Corticosteroid

“Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a life-threatening lung disease characterized inflammation of the lining of the lungs and chronic obstruction of lung airflow that interferes with normal breathing.” (World health organization 2015) Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), includes asthma, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema and is a “chronic non-curable disease”. (Long, M. B., Bekelman, D. B., & Make, B. 2014) Chronic bronchitis is an inflammation of the airway structures,…

canal. CT is the modality of choice for temporal bone fractures. Surgery is crucial only if the damage leads to serious complications. In case the facial paralysis is prompt and harsh, surgical intervention may be required. But, if moderate, a corticosteroid drug is recommended. If the ossicles are damaged, surgical intervention is required. Hearing loss emerging from injury to the cochlea or its nerve is mostly perpetual. Folks affected by the flow of cerebrospinal fluid must be admitted.…

Quadriceps Tendon Tear or Disruption With Rehab A quadriceps tendon tear or disruption is a partial or complete tear of the tendon between the quadriceps muscles and the kneecap (patella). Tendons connect muscles to bone. The quadriceps muscles are located on the front of the thigh and are primarily used in straightening the knee. With a partial tear, the tendon is overstretched, and some of the fibers are frayed. With a complete tear, the quadriceps muscle is detached from the kneecap. This is…

Overexposure of the tissues to corticosteroids may result from medications, pituitary, adrenal tumors. The assessment findings include: truncal obesity, facial edema, hirsutism, weakness, fatigue, polyuria, polydipsia, and mood changes (Hollier & Hensley, 2011). Long term use of corticosteroids is a common risk factor. An elevated salivary cortisol or 24 hour urinary free cortisol indicates a positive diagnosis…

Liver Cirrhosis Liver Cirrhosis is considered to be one of the deadliest disease among men and women nationwide. With its leading cause of death and illness mostly in the United States, roughly 5.5 million people, which is 2% of the U.S. population are affected by Cirrhosis. In essence, 26,000 deaths occur each year, but who/what age range does this disease usually affect? What are the causes and symptoms? Can it be cured? Let’s take a look at the facts and statistics! In the human body system,…

Abstract “Medical science has proven time and again that when the resources are provided, great progress in the treatment, care, and prevention of disease can occur.” (Michael Fox).The aims of this research is to present an overview that focus on the etiology, diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary, cardiac and ocular Sarcoidosis. In the area of etiophathogenesis, clinical doctors and researcher have collectively gather a better understanding of the immune response that leads to the disease as…

Risk Factors While nutrition can cause potential problems, healthcare workers are worried about the nutrition status of a patient before conception as well as during the fetal development. Lack of nutrition before conception and being of adolescence age can cause risk factors such as low-birth-weight and preterm labor. (Lowdermilk, Perry, & Cashion, 2010) Since the patient is lacking in any prenatal care or education, intervention; when appropriate, will need to be utilized. The patient has…

“Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) describes a chronic idiopathic relapsing and remitting disorder of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract characterised by GI inflammation” (Bettany, Gardiner, 2013). Crohn’s disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease that affects a portion of the gastrointestinal tract. According to Elaine Cronin, CD is an idiopathic, chronic, transmural process of the bowel, in which 90% of patients have involvement of the terminal ileum. Inflammation extends through the entire…

and the microbiome of the gut (Hart 229). The disease can manifest anywhere in the gastrointestinal tract between the mouth and the anus but is most often found in the ileum of the small intestine. Common treatments include drug therapies like corticosteroids, immunosuppressants,…

Dietitian of Canada (2014) defined dietitians as highly qualified professionals educated in science, management, human development, and health of populations. The roles of dietitian are the “assessment of nutrition and nutritional conditions and the treatment and prevention of nutrition related disorders by nutritional means.” (College of Dietitian of Ontario, (CDO), 2014) “Dietetic Practice includes activities for which members use food & nutrition-specific knowledge, skills and judgment…