...Colon cancer is a group of diseases that contains uncontrollable growth of cells. A collection of abnormal cells known as a tumor. cancer is diagnosed when a tumor is found and has the potential to spread. Cancer is a something that runs on my mothers side of the family, she has it as well. Cancer is a major disability and cause of death over 20% of all deaths are caused by some type of cancer. With not exactly having a cause of cancer there are test that can show whether you are at a high risk of catching cancer or not. A risk factor can be anything that can affect your chance of catching a disease is a risk factor. Some are hereditary and can not be controlled while others you can controll. The risk factors that can be controlled is your diet and exercise, your current and future behavior, environmental exposures, things such as tobacco use and other chemicals. The ones that are uncontrollable are the ones that are hereditary or in family history, environmental exposure, and behaviors that you may have contributed to in the past. Some lifestyle choices you may make in your life to decrease your risk for catching cancer can be to maintain your diet and exercise, also to make sure you keep up with maintaining healthy behaviors. To maintain your diet make sure you eat healthy add fruits into your diet as well as vegetables. When adding fruit to your diet on a daily basis at least 3 servings of fruit can reduce the risk of you having a stroke, heart attack, and also from catching...
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...Chronic Disease Risk Assessment Jerrod H. Hasenbank Sci 162 March 23, 2014 Debra Santi Chronic Disease Risk Assessment The Chronic Disease Risk Assessment I took was for prostate cancer. Prostate cancer is a disease that affects only men usually above 50 years of age. About one in five men in the United States will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, making it the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in men. The prostate is a gland that is part of the male reproductive system. The gland is roughly the size of a walnut. It is positioned just below the bladder and surrounds the urethra. The primary purpose of the prostate gland is to produce fluid that is part of semen. The National Cancer Institute defines prostate cancer as “Cancer that forms in tissues of the prostate gland.” (National Cancer Institute, 2013). Some of the known un-modifiable risk factors for developing prostate cancer are age, family history, and race. Other modifiable risk factors include being overweight, smoking, not eating a healthy diet and not getting enough physical exercise. As a man ages, the risk of developing prostate cancer increases. Prostate cancer diagnosis is unusual in men under the age of 50. Male family medical history plays a role in raising the chances of a man being diagnosed with prostate cancer. African American men have been shown to have an increased risk of prostate cancer than in white men. Men can reduce their chances of developing prostate cancer greatly by incorporating...
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...LEUKEMIA RISK Leukemia is a malignant disorder that can be overlooked, and can develop into the acute stage if regular blood test are not performed. This cancer starts in blood-forming tissue such as the bone marrow and causes large numbers of blood cells to be produced and enter the bloodstream. Bone marrow is where the white blood cells, red blood cells, and platelets are made. The symptoms are so common to other illnesses, and is usually diagnosed incidentally when blood tests or radiological studies are performed for other indications. The type of symptoms will depend on the type of leukemia, and how much the cancer that has grown. These common symptoms may include: • Fever and night sweats • Frequent or unusual infections • Weakness and fatigue • Headaches • Bruising of the skin and bleeding from the gums or rectum • Bone pain • Joint pain • Swelling of the belly or pain on the left side of the belly or in the left shoulder from a swollen spleen. • Swollen lymph nodes in the armpit, neck or groin • Decreased appetite and weight loss because you feel full and do not want to eat. Leukemia can be acute or chronic. Acute leukemia develops very quickly and can make you feel sick right away. Chronic leukemia gets worse slowly, and there is usually no symptoms for years. The four main types of leukemia are: Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML), Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL), and Chronic myelogenous...
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...Chronic Risk Disease Assessment 5/24/2014 SCI/162 Kalind Parkhurst Kelly Kollman I. What is Type II Diabetes? A. Type II diabetes, also referred to as non-insulin-dependent or adult-onset diabetes, is caused by the body becoming incapable of using insulin properly. 1. When an individual has type 2 diabetes, the body does not produce enough insulin or the cells ignore the insulin. 2. The insulin is used by the body for energy. When an individual eats, the food is broken down into glucose and the process of creating glucose is stopped or interfered with. 3. When glucose builds up in the blood instead of going into cells this causes many risks to the health of the individual. II. What are the causes and risk factors? A. Individuals who are at the highest risk of contracting diabetes are inactive individuals, people with high fat diets, people with high sugar consumption, and low dietary fiber contents. 1. Diabetes often sets in as individual’s age and continues living for a long period with high risk factors such as obesity. 2. Type II diabetes is a severe risk factor for heart attacks and strokes. 3. It is the second-leading cause of blindness and kidney failure and the number one reason that individuals must undergo amputation of legs. III. How is it diagnosed? A. There are two standard tests for diabetes which are called the FPG test and the OGTT test. 1. FPG test is the preferred test for diagnosing diabetes because of its convenience and low...
