Relationship Between Rheumatoid And Periodontal Disease

Living is a gift. Many people in the world are simply alive, but living is rare. There are people that are too sick to enjoy life, the disease that has manifested in the body slowly takes over the mind and rids the mind of joy and radiance. The glow of life slowly diminishes before our eyes and it is truly heart breaking. This person is not just a disease that happens to be hosted in a human. This is a human that happens to have a disease. This person is someone’s parent, someone’s child, someone’s sibling, and someone’s grandparent. This person has memories, hobbies, and loved ones. This person is your patient. Making a difference in just one person’s life is an incredible feat. Being a physician assistant would be making a difference in many

I spoke with the family and arranged for him to have video call his son so that he can see and talk to his granddaughter. This helped the patient’s willingness to participate in activities of daily living and reenergized him.

Over recent years, people are faced with different health related issues regardless of the advancement in the medical field (Kronenfeld, 2008). In this scenario, Molly is an 82 years old lady, who has developed health problems which make her feel isolated and lonely. The following essay highlights Molly’s leg ulcer, primary health care, wellness, health professionals and how these have been used to create a learning program for Molly. It also describes the pathophysiology of diabetes, Type II Diabetes and resources/ support services for the client’s spouse who is experiencing grief after the client died.

The patient is a 56 year old female who has recently lost her job and has been financially struggling. She has isolated herself from friends and family members. She claims to be close to her older sister but

My client is Margie M, a 69-year-old widower with chronic venous stasis ulcers. PMH: Asthma, Cataracts, Arthritis, Tremors, Narcolepsy, Congestive Heart Failure, Diabetes Mellitus, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Hyperlipidemia, Hypothyroidism, Gastric Ulcers, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Micro colitis, Restless Leg Syndrome, Hypertension, Atrial Fibrillation, Anxiety, Depression, Cardiac Stents, and Cerebral Aneurysm. She lives in a two bed, one bathroom house with her daughter Becky, Becky’s husband Jim, and her twenty-five year old grandson Jason. Margie’s daughter, Terri, Jason’s mother is deceased. Jason has mild developmental delays. Margie has one son, Buster, who is not involved in her care. We met for lunch at McDonald’s

My client is Margie M, a 69-year-old widower with chronic venous stasis ulcers. PMH: Asthma, Cataracts, Arthritis, Tremors, Narcolepsy, Congestive Heart Failure, Diabetes Mellitus, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Hyperlipidemia, Hypothyroidism, Gastric Ulcers, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Micro colitis, Restless Leg Syndrome, Hypertension, Atrial Fibrillation, Anxiety, Depression, Cardiac Stents, and Cerebral Aneurysm. She lives in a two bed, one bathroom house with her daughter Becky, Becky’s husband Jim, and her twenty-five year old grandson Jason. Margie’s daughter Terri, Jason’s mother is deceased. Jason has mild developmental delays. Margie has one son, Buster, who is not involved in her care. We met for lunch at McDonald’s for the

During her career as a pediatric nurse, she became very connected with a patient who happened to be her first death encounter. At the time, the patient was a six-year-old boy who was diagnosed with leukemia. ML said: "When I was caring for this patient, I was a mother myself. Seeing that boy and his family suffer gave me so much heartache… it was hard not to make it personal." The more she worked with this child, she observed the pain and suffering him and his family had to go through. She also learned about him and the family dynamics which enabled ML to help the patient and the family become well involved in understanding one another and guide care towards an agreement that everyone was satisfied with. As I reached for the tissue box to hand it to her, I rephrased the story to confirm the understanding of the story. She nodded and continued on talking about things she has done for the patient. Being a mother and a nurse, she believed in providing this child with what a healthy boy would be doing at his age. ML's strategies involved promoting short physical activities, playing games, and encouraging the parents to participate in such activities if possible; ML wanted to provide a lighter atmosphere around the unit and help the patient disregard the diagnosis even if it was just for a little while. Over the past few months, she continued to assist this patient as his

1 a.) I have been performing my fieldwork at Whittier Health Network in Haverhill, Massachusetts. There many different types of patients and clients receiving services at my fieldwork site, from patients receiving rehabilitation services, to residents receiving dialysis. Some of the patients that my fieldwork supervisor and I have been meeting with have ranged in age from mid-forties to late eighties, and have had various diagnoses. One patient that my supervisor and I have met with was a women in her mid-fifties. She has recently had knee surgery, and has been suffering from respiratory problems. She also has been experiencing high levels of anxiety, which appears to be due to her inability to breathe properly and easily. Another patient we have been seeing who has been experiencing difficulties with respiration and breathing is a man in his early seventies. He has been ill, and was experiencing difficulty with breathing. He is currently using a tracheostomy tube, which has allowed him to breathe, and make great progress throughout his stay at the facility. Another patient we have been seeing is a women in her mid-sixties. This patient had obtained an injury to the lumbar region of her spinal cord, and in turn has recently had spinal surgery. Other patients that we have seen have been experiencing various injuries that they are working on recovering from; are experiencing various ailments such as dementia, confusion, and Alzheimer’s; or are experiencing difficulties with

