include mainly cognition‚ mood and behavior problems‚ and can be as disabling as motor symptoms. Most people with Parkinson’s disease are described as having idiopathic[->2]. A small proportion of cases‚ however‚ can be attributed to known genetic factors. Parkinsonisms can be divided into four subtypes according to their origin: primary or idiopathic[->3]‚ secondary
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critically analyse the psychological issues surrounding the chosen case. The author of this assignment has decided to discuss the first case study‚ which is that of Charlotte Z. Charlotte is a 17 year old female that was diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic arthritis‚ poly-articular with a rheumatoid factor positive at the age of 16. Charlotte had been experiencing a lot of pain due to this disease‚ but had kept the pain a secret as she believed that she would no longer be allowed to take part in activities
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the muscle. Even though it can damage any part of the body that is bones or joints it mainly happens on the hands‚ knees ‚ hips and spine. Some background information for Osteoarthritis is “subdivided by the cause into either idiopathic or secondary forms.” Idiopathic osteoarthritis can either be localized or generalized . When it is localized it is mainly affected in the hands‚feet‚knee‚ hip or the spine. Generalized form mainly affects three or more joint sites in the body. There is also a secondary
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Sleep Deprivation‚ Disorders‚ and Drugs Tyesia Wheeler Axia College of University of Phoenix PSY 240 Autumn Harrell December 16‚ 2012 Almost everyone‚ at some point in their lives‚ suffer from sleep deprivation. There are a lot of different reasons that people lose sleep that include not feeling tired‚ or because of their jobs‚ life issues‚ and etc. Many people believe that 8 hours of sleep is required for a person to function right during the day; while others believe that they can function
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on high flow oxygen‚ eventually requiring intubation with mechanical ventilationin in order to maintain his oxygenation. He underwent an open lung biopsy in an attempt to delineate radiology of his pulmonary situation‚ and this was recorded as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and alveolitis. This specimen was sent to the forest general pathology dept for further eval‚ and they where able to give no further help considering the idiolgy of his pulmonary status. An echocardiogram showed left ventricular
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Chronic pancreatitis pathophysiology is unclear. However‚ Long tern alcohol use causes hypersecretion of protein in pancreatic productions‚ this then causes protein plugs and calculi to form inside the pancreatic channels. Therefore‚ alcohol abuse has a direct poisonous impact on the cells of the pancreas. Subsequently‚ patients with eating regimens such as low protein and high or low in fat are more at risk. Smoking is another aspect on the improvement of chronic pancreatitis (J V. Tsirambidis‚
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unit while incarcerated following an episode in which he "bottomed out" following an episode of Stephens-Johnson syndrome while on tegretol in 4/08. Described "bottomed out" to be increased isolation‚ hypersomnia‚ and nightmares. Client cited current symptoms of A/VH‚ nightmares‚ isolation‚ hypersomnia.
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Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss Imagine waking up tomorrow feeling dizzy‚ nauseous‚ and your ears just will not stop popping. What is wrong? After about two weeks of experiencing this all the time‚ you go to doctor after doctor trying to find out what in the world is wrong with you. Soon‚ you find your self at an otolaryngologist‚ a doctor that specializes in the inner ear. He finally diagnoses you with Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss (SSNHL). When I was ten years old‚ after going to
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dependet on high- flow oxygen‚ eventually requiring intubation with mechanical ventilation in order to maintain his oxygenation. He underwent an open-lung biopsy and attempt to delineate the etiology of his pulmonary situation‚ and this was reported as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and alveolitis. The specimen was sent to the Mayo Clinic Pathology department for further evaluation‚ and they were able to give no further help concerning the etiology of his pulmonary status. An echocardiogram showed left ventricular
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Abstract Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a motor neuron disease‚ degenerative and fatal in nature‚ that affects the worldwide population and more than 12‚000 people in the United States alone. ALS remains idiopathic in nature‚ with only a small percentage of familial infection‚ and research into the causes and the progression of the disease has made little headway in the last 25 years‚ despite rising scientific interest. This article will provide a brief description of the known pathophysiology
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