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...Chronic Disease Risk Assessment Essay I have recently taken the chronic disease risk assessment on our school website on diabetes. After completing the assessment and reading the assessment I was given some pretty good pointers about the situation we put our body in from bad eating habits. Diabetes being a high risk factors for anyone who is overweight or anyone who may have this terrible disease that has plagued people over the last few years. And I do mean plagued, it seems as obesity rises in percentages that so does diabetes. There are two different types of diabetes that the world population deals and suffers with. These types are named after those numbers. Type one, and type two, are how they are classified. In type one diabetes the pancreas is an internal organ in which creates something called insulin. Insulin is a necessity for the body to have in order to change the sugar that you take into energy. Without insulin the sugar will remain unconverted and overload in the body causing extreme health issues and even death. This type of diabetes comes from the simple inability for your pancreas to do the job it was created to do, which is to create this hormone that is desperately needed in our everyday bodily functions. This type of diabetes can be treated by insulin being injected into our systems on a daily basis which does the same function as the not working pancreas. Type two diabetes, is a condition which is more common in the world today and is also known...
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...tallness and weight, I don't have the foggiest idea about my family history with respect to sicknesses. I just realize that my grandma, my mother’s mother, has type 2 diabetes and my father had hepatitis C, however it was cured a while back. I'm not exactly positive if diabetes runs in my family since I don't know any other person that has it. My father had hepatitis C because of drug use I accept it was, so I don't imagine that runs in the gang. I was tried for hepatitis C various times when I was a teenager and all times my test was negative. I additionally don't have the foggiest idea about my pulse, cholesterol level and whatever else might be available with respect to my general wellbeing. So, the danger appraisal couldn't find which disease(s) I am at danger of creating. At this minute, since my family history in regards to constant maladies, my circulatory strain, cholesterol level and all other wellbeing data with respect to myself, is obscure and I am fundamentally at danger of all sicknesses, likewise, in light of the way that I am not in extraordinary general wellbeing, I'm inclined to numerous interminable ailments. Danger components for these malady are: • Genetics and family history • Obesity or being overweight • Ethnic foundation • Sedentary lifestyle • Age, and additionally nature's turf I have as of now started rolling out improvements to my lifestyle. I have started practicing and consuming healthier. I have set a period administration plan for myself...
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...Summary of My Chronic Disease Risk Assessment Chronic illness: An illness that persists for a long period of time. The term "chronic" comes from the Greek chronos, time and means lasting a long time. A chronic illness is one lasting 3 months or more, by the definition of the U.S. National Center for Health Statistics. In ancient Greece, the "father of medicine" Hippocrates distinguished diseases that were acute (abrupt, sharp and brief) from those that were chronic. This is still a very useful distinction subacute has been coined to designate the mid-ground between acute and chronic. “What is Lung Cancer?” Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells in the lung. Normal lung tissue is made up of cells that are programmed by nature to create lungs of a certain shape and function. Sometimes the instructions to a cell go haywire and that cell and its offspring reproduce wildly, without regard for the shape and function of a lung. That wild reproduction can form tumors that clog up the lung and make it stop functioning as it should. Because of the large size of the lungs, cancer may grow for many years, undetected, without causing suspicion. In fact, lung cancer can spread outside the lungs without causing any symptoms. Adding to the confusion, the most common symptom of lung cancer, a persistent cough, can often be mistaken for a cold or bronchitis. What is cancer? Cancer is not one disease, but a group of diseases that have in common the uncontrolled...
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...Awareness Campaign of Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a growing public health problem in the United States and worldwide. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (2014), over 10% of adults nationwide have CKD to some degree. The disease is associated with a risk of cardiovascular disease, kidney failure, other health problems, and even death. People diagnosed with hypertension or diabetes are at a higher risk of developing chronic kidney disease. Researchers have determined that people with hypertension or diabetes remain undiagnosed, even though many of these people could undergo treatment at low cost and lifestyle modifications (Plantinga et al., 2010). Kidney Anatomy and Physiology The kidneys...
