Essays on: Pathophysiology

Title: The Genetics, Pathophysiology, and Developing Therapies Concerning Parkinson's Disease
Last modified: 4th Dec 2020
Introduction: 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. ...

Title: Pathophysiology of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Last modified: 4th Dec 2020
Introduction: 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....

Title: Pathophysiology of Congestive Heart Failure
Last modified: 3rd Dec 2020
Introduction: 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) ...

Title: Pathophysiology of the Digestive System and Treatments for Dietary Diseases
Last modified: 8th Oct 2020
Introduction: 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....

Title: Pathophysiology Processes: Reye’s Syndrome
Last modified: 2nd Oct 2020
Introduction: 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....

Title: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Epidemiology and Pathophysiology
Last modified: 24th Sep 2020
Introduction: 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 ...

Title: Pyelonephritis : Pathophysiology, Etiology, Signs and Symptoms
Last modified: 24th Sep 2020
Introduction: 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....

Title: Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Last modified: 17th Jun 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: Pathophysiology of Alzheimer’s Disease
Last modified: 17th Jun 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: Pathophysiology of Asthma and Effect on the Child
Last modified: 3rd Jun 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: Asthma: Pathophysiology, Education and Health Promotion
Last modified: 2nd Jun 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: Pathophysiology Case Study: Chest Pain
Last modified: 29th May 2020
Introduction: 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 ...

Title: Pathophysiology of Injuries in Trauma Care
Last modified: 29th May 2020
Introduction: 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 ...

Title: Therapeutic Management of Parkinson’s Disease in Adults
Last modified: 28th May 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Pathophysiology, Symptoms and Treatment
Last modified: 28th May 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: Barrett’s Esophagus: Pathophysiology and Clinical Information
Last modified: 25th May 2020
Introduction: 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, ...

Title: Trichomoniasis: Pathophysiology, Clinical Evaluation and Diagnostic Testing
Last modified: 12th May 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: Stroke Case Study | Pathophysiology and Care Delivery Plan
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: Pathophysiology of sepsis | Case Study
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: Case Study: Impact of Type 1 Diabetes
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: Pathophysiology Analysis of Hyperthyroidism
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction:  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...

Title: Multiple Sclerosis: Pathophysiology, Treatment and Procedures
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: Pathophysiology Of Dyspnoea A Cough And Purulent Sputum Nursing Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: Pathophysiology of Skin Alterations
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: Pathophysiology Disease Body
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 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 ...

Title: Pathophysiology of Coronary Diseases
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Describe the pathophysiology of coronary artery disease (what is it / signs & symptoms / treatments / outcomes desired. Coronary Artery disease (CAD) occurs when fatty plaques are built up in...

Title: Meningitis: Risk Factors, Pathophysiology and Clinical Manifestations
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 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, ...

Title: Myocardial Infarction Pathophysiology, Studies and Treatments
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: COPD: Anatomy, Pathophysiology and Impact on the Body
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: Pathophysiology of Down's Syndrome
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: Pathophysiology of Metabolic Diseases: Rheumatoid Arthritis
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: Pathophysiology of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Pathophysiology, Treatment and Prevention
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction  You have cancer! The word “Cancer”, might be the most frightening word in medicine. Life changes suddenly and profoundly after a cancer diagnosis. Initially, the s...

Title: Thw Pathophysiology Of Diabetes Health And Social Care Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: 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...

Title: Pathophysiology Of Dvt Formation Health And Social Care Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: DVT is the result of a number of factors that include stasis of blood, endothelial injury and hypercoagulability of blood. PE is a major complication of DVT and occurs when a thrombus or blood clot de...

Title: Pathophysiology Of Multiple Sclerosis Health And Social Care Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system (CNS) and it’s characterized mainly by demylination of the myelin sheath (CALABRESI, 2004). There are spe...

Title: Upper Extremity Pathophysiology Of Hemiplegia Health And Social Care Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Stroke is the sudden loss of neurological function caused by an interruption of blood flow to the brain. Motor deficits are characterized by paralysis (hemiplegia), typically on the side of body oppos...

Title: Pathophysiology Of Coronary Artery Disease Health And Social Care Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Heart attack has become a common household term in the United States, due to the fact that approximately 16 million American have been diagnosed with coronary artery disease. According to American H...

Title: Pathophysiology Of Emphysema
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: This essay will describe the pathophysiology of emphysema and the effect it had on a specific patient that I have chosen for this assignment. It will accomplish this by referring to the patients prese...

Title: Pathophysiology of breast cancer
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Cancer is a process in which normal cells go through stages that eventually change them to abnormal cells that multiply out of control. Breast cancer is a malignant growth that begins in the tissue o...

Title: Anatomy Physiology And Pathophysiology Of Tof And Dorv Health Essay
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Paediatric perfusion Compare the anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology of Tetralogy of Fallot(TOF) and Double Outlet Right Ventricle (DORV) Congenital heart anomalies are described as any defect pre...

Title: The pathophysiology of a disease: COPD
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: This assignment will discuss the pathophysiology of a disease process of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It will also show how biological, psychological and the social aspects of the dis...

Title: Asthma Pathophysiology: Etiology and Risk
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: School nursing is one of several traditional roles for community health nurse. Providing health care for schools placed for a number of reasons. In the first place, school environment it self may crea...

Title: Pathophysiology of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Introduction This essay will explore the pathophysiology relating to a call I attended while on practice placement as a student technician. The initial call details were that it was a 45 year old fem...

Title: Aetiology and Pathophysiology of Heart Failure
Last modified: 11th Feb 2020
Introduction: Rachel Corston-Jackson   Heart Failure The heart is a diverse organ and the diseases associated with it are caused by many different organs when they become dysfunctional or diseased. It is for th...