Introduction: Pneumonia is the leading infectious cause of death in children and the fourth leading cause of death in the elderly worldwide.1,2 Although pneumonia is a common disease, it rarely affects healthy individuals. This condition affects people of all ages, however it is most dangerous in immunocompromised individuals such as children, infants, and older adults.1 Other populations that are vulnerable are those who are bedridden, inactive, or immobile; those with altered consciousness; those
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2016) define acute hepatitis C as an infection of the liver that can become chronic when the hepatitis C virus has been in the human body for an extended period of time, leading to complications of the liver such as cirrhosis or cancer. According to the CDC (2016), there are between 2.7 to 3.9 million people in the United States population living with chronic hepatitis C. Those that were born between the years of 1945-1965, aka the “baby boomers”
perspective on health, disability, and disease. Biomedical model: Advantages and Disadvantages One of the traditional medical models of care which has dominated healthcare for the past century is the biomedical model. It is an approach which defines health as the absence of disease1, portraying the human organism as either functioning ‘normally’ or else dysfunctional and therefore diseased2. It also believed that all symptoms and signs arise from an underlying abnormality within
anyone interested and needs to be up-to-date on evolution of management with the health care organization will be caught up and have a better understanding of healthcare management. On another note, the objective to this research is to deliver an overall view on strategic planning, performance improvement and information systems in a setting of the distribution in healthcare facilities. While providing information from the management and administrative aspect, one will be able to have a large valuable
Chest Physicians defines chronic bronchitis as "productive cough that is present for a period of 3 months in each of 2 consecutive years in the absence of another identifiable cause of excessive sputum production". COPD can be difficult to manage in the older adult due to several factors such as frailty, cognitive decline, co morbid conditions, medication adherence, and lack of support and understanding of the disease. These factors can result in readmissions to hospitals, poor patient outcomes and
continues to be a current challenge. Obesity is a contributing factor to chronic conditions such as hypertension, type two diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemia. During my clinical rotations, I rarely saw obesity and its risk factors being addressed with patients who clearly fit the definition of being obese. Smith et al. (2011) showed that overweight and obesity are substantial problems in the
During Crimean war she came to prominence while serving as a nurse, where she tended to wounded soldiers. During her service she took notice of the dirtiness and deterioration of the military hospitals. Thereby she took action by making sanitary improvements establishing standards for clean and safe hospitals. Thus she helped to bring down
Introduction In the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia this is the most exciting era regarding medical genetics, where programs based on genetic counseling are widely spread amongst the region. Concerned about the fact that conceiving a genetically defected child in the Kingdom has become a common case amongst many families; many have shown interest towards this subject and has accepted genetic counseling the best and the most accurate method to detect genetic defects in premarital and prenatal stages. Amongst
definition of palliative care. Retrieved August11, 2003, from World Health Organization Web site: http://www.who.int/cancer/palliative/definition/en/print.html 2. Carr, D. B., Fischer, D. S. & Markman, M. (1994). Cancer: when to focus on palliation. Patient Care, 28, (3), 123–126. 3. Palliative Care Council of South Australia. (1996). Good palliative care project: final report. Retrieved September 4, 2002, from Palliative Care Council of So
A critical reflective and analytical research based written conceptualisation and therapeutic plan for a common human problem in Cognitive Behaviour Psychotherapy terms. This essay has been particularly difficult for the writer to achieve due to the challenges they face in the transition from a Person Centred Counsellor to a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist in Training. The writer hopes to achieve a comprehensive critical reflection and analytical research based on a common human problem that has