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...Levels of Neutrophil Gelatinase- Associated Lipocalin for Early Kidney Disease. Student’s Name University Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction/Background of the Study………………………………………………...3 2.0 Problem………………………………………………………………………………..3 3.0 Significance to Nursing……………………………………………………………….4 4.0 Purpose………………………………………………………………………………..4 5.0 Objectives……………………………………………………………………………..4 6.0 Research Questions……………………………………………………………………4 7.0 Methods of Study……………………………………………………………………...4 8.0 Quantitative or Qualitative…………………………………………………………….5 9.0 Research Design……………………………………………………………………….5 10.0 Sample………………………………………………………………………………..5 11.0 Procedures/results of Study…………………………………………………………..5 12.0 Findings………………………………………………………………………………6 13.0 Implications for Nursing……………………………………………………………....6 14.0 Contribution of Findings to Nursing Knowledge…………………………………….6 15.0 Ethical Considerations………………………………………………………………..6 16.0 Study Approval…………………………………………………………………….....7 17.0 Patient Privacy Protection………………………………………………………….....7 18.0 Conclusion…………………………………………………………………………….7 References……………………………………………………………………………….…8 1. Background of the Study Neutrophil Gelatinase also known as Oncogene 24p3 is associated with Lipocalin, Coresh et. al(2007). NGAL is a protein that is in humans and is always associated with the genes of LCN2.Lipocalin abbreviated...
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...Kidney disease 1 Running Head: CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE Understanding Chronic Kidney Disease Kim Prior Rock Valley College Kidney disease 2 Understanding Chronic Kidney Disease Chronic kidney disease is a growing problem with increasing numbers of patients being diagnosed and those beginning dialysis or the transplant process. “Currently, 26 million Americans have CKD…and 111,000 patients were newly diagnosed with end-stage renal disease in 1 year” (Castner, 2010, p. 26). Chronic kidney disease develops over years and can be considered a silent disease because many patients with this disease are diagnosed while being tested for another condition. Signs and symptoms of the disease are dependent on the cause, stage, and other medical conditions the patient has that may complicate the kidney disease. The first step is to identify patients with increased risk factors and early signs and symptoms of kidney disease. Risk factors include a family history, diabetes, smoking, obesity, hypertension, exposure to harmful substances that may injure the kidneys, and cardiac conditions such as heart failure or acute myocardial infarction (Castner, 2010). Patients that have these risk factors should be evaluated frequently by their physician as well as educated about lifestyle changes to decrease their risk (weight loss, exercise, smoking cessation, blood sugar control, blood pressure monitoring, and a healthy diet. Early signs and symptoms include fatigue...
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...Chronic kidney diseaseFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Chronic kidney disease Classification and external resources Uremic frost on the forehead and scalp of a young man who presented with complaints of chronic anorexia and fatigue with blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine levels of approximately 100 and 50 mg/dL respectively. ICD-10 N18 ICD-9 585.9 585.1-585.5 403 DiseasesDB 11288 MedlinePlus 000471 eMedicine article/238798 MeSH D007676 Chronic kidney disease (CKD), also known as chronic renal disease (CRD), is a progressive loss in renal function over a period of months or years. The symptoms of worsening kidney function are non-specific, and might include feeling generally unwell and experiencing a reduced appetite. Often, chronic kidney disease is diagnosed as a result of screening of people known to be at risk of kidney problems, such as those with high blood pressure or diabetes and those with a blood relative with chronic kidney disease. Chronic kidney disease may also be identified when it leads to one of its recognized complications, such as cardiovascular disease, anemia or pericarditis.[1] It is differentiated from acute kidney disease in that the reduction in kidney function must be present for over 3 months. Chronic kidney disease is identified by a blood test for creatinine. Higher levels of creatinine indicate a lower glomerular filtration rate and as a result a decreased capability of the kidneys...
