Care and Common Age Related Eye Diseases As we age‚ many things change‚ and not all of them change for the better. Age-related eyes diseases are some of these less than positive changes. Among the most common of these ailments are macular degeneration‚ cataracts‚ diabetic retinopathy‚ glaucoma‚ presbyopia‚ and dry eye. While dry eye and presbyopia are not diseases‚ per se‚ they do cause numerous problems in seniors‚ and dry eye syndrome is linked to many other age-related diseases such as rheumatoid
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Crohn’s disease is a disease that can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract and can have vast negative effects on the body if not caught and treated properly. This gastrointestinal disease affects men and women equally but is found commonly in Caucasians and people of the Jewish-European decent. Crohn’s is also found more commonly in developed countries compared to undeveloped countries. The symptoms for this disease can occur at any age but are usually prevalent among 15 to 35 year olds. Research
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The following are some common eye symptoms and may be involved in eye diseases. You and your doctor can judge whether the problem is based on the symptoms of these diseases. A detailed examination can determine the disease and how to treat it. Is your vision blurred or distorted? There are many reasons for long-term obscure or distorted vision. In general‚ watching distant objects or near objects when feeling blurred vision‚ may be the eyes of the refractive problems. You may be suffering from myopia
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Unit 10. Assignment 2. The Endocrine System: Diseases and Age-Related Changes Cushing Syndrome Cushing Syndrome is a condition that presents itself due to the endocrine system. The endocrine system is responsible for secretion of hormones. Cushing syndrome comes about when the body has excess levels of a hormone called cortisol in the body. Cortisol is very important. It plays a role in managing blood pressure and keeps the cardiovascular system functioning normally. Cortisol also aids the body
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A and P I: Endocrine System: Diseases and Age Related Changes HCG assists the hormone progesterone in the placenta. It signals the ovaries to maintain the production of estrogen and progesterone.it is thought to be associated with pregnancy symptoms such as morning sickness. Elevated levels of HCG in a not pregnant patient can lead to a cancer diagnosis. It is given as an injection in the skin or muscle. Symptoms of this can be blood clot or OHSS
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A Diet Related Disease—Anaemia Iron deficiency anaemia is a deficiency in the number or quality of red blood cells. The red blood cells carry oxygen around the body‚ using a particular protein called haemoglobin. Iron is important because it help you to make haemoglobin. Iron deficiency anaemia means that either the level of red blood cells or the level of haemoglobin is lower than normal. When the level of haemoglobin is lower than normal‚ you will feel unwell. Iron deficiency anaemia
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STRESS RELATED DISEASES Several definitions of stress have been proposed thus causing a great deal of confusion. Therefore‚ I would like to leave the meaning of this word very simple. It is a term we human beings use to stand for hundreds of specific problems in our lives. It is a word we use when we feel angry‚ depressed‚ frustrated or worried. Stress can be categorized into physical‚ emotional and behavioral. I would like to dwell only on the physical effects of stress. Research shows that
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Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding can occur when an acute or chronic irritant disrupts the mucosal barrier or when a disease alters the process that maintains the mucosal barrier (LaMone‚ Burke‚ Bauldoff‚ & Gubrud‚ 2015). Gastrointestinal bleeding can happen anywhere along the gastrointestinal tract (Gastrointestinal bleeding‚ 2015). GI bleeding is divided into upper GI bleeding and lower GI bleeding. The upper GI bleeding includes the esophagus‚ stomach‚ and the first part of the small intestine
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Business Plan [pic] Proposed For Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Ambulatory Surgical Center of Galveston Table of Contents 1. Executive Summary……………………………………………………… 1. Introduction……………………………………………………………… 2. The Company…………………………………………………………… 3. Mission …………………………………………………….................. 4. Vision ……………………………………………………………………… 5. Objectives…………………………………………………………….. 2. Medical Practice Overview……………………………………. 1. Facility and
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patient had a fall last week and you observe that the patient is unsteady on her feet. After completing the fall assessment form you determine that the pt. is high risk for falls. Pt scored 20 on 1-25 fall scale. Nursing Diagnosis Risk for falls related to altered mobility secondary to unsteady gait as evidence by patient unsteady on feet and Fall score of 20. Subjective Data Family reports patient had a fall last week Objective Data Pt. unsteady while standing Fall score 20 Altered mental
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