10: Living with Cancer and Other Chronic Conditions Key Terms regulatory gene Genes that control cell specialization‚ replication‚ DNA repair‚ and tumor suppression. oncogenes Faulty regulatory genes that are believed to activate the development of cancer. proto-oncogenes Normal regulatory genes that may become oncogenes. metastasis The spread of cancerous cells from their site of origin to other areas of the body. benign Noncancerous; localized nonmalignant tumors contained within a
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Diabetes‚ Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy Open Access Full Text Article Dovepress Review open access to scientific and medical research The economic impact of obesity in the United States This article was published in the following Dove Press journal: Diabetes‚ Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy 17 August 2010 Number of times this article has been viewed Ross A Hammond Ruth Levine economic Studies Program‚ Brookings institution‚ washington DC‚
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Cultural-Bound Syndrome Yasenta Newman Immaculata University July 31‚ 2012 Dr. Sudol-Regan PSY 608 The term culture-bound syndrome was included in the fourth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. The term cultural-bound syndrome is said to be recurrent with specific patterns of abnormal behavior that can be linked to a particular DSM-IV-TR diagnostic category. Many of these patterns is said to be considered illnesses. The particular symptoms‚ development
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Paul Keel CDV 106 Cassandra Johnson December 2‚ 2013 Script for Fragile X Presentation Slide 1. FRAGILE X SYNDROME Slide 2. Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a genetic disorder and the leading cause of inherited mental retardation. Children with this syndrome often have significant delays in learning‚ autistic-like behavior‚ hyperactivity‚ and a distinctive physical appearance Slide 3. The term “fragile X” comes from the finding that the X chromosomes of affected individuals have a
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Introduction Chronic periodontitis is an inflammatory disease that affects the supporting tissues of the teeth‚ it is a multifactorial influenced by genetics as well as by the environment [1]. Periodontitis is characterized by persistent inflammation‚ connective tissue breakdown‚ and alveolar destruction [2]. It is initiated by specific bacteria within the plaque biofilm and progresses due to an abnormal inflammatory immune response to those bacteria [3]. It is the major cause of tooth loss and is
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Down Syndrome‚ or DS‚ occurs when a trisomy is found in the twenty-first chromosome leaving three genetically identical chromatids. Down Syndrome is often seen as a disability that limits people while society is also portraying it as a defining characteristic that makes these unique people societal outcasts. Down Syndrome is taken very lightly instead of receiving the attention and care that it requires. In order to understand Down Syndrome‚ one must know the outcome and impact of Down Syndrome‚ one
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Todd’s syndrome‚ more frequently referred to as Alice in Wonderland syndrome‚ it is a disorienting neurological condition that primarily targets children‚ mostly young woman between ages of 2-13. Alice in wonderland syndrome affects human visual perception and involves an array of symptoms that include transient altered perception of the shapes of inanimate and animate objects that appear to be smaller or larger than normal. There can also be an impaired sense of passage of time or the feeling of
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Shwachman Diamond Syndrome (SDS) is an inherited condition that affects mainly the bone marrow‚ pancreas‚ and skeletal system of the human body. Bone marrow produces new blood cells; however‚ in a patient with SDS‚ the bone marrow does not make all of the types of white blood cells making the body more vulnerable to infection. The pancreas produces enzymes that help break down and use nutrients from food. SDS results in the pancreas not producing enough of these enzymes‚ which makes it hard to digest
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Peter Pan syndrome‚ is exactly how it sounds. It ’s a disorder that is derived from the novel Peter Pan written by J.M. Barrie that defines those who appear as an adult but their actions are quite childlike. The ‘Peter Pans’ of present society “see the adult world as very problematic and glorify adolescence‚ which is why they want to stay in that state of privilege”‚ according to Humbelina Robles Ortega‚ professor of the Department of Personality‚ Evaluation and Psychological Treatment of the University
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Care Plan for Pain: Chronic| Student Name:|Samantha Lewis|Current Date: 4/19/12|| Patient:|SL|Age: |33|Sex:|F|Dates Care Given: 4/19/2012|| Admission Diagnosis/History: Chronic Pancreatitis| 1)PE 2) Hysterectomy 3)C Section | Nursing Diagnosis: Pain: Chronic | | ASSESSMENT| Objective Data|Subjective Data| · Increased blood pressure|· Pt holding lower left abdomen| · Increased heart rate|· Pt eyes closed| · Increased respirations|· Furrowed brow| · |· |
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