Essay Topic:Leukemia
Required to write a
4 to 5 page
paper covering a disease-specific, planned approach to health enhancement and/or disease prevention based on the models presented in the course. Students must choose a disease/disorder NOT INCLUDED in the class topics. Papers should be double-spaced with
12pt. Times New Roman Font
. All margins should be 1 inch. Papers should have a title page (which does not count towards the page count). References do not count towards the page requirement. Anatomy & physiology systems affected by chosen disease/disorder (20 Points)
What bodily system does the disease affect?
What are the main functions of that system?
How does the disease impair that function?
Significance of Chronic Disease (15 Points)
Incidence & prevalence (How many people are affected by the disease?)
National trends by age, gender, race, geographic region, risk groups (Who is affected?)
Disease Pathology (25 Points)
Causes
Risk Factors
Diagnosis
Be specific what type of tests are used for diagnosis?
Comorbidity
Disease Control (based on research literature) (25 Points)
How is the disease treated?
Primary intervention methods (preventing the onset of disease)
Secondary intervention methods (treating individuals who are developing the disease)
Tertiary intervention methods (treatment after the onset of disease)
Which treatments are most effective and ineffective?
References (at least
5 references
Wikipedia is not an acceptable source)
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Essay TopicLeukemiaRequired to write a 4 to 5 page paper
1. Essay Topic:Leukemia
Required to write a
4 to 5 page
paper covering a disease-specific, planned approach to health
enhancement and/or disease prevention based on the models
presented in the course. Students must choose a disease/disorder
NOT INCLUDED in the class topics. Papers should be double-
spaced with
12pt. Times New Roman Font
. All margins should be 1 inch. Papers should have a title page
(which does not count towards the page count). References do
not count towards the page requirement. Anatomy & physiology
systems affected by chosen disease/disorder (20 Points)
What bodily system does the disease affect?
What are the main functions of that system?
How does the disease impair that function?
Significance of Chronic Disease (15 Points)
Incidence & prevalence (How many people are affected by the
disease?)
National trends by age, gender, race, geographic region, risk
groups (Who is affected?)
2. Disease Pathology (25 Points)
Causes
Risk Factors
Diagnosis
Be specific what type of tests are used for diagnosis?
Comorbidity
Disease Control (based on research literature) (25 Points)
How is the disease treated?
Primary intervention methods (preventing the onset of disease)
Secondary intervention methods (treating individuals who are
developing the disease)
Tertiary intervention methods (treatment after the onset of
disease)
Which treatments are most effective and ineffective?
