Introduction Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can be a serious joint and muscle condition that hinders the quality of life of anyone who acquires this disease. There’s many things to consider in order to understand this disease. Some of those topics include autoimmune etiology, RA vs osteoporosis, genetics and environmental factors, assessments, who’s at risk, treatment, physical activity, prevention, and showing you how RA can affect oral health. There’s no known prevention for RA, the sooner you seek
day I face a challenge to manage and live with Lupus. I was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus in May 2002. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the form of the disease that most people refer to when they say “lupus.” The word “systemic” means the disease can affect many parts of the body Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any parts of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body). Lupus is a disease that flares up, sometimes painful and goes into remission. With Lupus, something
Periodontal Disease and General Health By Dr. Jack J. Klausner | Submitted On January 08, 2012 Recommend Article Article Comments Print Article Share this article on Facebook Share this article on Twitter Share this article on Google+ Share this article on Linkedin Share this article on StumbleUpon Share this article on Delicious Share this article on Digg Share this article on Reddit Share this article on Pinterest October 2011 was a strange month. On October 5th, the world learned that
Lupus, is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes the human body to attack itself. Autoimmune (meaning “self” immune) diseases result in the body being unable to distinguish between foreign threats and the body’s healthy tissues. Lupus has the potential to range from a mild aesthetic inconvenience to a life-threatening ailment. There is believed to be about five million people worldwide who are living with a form of Lupus (Ginzler & Tayar, 2015). While being a disease that transcends time, gender
monitoring, performance improvement projects, and systematic analysis and systemic action. The purpose of this paper is to communicate issues surrounding these topics, as well as aging problems. Are the topics evidence based? Do they have supporting documentation to put them into practice at various facilities? Can executing the aforementioned items make a difference at institutions? Now, start the journey to see how each section can be applied to your workplace. Age Related Challenges As people grow
Smoking tobacco does not only cause a person to develop cancer, it can also damage almost all the organ systems in the body. These include the lungs, heart, blood vessels, reproductive organs, mouth, skin, and eyes. Despite the increased health risk of smoking, there are ways to prevent them when choosing to quit. Throughout this reading, one will learn about each health risk from smoking tobacco regarding the cause of cancer, how smoking can affect different organ systems; cardiovascular, skeletal, respiratory
1979). Putting these two words together Rheumatoid Arthritis creates a disorder. The pathophysiology of RA is that it is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory autoimmune disease which means that this disorder is attacking your own body (Silvestri, 2013, p. 851 ). This usually happens at the joints where two bones meet that create movement of body parts. This disorder is systemic and usually if it happens one side, it happens on the other side as well. A joint is where two bones meet, in between those two
this paper, I am focusing on two models; the Family Disease Model and the Multisystemic Family Therapy Model (MSFT). The Family Disease Model is based on the concept that addiction is a disease, and that this disease affects the whole household. Family members who are not addicted may become codependent on the addict for their emotional or material support. This model aims to treat the entire family by approaching addiction as a condition that can be addressed through modifications in behavior or
developed breast cancer in 2015 [2]. There are multiple signs and symptoms that can help one become aware if they have the disease. The most prominent key feature is the presence of a lump in your breast or armpit. Such signs may be indicative of breast cancer. In addition changes in the breast and the skin around it are also good indicators. So if the skin around your breast as well as the surrounding nipple becomes puckered or dimpled, it is recommended to go and consult a physician. The inverting
1979). Putting these two words together Rheumatoid Arthritis creates a disorder. The pathophysiology of RA is that it is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory autoimmune disease which means that this disorder is attacking your own body (Silvestri, 2013). This usually happens at the joints where two bones meet that create movement of body parts. This disorder is systemic and usually if it happens one side, it happens on the other side as well. A joint is where two bones meet, in between those two bones