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    Essay On Fibromyalgia

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    Fibromyalgia has often been referred to as the invisible disease. Millions of women and men every year are diagnosed with “chronic widespread pain” but they are sometimes dismissed because there is no outward evidence that this condition even exists. This paper will discuss the definition of fibromyalgia and who is at risk of developing this condition. This paper will discuss the different symptoms and difficult diagnosis of Fibromyalgia. Even though there is no cure for this condition there are…

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    Fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) is a condition typically characterized with wide spread pain (Arranz et al., 2010). Along with the pain several other symptoms are also very common such as fatigue, sleep disorders, depression, anxiety, cognitive difficulties, headache, low back pain, and illnesses like irritable bowel syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus and osteoarthritis. It has been estimated that between 2% and 8% of the world population has FM…

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    Mononucleosis is a very interesting infectious disease. It has been called many things, including the kissing disease and its nickname mono. With getting mono, the victim can’t do sports for a few weeks, which can be really inconvenient. The virus mono spreads and causes many other problems for people in both the past and the present because of the symptoms and how it has to be treated. Mononucleosis is a viral disease. A viral disease is when the disease invades people’s normal cells and…

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    many things, including: • Overuse or muscle strain, especially if you are not in shape. This is the most common cause of muscle pain. • Injury. • Bruises. • Viruses, such as the flu. • Infectious diseases. • A chronic condition that causes muscle tenderness, fatigue, and headache (fibromyalgia). • A condition, such as lupus, in which the body’s disease-fighting system attacks other organs in the body (autoimmune disease). • Certain drugs, including ACE inhibitors and statins.…

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    Fibromyalgia is a disorder causes widespread musculoskeletal pain and is usually accompanied by memory, fatigue, mood and sleep issues. It is believed that fibromyalgia intensifies painful sensations that affect the way your brain receives pain signals. It is believed by some researchers that repeated nerve stimulation causes people's brains to change that have fibromyalgia. These changes involve abnormal levels of chemicals inside of the brain that signal pain to increase. It is also believed…

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    and a sore throat. Upon analysis it was confirmed they were diagnosed with infectious mononucleosis, also known as glandular fever. It is commonly caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) (Hurt & Tammar, 2007). Infectious mononucleosis is a clinical syndrome that can be characterized by a multitude of symptoms. The disease is most likely to occur in adolescents and young adults. And may include headaches, malaise, pharyngitis, fever, lymphadenopathy, pharyngeal lymphatic hyperplasia, mild…

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    Fibromyalgia Case Study

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    How would you validate the diagnosis of fibromyalgia? In diagnosing fibromyalgia, the patient should report a widespread (pain on both sides of the body) chronic pain for 3 or more months. During assessment, the patient should report moderate pain on palpation in no less than 11 of the 18 tender points, including the cervical, thoracic, or lumbar spine. These tender points include the sub-occipital muscle; the anterior lower cervical inter-transverse spaces at C5–7; the second rib…

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    Essay On Fibromyalgia

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    specific disease. It is a disorder featuring musculoskeletal pain with fatigue, problems sleeping, memory issues, and mood swings. There does not appear to be any reason for these pains and complications, but researchers think that fibromyalgia might actually be a change in the way the brain receives and processes pain signals. There is currently no cure for fibromyalgia. Fibromyalgia pain is considered chronic and widespread. Chronic pain lasts at least three to six month. Mayo Clinic notes…

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    Whooping Cough Essay

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    the symptoms become more serious and specific to the disease. These symptoms include, continuous uncontrollable coughing spells, whooping sound after cough, difficulty breathing, short periods of apnea, vomiting after cough, dehydration, extreme fatigue, and red or blue discoloration of the face due to the lack of oxygen. Diagnosis in this stage is much less difficult. The incubation period for whooping cough is usually 7 to 10 days, but can be as long as 21 days (Pertussis, 2015). The…

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    Work Life Balance

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    As a non-traditional student, returning to college was a considerable adjust for me. Although I was successful in obtaining positions in various departments that typically require a degree, I decided to further my skillset by pursuing a bachelor degree in Finance. The biggest challenge that I have faced over the past 5 years is achieving a healthy work-life balance. While working full-time and attending classes, I often times find myself exhausted and burnout. My idea of an idyllic work-life…

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