Corticosteroid

Kidney disease is normally caused by the damage to the nephron. This damage can be caused by genetics, injury, drugs, cancer, cysts, stones, and/or infection (National Library of Medicine, 2015). Glomerulonephritis is when the glomeruli are inflamed. The disease can be acute or chronic and it can be a primary or secondary form of glomerulonephritis, depending on how the glomerulonephritis is caused (Mayo Clinic, 2014a). Nephrotic syndrome is when the urine has too much protein in it, causing the…

Samantha Barker Elizabeth Swindell Honors English 4 21 October 2014 Struggles of Children with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Approximately, fifty thousand children every year are diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. It is the second leading chronic illness in children 16 years old or younger. This means that it is a continuous, long term condition (Peacock 11, 44). Young children and students with this disorder often have a hard time in school due to the physical affects this disorder…

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease is a lung disease that causes inflammation and stops the airflow from the lungs. Symptoms such as cough, sputum and wheezing are related to this condition. The main cause of the disease is cigarette smoke and exposure to irritating gases for a long time. People with COPD are at a much higher risk of developing heart diseases and other conditions. Contributing conditions to COPD are emphysema and chronic bronchitis. Emphysema is the condition in which the…

Glossitis Glossitis is inflammation of the tongue. This may be a stand-alone condition or it may be a symptom of a different condition that you have. Generally, glossitis goes away when its cause is identified and treated properly. Glossitis can be dangerous if it causes difficulty breathing. CAUSES This condition can be caused by many different things. In some cases, the cause may not be known. Certain underlying conditions may cause glossitis, such as: • Viral, bacterial, or yeast…

This is a summary of the articles “Osteoporosis prevention, Screening, and Treatment: A Review” by J.M. Kling, M.D., B.L. Clarke, M.D., and N.P. Sandhu, M. D., PhD. Along with article Interventions: “Defusing the World’s Osteoporosis Time Bomb” by K.M. Chan, M. Anderson, and E.M.C., Lau and “Defusing the World’s Osteoporosis Time Bomb” by: Kai Ming Chan, Anderson, M, Lau, Edith M. C. Discussed in these articles is the importance of prevention, screening and treatment of osteoporosis.…

Medication Corticosteroids may be prescribed by the veterinarian in order to reduce the inflammation in the spleen and other organs. If the enlargement is due to a bacterial infection, antibiotics will be prescribed. Auto-immune primary causes will be treated with immunosuppressants…

1) Name the two types of inflammatory bowel disease and discuss the differences between the two types and their characteristics including diarrhea, rectal bleeding and areas involved? “Inflammatory bowel diseases are of two types: Regional entitis (Crohn’s disease) and Ulcerative colitis”. (Bare, Day, Paul, Smeltzer & Williams, 2010, p. 1172). Regional colitis refers to the inflammation of GI tract and most commonly affects the distal ileum and ascending colon. The inflammation begins with edema…

Performance Enhancing Drugs: Their Effect on Individuals, Athletics, and Society Three in every five Olympic athletes have been caught doping. Let that sink in. This means that on average, for each Olympic event, only one athlete who medals is also clean. Such widespread consumption of performance enhancing drugs (PED's) throughout dozens of sports and nations makes this a topic that must be promptly addressed: the integrity of athletics is at stake. Some may argue that tightening regulations on…

asthma attacks are treated with medicines that you breathe in (inhale). These medicines may be inhaled through an inhaler or a nebulizer, and may be: Quick relief or rescue medicines, such as bronchodilators. Controller medicines, such as inhaled corticosteroids. If you have a moderate or severe asthma attack, you may be treated with steroid medicines by mouth or through an IV tube. Steroid medicines reduce inflammation in your lungs. If your asthma attack was caused by a bacterial infection,…

Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis is a degenerative condition of the joint cartilage, the smooth cushion of gristle found in all of our normal joints (Porter, 277). Inflammation does not occur but bare bone ends begin to rub against each other. The British call it osteoarthrosis, because of the fact it is not an inflammatory condition. The most common type of arthritis next to rheumatoid arthritis. This arthritis tends to occur in the hand joints, spine, hips, knees, and great toes. The lifetime…