Essays on Chronic

The USA is currently ranked among the countries with the high number of aging population in the world. However, the presence of aging population comes with consequences and a responsibility to the state and the society in entirety. Principally, the aging population is associated with myriads of limitations ranging from healthcare to the higher dependency level. Thus, the aging population does not command the power and energy to produce positively to the economy of a country. Ideally, the broader societal views have shaped the old age policies in the USA, and this becomes the backbone of the essay. Principally, ...

Introduction. 2

Strategic Plan3 Program Description.5 Leadership Challenges..6 Ethical Implications..7

Engaging communities and building constituencies.7

Budgeting, financing, and human resources.8 Performance management & Health Informatics..9

Appendix 1 SWOT Analysis10

Appendix 2 SMART Objectives..11 Appendix 3 Budget..13 References15 Introduction In the past decade, chronic lifestyle diseases such as type 2 diabetes, heart/cardiovascular disease and stroke have increased exponentially in the state of Minnesota. Sedentary lifestyle and poor diet has led to an increase in obesity which in turn has led to an increase in heart disease and stroke. Most adults in Minnesota have poor lifestyle which has increased their risk to heart disease and stroke. As per the Minnesota department of health, ...

Health people is a program under the office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion that provides 10-year national goals based on science and evidence to improve the health of all U.S. citizens. With this regard, the Healthy People 2020 was launched on December 2, 2010; it has for main goals aimed at improving the health status of the nation by 2020 and ensuring all Americans live long healthy lives (Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, 2017). One of the goals from the Healthy People 2020 that will have the greatest impact on my community is the first goal ...

Introduction

Occupational therapy focuses on increasing participation in a client’s daily activities. It involves the identification of environmental barriers that limit the customer’s ability to perform his or her daily activities and eliminating them. This is done by modifying the tasks, educating and teaching the skills to the client to enhance his or her daily activities. More emphasis is placed on the needs and goals of the client. Young@Heart is a film about a chorus composed of senior citizens. They sing contemporary songs as well as pop and classic rock songs. Eighty is the average age of ...

Abstract

Some theories focus on explaining developmental changes that happen to humans. The Social Cognitive Theory represents one of the many theories of psychology that explain human behavior. The theory was introduced by Miller and Dollard in 1941 and later advanced by Bandura and Walters in 1963. The main concepts of the theory are personal, behavioral, and environmental factors. Other concepts including self-control and efficacy, observational learning, and many others help in understanding the interaction between the environment, person, and behavior. On the other hand, the theory operates on five assumptions that relate the theory to learning, language self-control, and ...

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Introduction Cirrhosis is caused by liver injury that results in fibrogenesis and inflammation. These problems result in collapse of liver structures and significant distortion of hepatic vascular structure. This distortion leads to elevated resistance to portal blood flow as well as portal hypertension. Moreover, hepatic synthetic dysfunction is also caused as a result of these problems. Clinically, liver cirrhosis is considered as an end-stage disease that could result in death until liver transplantation is performed (Tsochatzis, Bosch, & Burroughs, 2014). Liver cirrhosis is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in most of the developed countries. In ...

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Introduction It is a common knowledge that exercise is good for the health. However, only a people few exercises regularly. The National Center for Health Statistics in the United States, for instance, reports that barely half or only 49% of the adult population meets the standard guidelines for aerobic exercise while only 20.9% are meeting the guidelines for aerobic and muscle strengthening exercise (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). With almost 80% of adults not getting the recommended exercise, health experts are becoming increasingly worried about its impact to the health and well-being of individuals and society ...

In the recent times the result and outcomes of health care systems, the well-being of patients and quality of health care given to populations is determined by outcome research. Public health research which often involves outcomes research sets to measure the result of different intervention methods and medical treatments that are offered to patients and populations. The study usually utilizes the basic sciences of statistical data and epidemiology with public health, clinical and policy orientation which draws from fields of psychology, sociology, economics and management sciences (Krumholz 2005). It is meant to help the stakeholders in the health sector ...

Introduction

The beer industry in the United States is a multi-billion venture estimated to generate about $137 billion dollars annually. Besides, it is estimated that the United States consumes about 7.3billion gallons of alcoholic products annually. Nonetheless, the potential of growth in the industry can be harnessed through taking advantages of the opportunities that abound in the market but also being mindful of the imminent threats that threaten stability and growth of the industry.

