Question

Disease and disorder assignment I would like you to look at the following Disease and Disorders. Please choose 3 and do a little research on them so that you can answer the following questions. 1. What are the signs or symptoms? 2. What puts me at risk to get this disease or disorder? 3. Can I transmit or contract this from someone? 4. Would better fitness / nutrition help protect me from this or make the condition better? 5. 6. is medication the only solution? Is this something that could run in my family? MRSA Althizmers Sleep Apnea Lyme disease Diabetes Herpes Anxiety Disorder Heart Disease Post Traumatic Stress Cancer Disorder Hepatitis C ADD/ADHD

Answer 1

Heart Disease

1) What are the signs and symptoms?

The signs and symptoms are;

• Chest pain, chest tightness, chest pressure and chest discomfort (angina)
• Shortness of breath
• Pain, numbness, weakness or coldness in your legs or arms if the blood vessels in those parts of your body are narrowed
• Pain in the neck, jaw, throat, upper abdomen or back
• Racing heartbeat (tachycardia)
• Slow heartbeat (bradycardia)
• Lightheadedness
• Dizziness
• Fainting (syncope) or near fainting
• Pale gray or blue skin color (cyanosis)
• Swelling in the legs, abdomen or areas around the eye

2) What puts me at risk to get this disease or disorder?

There are two risk factors - modifiable and non modifiable;

modifiable risk factors are - Smoking, High LDL, or "bad" cholesterol, and low HDL, or "good" cholesterol, Uncontrolled high blood pressure, Physical inactivity, Obesity (having a BMI greater than 25), Uncontrolled diabetes, High C-reactive protein, Uncontrolled stress, depression, and anger, Poor diet and Alcohol use.

non-modiifable risk factor are - Male sex, Older age, Family history of heart disease, Being postmenopausal and Race (African-Americans, American Indians, and Mexican Americans are more likely to have heart disease than Caucasians.)

3) Can I transmit or contract this from someone?

No, you cannot transmit or contract this from someone as this is not a communicable or sexual transmitted disease.

4) Would better fitness / nutrition help protect me from this or make the condition better?

Yes, better fitness / nutrition help protect me from this or make the condition better.

5) Is medication the only solution?

No, heart disease can also be controlled by regular exercise, DASH diet, Keeping your cholesterol and triglyceride levels under control, avoid sedentary lifestyles, maintain normal BMI, limit alcohol, not smoking, managing diabetes and stress.

6) Is this something that could run in my family?

Yes, heart disease can be hereditary.

DIABETES

1) What are the signs and symptom?

The signs and symptoms of Diabetes are;

• Polyuria - the need to urinate frequently.
• Polydipsia - increased thirst & fluid intake.
• Polyphagia - increased appetite
• Weight loss or gain
• Fatigue
• Irritability
• Blurred vision
• Slow-healing wounds
• Nausea
• Skin infections
• Darkening of skin in areas of body creases (acanthosis nigricans)
• Breath odor that is fruity, sweet, or an acetone odor
• Tingling or numbness in the hands or feet

2) What puts me at risk to get this disease or disorder?

age over 45 yrs, family history, sedentary lifestyle, obesity, family history, certain bacteria or viruses that damage the pancreas, hypertension, PCOD,

3) Can I transmit or contract this from someone

It cannot be transited since its not a communicable disease or infectious disease

4) Would better fitness / nutrition help protect me from this or make the condition better?

DM can be controlled by diet and exercise having a low carbohydrate diet and low fat, daily excising daily for 30 mins

5) Is medication the only solution?

Borderline DM can be controlled with diet & exercise. Medication will be needed when blood glucose levels are high for a long duration. medication will be needed to prevent further complications.

6) Is this something that could run in my family?

Diabetes has a family history and can be passed to the off springs through genes.

CANCER

1) What are the signs and symptom?

CAUTION" helps recognize the 7 most common signs of cancer. C for change in bowel or bladder habits, A for a sore that does not heal, U for unusual bleeding or discharge, T for thickening or lump in the breast or elsewhere, I for indigestion, O for obvious change to warts or moles, and N for nagging cough.

2) What puts me at risk to get this disease or disorder?

The most common risk factors for cancer include aging, tobacco, sun exposure, radiation exposure, chemicals and other substances, some viruses and bacteria, certain hormones, family history of cancer, alcohol, poor diet, lack of physical activity, or being overweight

3) Can I transmit or contract this from someone?

NO cancer is not contagious, the only situation where cancer can be transmitted is through organ or tissue transplantation.

4) Would better fitness / nutrition help protect me from this or make the condition better?

Some of the GI cancer  can be prevented by better diet  

5) Is medication the only solution?

yes medication and surgery can be used in the treatment of cancer such as chemotherapy, radiation therapy, immuno-therapy, gene therapy, bone marrow transplantation.

6) Is this something that could run in my family

since some of the cancers are caused by genetic mutation in the genes it can run in the family.