Diabetes insipidus

visit whenever we have a family reunion, and they are happy to see me. My family genogram has given me a basic description about the risks and the diseases that runs through my family. The diseases that run through my family lineage are hypertension, diabetes, sickle cells. Most of these diseases are multifactorial, it has a genetic, and environmental components attached to them. On one occasion, I went to a family reunion, I taught family members to start some health improvement techniques,…

Evaluation of an obese person should include medical history, physical examination and laboratory examination. Under clinical evaluation, there is history and physical examination. These are the specific questions they asked for history such as family history of medical disease and obesity, lifestyle factors (current diet, physical activity, smoking and alcohol intake), current and past medical history (any psychological history such as eating disorder or post-traumatic stress disorder or any…

When an allele increases disease risk but does not directly cause a disease, it is called a genetic risk factor. The protein Apolipoprotein E-4 is considered to be a genetic risk factor. Everyone inherits a copy of some form of APOE from each parent. Those who inherit APOE-e4 from one parent have an increased risk of Alzheimer’s. Those who inherit APOE-e4 from both parents have an even higher risk, but it’s not a certainty that they will develop the disease. It is important to point out that’s…

One of the most important pieces of equipment to wear besides a helmet while participating in a sport is a protective mouthguard. A mouthguard not only helps to protect the teeth from breakage, but also protects the lips, tongue, and cheeks, which can all sustain injuries from an impact. But how do you protect your smile if you wear braces? There are three types of traditional mouthguards on the market today: ready-made, boil and bite, and custom-fitted. Unfortunately, traditional mouthguards…

ICU Patient: Post-op elderly Caucasian male (open heart) Indication: Acute Renal Failure Condition: Unstable Monitoring: Vital signs blood pressure, electrolyte, urine output and fluid status Drug on board: One time 2 doses of 1 grams CaCl the previous night Hold: No medication to hold now, usually an ACE Order of Drugs: Calcium chloride 8 grams in NaCl 0.9% 1000ml. Process Followed: The physician placed the order during the daily interdisciplinary ward round. The ICU pharmacist review the…

Some amounts of sugar is not always detrimental to one's health. However, excessive amounts of sugar has been linked to health risks such as obesity and heart disease; many people are blind to the lasting effects left in the wake of too much sugar. In 2010, Jamie Oliver brought health and nutrition in the spotlight with his Ted Talk. His main point: people are often oblivious to how eating poorly affects lives. One girl, with whom Oliver had become acquainted, was "16, but she [had] 6 years to…

Excess Potassium In cats, the kidneys are responsible for filtering excess potassium from the blood so that it can be excreted through urination. As a result, a high potassium levels in cats is almost always caused by problems in the urinary tract. Diabetes, however, can also be to blame. Likely causes of high potassium include: • Kidney failure • Urinary tract blockage • Ruptured bladder (typically associated with traumatic injury) • Addison's disease Diagnosis of Excessive Potassium The…

Cheri Baker Sheryl LeSage EG. Comp. 2 10-9-2015 Annotated Bibliography George, Nneka M., Julia Whitaker, Giovana Vieira, Jerome T. Geronimo, Dwight A. Bellinger, Craig A. Fletcher, and Joseph P. Garner. "Antioxidant Therapies for Ulcerative Dermatitis: A Potential Model for Skin Picking Disorder." PLoS ONE PLOS ONE (2015). Web. 6 Oct. 2015. This article is about studies done on mice with ulcerative dermatitis, which is being compared to skin picking and trichotillomania in humans. The mice…

For this semester I have been reading the book “Too Much of A Good Thing” by Lee Goldman. Lee Goldman is a doctor that studies why we people as a species have been getting so sick. Lee Goldman has noticed that the rate of obesity, diabetes, and other issues has risen during recent times. In the book he explains how the traits that helped our ancestors survive, and become so successful are now making us sick. For example, more people are becoming obese because our ancestors would eat a lot when…

Hemochromatosis What is Hemochromatosis? Hereditary Hemochromatosis is an iron disorder in which the body simply loads too much iron. Too much iron can lead to life threating conditions, such as liver diseases, heart problems and diabetes. Hemochromatosis is most often seen in people who have two copies of this C282Y mutation (one from the mother and one from the father). Hemochromatosis is not something that be cured, the patient will need to be monitored and treated for the rest of his life…