Spinal Muscular Atrophy also known as SMA is a genetic disease affecting the part of the nervous system that controls the voluntary muscle movement. It can be passed down from parent to child. The major causes of SMA is a deficiency of a motor neuron protein called SMN. Mutation in the survival motor neuron gene 1. The symptoms of SMA are very sad a child is weak and has a delay in meeting feeding and breathing development milestones. There are four types of SMA‚ type 0 is the most severe it can
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Homeostatic imbalances a person on dialysis might face GE 259 Mike Myers Instructor Dr. Loc Homeostasis enables the body’s system to function as expected because of proper temperature regulation. Dialysis is the process by which waste products are removed from the body by artificial ways by diffusion. The process of removal of waste products in a healthy person is facilitated by the kidneys. However‚ those individuals who suffer from kidney failure experience problems with waste
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Homeostatic Imbalance-Hypertension Unit 1 Assignment 1: Homeostatic Imbalance in Hypertension 63-y/o Male Diagnosed with Hypertension Brigitte L. Pedersen-Thomas IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII- IIIIII ITT Technical Institute – Breckenridge School of Nursing: AP2530 XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 1 Homeostatic Imbalance-Hypertension 2 Homeostatic
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LABORATORY REPORT Activity: Homeostatic Imbalances of Thyroid Function Name: Miranda Tefft Instructor: Aline Potvin Date: 11.18.2014 Predictions TSH levels in patients with primary hypothyroidism are high Thyroxine (T4) levels in patients with primary hypothyroidism are low TSH levels in patients with secondary hypothyroidism are low Thyroxine (T4) levels in patients with secondary hypothyroidism are low TSH levels in patients with hyperthyroidism are low Thyroxine (T4) levels in patients
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Pyloric Stenosis is a rare condition that develops in newborns. About one in every 250 babies is affected. Patients with pyloric stenosis present with projectile vomiting in which they are still hungry afterwards. The infant will start showing signs of weight loss‚ dehydration and malnutrition. When my son had pyloric stenosis‚ he had some opposite symptoms that are unusual for infants. He had projectile vomiting‚ weight gain‚ dehydration and mild malnutrition. He was 12 weeks old when
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Homeostasis Homeostasis is defined as maintaining a constant internal environment. These conditions include water content‚ ion content‚ body temperature and blood glucose concentration. The brain is the centre that monitors and controls the body temperature. The blood glucose concentration is concentrated by the pancreas‚ which produces a hormone known as the insulin; this hormone is able to reduce the blood glucose levels. If there is not enough produced then the disease diabetes is developed.
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Chapter 61: Nursing Management: Peripheral Nerve and Spinal Cord Problems Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse assessing a 54-year-old female patient with newly diagnosed trigeminal neuralgia will ask the patient about a. visual problems caused by ptosis. b. triggers leading to facial discomfort. c. poor appetite caused by loss of taste. d. weakness on the affected side of the face. ANS: B The major clinical manifestation of trigeminal neuralgia is severe facial pain that is triggered by cutaneous
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Unit 1. Assignment 1. Homeostatic Imbalances Ericka Keil 3-26-13 A & P Homeostasis is the maintenance of somewhat stable conditions inside the body. Each and every body structure contributes in some way to keep the inside of our body’s and its functioning within normal limits. It is extremely important for proper functioning of all the human body systems. Sometimes our body fails like with Diabetes for example. Glucose is the main sugar that comes from the digestion
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Homeostatic Mechanisms Homeostatic mechanisms are essential for a body to maintain a stable condition. The word homeostasis describes the body’s ability to maintain its healthy state‚ while the world around it is changing constantly. There are many steps in the process of homeostasis. First‚ there is the stimulus that causes the change. Then the receptor detects the change. The information of the imbalance is then sent to the control center‚ which decides the response. The information entering into
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Aortic Valve Stenosis Aortic Valve Stenosis is the narrowing or obstruction of the heart ’s aortic valve. The aorta is a large artery that originates in the left ventricle (lower chamber) of the heart. The narrowing and obstruction of the aortic valve prevents it from opening properly and blocks the flow of blood from the left ventricle to the aorta and onward towards the rest of the body. Aortic valve stenosis occurs in approximately 5 out of every 10‚000 people.1 It occurs more commonly
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