Tag: Pathophysiology
Pathophysiology is a convergence of pathology with physiology, and is the study of the disordered physiological processes that cause, result from, or are otherwise associated with a disease or injury.
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The Genetics, Pathophysiology, and Developing Therapies Concerning Parkinson's Disease
Nursing Literature Reviews
Parkinson’s disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders in the world. It is a movement disorder caused by the deterioration of dopamine producing cells in a portion of the midbrain called the substantia nigra. ...
Last modified: 4th Dec 2020
Pathophysiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is chronic inflammation of the air ways, specifically the peripheral airways and lung parenchyma (alveoli and bronchioles) which leads to expiratory airflow limitation....
Last modified: 4th Dec 2020
Pathophysiology of Congestive Heart Failure
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Congestive heart failure (CHF) is the inability of the heart to 1) properly fill the ventricles (diastolic dysfunction) and 2) effectively pump blood out of the heart (systolic dysfunction) ...
Last modified: 3rd Dec 2020
Pathophysiology of the Digestive System and Treatments for Dietary Diseases
Nursing Assignments
The mouth is the start of the digestive system. The mouth is where food is chewed and broken down into very small pieces. The salvia in the mouth is mixed with the food to easily help digest the food....
Last modified: 8th Oct 2020
Pathophysiology Processes: Reye’s Syndrome
Nursing Essays
Reye’s Syndrome is a rare condition that results in swelling of the brain and liver as described by Australian Pathologist R. Douglas Reye in 1963. This disease mostly affects children and teens recovering from the chickenpox or the flu....
Last modified: 2nd Oct 2020
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Epidemiology and Pathophysiology
Nursing Essays
Systemic Lupus Erythematous (SLE) is a complex chronic autoimmune disease that affects multiple organ systems. In SLE many autoantibodies are created causing multiple organ systems to be affected and resulting in the inflammatory responses evident in the clinical manifestation of the disease ...
Last modified: 24th Sep 2020
Pyelonephritis : Pathophysiology, Etiology, Signs and Symptoms
Nursing Essays
Pyelonephritis is a kidney infection and is a form of a urinary tract infection (UTI). Urinary tract infections (UTIs) is one of the most common kinds of viruses prone to everyone....
Last modified: 24th Sep 2020
Mitral Valve Regurgitation
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Mitral Valve Regurgitation This patient is a forty-eight-year-old plumber. His general practitioner referred him following an insurance medical exam during which a systolic murmur was identified. He w...
Last modified: 17th Jun 2020
Pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s Disease
Nursing Essays
Introduction of Alzheimer’s Disease Alzheimer’s Disease is named after Dr. Alois Alzheimer, in 1906 when he noticed changes in the brain tissue of a woman who had died of an unusual mental illness...
Last modified: 17th Jun 2020
Pathophysiology of Asthma and Effect on the Child
Nursing Essays
Asthma Function of the respiration system The upper respiratory is composed of the oral cavity the pharynx, nasal cavity, and the larynx. The upper respiration tracts ensure that the air that enteri...
Last modified: 3rd Jun 2020
Asthma: Pathophysiology, Education and Health Promotion
Nursing Assignments
Diagnosis: Based on the HPI, ROS, PE, and diagnostic tests, the diagnosis is most likely to be an acute asthma exacerbation. Episodes of an asthma attack are mostly triggered by exposures to an allerg...
Last modified: 2nd Jun 2020
Pathophysiology Case Study: Chest Pain
Nursing Assignments
Assignment essay Mr George Orwell is a 68-year-old male residing in rural South Australia. His deceased wife, Heather had terminal breast cancer. Mr. Orwell arrived at, and was admitted to, the ...
Last modified: 29th May 2020
Pathophysiology of Injuries in Trauma Care
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Introduction to major incident: The world is moving at a fast pace and the introduction of various methods and techniques to enhance an individual’s wellbeing has always been an important aspect of ...
Last modified: 29th May 2020
Therapeutic Management of Parkinson’s Disease in Adults
Nursing Essays
1) Pathophysiology and clinical manifestations Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive condition of the nervous system in which parts of the brain deteriorate gradually. It is marked by both motor...
Last modified: 28th May 2020
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Pathophysiology, Symptoms and Treatment
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Pulmonary Arterial hypertension is a type of blood pressure that creates consequences for arteries of lungs that are medically known as pulmonary arterioles. In this condition, capillaries are narrowe...
Last modified: 28th May 2020
Barrett’s Esophagus: Pathophysiology and Clinical Information
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Barrett’s Esophagus: Pathophysiology and Clinical Information Introduction Barrett’s esophagus (BE) is “ a metaplastic change of the esophageal mucosa from squamous to columnar mucosa (Halland, ...
Last modified: 25th May 2020
Trichomoniasis: Pathophysiology, Clinical Evaluation and Diagnostic Testing
Nursing Essays
Trichomoniasis Trichomoniasis is a sexually transmitted infection frequently encountered in the emergency department setting that is caused by Trichomonas vaginalis. According to Patel, Gaydos, Pack...
Last modified: 12th May 2020
Stroke Case Study | Pathophysiology and Care Delivery Plan
Nursing Case Studies
This paper will discuss the case study relating to the patient, Mrs Amelia Middleton, and answer a series of questions relating to the pathophysiology of stroke, nursing care of the patient, and resp...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Pathophysiology of sepsis | Case Study
Nursing Case Studies
Thomas, a 70-year-old man, admitted to hospital with a five-day history of coughing with yellow-green sputum, pyrexia, rigors, poor appetite, mild chest pain and increasing difficulty of breathing. T...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Case Study: Impact of Type 1 Diabetes
Nursing Case Studies
Title: Knowledge required for decision making in adult nursing Introduction. This essay is primarily about the impact of Type 1 diabetes on a particular patient. It will consider not only the rele...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Pathophysiology Analysis of Hyperthyroidism
Nursing Essays
Hyperthyroidism is a disorder that falls under the category of endocrine disorders. The thyroid gland is overactive and produces more thyroid hormones than the body needs. As a result, ther...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Multiple Sclerosis: Pathophysiology, Treatment and Procedures
Nursing Essays
Multiple Sclerosis Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disorder that affects the central nervous system. This disease results in dysfunction of the voluntary muscles. Th...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Pathophysiology Of Dyspnoea A Cough And Purulent Sputum Nursing Essay
Nursing Essays
This assignment is a case based written report. The case involved is case three and is based on a 50 year old man by the name of Cedric who was diagnosed with COPD five years ago. He has presented wit...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Nursing Essays
Research Paper Related to Prevention of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 Beginning in the 1990’s, the number of cases of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 (DMT2) began increasing. This increase occurred alon...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Pathophysiology of Skin Alterations
Nursing Essays
Skin Alterations Beverly Phelps Abstract Human skin is the largest multifunctional organ of the body, and knowledge of its structure and function is essential to clinicians and researchers. The sk...
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
