Gehrig's, is a disease where your body attacks its own muscles. This research project will explain a lot of information on the terrifying disease of ALS. It will include the signs and symptoms of the disease, and the risk factors it takes to get ALS. It will also explain how and if the disease can be diagnosed by different test and when these test occur.
Treatment is a huge part of any type of disease and will be explained how drugs help the process of ALS. Precautions of any drugs that link to ALS will also be explained. A prognosis will also be made from different parts of research. If there are any dangers when dealing with this certain disease they will be talked about and …show more content…
This quote refers to a past college student's outlook on the disease as his favorite professor withered away to nothing.
Signs and Symptoms
ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
According to the ALS association they describe the disease as "a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord." This awful disease takes over from the outside in. The disease begins by affecting the body's voluntary muscles such as a person's arms or legs. Cramping and twitching of the muscles can occur as they begin to diminish. While the outer extremities begin to loose function respirations and breathing become shallow and harder to overcome. The process of swallowing becomes more difficult which creates an issue of malnutrition. ALS affects the nervous system due to the wreckage on the voluntary muscles. This affects the skeletal system because range of motion can become little to none. Your circulatory system must work harder to pump blood and oxygen to all places in the body while the body is usually partially or fully paralyzed. ALS affects each body system in …show more content…
Family members do a lot to support the Love and Belonging aspect of their needs, but it is up to a healthcare team to keep the patient fulfilled with these needs. A victim of ALS is aware of the physical changes that are slowly happening so Esteem and Self-Actualization will be difficult for the patient to overcome by themselves. Holistically the terrifying disease of ALS takes over. The whole body physically and mentally is affected and there is nothing doctors or anybody can do. This disease not only affects the patient it affects the whole family. The family is going through a slow decline and eventually death of a family member. Mental health is a huge part of this process. (Yavapaicollege.edu )
Conclusion
ALS is a terrifying disease which eats the human body from the outside in. attacking voluntary muscles to the point of no movement to taking over the internal organs and at the end the respiratory track. Unfortunately scientists have not yet found a cure for ALS, but have found a drug to slow the process. The patient is completely aware of their decline and this can also affect the family. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's, is a disease that no one deserves to
ABSTRACT
ALS also known as Lou Gehrig's, is a disease where your body attacks its own muscles. This research project will explain a lot of information on the terrifying disease of ALS. It will include the signs and symptoms of the disease, and the risk factors it takes to get ALS. It will also explain how and if the disease can be diagnosed by different test and when these test occur.
Treatment is a huge part of any type of disease and will be explained how drugs help the process of ALS. Precautions of any drugs that link to ALS will also be explained. A prognosis will also be made from different parts of research. If there are any dangers when dealing with this certain disease they will be talked about and …show more content…
This quote refers to a past college student's outlook on the disease as his favorite professor withered away to nothing.
Signs and Symptoms
ALS stands for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
According to the ALS association they describe the disease as "a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord." This awful disease takes over from the outside in. The disease begins by affecting the body's voluntary muscles such as a person's arms or legs. Cramping and twitching of the muscles can occur as they begin to diminish. While the outer extremities begin to loose function respirations and breathing become shallow and harder to overcome. The process of swallowing becomes more difficult which creates an issue of malnutrition. ALS affects the nervous system due to the wreckage on the voluntary muscles. This affects the skeletal system because range of motion can become little to none. Your circulatory system must work harder to pump blood and oxygen to all places in the body while the body is usually partially or fully paralyzed. ALS affects each body system in …show more content…
Family members do a lot to support the Love and Belonging aspect of their needs, but it is up to a healthcare team to keep the patient fulfilled with these needs. A victim of ALS is aware of the physical changes that are slowly happening so Esteem and Self-Actualization will be difficult for the patient to overcome by themselves. Holistically the terrifying disease of ALS takes over. The whole body physically and mentally is affected and there is nothing doctors or anybody can do. This disease not only affects the patient it affects the whole family. The family is going through a slow decline and eventually death of a family member. Mental health is a huge part of this process. (Yavapaicollege.edu )
Conclusion
ALS is a terrifying disease which eats the human body from the outside in. attacking voluntary muscles to the point of no movement to taking over the internal organs and at the end the respiratory track. Unfortunately scientists have not yet found a cure for ALS, but have found a drug to slow the process. The patient is completely aware of their decline and this can also affect the family. ALS, also known as Lou Gehrig's, is a disease that no one deserves to