Anemia of chronic disease

Heart Disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, accounting for one in every four, approximately 614,348 deaths occur from it. Birth defects, high blood pressure, and diabetes, are major factors of cardiovascular disease. The heart overworks and eventually quits pumping blood. Cancer is the second cause of death, 591,699 people…

over-nutrition. This malnutrition based on over-nutrition is better known as obesity. Obesity has become an epidemic in numerous countries. Many children and adults die at a young age from diseases that are obesity-related. Research has shown that millions of years ago, our ancestors did not have these chronic diseases nor were they obese, which leaves us with questions, when did this obesity epidemic come into existence and how? This paper will examine the evolutionary perspectives of obesity;…

you everything you want to learn about lupus! Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body such as skin, joints, and organs. In lupus, something goes wrong with the immune system, which is the part of the body that fights off viruses, bacteria, and germs such as the flu. Sometimes our immune systems produce proteins called antibodies, they protect the body from these invaders. Lupus is not a contagious disease, not even through sexual contact. You can’t just get…

1. Specific Carbohydrate Diet The Specific Carbohydrate Diet was originally created by Dr. Sidney V. Haas in 1923 for the treatment of celiac disease. The SCD is designed to “reboot” your digestive system and heal your gut. It advises the removal of grains, starchy vegetables, lactose, some beans, and any sweeteners other than honey, saccharine, and occasional stevia. 2. Gut and Psychology Syndrome…

Foundation of America they say, “Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), which include Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, usually affect as many as 1.4 million Americans, most of whom are diagnosed before age 30.” Even though both diseases have numerous symptoms alike, they have a lot of complicated differences. For example according to the CCFA, “Ulcerative colitis is limited to the large intestine (known as the colon) and the rectum”. Crohns Disease “affects the end of the small intestine (the…

Crohn Disease, also known as Regional Enteritis, is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), of which there is no cure, only manageable treatments with possible remissions. It causes inflammation of the digestive or gastrointestinal tract (GI), although it can affect any part of the GI tract, it is mostly the small intestine. Most of the time it begins between the ages of 15-35, but can affect people of any age, men & women equally. Crohn’s was named for Burill Crohn, the American…

Causes of Extreme Fatigue Fatigue is a disease sign that manifest and causes dizziness or headache. It is different from sign such as rush that a doctor is directly able to detect without examining a patient. Extreme fatigue is a persistent lack of motivation and energy that continues despite adequate sleep and rest. It is not a disease but illness symptoms that manifest itself in psychological and physical condition or both. Extreme fatigue and drowsiness (need to sleep) are…

A vegetarian diet has lower risk of death from ischemic heart disease. Usually, vegetarians have lower low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, lower blood pressure, and lower rates of hypertension and type 2 diabetes than meat eaters. Vegetarians tend to have a lower body mass index, lower overall cancer rates and lower risk of chronic disease. A vegetarian diet doesn’t necessarily lead to weight loss, if the person is eating greasy meals, rice, pasta…

Crohn’s Disease (CD) is an inflammatory bowel disease that is chronic, relapsing, transmural inflammation of uncertain etiology that can affect any portion of the digestive tract from mouth to anus, but is predominantly seen in the terminal ileum and/or colon (Inflammatory Bowel Disease article). The name of the disease came from Dr. Burill Crohn, who first described the disease in 1932. Crohn’s Disease is part of a group called Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD). CD differs from other IBD’s in…

His last annual EKG was normal with NSR. Rigoberto was noted with persistent Anemia that is being treated with oral daily Folic Acid and Vitamin B12; he was also treated with Ferro-sequels from 1/9/17 to 6/1/17. His last consult with Oncology for Macrocytosis anemia with Dr. Sarhill indicated that his condition was improved/corrected and recommended to continue Folic acid and Vitamin B12; no need for Bone Marrow Biopsy…