Opportunities

Potential for the industry to expand globally and exploit consumption in the emerging markets The U.S beer market is tough for new entrants; however, international evolution ...

One of the major public health problems and the societal concerns these days is the maltreatment of children which impacts millions of children all over the world. There are a variety of long and short-term health consequences of child abuse and neglect which leaves a long-lasting impact on the mental and social growth and development of the children. Child abuse does not just mean broken bones or bruises, it impacts the safety, physical, social, mental, emotional and educational needs of the children. Child abuse and neglect as defined by the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) of 2010, ...

Abstract

This brief essay studied the uninsured and the health care disparities they face. Essential Affordable Care Act provisions and their effects were studied. Critical factors affecting the health care of the uninsured were identified; these included race, ethnicity, income, socioeconomic status, culture, language and income. Several research studies concluded that while access to health care has improved, the quality of this care has not improved for the uninsured. Although the number of uninsured has been reduced dramatically since 2010, insurance costs continue to increase significantly. Failure of states to expand Medicaid benefits has limited uninsured patients’ health care options. ...

Identify 3 Social Determinants of Health in Community

Unemployment, lack of access to affordable healthcare, and lack of proper nutrition and fitness among children and young adults are 3 major social health determinants in the city of Hialeah. The rate of unemployment is 7% which is significantly higher compared to the state average of 5.6% (City of Hialeah 2017). Unemployment leads to various health disparities and social insecurity such as poor nutrition, lack of education, and access to basic healthcare services (Hialeah Healthy Families 2011). Most of the adults in Hialeah have poor education which prevents them from understanding the need to access or use preventative healthcare ...

The main objective of any health care system is to provide patient care with desirable patient outcomes. Simply put, a health care system strives to promote well-being and heath status of all human beings. It is also important to note that most aspects of the healthcare focus on prevention and management of pain among patients because freedom from pain is an essential dimension of health. Additionally, pain among patients is a multidimensional phenomenon that requires a broad, integrated and a comprehensive care model (Glare et al., 2014). Many studies that have been carried out by various scholars on health ...

Heart failure’s context exemplifies the important role played by nurses in addressing social and health care challenges that confront aging populations. Heart failure (HF) is a common phenomenon throughout the world. Over two million patients in Japan, five million individuals in the US, and six million patients in Europe suffer from HF (Boisvert et al., 2015). Moreover, nearly one million people are diagnosed with the disease every year globally. The illness is further associated with an increase in the prevalence of various comorbidities and chronic conditions. Accordingly, cases of HF are complex and include an elevated risk of ...

The centers for Medicare and Medicaid define an accountable care organization as a group of medical professionals and hospitals, whose aim is to share medical and financial responsibilities for coordinated care to patients (McCarthy, 2013). The team members unite to provide harmonized and high eminence care to the Medicare patients, who visit the medical institutions. The coordinated care that is provided assists in ensuring that patients, particularly the chronically ill patients, have access to timely and quality care. Additionally, it helps in preventing medical errors from occurring as well as reducing pointless replication of services. If the ACO programs ...

Acute illnesses are those conditions which take a very short duration before a patient fully recovers from them. Such conditions may either be minor or serious. Minor acute conditions are the ones that form the bulk of healthcare problems faced by persons living in communities like skin rashes or respiratory tract infections (Jones et al., 2010). Major acute illnesses on the other hand may come in the form of an acute exacerbation of a chronic illness which an individual may be dealing with as at a particular time or if a person experiences a sudden onset of a condition ...

Diabetes in America: Research Proposal

Given the recognition and on-going research into the disease of diabetes, there has probably been thousands and perhaps millions of books and articles written on the subject. The most commonly recognized types are type 1 and types 2 diabetes, but others include gestational, monogeneic, and cystic-fibrosis related diabetes (NIDDK, 2017). It is impossible to determine how many people in the world have diabetes or how many will develop it. The estimates of the amount of money spent in patient care and research are only guesses, and the suffering by diabetes and their loved ones is incalculable. However, this paper ...

