INTRODUCTIONAnorexia Nervosa is a mental condition which affects one’s both physical and mental health. It is a condition that causes one to have a distorted self-image and forces themselves to starve even if their body weight is already dangerously low. They often restrict their food intake to the point where they are extremely thin. Anorexia …
Causes of Pneumonia Bacterial Pneumonia Viral Pneumonia Mycoplasma Pneumonia Other Kinds of Pneumonia Treating Pneumonia Preventing Pneumonia is Possible If You Have Symptoms WHAT IS PNEUMONIA?Pneumonia is a serious infection or inflammation of your lungs. The air sacs in the lungs fill with pus and other liquid. Oxygen has trouble reaching your blood. If there …
Hamlet’s DiseaseThe somber images of poison and disease taint the pages of Hamlet, and shadow the corruption pervading the recent and future events of the castle. The poison with which Claudius kills King Hamlet spreads in a sense throughout the country, until “something is rotten in Denmark”, as Marcellus notes (I.4.90). Shakespeare shades in words …
Huntingtons Disease is caused by the genetically programmed degeneration of brain cells, called neurons. Symptoms of this include clumsiness, forgetfulness, mood swings, lack of coordination, depression, and involuntary twitching. It causes emotional disturbance, uncontrolled movements like the head, trunk and limbs, and loss of intellectual faculties. Also slowly diminishes ability to walk, think, talk, and …
Concepts of pathology, as treated by the traditions of clinical psychology and psychiatry, define what is ‘normal’ and ‘abnormal’ in human behaviour. Various psychological paradigms exist today, each emphasising diverse ways of defining and treating psyopathology. Most commonly utilised is the medical model which is limited in many respects, criticised for reducing patients problems to …
Alzheimers disease is described as a progressive brain disorder that gradually destroys a persons memory and clarity to learn, reason, make judgments, communicate, and carry out daily life. (r.1) Alzheimers is a disturbing disease affecting millions of elderly people. A persons risk for the disease is fifty-percent when they reach the age of eighty-five.(r.1) Scientists …
CONTENTS3 Introduction4 The Human Heart5 Symptoms of Coronary Heart Disease5 Heart Attack5 Sudden Death5 Angina6 Angina Pectoris6 Signs and Symptoms7 Different Forms of Angina8 Causes of Angina9 Atherosclerosis9 Plaque10 Lipoproteins10 Lipoproteins and Atheroma11 Risk Factors11 Family History11 Diabetes11 Hypertension11 Cholesterol12 Smoking12 Multiple Risk Factors13 Diagnosis14 Drug Treatment14 Nitrates14 Beta-blockers15 Calcium antagonists15 Other Medications16 Surgery16 Coronary …
Alcoholism is a wide-ranging and complex disease that heavily plagues society. Drinking is defined as the consumption of a liquid, and/or the act of drinking alcoholic beverages especially to excess. Every year alcohol is responsible for 1/2 of all murders, accidental deaths, and suicides; 1/3 of all drowning, boating, and aviation deaths; 1/2 of all …
Coronary Artery DiseaseHeart DiseaseHeart disease can take many forms. The form of heart disease I am focusing on is coronary disease. Different arteries supply different areas of the heart with oxygenated blood. If one or more of these arteries become narrowed or clogged as a result of coronary artery disease, or atherscelorosis the artery cannot …
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by the spiral bacteria called Treponema pallidum. Syphilis consists of three main stages, primary stage, secondary stage, and latent stage. The latent stage may lead to a final stage called the tertiary stage. There are many cures to syphilis, and it is virtually eliminated from today’s society. There …
IntroductionHundreds of English fans have been departed from Belgium after scenes of mass violence in Belgian cities and football authorities have threatened to expel the English team from the competition if there is another outbreak of the English DiseaseThis was an article dated 20 June 2000 written by an English journalist. It is obvious from …
We Should Retain The Disease Concept Of Alcoholism Analysis EssayIn We Should Retain the Disease Concept of Alcoholism, George E. Vaillant asserts that a wide-ranging and complex disease. I think theauthor has done an effective job in proving his case by using his own personalexperience that gives him authority to make an argument in this …
