Category: Disease

Heart Disease Is a Silent Killer Prevention of Heart Disease in Adults Heart disease and its consequences are prominent health issues, both in the United States and worldwide. People with cardiovascular conditions have to limit their physical activities due to fatigue, lightheadedness, pain, and other issues. Moreover, heart diseases are associated with heightened risks of…

Chronic Diseases in Elderly People and Education Table of Contents Definition Epidemiology Clinical Presentation Complications Diagnosis Conclusion and PICOT References The population of the elderly continues growing today. This growth makes hospitals and medical centers focus on different aspects of health promotion among the aging people because of the prevalence of chronic diseases (Song et…

Aspects of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Table of Contents Introduction Situation Background detail Clinical Assessment Recommendations Conclusion References Introduction A group of chronic illnesses known together as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affect a persons capacity to breathe normally. This presentation details a case study of a patient who visited the emergency room (ER) complaining…

Sickle Cell Disease Analysis Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) also referred to as Sickle Cell Anemia (SCA) is an autosomal blood disorder that occurs in individuals who possess a pair of recessive Sickle Cell genes. Sickle Cell Disease is usually characterized by the abnormal appearance of the red blood cells (Alexander, Baldwin, Money & McDaniel, 2002).…

Patient Teaching Plan: Hypertension as a Modifiable Risk Factor for Kidney Disease Introduction of a Modifiable Risk Factor The patient has been diagnosed with renal failure. The modifiable risk factors of this disease include anemia, dyslipidemia, metabolic perturbations, hypertension, and cardiovascular disease (Parikh et al., 2006). The present assignment shall focus on hypertension as a…

Health Belief Model of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Introduction Health Belief Model is a theory that the health care practitioners use in health education and promotion. According to Carley (2009), the theory was developed in 1950s to explain why many people did not utilize the screening programs particularly for tuberculosis. The underlying principle of Health…

Health Promotion Among Australian Aborigines with Respiratory Diseases Table of Contents Grant Application: An Original Study Executive Summary Goal Statement Needs Analysis Rationale Project Objectives Intervention Proposals References Grant Application: An Original Study Chronic Condition Addressed: Alzheimers disease. Parkinsons disease. Auto-immune diseases eg ulcerative colitis, lupus, Crohns disease, Coeliac disease. Blindness. Hearing impairment. Chronic fatigue…

Sexually Transmitted Diseases Awareness Campaigns The issues of HIV and STD have been on the global health agenda for quite a while. Even though new problems have emerged, toning down the gravity of the HIV- and STD-related ones, there is still the necessity to educate young people about the threat of STD. For this purpose,…

Tuberculosis: Family Medicine and Disease Prevention Table of Contents Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) Infection Prevention and Control Surveillance Epidemiology Special Topics and Significant Events Conclusion References Appendix Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is an acute or chronic infectious disease that has claimed many lives for centuries. It has been changing for years, making it difficult to have a…

Epidemiology and Prevention Policy for Non-Communicable Diseases Table of Contents Epidemiology of diabetes in Belgium Risk factors for diabetes in Belgium and the United States Initiatives to reduce the burden of diabetes Conclusions References Among numerous non-communicable diseases, diabetes is a burden on contemporary society. It has both social and economic impact, but the unawareness…