Homework Assignment 1

Question 1: Explain the key difference between irritation and allergic contact dermatitis. Contact dermatitis refers to a condition in which the skin becomes sore, red or inflamed after direct contact with a foreign substance. There are two types that include irritant and allergic contact dermatitis. Irritant dermatitis occurs after a body comes into contact with acid or alkaline material. It can also be caused by other materials such as a soap detergent, fabric softeners, solvents and any other chemical that get into contact with the body. The irritation is usually confined to the specific area that the body came ...

Minerals are natural inorganic substances that are found in rocks and soil and are considered essential components for human survival. Minerals compose an estimate 4% of the body and are necessary for normal functioning of the body. Humans are incapable of producing minerals which is why it is necessary to obtain minerals from plant and meat sources. Soil contains nearly 45% of minerals, wherein plants absorb all natural minerals which is absorbed in the human body upon consumption (Ward 2014). 18 minerals are considered essential out of the total 103 known minerals. Some of the major function so minerals ...

Analgesics and opioids have been widely used for the treatment and management of chronic pain in the healthcare sector. Opioids provide better and faster relief to patients with chronic pain compared to non-opioid analgesics. However, the long-term effects of opioids can be devastating. Cancer patients often require comprehensive treatment with respect to pain management. Opioids is considered as the gold standard for most cancer patients with chronic pain which may relate to improved quality of life and improved patient satisfaction. Opioids have a history for substance abuse and the same appears to be a risk to cancer patients. Based ...

A total of 57 million deaths were reported worldwide in 2008, and the majority of those deaths were caused by either non-cardiovascular diseases (36 million; 63%) or cardiovascular diseases (17.3 million; 30%) according to the World Health Organization (WHO, 2011). The highest mortality rates are associated with ischemic heart diseases and cerebrovascular diseases, which account for 45% and 29% of the cardiovascular-related deaths in men and 37% and 33% of cardiovascular-related deaths in women, respectively (see Figure 1). Ischemic heart disease is considered the most common cardiovascular cause of death as it accounts for 7.6 million deaths worldwide (Institute ...

A chronic juvenile offender is a young person having multiple criminal convictions that are spread over multiple criminal events (Baglivio, et al., 2014). The young offenders are either 11 years and younger having committed ten offences and have been arrested within twelve months or between 12 and 15 years with 15 offences and have been arrested over a duration of eighteen months. These offenders are also responsible for majority of the violent crimes (Fox, et al., 2015). Thomas Jones cannot be classified as a chronic young offender since this is his first time to commit the offence. Henry Thompson ...

Domestic violence has been documented to be linked to depression. Women who have experienced domestic violence from their partners are likely to suffer from depression and other mental conditions (Bhattacharya, Shen and Sambamoorthi, 2014). Working in the ED, I encountered a female patient who had suffered from domestic violence from her husband while she had her three children. Because of the ordeal, the woman exhibited signs of depression also including difficulty in sleeping and insomnia, anxiety, difficulty in concentration, headaches, loss of appetite and weight, back pains and gastrointestinal problems. These symptoms are typical for depression. According to Bhattacharya, ...

Sicko is a documentary film that focuses the healthcare problem and insurance related frauds happening in the U.S. The documentary was released in 2007. During this time, 15 million Americans in the U.S did not have insurance. It was heart moving to see Fill having to choose among his two fingers, as he could not afford to have both the finger, even when healthcare has the ability to restore both the fingers. As Fill did not have the money to get both his finger attached following the accident, he let go of one. This documentary is an eye opener ...

What aspects of Jones investments benefits program are likely to appeal to Aden? Explain

The excellent profit sharing plan which sees 80% of profits deferred to retirement account is likely to benefit Aden. This is because Aden is in his 30s which is the best time that most of people start thinking about retirement (Lembaga, 24). This will also appeal to Aden because he has past work experience, a thing that shows he has established himself in the employment sector and started off his life. He thus has less spending wage and won’t mind the 80% profit deferment. The one week paid vacation pack for one year employee at Jones and two ...

Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disorder, which is based on the formation of insulin deficiency and an increase in blood glucose levels. Among metabolic disorders the diabetes occupies a second place after obesity. In the world about 10% of the population suffer from diabetes, however, when one considers hidden form of the disease, this figure can be 3-4 times higher. Diabetes develops due to chronic deficiency of insulin and it is accompanied by disorders of carbohydrate, protein and fat metabolism. By interfacing with other diseases endocrinology highlights symptomatic (secondary) and true diabetes. Symptomatic diabetes accompanies diseases of the endocrine ...

