Colonoscopy

Menopause is a normal process in which your reproductive ability comes to an end. This process happens gradually over a span of months to years, usually between the ages of 48 to 55 years old. Menopause is complete when you have missed 12 consecutive menstrual periods. It is important to talk with your health care provider about some of the most common conditions that affect postmenopausal women, such as heart disease, diabetes, and bone loss (osteoporosis). Adopting a healthy lifestyle and…

Genitourinary Case Study and Plan of Care Infections like acute prostatitis in the male genitourinary system are rare while disorders like benign prostatic hyperplasia are more common with aging (Yoon et al., 2012). Mr. H.S. is a 60-year-old male with history of urinary issues for two years. Reports today symptoms have increased in severity. He reports today nocturia consisting of 4-5 episodes a night and interference of daily activities related to frequent urination with a decreased urinary…

I interviewed Susan on September 9, 2016 about the medications she takes for her mental health. Susan is a single, 45-year-old female, and has one daughter, Hannah, age 16. Susan and Hannah’s father were divorced when Hannah was three years old. Hannah currently lives with Susan during the week and visits her father, who lives about an hour away, every other weekend, some holidays, and several weeks during the summer. Susan lives in a Los Angeles suburb and works full-time, with an hour commute…

Imagine you’re out to lunch with a couple of friends from work when your stomach starts to cramp. Oh no, not now, you start to think. You start looking around the room looking for the closest bathroom. You politely excuse yourself from the table and sprint to the bathroom only to find a line. You’re sweating because of the pain, nauseous, and anxious you’re going to have an accident right here in front of everyone. This is how it can feel for someone suffering from irritable bowel syndrome. The…

Throughout American History, the government has put forth effort in providing for people in need. This idea of providing security and safety to people in poverty later created the American welfare state, wherein the national government created programs designed to promote economic security for all Americans- programs not specifically for poor people. These programs were made to help people with an illness, disability, temporary unemployment, and mainly the elderly who are struggling financially.…

Some days it's easy to get up and do what you have to do. And other days, it can feel really hard to get motivated to do much of anything. It's only natural. Doing the same thing in and out can get boring. Doing new things can be scary. Doing important things can be exhausting. Doing things that you have no desire to do at all can be annoying. In those states, it's hard to get anything done. But, often, doing what you least want to do will have a big payoff for you. You just need to get…

for an increase in NIH funding, the second was for approval of the PCHETA bill, a bill that would help extend palliative care in patients, and a bill to close a gap in medicare policies that left many elderly Americans paying out of pocket for colonoscopies. My team was comprised of seven individuals, including myself, all fighting together to support the passage of these bills. When meeting with our legislators, we brought many personal stories in an effort to humanize the bills we were talking…

“You have Ulcerative Colitis,” the doctor explained to me. I could sense the concern and uneasiness in my doctor’s voice as he delivered the bad news, but in that moment a wave of relief came over me. I had finally figured out what had been ailing me for the first two months of my senior year of high school. I had finally figured out the reason I had been so weak, which had led me to drop my position as captain of my high school sailing team. I had finally figured out what caused me to loose…

dropping. Women these days get pap smears annually to check for cervical cancer. If they do find out they have it but they get checked out regularly then they usually catch it in its early stages. This is just like Mammograms for breast cancer and colonoscopies for colon cancer. Adults get them regularly to check for any signs of cancer. These monitoring exams were not used until after the researchers in the NHI had the money from The National Cancer Act to be able to discover them. Researchers…

This paper explores a case study about a patient namely Ms.V. She is a 35 year old underweight White American, who had recurrent respiratory infection, MsV has been admitted to the hospital Due to her symptoms; after a biopsy she has been diagnosed with ulcerative colitis. This paper Discusses the etiology as well as medications for low potassium, ulcerative colitis Also, Alternative medicine as well as patient’s education are included. (1) Imbalanced nutrition less than body requirement…