What is Crohn’s Disease by Blerina Fetahu
I am writing this assignment on the topic of Crohn’s disease. The reason that I am writing on this particular topic is because a friend of mine was recently diagnosed with this disease. I did not know much about Cohn’s as well and therefore decided to do more research using the Mayo Clinic site. Crohn’s […]
Famous People with Epilepsy by Kyle Niehaus
Epilepsy is a disease that most people know of, but do not truly understand. Though Epilepsy is an extremely common disease, to which there are 6 different types of it, it is one of the most deadly. Pope Pius IX, recording artist Neil Young, Roman Emperor; Julius Caesar, and the American author Truman Capote are […]
What is Anorexia by Michelle Boeckman
Anorexia Nervosa is an eating disorder that affects millions of people across the world. People suffering from this disorder are obsessed with their weight, have a distorted body image, and obsessed with what food they are consuming. Someone with Anorexia eats much less food than his or her body needs and in the most serious […]
ALZHEIMERS DISEASE by Christina Baker
Alzheimer’s disease also commonly known as dementia begins to form in middle or late age. A person with Alzheimer’s is known to lose their mind, they begin to lose short-term memory, and they forget where they put things. Some are even known to forget who you are or could even turn on you because they […]
What is Glioblastoma Multiforme by Kara Friedman
There are over 120 different types of brain tumors. The most common brain tumors origionate in the glglile tissue of the brain. Glioblastoma Multiforme (also known as GBM), is the most common and most aggressive brain tumor that appears in humans. It is a fast-growing brain or spinal cord tumor, but it mostly appears in […]
What is an Aortic Dissection by Eric Hegger
An aortic dissection occurs when you develop a tear in the inner layer of the aorta. Blood rushes out of the opening caused by the tear and into the middle layer of the aorta. This causes a separation between the middle and inner layers of the aorta. The aorta then swells up and can rupture […]
What is Asthma by Kha Vo
Asthma is a long-term disease that affects many people, mostly children. There are approximately 300 million people affected; a large majority being children because it is very common for children. Asthma does not discriminate against anyone for the status of living; it affects anyone and everyone prone to allergies. Because most people affected with Asthma […]
What to Know About Chemotherapy Treatment by Alyssa Arceri
There are many types of cancer a person may get throughout their lifetime: lung cancer, breast cancer, ovary cancer, etc. One thing most cancers have in common is a treatment that is offered to fight their cancer, Chemotherapy (chemo). Chemo is used to slow down cancer growth throughout a person’s body. Many different kinds of […]
What is Vitiligo by Elizabeth Knight
Vitiligo is a disease where a person’s skin loses its melanin. Melanin is a pigment that controls and makes up a person’s skin color, hair color, and eye color. Melanin also helps protect the skin from ultraviolet rays. This disease is brought upon by the dying of melanocytes, or melanin producing cells, or cells that […]
BLS CRP and ACLS Classes | Franklin, TN | Healthcare Provider CPR
Welcome to CPR Nashville’s presentation of the American Heart Association Basic Life Support BLS for Healthcare Providers course near Franklin, Tennessee. CPR Nashville offers the BLS class in the Homewood Suites by Hilton Brentwood/Nashville. Our BLS classes are taught in the Drake Room. CPR Nashville is a cheerleader for Emergency Cardiovascular Care and is dedicated […]