Colonization and infection

The population of elderly adults has been on a rise within the US, and this has been attributed to the improved healthcare system and especially on increased access to care for these populations. Within this perspective, life expectancy has increased and today the healthcare system is dominated by consumers within this category of elderly citizens (Koyano et al., 2014). Their risks of illness in this population is attributed to the aging mechanisms of tear and wear which therefore means that their systems and organs and particularly the defense mechanism tends to lose its agility with age. The one of ...

Introduction

Migraine is a common type of headache disorder which is characterized by moderate to severe recurrent headache. Migraine headaches are generally severe and could last up to 3 days, wherein the pain affects half of the head but the pain is pulsating in nature. People with acute migraine headache may have suffer from sensitivity to light, vomiting, nausea, and sensitivity to smell and sound. In some cases, the pain may become severe and worsen after physical activity. In 1/3rd of patients with migraine, a short period of visual disturbance or aura occurs which is an indication that the pain ...

One of the best ways to know whether a certain food is high or low in a particular nutrient is to make the best use of Daily Value. Low does not necessary imply bad while high does not necessarily imply good. That is why it is important to know which nutrients are needed most and which nutrients are least needed in a particular serving. 5 and 20 Rule has been found to be the best rule of thumb (Abrams and Hawthorne, 2012). The terms “low” and “high” in the context of nutrients need to be well understood. The Daily ...

The nutrition and fitness goals in Health People 2010 are to promote health and to reduce chronic diseases caused by improper diet and excessive weight gain. No significant progress was noticed towards this objective. The Health People 2020 nutrition and fitness goal is therefore, to promote health and reduce chronic disease risk through consumption of healthful diets and achievement of healthy body weight. Only efforts that are able to bring about change in the individual behavior, and in the environment that support these behavior, will enable the achievement of Healthy People objective. ("Nutrition and Weight Status | Healthy People 2020", ...

Homeopathic treatment for Insomnia (sleeplessness)

Homeopathy is considered as an alternative medicine practice compared to modern (allopathy) practice. The concept of homeopathy relates to pseudoscience wherein the treatment of an illness is not part of a scientific rationale but the normal recovery of the person. Homeopathy was first introduced by Samuel Hahnemann in 1796 and has been used since then as an alternative treatment for many acute and chronic illnesses. Some researchers suggest that homeopathic medications or agents act like placebo in terms of modern medicine, wherein the recovery or cure of the illness is not due to the medication itself but part of ...

Discussion

Does he experience pain or any shortness of breath when he coughs? Has he used any over the counter drugs before to relieve his pain? Is he a smoker? These questions will enable me to categorize the cough and identify the root cause of the cough. Based on the duration of the cough, I would classify the cough as a chronic cough since it has lasted noted more than eight weeks precisely it has for three months. Chronic coughs mostly result from medications and medical conditions (Kenny, 2017) The diagnostic tests that I want to include in my diagnosis ...

Psychology of stress

Describe neuroscience and neuroplasticity. Explain the importance to the brain. Neuroplasticity alludes to the capacity of the mind to re-model and change with a specific end goal to have the capacity to adjust to new conditions. Neuroplasticity works in exceptionally intriguing routes, for example, we can be accustomed to doing a given kind of action ordinary or more often than not, and this makes us get acquainted with it and it gradually changes to end up distinctly our propensity. This procedure of adaption is the manner by which Neuroplasticity works in light of the fact that once we quit ...

Subjective

MN is a 75 y/o African-American female who presents with complaints of shortness of breath, nausea, reduced urine output, fatigue and swellings in the legs as well as the ankles. The patient states that her symptoms began three days prior to her visit to the clinic and has had a decreased urine volume. Initially, the patients attributed the symptoms, especially nausea and fatigue to the side effects of the medications that she used in managing hypertension and diabetes. However, she states that the symptoms have gradually worsened and that was the reason for visiting the clinic. Past medical history: ...

While many provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act have been considered necessary for the safety and health of all uninsured Americans over Obama’s presidency, one that may often be overlooked but is considered to be crucial is located in Subtitle B: Immediate Action to Make Coverage Affordable and More Available. Within Subtitle B, Section 1101 ensures immediate access to insurance for Americans who have a preexisting condition, which has been considered anything from a previous cancerous condition, to having flat feet . When initially enacted, the provision allowed for a temporary insurance program to be put ...

