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.

Pathophysiology

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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

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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

Pyelonephritis : Pathophysiology, Etiology, Signs and Symptoms

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

Trichomoniasis: Pathophysiology, Clinical Evaluation and Diagnostic Testing

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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

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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

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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

Pathophysiology Analysis of Hyperthyroidism

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 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

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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

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2

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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

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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

Pathophysiology Disease Body

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Ulcerative colitis. Pathophysiology is the study of disturbance of normal mechanical, physical and biochemical functions either caused by a disease or resulting from a disease or abnormal syndrome or ...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Meningitis: Risk Factors, Pathophysiology and Clinical Manifestations

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Meningitis Meningitis can be a life-threatening disease involving both the brain and spinal cord. The complexity of meningitis varies with the cause, which could be: viruses, bacteria, ...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Myocardial Infarction Pathophysiology, Studies and Treatments

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Myocardial Infarction The heart needs a consistent supply of oxygen and nutrients.  Three coronary arteries are found in the heart, with two of them branching out to...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

COPD: Anatomy, Pathophysiology and Impact on the Body

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COPD: Anatomy, Pathophysiology and Impact on the Body Chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder is seen to be a lot more common in older adults and contribute to a lot of problems as peopl...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Pathophysiology of Down's Syndrome

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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 Na...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Pathophysiology of Metabolic Diseases: Rheumatoid Arthritis

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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...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Pathophysiology of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease

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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 approxima...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020

Thw Pathophysiology Of Diabetes Health And Social Care Essay

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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 insuli...

Last modified: 11th Feb 2020