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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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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Clostridium difficile is a major problem that is a growing concern in health care 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
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HCA/240 Disease Trends and the Delivery of Health Care Services This research project will discuss how demographics disease trends affect the delivery of health care. We will begin with the current age of the United States Population and how changes will and our occurring within the next 10-20 years. Second‚ we will identify factors that support our environment and the demographic trends that are changing. We will provide examples of relevant disease and how the aging trend will increase
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Disease Trends and the Delivery of Healthcare Services Deana Caffey HCA/240 May 12‚ 2013 Melody Lehosit Disease Trends and the Delivery of Healthcare Services Aging and obesity are two components of disease trends in the United States. Studies‚ reports‚ articles‚ and many other forms of information have been conducted or written to see just how these components of disease trends will influence the delivery of health care. If Americans keep indulging‚ we will be the largest country
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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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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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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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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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symptoms and signs might occur? She may have an intense pain that will eventually spread down into her groin and become even more painful until she is eventually able to pass the kidney stones. 3. What is causing Ms. Jones’s kidney disease? I believe that Ms. Jones contracted an infection when she was open for her open-heart surgery or there was some tool used that was not properly sterilized so bacteria was spread into her body. 4. What are possible treatment options
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