OVERVIEW

In the terminology of the WHO, AIDS is a viral disease that prevents the body to fight against infections and cancer ("HIV/AIDS", 2016). AIDS infected people are easily affected a large number of unusual and life-threatening diseases. These diseases are often treatable; however, successful treatment based on immune deficiency is caused by a virus there. The causative agent of AIDS is HIV (human immunodeficiency virus). The name was adopted in 1986 as a term to describe the virus that causes AIDS. This allows the name itself to distinguish AIDS from other retroviruses and evidence offline. This virus was known ...

Outcomes that have been developed and utilized to measure progress on the issue

The first step that has been taken to address the issue is the change of perception towards opioids and pain management. According to Swan & Hamilton (2016), currently, pain cannot be perceived as a form of symptom but it has to be viewed as an illness. In this regard, the stakeholders in the health sector have acknowledged the misuse of opioid in the treatment of chronic musculoskeletal disease disorders such as fibromyalgia. In addition, there is an immense concern on the abuse of opioids such as heroin and other prescription pain medication by the public. This has forced state agency ...

Promoting Health Care

According to the article “National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and health Promotion,” Chronic Disease causes the highest death rate in the United States. 86% of the nation’s health care cost is Chronic Diseases, and CDC (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) definitely played an important role in this field. As a result, it reflects a major concern on the national health care sector. However, the mitigation of such expenses on health care can be avoided by adopting preventive measures to limit the occurrence of these illnesses. Ideally, control of chronic preventable diseases involves an understanding of ...

IE 309 - Human Factors & Ergonomics

Industrial Engineering Department Project (1) 1. Introduction 2. Problem statement 3. Proposed solution 4. Data gathered 5. Data analysis 6. Conclusion Dr.

INTRODUCTION

ERGONOMICS AS A CONCEPT Ergonomics is applied as a science to fit the workplace conditions and job demands to the capabilities of the working population. The goal of the current paper is to make the workplace more comfortable and to improve both health and productivity. To meet the goal stated above, the capabilities and limitations of workers and their tools, equipment and furniture are considered in conjunction with how they relate to particular tasks. Ergonomics when it ...

The United States is experiencing a shortage of nurses that threatens the health and lives of individual patients and the country’s health as a whole. This shortage is projected to intensify in the coming years. There are three contributing factors to the nurse shortage in the nation. These include the aging of the Baby Boomers, the increasing need for health care, and the inadequate capacity of nursing schools to train more nurses to meet the rising demand. First, the aging Baby Boomers have led to a decrease in the number of working nurses and an accompanying need for ...

Introduction

Culture is the primary factor that distinguishes individuals from each other in different countries and societies. Culture determines how people react to various situations, the acceptable ways of the society as well as their way of carrying out daily activities (Bhui et al., 2007). With the modernization and globalization in the current world, cultural competence and sensitivity have significant impacts on the interaction of the people across the globe. The paper indicates how cultural competence and sensitivity affects the mental health of the client. It is a reflection on how culture influences the interaction of a nurse with the ...

Assignment 3

Assignment 3

QUESTION 1 (1 point)

a) Statistical combination of the results of two or more studies

QUESTION 2 (1 point)

Figure 2 of the Jordan et al., meta-analysis depicts a forest plot illustrating the estimates of the association between hysterectomy and ovarian cancer. How many of the individual studies (in figure 2) reported statistically significant reductions in the risk of ovarian cancer in women with hysterectomy, compared to women without hysterectomy? Ans) There were 20 individual studies that reported statistically significant reductions in the risk of ovarian cancer in women with hysterectomy, compared to women without hysterectomy.

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How would you interpret the overall summary estimate (relative ...

Increasing of the physical exercises is a goal or health promotion program for healthy people 2020 mainly among older adults. There are some benefits associated with physical activities among older adults. As one age, their body becomes inactive and the change taking place in the body is inevitable. At this point, one is at risk of developing lifestyle or the chronic conditions since one is inactive. First, moderate physical exercises reduce chances of dying from heart disease, and chances of developing depression, stress as well as anxiety (Purnell, 2013). The exercises should be moderate because strenuous exercises will not ...

