Management of Ill Health

Management of Ill
Health

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION.....................................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY.............................................................................................................................................3
Physiological changes associated with the illness....................................................................................3
Treatment options and prognosis for the illness.....................................................................................3
Psychological and social impact of illness on the individual, individual's family and friends or
carers..........................................................................................................................................................4
The support needs of the patient with chronic disease...........................................................................5
CONCLUSION..........................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES..........................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
This report will discuss about the physiological changes that occur with the illness that
come to a patient. The signs and symptoms are also discussed to understand it better. The
discussed illness are angina, borderline type 2 diabetes and myocardial infarction (MI). The
treatment options available for the cure of the illness are discussed. The prognosis of the illness
is discussed. The social and psychological impacts on the life of the patient, the family member
and the friends are discussed. The ways in which the family and the friends can help the patient
are given.
MAIN BODY
Physiological changes associated with the illness
The physiological changes occur due the aging of all the organs and the illness make it even
faster. It may include the decrease in the cardiac output, increase in the blood pressure or
development of arteriosclerosis. The capability of lungs is impaired for gas exchanges (Stout and
et.al, 2017).
 Brian is diagnosed with angina, which causes the pain in the chest due to the reduced
blood flow towards the heart of the patient. Angina is also considered one of the causes
of coronary artery disease.
Signs: pressure, heaviness, and pain in the chest. It is reoccurring pain and Brian’s case and
required treatment.
Symptoms: discomfort, dizziness, fatigue, shortness of breath, nausea and sweating.
 Brian is diagnosed with the myocardial infarction (MI) which is a type of heart attack.
This is caused by the decrease in the blood flow or when some parts of the heart stop
working. It causes the damage in the heart muscle. It is caused by the coronary artery
disease.
The signs and symptoms are same as that of the angina.
It can be life threating if Brian continues to smoke, have uncontrolled diabetes, lack of exercise
due to his sedentary job, obesity and high blood cholesterol.
 Brian is also diagnosed with the borderline type 2 diabetes. This disease cause high blood
sugar levels than the normal. This is due to the fact that the cells in the body are unable to
respond to the insulin in the way they should and the body is producing less amount of
insulin.
Signs and symptoms: constant hunger, fatigue, excessive thirst, lack of energy, itchy skin,
frequent urination and blurry vision. In case the blood sugar levels remains high for long time
then signs like foot pain and feeling of numbness or neuropathy can be observed (Rahman and
et.al, 2020).
Treatment options and prognosis for the illness
For treating the myocardial infarction and angina:
 The doctor can perform angioplasty to remove the blockage in the blood arteries to
supply sufficient blood flow to the heart.