Hypoglycemia

The protein insulin is unique in many ways. Insulin is considered to be a hormone and also a protein. The word insulin is derived from Latin origins. Insulin was the first protein to have its sequence determined, and this was discovered by Frederick Sanger. Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin determined the spatical conformation soon after (Warburg, 2015). It is very important to understand how proteins work because they are essential to our health. Without proteins our bodies would not be able to form…

A prime example of this is the diabetic alert dog. It is estimated that 23.6 million Americans have diabetes. That amounts to 7.8% of the population. Many diabetic suffer from what is called “hypoglycemia unawareness.” With this, one is not able to detect when their blood sugar is dropping (Sniffing Out Disease…). Diabetic alert dogs serve people of all ages. This type of service dog is trained to sense and alert their owner of dangerous blood sugar…

Human anatomy and physiology is the study of the structure and function of the human body. When a disease strikes a part of your body, it ultimately affects the majority of your body system. There are thousands of diseases that can affect your body immensely. The various diseases, such as diabetes, can sometimes be life threatening. Diabetes is a serious life-long disease that affects the lives of many men, women, and children. If you are overweight, have a family history of diabetes, or not…

Ron Santo’s Fight Against Diabetes “I expect you to judge me by what I do on the field. I just don’t want to hide it anymore,” expressed Ron Santo (Santo, R.). This is how many diabetics feel. They do not want their disease to affect the way people view them, so they try to hide it. They just want to be judged by their performance. Ron Santo proved diabetics can do anything they want, despite their disease, and he ended up being one of the best third baseman baseball has ever seen. In order to…

The study performed by Rothchild et al. (2005) examining the use of smart infusion pumps to improve medication safety in critically ill patients was published in the Critical Care Medicine journal. The purpose of this randomized control trial was to take a closer look at medication errors, the frequency and adverse drug events that occur while using smart infusion pumps. “To Err is Human, patient safety was defined as freedom from accidental injury. Accidental injuries, also known as adverse…

When I initially decided to take this class, it was only to fulfil the minimum requirement by UC Davis PA master’s program. All I wanted was a job where I could quickly obtain patient experience hours. This all changed by the end of the first week of class. Something about the radiated enthusiasm and passion of the instructor and student assistants, brought me to a different place. I didn’t expect this, I only signed up for EMS 111 because I didn’t get into the phlebotomy course the previous…

Many chronic diseases are rising and becoming more common, such as heart disease, respiratory disease, such as COPD and many autoimmune diseases. One chronic disease that is rising and becoming more common is diabetes. Diabetes develops as a result of an imbalance in blood sugar levels. An increase in diabetes has proven that the disease is becoming more common than before. More than 220 million people worldwide have been known to have diabetes and the World Health Organization predicts that…

To begin, cancer is caused by uncontrolled division of abnormal cells. There a various types of cancer that can form in a person 's body. Renal, liver and digestive cancer would be discussed in this passage. Renal cancer also known as kidney cancer, occurs when the cancer cells form in the tubules of the kidney . Smoking, hypertension, and obesity are some of the high risk factors associated with renal cancers. Staging describes how the cancer has spread and according to America Cancer…

Pertussis Pathophysiology Pertussis is an extremely contagious respiratory infection that is usually referred to as “whooping cough”. This is a respiratory disease that is caused by the organism Bordetella pertussis this is a gram- negative bacteria that is transmitted only from human to human. Pertussis is transmitted through droplets up to 3 weeks after the cough has started if untreated. After it is inhaled the organism attaches itself to the ciliated respiratory epithelial cells that are in…

An Exclusive Review of Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) is neonatal withdrawal that may result from intrauterine exposure to various substances, including opioids, such as heroin, methadone, oxycodone, and Demerol; alcohol; valium; caffeine; and barbiturates. (Durham and Chapman, p.468) This can lead to complications for the baby including respiratory distress, excessing crying, seizures, tachypnea, and many more serious medical concerns. According to the National…