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Introduction of Patient My patient is Freda Wilson, a 64-year-old Caucasian female who resides in Shawnee, Kansas with her husband. Mrs. Wilson is 5’5” tall and weighs 148 pounds, has two adult children, and is a relatively healthy individual. Mrs. Wilson and her husband spent five days in Oklahoma babysitting their grandchildren, two boys – one and three years old. Within 24 hours of returning home, Mrs. Wilson had a headache, felt fatigue, and later in the afternoon spiked a fever in excess…

The kola nut is not eaten for nutritional value, instead it is considered a culturally significant food. The people of West Africa developed traditions that established unity with the kola nut as the central element. It was used in most commonly in ceremonies but also as a healing herb. The increasing necessity for kola nuts expanded the trade in West Africa to keep up a steady supply. In the 1500’s, the Portuguese were the first begin developing trading relationships with Africans. The…

Heart Failure- Case Study [Name of Writer] [Name of Institution] Heart failure Clinical Course of Care Clinical course of care means how the disease changes its behavior from time to time; it may improve or deteriorate, depending on the care that is being provided. Clinical guidelines should be followed, but the team has to practice the best individualized care in order to treat the patient well. Clinical guidelines based on heart failure are the primary focus of several medical platforms.…

Eating disorders are becoming a problem in our society. Anorexia Nervosa is one of the most common eating disorders. The percentage of all American women with this disorder is one percent. This percentage includes mothers, daughters, sisters, etc. It could be a relative, friend, or even a co-worker that is exercising and starving themselves to death. These women that we truly care and love so much feel like they are not good enough the way that they are (“Anorexia Nervosa Symptoms.” 2017).…

Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic Brain Injury(TBI) can happen to anyone. It occurs from a blow or blunt force trauma to the head or brain. The severity of the injury depends on the amount of force and trauma that occurs during the accident. It can range from mild to severe with physical abilities and symptoms varying from each patient. Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of disability and death in children and adolescents in the U.S. (“Brain Injury in Children-BIAA,” 2015).”…

Drugs and Athletes In this paper I will include several different topics on the subject of Drug Testing Athletes. These subjects include, college athletes being drug tested, the different types of drugs that are used in all athletes, why drug use is a problem in sports, how to determine if an athletes is using drugs, drug testing polices, potential side effects, many historical use of drugs, and two different personal stories that have happened to former athletes. All athletes know that…

Uncomfortability with services rendered Many studies have shown that early detection, prevention and treatment of chronic diseases is crucial to extending life. Kidney disease can be detected by a blood test to check glomerular filtration rate, an urine test to check for protein and checking one’s blood pressure (National Institute of Health, 2008). One instance in the book“Mama Might Be Better off Dead” where I felt uncomfortable with the service rendered has a social worker was when Robert…

Those herbs you grow in your kitchen are more than charming and tasty. They just might save your life. Who knew? Everybody realizes they're good for you, but these plants contain the secrets of optimum health and longevity. I'm not going to tell you culinary herbs might be beneficial. Do the research and you will surely find that your most powerful medicine very well may be growing in your window sill. What's also amazing about this discovery is you don't have to spend time and money hunting…

themselves as overweight when in reality they are extremely thin. People who suffer from anorexia nervosa tend to follow strict diets, extreme exercise, and force themselves to vomit after meals. In the more serious cases, people use laxatives, diuretics or enemas in order to ensure that the food leaves their body fast as it came into it. The obsession of weight causes them to weigh multiple times a day. This is a really serious illness that is more common than we think. (NIMH,…

1. Definition of Asthma: Asthma is one of the most common type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A COPD is a type of disease or disorder to which the airway is affected and causes breathing to be slowed or forced. Asthma is a type of COPD that causes the airway to become inflamed and to be hypertensive (increased pressures in the blood vessels in the airway) due to any internal or external stimuli. The system that is closely associated with asthma is the respiratory system. The…