Essays on Disease

Overview In general definition, pathophysiology is described as the study of “the abnormal physiological processes that cause or are associated with disease or injury.” As such, it essentially includes a progression of steps that assistance lead medicinal services experts to test, analyze and treat an…

TrackPoint – Ready, Steady, Go! TrackPoint is an iOS mobile application made to enable people diagnosed with, or suspected of having Parkinson’s disease, to self-track the progression of their tremors. The application will allow the user to monitor the progression of their disease by measuring…

Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a clonal myeloproliferative disease resulting from neoplastic transformation of multipotent stem cell. The disease is characterized by high levels of leukocytes, splenomegaly, myeloid hyperplasia in bone marrow and high levels of mature myeloid cells in peripheral blood (Elhoseiny et al.,…

Within the general population, there are many well known heart conditions and diseases such as heart attack, congenital heart disease and hypertension. However, there are other lesser known diseases that can be just as detrimental in nature. A topic of recent research within the field…

Post-adoption depression is common and can make you feel misunderstood or guilty because the expectations you had were different, but you must know how to move forward. Post-adoption depression is similar to postpartum depression. It happens after having contact with this new addition to the…

Smocking has a lot of adverse effects on health, but still people continue to use it. According to U. S. Department of Health and Human Services, the United State accounts every year for more than 480,000 deaths or about 1 in 5 deaths which are…

The deepest connections a person develops throughout their entire lifetime are those they establish with their parents. On November 12, 2014, my father passed away due to stomach cancer. Our family was so joyed by the birth of my sister at the time we were…

When breaking apart the word schizophrenia, you end up with “schizo” meaning split and “phrenia” which refers to the mind. Schizophrenia does not refer to a split personality but rather a scattered or fragmented pattern of thinking (Desai, 2016). The symptoms of schizophrenia are divided…

Everyone has mental health. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2018) defined mental health as an important part of overall mental health and well-being. Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also determines how…

This literature review focuses on how children with autism spectrum disorders are being supported. Also, it will focus on autism spectrum disorders and its many quirks of how children with this disorder works. The predominance rate of kids with Autism Spectrum Disorder and has developed…