The patient tells me she is "doing terrible." She has been under a tremendous amount of stress. She spent approximately 10 to 15 minutes describing to me all of the different types of stressors that she is dealing with. She says that yesterday she spent 10 hours in an airport, which was very stressful. She closed on a condo in May, but unfortunately needs to sell it because it is "falling apart" and she listed the items that are going wrong. She is also having issues with her car and the title. Both of her twin daughters are graduating from college. They are apparently having difficulty with that. She is worried about them. One of

Through many decades there has been discussions on whether or not; periodontal disease is associated with heart disease. Periodontal disease is a result of not taking care of your teeth. When you don’t brush your teeth regularly, you can start getting a build-up of plaque, which will give you inflamed swollen gums that end up bleeding. Our mouth has over 700 different bacteria in there, and with the swollen bleeding gums that makes it perfect for bacteria to get in your bloodstream. Bacteria in your bloodstream is called bacteremia.

Win's experiences could be counter-acted by helping Mrs. Win achieve her medical goals or at least relieving some of the chronic pain that she experiences. A large help would be to get her in touch with government services that will help her with her day to day needs so that she has someone to help her around the house or to drive her if she needs for a few hours each week. (Bluecare.org.au, 2016) Mrs. Win may also be interested in meals on wheels to help her with her regular meals and ensuring she is getting enough nutrition. (Australian Meals on Wheels Association, 2016) Mrs. Win might need more understanding about her chronic health conditions, more information should be provided regularly and updated as her health changes. Providing Mrs. Win with some positive experiences that are available to her for her age group. (Funoverfifty.com.au,

When the point of two or more bones comes together, it is called a joint. We are able to make a movement because the present of joints which are designed to allow movement and to assimilate shock from the movement such as running or walking. Furthermore, cartilage is an elastic and though tissue that covered the ends of the bones. The capsule act as protection centre which joints is surrounded by it. A type of tissue called synovium produces synovial fluid lined the joint capsule (Magro, C., M., and Crowson, A., N., 2003). The fluid is clear in substances that help the cartilage and bones inside the joint capsule easily lubricated and nourished. The disease process leading to rheumatoid arthritis begins here. The protective sac consists of lubricating liquid known as synovial fluid. Other than to cushioning joints, cartilage is a slippery tissue located at the ends of the bones also get nutrients and oxygen which is supplied by the fluids. Cartilage also is the structural protein in the body, which is composed primarily of collagen. The functions of this cartilage is form a mesh to give protection and flexibility to the joints. In rheumatoid arthritis, continuous inflammation of the synovium is occurred caused by an abnormal immune system response that secrete destructive molecules (Paleolog, 2002). As a result, collagen dramatically destroyed thus make the joint space

back to work. She also has a teenager at home that is having a hard time with Math. Some of her coping mechanism is that she gets to go home to her family every weekend. My client gave it her all at all activities. She admits that she will do whatever it takes to be able to go back to work and be the mother she was. She participates in all exercises and gladly takes advice the staff is giving her. At the Regional Dialysis Center, my patient admits that when her doctor mentioned that she will need dialysis she thought he was crazy. She did perineal dialysis for a while with the help of her husband, but it was getting harder to do. My patient and her husband lived in Arizona for a while, but moved up here to be closer to family. Her family

A sparkling, white smile is the by-product of good dental hygiene. Daily brushing, flossing and visiting the dentist for semi-annual exams and cleanings all play a role in keeping teeth healthy and bright. What many don't know, however, is that keeping teeth healthy helps to keep the entire body functioning well. When it comes to dental hygiene, it is always better to take great care of the teeth to play it safe rather than being sorry later when minor tooth problems have become larger ones.

Aggressive periodontitis is a form of periodontal disease which involves rapid destruction of the periodontal ligament and alveolar bone. This disease normally affects the younger population, but may be found in the older population. Those affected suffer from early tooth loss, reduction in tissue and increased of microorganisms such as Aggregatibacter actinommycetemcomitans(Aa), Porphyromonas gingivalis(Pg), and Prevotella intermedia(Pi). Scaling and root planning (SRP) have been considered the gold standard in eliminating bacterial plaque (Annaji et al., 2016, p. ZC08). According to Annaji et al, with the recent development of antibiotic resistance there has been an increase use of lasers and photodynamic therapy (PDT) as non-invasive therapeutic