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...minimizing the progression of Acute Kidney injury to Chronic Kidney Disease Students Name Institutions Affiliation Date Hypertension is risk factors for the chronic kidney disease, which is an advancement of the acute kidney disease. Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) is when the long-term flow of blood against the arterial walls is above optimum and this causes some related health problems. Epistemological study on hypertension shows that Australia is the leading country with the highest population suffering from high blood pressure (hypertension). According to the study, 1.7 million adults in Australia suffer from this disease. If the estimates of glomerular filtration rate fall less than 60 ml/min/1.7sq meters, the patient is positive for chronic kidney disease. When a person’s body pressure rises to abnormal levels, the patient has hypertension. Therefore this is a factor causing kidney disease since it affects the kidney directly. Hypertension is a very funny disease because one can leave with it for a couple of years but it doesn’t show the symptoms. When it is uncontrolled, it exposes you life to a lot of risks and to some extent you may have stroke and even heart attack. The kidneys work best when the blood pressure is at normal levels. When one has unwanted cholesterol in their body, this means that their blood has numerous fatty substances. There are various methods to control this disease. Changing the normal way of your life can add a lot...
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...Chronic Kidney Disease Abstract Chronic kidney disease is a progressive disease that destroys the function of the human kidneys. This purpose of this research paper is to present an introductory profile of the disease. The profile includes a description of the disease, leading causes, how it is diagnosed, and its stages. Current statistics of the individuals impacted by the disease and mortality are provided. This paper will also explain the progressive nature of the disease and how the kidneys are damaged. Finally, the treatment goals and actions for the different stages of the disease are laid forth. Chronic Kidney Disease Kidneys are vital organs that regulate the body’s fluid level, filter toxins, control blood pressure, and more. A human cannot live without at least one functioning kidney. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a progressive disease that destroys the operating capacity of the kidneys. CKD impacts millions of Americans and is often undiagnosed until it is in an advanced stage. The human body attempts to compensate for the disease and, in doing so, worsens the condition. CKD is usually caused by another underlying cardiovascular condition. Treatment for CKD seeks to slow the progression of the disease by relieving the underlying condition. Once CKD has reached its final stage, kidney function is insufficient and renal replacement therapy is required. Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) was formerly known as chronic renal failure (Haynes & Winearls...
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...Central University of Technology, Bloemfontein Early detection and prevention of Chronic Kidney Disease Contents page Definition of key terms used in the assignment Abbreviations used in the assignment Introduction Chronic Kidney Disease, a condition characterised by a gradual loss of kidney function. CKD is often misdiagnosed owing to the lack of knowledge about the disease. With early detection and prevention of the progression of the disease CKD patients can still enjoy life to the fullest while they manage their disease, however if the healthcare professionals fail to identify the disease on time the patient can suffer dire consequences. Besides the financial implications associated with the disease, there are the emotional implications together with physical and psychological. This assignment seeks to explore such implications in an effort to highlight the importance of early detection and prevention of kidney disease, with the best interest of the patient at heart Background Normal kidney anatomy http://doctorstock.photoshelter.com/image/I000096SqkYwaLhE The bean-shaped kidneys lie in retroperitoneal position in the superior lumbar region. Extending approximately from T12 to L3, the kidneys receive some form of protection from the lower part of the rib cage (E.N. Marieb, K Hoehn, 2010) The kidneys functions can be divided into two, non-excretory functions and excretory functions. Under excretory we have Glomerular filtration, Tubule...
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...It is commonly known that kidney plays a main role in metabolic waste product removal from the blood, body fluid detoxification, total body fluid regulation, acid-base balance, electrolyte balance in the blood, and blood pressure regulation. However, more and more occupational environment today affects kidney health and lead to chronic renal disease. Chronic renal disease (CKD) refers people who are losing in renal function of nephrons over at least three months. Occupational kidney disease is usually caused by lead, cadmium, mercury, beryllium, uranium, silicosis, organic solvents, and carbon disulfide. For example, toxic chemical silica can affect renal function or structure and lead to nephropathy, and organic solvents people used in industry or home products can cause direct tubular toxins. A study published by International Journal of Nephrology and Renovascular disease, “Occupational risk and chronic kidney disease: a population-based study in the United State adult population” written by Sofia Rubinstein and et al. examines the relative risk for the occurrence of CKD between different occupations in the US adult population. The research conducted a population-based National Health Interview survey of 91,340 participants. People who had weakening kidneys in the past 12 months had been defined as having CKD. As a result, after controlling for age, gender, hypertension, and education as a reference groups, the study found that workers in building, grounds cleaning and...
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