Dysphagia

Huntington’s Chorea, more commonly known as Huntington’s disease, is a progressive hereditary neurodegenerative disorder that presents in mid-life, affecting an individual’s cognitive, emotional and motor abilities (Warby, Graham, & Hayden, 2014). Huntington’s disease was named after an American Physician by the name of George Huntington, who first documented the disease in 1872. In his findings, he described the disease as Hereditary chorea. In Greek terminology, the word Chorea means “to…

Communication is essentially the demonstration of exchanging data starting with one place then onto the next. It is the sharing of messages and having connections between people and/or places. There are variety of communication categories that includes spoken or verbal communication which may contain telephone, face-to-face, television, telephone, radio, and other media; non-verbal communication consists of gestures, body language, how we act or dress; written communication comprises of e-mails,…

anarthria. Warning symptoms include frequent to severe headaches, dizziness, vertigo, numbness, slurred speech, dyarthria, and hemiparesis (Wotten, Schub, & Pravikoff, 2016). When a patient is diagnosed with locked-in syndrome one may exhibit dysphagia due to facio-glosso-pharyngo-laryngeal paralysis, and due to this it is key that the nurse monitors for signs of aspiration (Smith, & Delargy, 2005). Patients diagnosed with locked-in syndrome are unable to voluntarily chew, swallow, breathe…

Introduction According to Statistics Canada, the proportion of seniors in the total population will grow rapidly over the next several years (Statistics Canada, 2014). It is estimated that by the year 2030, one in four individuals in Canada will be over the age of 65 due to the baby-boom generation (Statistics Canada, 2014). Consequently, Canadians will face increasing health concerns as many older adults are living with at least two chronic diseases or conditions simultaneously (National…

Over the past several decades, eating disorders have been a major health issue, especially among young women in High School and College. In fact, a recent article on USAToday.com states that according to The National Institute of Mental Health estimates that 25% of college students have eating disorders. The story also points out that the same percent of college women report managing weight by binging and purging, stating that students suffering from these eating disorders are not easily…

Chlamydia is a pathogen classified as bacteria, and it is an obligated intracellular organism it is lacks of mitochondria, so it does not produce its own energy and depends completely on the host’s cell metabolism (Oligosaccharide that mediated chlamydial infection is identified, 1997). Chlamydia can affect both men and women. Usually, people infected with this germ do not show evidence of symptoms or if they do, they would be mild, and sometimes when complications associated with the disease…

Malnourished means to suffer from malnutrition and malnutrition can be further categorize into under nutrition (sub nutrition) or an over nutrition. People who suffer from malnourished or from under nutrition are either because their diet does not provide them with enough calories and proteins in order for the support and growth, or they cannot completely digest the food they eat due to malnutrition problem. On other side people can also be malnourished due to over consumption of nutrition if…

History and Physical Notes Date of Admission August 6, 2014 Patient Initials B.K. Age/Gender 74/Female Date of Birth 11/29/ 1940 Chief Complaint Swollen and painful legs and feet; shortness of breath. Symptoms Unable to be on her feet for very long; cannot walk long distances; hard time climbing stairs. History of Present Illness Mrs. B.K is a 73 year old Caucasian female presented with edema to both legs and feet, which she’s had for the past 12 years. Patient stated the pain is…

The first type of Burkitt lymphoma to arise was endemic. This type has a large presence in underdeveloped countries such as central Africa and Papua New Guinea. This lymphoma was first discovered by British surgeon Denis Parsons Burkitt, which is where its name comes from (Gera, Saah, & Scott-Emuakpor, 2012, para. 2). He studied tumors in jaws of young children in African regions and found them to be caused by this unique type of lymphoma. It was in 1961 after more extensive research that he…

Cosmetic Use of Botulinum Toxin Type A Introduction Botulinum toxin was first identified as a cause of food poisoning over 100 years ago (Carruthers and Carruthers, 2009). Since then, there has been an identification of seven different serotypes labeled A-G; all produced by different strains of the bacteria Clostridium botulinum (Hurkadle et al., 2012). Botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) is the main and most well-studied serotype that is used in cosmetic (Hurkadle et al., 2012). The BTX-A can be…