Category: Disease
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Heart Disease Is a Silent Killer
Prevention of Heart Disease in Adults Heart disease and its consequences are prominent health issues, both in the United States and worldwide. People with cardiovascular conditions have to limit their physical activities due to fatigue, lightheadedness, pain, and other issues. Moreover, heart diseases are associated with heightened risks of strokes and similar attacks, many of…
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School-Based Interventions for Preventing Diseases
Table of Contents Relevance Evidence Clarity Findings Conclusion References The review School-based interventions for preventing HIV, sexually transmitted infections, and pregnancy in adolescents, conducted by a group of researchers in 2016, aims to evaluate the results of school programs for prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), HIV, and unwanted pregnancy in school-aged young adults. The…
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Heart Disease Patients Education
Key Ethical Concerns Promoting the active acquisition of knowledge and skills that are necessary for managing health-related issues is a crucial step toward meeting the needs of patients with heart disease (HDPs). HDPs need to be able to recognize essential risk factors to which they may be exposed and, therefore, evaluate the threat that the…
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Treatment
What is the differential diagnosis for this scenario? In the case under discussion, the patient suffers from pain in her pelvis. It is also characterized by post-coital bleeding and some thin gray vaginal discharge. No dysuria, GI symptoms, and defecation problems are reported. Regarding the current complaints of the patient, the differential diagnosis that is…
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Health Promotion Among Australian Aborigines with Respiratory Diseases
Table of Contents Grant Application: An Original Study Executive Summary Goal Statement Needs Analysis Rationale Project Objectives Intervention Proposals References Grant Application: An Original Study Chronic Condition Addressed: Alzheimers disease. Parkinsons disease. Auto-immune diseases eg ulcerative colitis, lupus, Crohns disease, Coeliac disease. Blindness. Hearing impairment. Chronic fatigue syndrome. Chronic hepatitis. Chronic pain syndrome eg post-vasectomy…
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Pelvic Inflammatory Disease and Its Prevention
Background and context During the literature review phase, it was established that pelvic inflammatory disease is a serious chronic disorder affecting female patients regardless of their age, marital status, level of income, or any other factors. The symptoms of the disease diversify, although most studies agree upon abnormal vaginal discharge as the determinant of the…
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Epidemiology and Prevention Policy for Non-Communicable Diseases
Table of Contents Epidemiology of diabetes in Belgium Risk factors for diabetes in Belgium and the United States Initiatives to reduce the burden of diabetes Conclusions References Among numerous non-communicable diseases, diabetes is a burden on contemporary society. It has both social and economic impact, but the unawareness of this fact limits the efficiency of…
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Disease and Circulatory System Correlation Analysis
Circulation system involves the main human organ, the heart. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is still regarded as the major problem in Australia in terms of prevalence, death rates, the rate of incidence, burden of disease, and costs. The most widely spread form of CVD, coronary heart disease (CHD), continues to be the major single cause of…
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Communicable Disease Reporting Systems in the World
Table of Contents The Scenario and Its Ethical and Legal Issues Resolving the Problem Future Challenges and Measures to Avoid Repeating the Issue References The Scenario and Its Ethical and Legal Issues The present case study considers the issue of the lack of an appropriate tracking mechanism of certain reporting processes at a tertiary-care hospital.…
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The Physiology of Parkinsons Disease
Table of Contents Case Study Normal Physiology Clinical Manifestations Treatment Plan References Case Study Dara Cris, a sixty-three-year-old European American woman, came into the emergency room accompanied by her son. She complained of uncontrollable shaking. Tremors in her right hand made routine activities, such as dressing up and eating, more complicated. Dara could not write…