Define the signs and symptoms of the disease-disorder

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Assignment:

Topic: Celiac Disease

*Please keep answers organized with the numbers*

1. what about that topic (one major identifying point about it; not the book chapter) interested you?

2. Provide the name of the disease/disorder and explain it in detail. What is it? Pathogens? What causes it? Epidemiology? Who does it affect?

3. List and define the signs and symptoms of the disease/disorder. How does each affect the body?

4. Identify and describe two types of medical specialists (other than a primary care physician) to which the patient should/must be referred (cardiologist, neurologist, etc.)? Define/discuss each in detail (e.g, explain difference between a neurologist and a neurosurgeon or a vascular surgeon). Explain why the patient should be referred to them. What type of treatment would each provide?

5. Identify and define two major diagnostic tests used to properly diagnose the disease/disorder (e.g., angiogram, MRI). (Refer to chapter 15 which provides a wealth of information.) Explain why each test would help properly diagnose the patient.

6. Identify and explain in detail the probable prognosis (outcome). What are some related psychosocial issues? List three (3). Thoroughly explain who and what each effect and how.

7. Identify and define two forms of assistive technology (AT) that a patient diagnosed with the particular disease/disorder about which you are writing can use. AT refers to prosthetics, etc. Explain these in detail; elaborate. State the pros and cons of each (e.g., cost, user friendly, etc.).

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