Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Lupus is an autoimmune disease in which the body attacks its self. Lupus can affect different parts of the body including the skin, blood, kidneys, and joints. There are four different types of Lupus, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Cutaneous Lupus, Drug-Induced Lupus, and Neonatal Lupus. However, the most common and deadly lupus is Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE).
4. What is the cause of the disease in question 1? Genes and Immune system. The genes that control your immune system signals get mixed up. Instead of protecting your body from invaders as it 's designed to do, it promotes inflammation
Essential Information You Have To Know About Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Houston Normally, a carpel tunnel is the space under a base of a palm that middle nerve will be runs through. The tunnel has the unyielding boundaries and rigid. The side and back of the carpel syndrome is made of wrist bones. The front side of the carpel tunnel is placed under palm which will be made of the thick ligaments called as the slanting carpal ligament.
Picture in your mind a rheumatoid arthritis patient:Let me guess : elderly women, hair gray or graying, right? Eight and a half years ago, I would have had the exact same image in my own mind, but my life took a course that prooces that there are rheumatoid arthritis patients who do not fall in the typical category During third grade, I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA). I distinctly remember the day things changed. Ibe day I es having the time of my chikdhoif life playing volleyball with friends at recess and the next I was bedridden, unable to move without feelling excruciating pain.
Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS) Each year about 5,000 people are diagnosed with the deadly disease called Lou Gehrig's disease or ALS. ALS stands for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Yet one person has managed to survive for more than forty years with ALS. It is a disease that currently has no cure. ALS is a incurable disease that affects millions of people every year.
In terms of modern medicine Gout is a metabolic disease that results from the body’s inability to rid itself of urate crystals forming on bone joints, resulting in redness and inflammation that causes extreme, prolonged agony. However, this definition differs greatly from its perception in antiquity. Gout was often seen as a rich man’s disease due to its presence primarily in those who were able to afford and ingest copious amounts of rich foods and alcoholic beverages. In ancient times this disease developed an incredibly interesting pathography due to the common perception that its diagnosis gave insight into a person’s character. This disease developed a metaphorical meaning due to the lack of information about it so when people would start
Pain less delivry (to be answered by gynecologist) Q how can I have a pain less delivery? Ans Epidural anesthesia allow mother to have pain less delivery in a natural way. It involves placement of a very fine tube thriught an injection in the lower beck. Drug can be injected at regular interwals through this arrangment we can make the patient comfurtable.
INTRODUCTION Research Question To what extent is genetics responsible for causing Systemic Lupus Erythematosus? Foreword Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a chronic autoimmune disease wherein the immune system mistakes healthy cells as intruders and attacks them. These attacks could happen in various parts of the body.
Introduction Psoriatic arthritis is a chronic disease that affects around 20 - 30% of those that have psoriasis which is 2-3% of the total population. This disease is not preventable but is treatable. Treatment for psoriatic arthritis depends on severity but it can be extremely expensive and the medications can have bad side effects. For some people psoriatic arthritis is just a minor annoyance at times during flare ups but for others it’s an everyday battle against extreme pain. Some people that suffer from psoriatic arthritis are even embarrassed or ashamed of their psoriasis causing social stress as well as intense physical pain.
Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis is considered as the most common disorder of the joints which affects about 27 million Americans. It is common among people who are 65 years old and above. This condition
Pain Pain is an unpleasant feeling to the body that indicates an impending or real damage to the tissue. As noted by Rodway, Huether & Belden (2017), pain is not only caused by injury, however; it can be physical, emotional, spiritual, and cognitive which are all expressed differently base on the one in experiencing the pain. On the other hand, the perception, threshold, and tolerance of pain can be influenced by culture, age, gender or ethnicity. Whatever the degree of pain, Pain is, want the patient says it is (Rodway, Huether & Belden 2017). Furthermore, pain can be described in three categories acute, chronic or referral pain.
The condition of gout is caused by a congenital disorder of uric acid metabolism. Gout is a very serious health condition. To term it as a minor health condition, would be a huge understatement. In ancient Greek medical writings, gout was described as the “disease of kings.”
When the person feels arthritis for the first time, it is very painful. After they have had the arthritis for quite some time, the pain does not seem to be as painful and are able to tolerate it more easily. Today, physicians prescribe opioids to patients to help reduce pain. Unfortunately, this causes the body to adapt to the sensitivity of the pain, causing the pain to intensify and does not provide the pain relief
According to the BMJ, "globally, rheumatoid arthritis was ranked as the [42nd] highest contributor to global disability."[1] Throughout history, many physicians tried to describe rheumatoid arthritis and gave it an accurate name. The first physician that noticed the disease was Landré Beauvais, who examined patients with severe joint pain and then hypothesized that these people had an uncharacterized condition, which Landré named “Primary Asthenic Gout.” [2]
Different types of joint pains: There are many different types of joint pains and you get them in different parts of your body. Joint pains can be caused by several things, such as the cold and flu, injury due to exercise, genetics and many more. Joint pains are extremely common almost one-third of every adult claimed to have had joint pains. Age is one of the main causes of joint pain.