Confirm Physical Health Status Assignment
Instructions
Answer all of the questions using your own words and ensure you use the correct medical terminology. There is no word count; however answer each question and its relevant dot point in full, bullet points are not an acceptable form of answer.
Q1. For each of the following systems, choose 2 common disorders. Describe problems or complaints associated with the disorders. Explain the signs and systems that a client may present with the condition.
Cardiovascular
- AMI
- HTN
- Aortic stenosis
- CCF
- Arrhythmia
- Cardiomyopathy
Respiratory
- COPD
- Asthma
- Bronchitis
- Emphysema
- Pneumonia
- Cystic Fibrosis
Digestive
- GERD
- Celiac Disease
- Ulcerative colitis
- Cronhs disease
- Diverticulitis
- Hemorrhoids
Endocrine
- Diabetes - Type 1
- Diabetes - Type 2
- Cushing syndrome
- Addison's disease
- Graves' disease
- Hashimotos disease
Reproductive
- Pelvic Inflammatory disease
- Endometriosis
- Prostate cancer
- Gonorrhea
- BPH
- Uterine Cancer
- PCOS
Integumentary
- Eczema
- Acne
- BCC
- Pruritus
- Dermatitis
- Psoriasis
Nervous
- Stroke
- MS
- Parkinson's
- Spinal cord injury
- Muscular Dystrophy
- Motor Neurone Disease
Immune
- SLE
- Gullian Barre Syndrome
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- MS
- Hashimotos
- Psoriasis
Urinary
- Kidney stones
- Urinary Incontinence
- Bladder cancer
- Pyelonephritis
- UTI
- Nephrotic syndrome
Musculo-Skeletal
- Osteoarthritis
- Carpel tunnel syndrome
- Tendinitis
- Fracture
- Rheumatoid arthritis
Lymphatic
- Lymphedema
- Lymphoma
- Leukemia
- Hodgkin's Disease
- Glandular Fever
- Tonsillitis
Q2. For 1of the disorder, from each system listed in question 1, explain in your own words if the disorder is caused by any of the items listed below. For example does a pathogen cause hypothyroidism- you must justify your response
a. Pathogens
b. Is an inherited genetic condition
c. Trauma
d. Toxins or other environmental hazards
e. Nutritional deficiency or over indulgence
f. Degenerative changes in vital organs
g. The loss of normal control mechanisms
Q3. For the disorder you have chosen in question 2, discuss the potential impact the following has in relation to the disorder
a. Physical factors such as a disability
b. Mental health factors
c. Emotional factors such as death of a family member
d. Health interventions for example physiotherapy, medication, diet change.
e. When should a referral to a medical, nursing or allied health professional be made.