Edna is a 70-year-old widowed women that is suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. It would be ideal that the therapy recommendation be easy to read. Edna’s old age has caused her eyesight to worsen‚ making it hard for her to read small print. Not only should the font be larger‚ it is important that the therapy recommendation is understandable and visually appealing. Edna is not up to date on medical terminology‚ so she often has her pharmacist explain complicated medical terminology in an accessible
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Republic of the Philippines NEGROS ORIENTAL STATE UNIVERSITY Main Campus 1‚ Dumaguete City COLLEGE OF NURSING AND ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES Case Presentation on: GOUTY ARTHRITIS Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements in Medicine Ward Rotation Submitted to: Mrs. Girlie M. Odonel‚ BSN – RN‚ MAN Clinical Instructor Submitted by: Ian S. Asentista Ma. Rofel L. Cortez Janna Agnes C. Duran Eden A. Manuales Karla Regina M. Reporas Romeo Evan T. Tuban
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you can use to be able to aid lower‚ or utterly do away with the discomfort. You need to use ordinary dietary supplements‚ or you could follow different varieties of treatment so one can confidently help to get rid of some of your aches and pains. Arthritis is without doubt one of the fundamental factors of this ache‚ and it influences so many persons around the world. Probably the most common type is osteoarthritis‚ and despite the fact that it can be debilitating‚ there are quite a lot of matters
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that people with an especially HLA complex which means human leukocyte antigen‚ are more likely to develop it. A good illustration of it is other autoimmune disorders may caused by such complexes‚ such as rheumatoid arthritis‚ ankylosing spondylitis‚ or juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (Smith‚ 2010). The second factor is a viral infection which may affects the disease by attacking immune system. For instance‚ Kamiah (2010) states that a series of diseases from gastrointestinal problems to myocarditis
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Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis can occur in many joints in the body including shoulders‚ knees‚ ankles and the hips. As the disease carries on‚ there is an increase in the damage to cartilage and bone. People with Rheumatoid Arthritis have a higher chance of developing anaemia due to a decrease in the red blood cell production. Rheumatoid Arthritis increases the risk of inflammation of the lining of the lungs which overtime can lead
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Rheumatoid arthritis‚ also known as RA‚ is a complex disease and sometimes very hard to diagnose. Its symptoms copy other diseases so it makes diagnosing tricky. It’s best to see a Rheumatologist if you suspect you have Rheumatoid arthritis. To stay healthy for as long as possible‚ it’s very important to get your vaccinations. Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease that makes your immune system attack its healthy joints. Staying healthy is a serious issue and helps tremendously not only with slowing
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Medicine Admitting Diagnosis: Stomatitis possibly methotrexate related. Chief Complaint: Swelling of lips causing difficulty swallowing. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: This patient is a 57-year-old Cuban woman with a long history of rheumatoid arthritis. She has received methotrexate on a weekly basis as an outpatient for many years. Approximately two weeks ago she developed a respiratory infection for which she received antibiotics and completed that course of antibiotics. She developed some ulcerations
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Disease Term Paper: Rheumatoid Arthritis Qaini Abidi Biology 106 Tracy Gray March 11‚ 2013 Rheumatoid Arthritis is an auto immune disorder‚ which means body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. RA is a long-term disease that leads to inflammation of joints and surrounding tissues‚ also other organs. It could occur at any age‚ and mostly common in middle age (30-40 yrs.). Women are likely to get RA more than men. Infection‚ genes‚ hormone changes may be linked to the disease
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according to (CDC) The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention website said‚ “Fibromyalgia is a disorder of unknown etiology characterized by widespread pain‚ abnormal pain processing‚ sleep disturbance‚ fatigue and often psychological distress” (“Arthritis”). Though this may be the case‚ throughout the decades the upbringing of Fibromyalgia had various labels and misconceptions. Whether it was determining basic symptoms‚ an illogical diagnosis‚ or treatment plan‚ a handful of doctors believed it was
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Challenge Questions for Chapter 6: 1. Is Sgt. Kelly making best use of her time? It is particularly important to assign and review cases to her investigators‚ so she is carrying out her duties as a sergeant. But‚ I think she should learn how to manage her time to accomplish the most important in a short time as in order to have time for other labors. 2. How can Sgt. Kelly address the specific needs of the problem investigators? She has to set priorities to her two investigators
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