Diseases and disorders

speed, but they are not the only one that learns with their growth. Doctors, or more specifically, pediatricians, also learn as they treat their patients and watch them grow. Pediatricians are medical doctors that specialize in children and their diseases. In the United States alone, there are about 90,000 pediatricians and other doctors that specializes in the treatment of children. On average, each pediatrician treats about 800 kids. Many families have at least one pediatrician that they…

When the word disease comes to mind, many often think about ones that currently affect our population, however, we fail to think about the ones that were prevalent in the past. By using paleopathology, the study of disease that caused a change in living organisms in ancient time (Ortner, 2011), we are capable of advancing our knowledge when it comes to many types of diseases. Diseases that overwhelmed ancient organisms are brought to our knowledge and expand our understanding of their position…

abuse, withdrawal, hepatitis C, and schizoaffective disorder. The past surgical history includes a skin graft. Patient has a medical alert for a history of hepatitis. The patient has an allergy to penicillin. The patient was admitted to OLOL Hospital with an admitting diagnosis of Encephalopathy and Alcohol intoxication. Ecephalopathy states that “Encephalopathy is condition caused by diseases that affect large portions of the brain. The disease may affect the function and/or the structure of…

Guillain-Barré Syndrome, or GBS, is a serious disorder of the nervous system. It occurs when a person’s immune system is not working correctly and attacks the peripheral nervou system. The exact cause unknown, usually occurs after a person has been sick with a virus, such as Zika, the influenza, or Hepatitis. While GBS can affect anyone, males and young adults are at the greatest risk. Symptoms of Guillain-Barré Syndrome vary from person to person, but often, it starts off with tingling in…

once they were used as test subjects. Animals have proven to be a source for testing since they have similar genetics and organ functions; however they have also proven to be difficult subjects for testing since they have different replications of disease and reactions. Animals’ genetic material is similar to the humans. Scientists are now beginning to use…

that form all over the skin; mainly on the face, limbs, mucous membranes, and in the groin area. These lesions are actually individual cancerous tumors that can vary in color from red to brown to purple. A few other symptoms consistent with this disorder are difficulty swallowing due to lesions on the inside of the mouth or the esophagus, painful swelling of the arms and legs, and severe coughing or shortness of breath. Kaposi’s sarcoma is caused by the kaposi sarcoma associated herpesvirus…

18.3 for non-hispanic black, 44.9 for hispanic, and 28.7 for asian american/pacific islander” (American Cancer Society, 2014). Pediatric oncology is something that I would like to go to school for and specialize in. Cancer is a very aggressive disease, there is no way to cure or prevent it. Trying to fight the cancer could be very arduous, which would make it harder on children who may not be strong enough, so they need someone to help them withstand some of the discomfort. Leukemia is the most…

Each year more than 35 million people die from non-infectious diseases. In a recent report, The World Health Organization targeted tobacco, alcohol, and diet as the most significant risk factors in the development of non-communicable illness. Of the three, smoking and alcohol consumption are tightly regulated by government agencies around the world to protect public health; which means that one of the most important contributing factors to a growing worldwide health crisis remains uncontrolled.…

have been diagnosed with this dangerous disease. Cancer is a life changing disease which people’s lifestyle are changed and they mentally suffer. Even though a lot of people are diagnosed, they decide not to give up and try their best to fight back for what they love and believe in. Breast Cancer, however, remains one of the major concerns in the medical field mainly because it has many forms and happens to strike a large number of women. I-Cancer as the disease of the twentieth century.…

the purposes of the cloning of children and the reasons to do so. "Human cloning could allow couples at risk of generating children with genetic disease to have healthy children. If both parents carried one copy of a recessive gene for the same heritable disorder, cloning might allow them to ensure that their child does not inherit the known genetic disease without having to resort to using donor gametes or practicing preimplantation or prenatal genetic diagnosis and elimination of afflicted…