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This case study is about a 78 yr. old man who is a resident in an extended facility named Greg Jones. He was diagnosed for Dementia-Alzheimer’s disease. He smoked 2 packed of cigarettes for the last 30 years and was currently diagnosed with chronic bronchitis. His daughter who visits him every Friday, expressed her concern that her father’s dementia is getting worse. Mr. Jones has two chronic diseases, first is the Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia which is a complex and…

Ingestion and some enzyme activity takes place in the oral cavity. This is a part when digestion is mostly mechanical, but the food activates salivary glands which produce amylase containing saliva. Mucus protects the mouth and makes the food easier to swallow. Tongue helps the bolus, the lump of food, to form and pushes it into the pharynx. The bolus will then travel down through esophagus to the stomach with the help of peristalsis that happens all…

Atherosclerosis is when one's arteries, the blood vessels that carry oxygen and other nutrients from one's heart to the rest of their body, become thick and stiff; resulting in the occasional restriction of blood flow to their organs and tissues. Symptoms normally do not appear if it is a mild case. A moderate to severe case has different symptoms depending on where the affected arteries are located. When located in the heart arteries one might experience chest pains or chest pressure, but if…

that control the functioning of the body's organs” (Gavin. 1). The progesterone and estrogen combination in the patch prevents an egg being released. Without an egg being released, a woman cannot become pregnant. The hormones thicken the cervical mucus preventing a fertilized egg from attaching…

Pertussis also known as Whooping cough, is a contagious respiratory disease caused by a bacteria called Bordetella pertussis (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2015).Outbreaks of pertussis were first documented in the 16th century, and the disease was first isolated in 1906. The tall tell sign of having this disease is by severe hacking and intake of breath, sounding like a “whoop”. Once becoming infected with whooping cough, it can take up to ten full days for it to become active. Not all symptoms become…

Salivary gland cancer is a cancer that forms in tissues of the salivary gland. The salivary glands are classified as major and minor. The major salivary gland consist of the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. The minor gland includes small mucus-secreting glands located throughout the palate, nasal and oral cavity.[1] Salivary gland cancer is rare, with 2% of head and neck tumors forming in the salivary glands, the majority in the parotid.[2]. Salivary gland neoplasms (SGN) has an…

The integumentary system consists of the skin, hair, nails, and exocrine glands (Taylor, 2015). The skin is also important in maintaining body water levels and preventing water loss into the environment. Serious levels of dehydration can be reflected in reduced skin turgor that is displayed by tenting of the skin as a flag for dehydration (Popkin, D’Anci & Rosenberg, 2010). The body’s core temperature is usually between 36-37 0C. The core temperature is balanced by heat gains and losses, the…

I have several things which I like very much. They consist of human evolution. This article will describe my personal opinion about how mammary glands and immune system are interconnected. It is a very interesting theme because the evolution of mammary glands originates from ancient times, when they have been presented in the form of immune protective glands. At that time, they acted bactericidal effect on an organism to fight with various infections. Precisely, in response to these processes,…

There are two very important processes we need in order to stay alive. They are photosynthesis and human digestion. Even though, both of these processes are vital to our existence, there has been so many changes to them over the past few hundred years caused by human activity and scientific advancement. Right now, you may (or may not) be trying to recall what exactly photosynthesis and human digestion are. But anyway, let’s just pretend that you are back in elementary school and you are learning…

bacteria can cause acute Bacterial Meningitis and can be very serious and even fatal if not treated within days. The germs that can lead to meningitis are contagious, which means they can be passed from one person to another through infected saliva or mucus. There are 2…