Rebecca E. Clark SOC313: Social Implications of Medical Issues A Look At Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Instructor: Mandee Rowley August 13‚ 2012 A Look At Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that is primarily a disease of young women. The disease has a wide array of manifestations and can be fatal. SLE produces antibodies to the body’s own cells leading to full-body inflammation and tissue damage
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Marjorie McBurney SOC 313 Tara Jempty January 27‚ 2013 Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease- meaning the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues including the joints in the wrists‚ fingers‚ knees‚ ankles‚ and feet as well as causing damage to the lungs‚ arteries‚ blood vessels‚ spinal cord and heart (Falvo‚ 2009). Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic disease characterized by periods of flares and remissions (NIAMS‚ 2009)
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Search choice: I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when I was around nineteen years old. Before getting diagnosed‚ I had no idea that people my age can get also get arthritis. Since it’s something I might have to deal with for a long time‚ I decided to educate myself further upon the topic. Keywords used and results: I searched up “Rheumatoid Arthritis” which gave me 20‚400‚000 results. Website reviewed: I looked around quite a bit for a good website. Most of the websites just seems to talk
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Dog arthritis is a common condition that is seen most often in animals that are older‚ overweight and relatively inactive‚ but younger animals can also suffer from this condition. Some cases are hereditary and occur in animals with hip dysplasia. There is no cure for degenerative joint disease but there are options available to veterinarians for treatment which will improve quality of life. Osteoarthritis is a disease that attacks the joints and is mainly caused by wear and tear. The cartilage cushioning
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INTRODUCTION: - Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autonomous disorder with variety of autoantibodies (double stranded DNA [dsDNA]‚ ANA). It causes inflammation diffusely through the body (skin‚ brain‚ kidneys‚ and joints) and also the blood. Lupus has varied abnormal blood tests related to it (anemia‚ anti-Sm‚ anti-phospholipid antibodies)‚ however this is often not a similar issue as knowing what causes lupus. Its cause could be a mystery. The etiology of lupus is unknown‚ however multiple
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Unit 4 P2 For this part of my assignment I am going to explain the potential effects of five different life factors on the development of an individual Life factors Genetic; Rheumatic disease Rheumatic disease is a range of disorders which involves inflammation of the joints‚ ligaments‚ bones and muscles.Rheumatoid arthritis is a rheumatic disease.The cause of this is not fully understood but genetic and environmental influences play a big part. It is an extremely painful condition that causes
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Definition/Description of the injury Arthritis is joint pain or joint disease that results in pain‚ stiffness‚ and loss of range of motion. Not only does it affect joints‚ it also affects the areas around joints such as the muscles and tendons. Certain types of arthritis can affect the skin and internal organs. Arthritis can arise from multiple things such as genetics‚ age‚ injury‚ stress‚ obesity‚ infection‚ developmental disorders‚ calcium deposits and inflammation. Arthritis is not one disease
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A pressure ulcers is ‘ a localised area of cellular damage resulting from direct pressure on the skin causing ischawmia‚ or from shearing or friction forces causing mechanical stress on the tissues’ (Chapman and Chapman 1981). Common places for pressure ulcers to occur are over bony prominences‚ such as the sacral area‚ heels‚ hip‚ and elbow. (NICE 2005) Initially to maintain confidentiality the patient will be referred to as Mr Brown. Mr Brown has given permission for his nursing notes and
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“A COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY ON THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF VAITARANA BASTI AND YOGARAJA GUGGULU IN AMAVATA W.S.R. TO RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS” 5. TITLE OF THE TOPIC STUDY: “A COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY ON THE THERAPEUTIC EFFECT OF VAITARANA BASTI AND YOGARAJA GUGGULU IN AMAVATA W. S. R. TO RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS.” 6.BRIEF RESUME OF THE INTENDED WORK: 6.1. NEED FOR STUDY: Amavata is a disease of vitiated vata associated with ama and it persists with multiple systemic involvements
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LUMBAGO: Lumbago is a common disorder involving the muscles‚ nerves‚ and bones of the back Pain can vary from a dull constant ache to a sudden sharp feeling. Lumbago may be classified by duration as acute (pain lasting less than 6 weeks)‚ sub-chronic (6 to 12 weeks)‚ or chronic (more than 12 weeks). The condition may be further classified by the underlying cause as either mechanical‚ non-mechanical‚ or referred pain. The symptoms of low back pain usually improve within a few weeks from the time they
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