At 35 years, various types of headaches are expected resulting from body emotional, psychological and physiological changes that affect the normal functioning of the human body. According to the case, additional questions to ask include: Did you experience any symptoms of headache after your first pregnancy? If there were any headaches before conception, how often were they? Are you suffering from any form of depression or using any other hard drugs? In classifying the headaches, the classifications would be done according to:

Cluster headaches Headache attributed to neck or and neck trauma Tension-type headache Other primary headaches In determining ...

The National Quality Strategy (NQS) is mandated by the Patient Protection and Affordable Act and established through a clear and combined process. NQS focuses on six major priorities to improve health and healthcare quality. These priorities are applicable for the consumer as well as for the healthcare providers. As a healthcare consumer, I believe that each person and family members must be engaged as partners in their healthcare. This priority is clearly depicted by PatientsLikeMe that was founded to educate people and families with chronic conditions and make them aware by providing answers to their chronic conditions. The initiatives ...

CHAPTER FOUR

Introduction This study will mainly focus on the ways that can be proposed so as to make the medical care provision of Russia be improved. The results that will be achieved from this research work will immensely contribute to the improved and much efficient health care provision in Russia.

Findings

Notably, the research methodology employed a mixture of both qualitative and quantitative analysis. We shall therefore look at the various prospects of Russian healthcare business in the global international healthcare market. Some of the most visible prospects and fragments that are the backbone of the healthcare sector include demographic issues, ...

Research Paper

Abstract The youth is the most at-risk group in terms of gang membership nowadays. It has been found in several studies that gang involvement largely appeal to adolescents, especially those living in poor neighborhoods, estranged or alienated in schools, and in conflict with police authorities or the larger criminal justice system. Researchers reported that the youth turns to gangs to compensate for their lack of adequate and proper socialization. Large communities, or areas with sizable populations, have serious gang-related problems. This paper discusses existing empirical studies on gang formation, membership, and violence. There is a considerable dearth of studies ...

Status of the document.

This document is a project proposal for the development of starch-based hemostatic products. Acknowledgement. Much thanks to the project supervisor who offered guidance in every step of the development of this proposal. Developing starch based hemostatic products Project summary. Purpose: This proposal is envisioned to develop a hemostatic agent from purified plant starch. In this case, the product of the reaction should be developed by the formation of microporous hemosphere particles after etherification, esterification and crosslinking of glucose molecules to form ethyl propanetriol (glycerol-ether links (1-3 deoxy propanol)). The second intention of this study is to investigate the properties ...

Hypertension in children is becoming a growing healthcare concern in America. It is quite common to see reports of hypertension in children. Most cases of hypertension in children remains undiagnosed and therefore the present prevalence is an underestimation of the real scenario. Unlike adults, the normal blood pressure values in children can vary based on their age and height, and thus borderline cases of hypertension, escape diagnosis. Sedentary lifestyle and obesity are important risk factors for hypertension in children. Through proper lifestyle practices and diet, hypertension can be prevented in children. Preventing hypertension in children is important as hypertension ...

Introduction to the Community:

Community health is a critical aspect of modern day care and the need to focus on a community as the client is one of the roles of the nurses. It provides for an assessment of the overall health needs of a community based on the identification that communities or societies share behaviors and values across food choices, behaviors and preferences all that have a direct influence on the health depicted by the community in question (Nies & McEwen, 2015). The focus of this paper is on the assessment of the Brooklyn New York 11234 community as our target community which ...

Introduction

Sickle Cell Anemia or Sickle Cell Disease is an inherited blood ailment. Those suffering from Sickle Cell Disease have abnormal S/ sickle hemoglobin in the red blood cells. Hemoglobin is the protein in the blood that aids in carrying oxygen throughout the body. The ailment takes its appellation from the shape of the red blood cells of a person affected by Sickle Cell Disease, which have the shape of a sickle. They are stiff and adhesive rather than a disk like normal cells. The misshapen cells tend to get trapped in the small blood vessels hindering the movement of ...

The purpose of this assignment is to discuss the negative effects of prolonged diabetic treatment in adult patients. In particular, the assignment focuses on the effects of insulin infusion on patient suffering from diabetes with high potassium counts in his body Additionally, the patient's history shows that he had diabetes as well as chronic heart conditions. As a result, the patient has a history of high sodium levels as well as potassium levels in his blood system. The diagnostic treatments adopted by the clinical include insulin infusion and digitalis. This led to the patient developing abdominal pains and cramping. ...

