Blood Disorders University of Phoenix Health & Diseases: Understanding Pathos of Pathology (AXIA) Kimberly Jacobs HCA 240 October 23‚ 2011 Blood Disorders The blood serves as the body’s major transport system. It is the medium for transporting oxygen from the lungs to the cells and carbon dioxide waste from the cells to the lungs. Components of the blood protect the body from disease by recognizing and engulfing microorganisms and foreign molecules in the blood. Other components of
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Blood Disorders Elizabeth Martinez HCA/240 December 19‚ 2010 Melvina Brandau Some blood disorders can be prevented while there are others that are out of a person’s hands and have to live with a blood disorder for a life time. It is essential to know the causes of hereditary disease and know how to treat them. It is also important to know what can be done to “cure” other blood disorders and what preventive measures need to be taken in order to stop history from repeating itself. Iron deficiency
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Blood Disorders HCA 240 September 30‚2012 Vinod Sharma Blood Disorders There are several different blood disorders that an individual may experience in their lifetime. Blood disorders are diagnosed by family medical history‚ symptoms that the individual may be experiencing and the individual’s lifestyle. The three scenarios provided each blood disorder is very different. Amy has iron deficiency anemia whereas‚ Marcus has sickle cell trait-anemia and Richard is dealing with Thrombocytopenia
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Final Project Public Awareness Melissa Silvia HCA 240 Instructor: Marnie Bingham 8/29/2010 Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) is the condition in which the heart can ’t pump enough blood throughout the body. Heart failure does not mean that your heart has stopped working or is about to stop working‚ it is just an indicator that your body is no longer functioning at its full potential. CHF is most common among people 65 years old and over. The causes however‚ depend very much on the individual
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treatment facilities. Clostridium difficile is a type of bacterial infection that affects the intestines. Clostridium difficile is not really an infection‚ it is a very obnoxious bacteria. Clostridium is a bacterium that someone gets when their immune system is weak. Each year‚ more than half a million people get sick from Clostridium difficile‚ and Clostridium difficile has become very difficult to treat‚ severe‚ and more frequent in people. Clostridium difficile is often called C. Diff or C. difficile
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the kidneys. Heart disease and heart attacks can lead to acute renal failure. Since she had surgery to replace several blocked arteries in her heart this can lead to acute renal failure. 2. What other symptoms and signs might occur? Some symptoms‚ other than decreased urine output‚ that may occur due to acute renal failure are fluid retention‚ drowsiness‚ shortness of breath‚ fatigue‚ confusion‚ nausea‚ seizures‚ and chest pain. 3. What is causing Ms. Jones’s kidney disease? The cause of Ms
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Choosing lifestyle or medication HCA/240 Choosing lifestyle or medication 1 We have all had some form of gastrointestinal distress at one time or another; it is not a fun time. Some individuals suffer from gastrointestinal disease. One disease I would like to discuss is spastic colon also known as irritable bowel syndrome‚ which is fairly common. Women are more likely to get spastic colon over men and about 20% of the American adult population has it. The types
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Axia College Material Appendix D Cardiovascular Disease Patient Interview Suppose you are tasked with confidentially interviewing members of a retirement community to see who may be at risk for cardiovascular disease. At the same time‚ you are asked to help educate the retirement community about what they can do to control their risk of developing a cardiovascular disease. Use the template below to design an interview form you would be able to take to members of the retirement community (age
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Mental Illness Paper Autism HCA-240 Mental Illness Autism WHAT CAUSES AUTISM? You will hear many theories about what causes autism. To date‚ no one has found the exact cause of autism. In the early 1950’s-1970’s it was thought that the mothers of children with autism were neglecting and not loving their children which in turn caused them to regress into a world of their own. These mothers were labeled "Refrigerator Mothers." Thanks to Dr. Bernard Rimland‚ we’ve come a long way since
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Nervous systems consists of the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord) and the peripheral nervous system (cranial and spinal nerves) Brain is divided into 3 major areas 1. Cerebrum Pairs of lobes 2. Brain stem 3. Cerebellum Four lobes are: Frontal-largest lobe‚ concentration‚ abstract thought‚ information storage‚ memory and motor function‚ Broca’s area (motor control of speech)‚ affect‚ judgement‚ personality and inhibitions Parietal- sensory lobe‚ analyzes sensory information
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