Category: Illness

Pasteurs Input to Knowledge of Infectious Illnesses Table of Contents Role in Society Personal History Evolution of Treatment Approach References Role in Society One of the most influential people in medical history was the French microbiologist and chemist Louis Pasteur. He significantly contributed to the current knowledge of infectious illnesses and ushered in a new…

Social Distribution of Illness in the United States Introduction Health and illness sociology is a discipline that scrutinizes the interactions between society and health. The main objective that sociology seeks to achieve is to determine how peoples social life affects mortality rate and morbidity and vice versa. The difference between this sociology and medical sociology…

Frailty: Geriatric Syndromes and Chronic Illnesses Geriatric Syndromes The elderly are generally known to be a population that is rather vulnerable in the framework if its health. One of the reasons why such an issue is observed is the presence of geriatric syndromes. Unfortunately, professionals are not yet able to state if geriatric syndromes underlie…

Interventions for Homeless With Mental Illness Doulas, A. V., & Lurigio, A. J. (2010). Youth crisis intervention teams (CITs): A response to the fragmentation of the educational, mental health, and juvenile justice systems. Journal of Police Crisis Negotiations, 10(12), 241263. doi:10.1080/15332586.2010.481893 In this article, the researchers conduct a non-systematic literature review to explore preliminary and…

Wellness-Illness Sequences Impact on Patient Care Table of Contents Introduction Human Experience across Health-illness Continuum Importance of Health-Illness Continuum to Health and Patient Care Reflection on the Personal State of Health Resources Supporting Wellness Conclusion References Introduction A persons health condition is not constant and continually transforming. People alternate between being healthy and ill, then…

People Living With Chronic Illness Are at Risk of Experiencing Stigma and Social Isolation Table of Contents Introduction Stigmatization and isolation of chronic illness persons Concepts and theories of chronic illness The shifting perspectives model of chronic illness Nurses assistance to the chronic ill persons Management of chronic illness Conclusion Reference List Introduction Chronic illness…

The Clinical Recommendation for Three Illnesses In the above case study, the patient is suffering from Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, and Angina. Therefore, the clinical recommendation will involve therapies to help manage the condition. First statins such as Lovastatin, Simvastatin, Atorvastatin, and Rosuvastatin would deal with abnormal lipid levels and lower coronary artery conditions. According to Vamvakis…

Mental Illness: The Case Study This document presents the results of John Does mental illness assessment histories. The interview was conducted to collect information about the clients mental health condition. It contained open ended questions about John Does mental history. The first part of this document highlights the assessment histories that will be performed while…

Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities Program Analysis The Injuries, Illnesses, and Fatalities (IIF) program generates a wealth of data on industrial injuries and illnesses. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (2021), there were 4,764 fatal work injuries in the United States in 2020, a 10.7 percent decline from 5,333 in 2019. Transportation and material…

Foodborn Illness Outbreak Across the Countries The article titled Hepatitis A Cases in Hungary Prompt Berry Mix Recall describes the outbreak of hepatitis A in Hungary following a dinner at a restaurant where people who developed the disease ate a berry mix. The mix is produced in Poland and has been distributed to a vast…