This essay focuses on a patient encountered in clinical practice with the chronic long term condition multiple sclerosis (MS). The National Service Framework for Long Term Conditions (2005) defines a long term condition (LTC) as one which is incurable but manageable with therapeutic interventions. The patient’s name has been changed‚ and Trust identifiers’ removed to adhere to confidentiality as outlined in the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s Code of Professional Conduct 2008 (NMC 2010). The
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Milano (2005) states that Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a disease people live with for 30 to 40 years. That is a long time to be living with a disease so incapacitating. Many people do not know about Multiple Sclerosis and its effects on the individuals with this debilitating disease. Further insight will be given on the causes‚ prevalence‚ racial disparity‚ treatments‚ research‚ funding‚ and future studies. According to the Institute of Medicine‚ Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic‚ inflammatory‚ demyelinating
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Multiple Sclerosis Jason Garoutte November 18‚ 1996 English / Mr. Blunt Multiple sclerosis is one of the most misunderstood diseases of this century. Since it’s discovery‚ there is still no known causes‚ no proven treatments‚ and no known cure‚ yet it affects possibly five hundred thousand people in the United States alone. People need to learn more about this disease so it can be brought to the attention of the nation. Multiple Sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system
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Introduction: The National Multiple Sclerosis Society In Singapore The National Multiple Sclerosis Society is a non- profit organization that supports MS related research and provides programs for people with MS and their families. Multiple Sclerosis is an auto- immune disease. It is a chronic and often disabling disease that attacks the central nervous system. The mission statement of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is to end the devastating effects of multiple sclerosis. The funds that are
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The last time I had great grades was before my mom had gotten sick with multiple sclerosis. She was a very important person in terms of my education. My mom had helped me with everything from homework to studying for tests. It was by the time I was getting ready to transfer back into the public school system‚ after being in private school for awhile‚ when my mom had finally lost the battle to multiple sclerosis. She wanted me to get an education‚ to complete college. Her loss had a huge impact
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Multiple sclerosis has conquered the lives of many of its victims‚ one of which includes Nancy Mairs. However‚ Mairs writes an essay describing her experience with the disease and how it has not affected her negatively‚ as society assumes about the disease’s effects. Mairs does not write her essay to make her audience feel pity for her disease‚ yet writes to allow people to be more accepting of the disease and of people that have it. She incorporates the word “cripple” to describe the strength MS
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How Multiple Sclerosis Is Being Treated With Stem Cell Based Therapy Multiple sclerosis or MS is a very difficult disease to live with. It affects vision‚ hearing‚ memory‚ and balance. According to the Multiple Sclerosis International Federation (2013) multiple sclerosis is usually diagnosed in women twice as much as men and affects people between the ages of 20 and 40. MS is a disease that influences nerve cells in the spinal chord and brain. In a healthy body‚ nerve cells send messages to the
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Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a generalized connective tissue disorder characterized by fibrosis of the skin and internal organs and widespread vascular lesions. The pathogenesis of the vasculopathy is not fully understood‚ but a viral trigger‚ immune reactions to viral or environmental factors‚ reperfusion injury‚ or anti-endothelial antibodies may all be involved [1]. Also‚ angiogenesis is insufficient or defective [2‚ 3]. Most attention has been given to microvascular disease in SSc‚ but previous
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Abstract nouns can create a challenge within language. Yourdictionary.com states‚ “A noun that is abstract is an aspect‚ concept‚ idea‚ experience‚ state of being‚ trait‚ quality‚ feeling‚ or other entity that cannot be experienced with the five senses.” Yet the ability that these types of nouns bring to language is the ability to convey both simplistic and complex ideas. Utilizing the abstract noun beauty‚ this paper will demonstrate the difference between cognitive and denotative concepts‚ definitions
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Abstract art Abstract art uses a visual language of form‚ color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world. Western art had been‚ from the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th century‚ underpinned by the logic of perspective and an attempt to reproduce an illusion of visible reality. The arts of cultures other than the European had become accessible and showed alternative ways of describing visual experience to the artist
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