This essay will describe the pathophysiology of emphysema and the effect it had on a specific patient that I have chosen for this assignment. It will accomplish this by referring to the patients presenting symptoms and diagnosis and then by examining the changes that occur in the airways of an individual suffering from this chronic…
Pathophysiology Of Coronary Artery Disease Health And Social Care Essay
Heart attack has become a common household term in the United States, due to the fact that approximately 16 million American have been diagnosed with coronary artery disease. According to American Heart Association, an American dies every minute due to coronary artery disease. Coronary artery disease also known coronary heart disease or ischemic heart disease…
Upper Extremity Pathophysiology Of Hemiplegia Health And Social Care Essay
Stroke is the sudden loss of neurological function caused by an interruption of blood flow to the brain. Motor deficits are characterized by paralysis (hemiplegia), typically on the side of body opposite the side of the lesion. Interruption of blood flow for only a few minutes sets in motion a series of pathological events. (O’Sullivan,…
Pathophysiology Of Multiple Sclerosis Health And Social Care Essay
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS) and it’s characterized mainly by demylination of the myelin sheath (CALABRESI, 2004). There are specific types of MS which are; relapsing-remitting type of MS (RRMS), secondary progressive MS (SPMS), primary progressive MS (PPMS), in addition to other types of MS but…
Pathophysiology Of Dvt Formation Health And Social Care Essay
DVT is the result of a number of factors that include stasis of blood, endothelial injury and hypercoagulability of blood. PE is a major complication of DVT and occurs when a thrombus or blood clot detaches itself and is carried by the blood stream to the lungs. [J32] Proximal DVT carries a higher risk of…
Thw Pathophysiology Of Diabetes Health And Social Care Essay
Millions of people around the world suffer from Diabetes Mellitus. It is a chronic disease in which the body cannot produce enough insulin or the body is resistant or abnormally responds to the insulin being produced. The result of these complications involve the individual becoming hyperglycemic, meaning the sugar in their blood is elevated, which…
Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Pathophysiology- Treatment and Prevention
Introduction You have cancer! The word “Cancer”, might be the most frightening word in medicine. Life changes suddenly and profoundly after a cancer diagnosis. Initially, the shock phase overwhelms every emotion and touches every area of one’s life. Although many things will be out of control, newly diagnosed cancer patients must strive to control what…
Pathophysiology of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is a maladaptive esophageal condition that develops from the reflux of ingested foods or stomach contents into the esophagus. GERD is estimated in approximately 10-20% of Western society, but diagnostic rates are elevated on a global scale (Badillo and Francis, 2010). Bhatia et al (2011) analyzed 3,224 questionnaires from 12 health…
Pathophysiology of Metabolic Diseases: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Epidemiology/Etiology Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic chronic autoimmune (AI) disease, that causes chronic inflammation to joints. It is an inflammation arthritis, that affects the synovial fluid in the joints. Subsequent pannus formation may lead to cartilage destruction and bone erosion 1 . The destruction process is caused by the body over producing cytokines. The…
Pathophysiology of Downs Syndrome
Down syndrome is defined as a congenital disorder that occurs because of a chromosomal defect with chromosome 21. It is the most commonly occurring chromosomal condition according to the National Down Syndrome Society. Around 6,000 babies in the United States are born with Down syndrome every year. Worldwide it is estimated to be between 1…