Perhaps the only way to disentangle, for yourself, the real Vincent Van Gogh from the creation of so many others, is to study the great mass of work he has left behind. Locally, his art is on display at museums including the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, and New York’s, Metropolitan Museum, and Museum of …
The Bubonic Plague was spread from China to Italy in 1347 when a fleet of merchant ships returned home from a trip to the Black Sea. As they docked in Sicily many of the crewmembers had already died. The disease spread rapidly through the city and surrounding countryside. By the following August the plague had …
NFS 362July 9, 2005Assignment 6A & BWhat part of the GI tract do they affect?Celiac disease is a digestive disease that damages the small intestine andinterferes with absorption of nutrients from food. People who have celiacdisease cannot tolerate a protein called gluten, found in wheat, rye, andbarley. Gluten is found mainly in foods, but is …
Word Count: 3272ALZHEIMERS 1Katrina LindseyFlorida Atlantic UniversityAdvanced CPR John Picarello March 18, 2000 ALZHEIMERS 2 Alzheimers disease is a complex illness that affects the brain tissue directly and undergoes gradual memory and behavioral changes which makes it difficult to diagnose. It is known to be the most common form of dementia and is irreversible. Over …
The Hanta VirusThe hanta virus is not a new foe to humanity. This mysterious and sometimes fatal disease has plagued humanity for over 1000 years. This virus, most likely originating in China over 1000 years ago, is transmitted by human contact with mice. Only relatively recently has the hanta virus captured the attention of the …
The problem is that sickle cell anemia affects about 72,000 Americans in the United States. Sickle cell anemia is an inherited disease in which the body is unable to produce normal hemoglobin, an iron-containing protein. Abnormal hemoglobin can morph cells that can become lodged in narrow blood vessels, blocking oxygen from reaching organs and tissues. …
Word Count: 1596SUNDOWNING AND ALZHEIMER’S DISEASESundowning, or sundown syndrome are terms that have been used for over 20 years to describe the reversal of day and night which often occurs in Alzheimer’s and other dementing illnesses. (2) Those who are impacted are often called Sundowners and they act as if their biological clocks have reversed …
Hypertension is a common disorder characterized by a sustained elevationof systolic arterial pressure (top number) of 140 mm Hg or higher, or adiastolic arterial pressure (bottom number) of 90 mm Hg or greater, or both. Hypertension is divided into two categories: essential (or primary) hypertensionand secondary hypertension. Etiology: Research has shown that hypernatremia(elevated serum sodium) …
pherePLANTS AND DISEASES INTHE WESTERN WORLDIn 1215, a man named Marco Polo embarked on a journey towards Western Asia and China. His reason for going to Asia was to gain spices, silks, and other luxurious items only the Asians made. Along his journey, Polo soon realized that the Earth was larger than he thought and …
ENCEPHALITISEncephalitis literally means an inflammation of the brain, but it usually refers to brain inflammation caused by a virus. It may also be called “acute viral encephalitis or aseptic encephalitis”. Encephalitis is an infectious disease of the Central Nervous System characterized by pathologic changes in both the gray and white matter of the spinal cord …
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic disorders thatcause inflammation or ulceration in the small and large intestines. Most oftenIBD is classified as ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease but may be referredto as colitis, enteritis, ileitis, and proctitis. Ulcerative colitis causesulceration and inflammation of the inner lining of a couple of really bad …
Recent Memory Loss That Affects Job PerformanceIt’s normal to occasionally forget assignments, colleagues’ names or a business associate’s telephone number, but generally remember them later. Those with a dementia like Alzheimer’s disease, may forget things more often, and not remember them later. They may repeatedly ask the same question, not remembering either the answer, or …