There is a rising awareness of the health disparities that exist in the United States (US). Racial and ethnic minority groups in the country are adversely affected by these health inequities and experience poorer health as compared to the general population in the country. African Americans and Arab Americans are some of the minority groups affected by the existing health disparities. African Americans constitute an estimated 15% of the entire US population and are the second largest emerging population in the country. The number of Americans of Arab ancestry is 1.7 million (Edelman, Mandle, & Kudzma, 2014). This paper will ...

Gap in Care Quality during the Discharge Process for Care Coordination for Patients with Chronic Illnesses

Patients in the United States who experience long-term illnesses may change from one health care setting to another. They might move from home to a hospital, to an assisted living facility, or to other types of residential care. The coordination of care for patients with chronic illnesses is reliant on the abilities of health care providers to interact effectively in order to provide optimum outcomes (NTCC, 2010). In order to determine the best possible option for the patient, care coordinators must accurately assess the patient’s condition, reach a consensus on prognosis, evaluate possible resources, and develop and initiate ...

The Challenge of Antibiotic Resistance: Has our use of Antibiotics Caused more Problems than it has solved?

Antibiotics are medicines which have bactericidal or bacteriostatic properties and used in treatment or prevention of microbial diseases (NPS 2012). Antibiotics a have been in existence for a long time and were initially known as antibiosis which meant against life, and by Jean Paul Vuillemin first used this term. He used the word to describe the properties which were exhibited by the early antibacterial drugs. In 1877 Antibiosis was first described by Louis Pasteur and Robert Koch when they observed the inhibition of growth of Bacillus anthracis by an airborne bacillus. In 1928 penicillin was identified by Alexander Fleming. ...

Introduction

Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) involves peripheral circulation, the brain, and the heart. The disease is a primary health issue in many countries around the world (Sawhney, et al., 2012). CVD develops through complex processes involving novel risk markers and common risk factors. Decades of research have demonstrated that a sibling’s or parent’s family history is linked to the development of atherosclerotic CVD (Gupta et al., 2013; Nelson, 2013; Imes and Lewis, 2014), which manifests as peripheral arterial disorder, stroke, and coronary heart disorder (CHD). Various Mendelian disorders have also been shown to contribute to atherosclerotic CVD. Although ...

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Abstract

The healthcare providers are focused to enhance the healthcare status in the country by means of remaining responsive towards the healthcare need of the nation. The public healthcare organizations address the healthcare need the residents at the national level by offering the effective healthcare services. The current paper has conducted the situational analysis by means of conducting PESTEL and SWOT analysis to assess the external and internal environment and it has been observed that Hamad Medical Corporation has the potential and resource to extend its healthcare services to address the wellbeing of the nation in a broader ...

Abstract

In the last century, the knowledge of molecular biology has increased, opening new opportunities for addressing different diseases that have been affecting all populations. Before, genome and proteomic studies were seen as complicated field due to inability to get significance understanding of disease components at the molecular level. However, with the expansion of molecular biology, different techniques and tools have been developed to aid diagnosis and treatment of diseases. In this study, these tools have been investigated to understand how the knowledge on molecular diagnosis helps in detection and treatment of diseases. This study focused on the application of ...

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A 71-year old patient was admitted to the hospital. The patient had a history of type-2 diabetes, peripheral vascular insufficiency, and severe kind of chronic kidney disease (i.e. Stage 5) that was occurred due to diabetic nephropathy. In the past 10 months, the patient underwent the process of hemodialysis 3 times per week for 3 hours and 30 minutes every time. The patient was increasingly showing forgetfulness in the past year. In the past 2 weeks, the patient also started showing confusion and having visual hallucinations, and the symptoms of the patient become more persistent in ...

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Chronic pain is a condition of pain caused by an unresolved injury. Usually, a pain is considered chronic, if it persists for more than 3 months. It is not only a symptom of other problems but can be a syndrome having both physical as well as psychological dimensions. In order to evaluate the chronic back pain, detailed history of the patient has to be taken and thorough physical assessment has to be done (Buttaro, 2013).

Evaluation of a patient with back pain

Pain assessment can be done by the use of a mnemonic device, PQRST. P is related to provocative-palliative factors such as ...