Chronic Diseases and Disorders Discussion

Various chronic diseases and disorders can affect our immune, gastrointestinal, and urinary systems, as described in Chapters 14, 15 and 16 of your course text. In your initial post:

• Briefly describe the normal function of these three systems and associated organs.
• Choose and briefly describe one chronic disease or disorder for each of the three systems and explain how the diseases/disorders alter the normal function.
• Examine potential causes for the disease or disorder and list signs and symptoms that indicate the disease has developed.
• Analyze actions people can take to reduce their risk of developing the chronic disease or disorder. Briefly explain how these actions would impact the environment.

Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length. Use medical terminology, your course text, and at least one additional scholarly resource to support your points. All sources must be referenced and cited according to APA guidelines as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center .

Guided Response: A comorbidity is a co-existing or additional disease to the original disease examined. According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, comorbidities are “interactions between the illnesses that affect the course and prognosis of both” (2010, para. 1). Read several of your classmates’ posts and respond to at least two of your peers. Each response will address comorbidities associated with the disease chosen by your classmate. List signs and symptoms associated with the comorbidity. List factors that contribute to the comorbidity’s development as well as steps the person can take to avoid the development of the problem. Each peer response should be at least 100 words in length and should be supported by one scholarly source.

Brief description of the normal function of the immune, gastrointestinal, and urinary systems and associated organs:

Normal function of the Immune system:

Normal function of the Gastrointestinal system:

Normal function of the Urinary system:

Brief description of a chronic disease for the immune, GI, and urinary systems along with information on how normal function is altered/impacted due to the disease:

A chronic disease of the Immune system:

This disease impacts immune system function by

Potential causes for the disease or disorder

Signs and symptoms that indicate the disease has developed

Actions people can take to reduce their risk of developing this disease

These actions impact the environment by

A chronic disease of thegastrointestinal system:

This disease impacts gastrointestinal system function by

Potential causes for the disease or disorder

Signs and symptoms that indicate the disease has developed

Actions people can take to reduce their risk of developing this disease

These actions impact the environment by

A chronic disease of the Urinary system:

This disease impacts urinary system function by

Potential causes for the disease or disorder

Signs and symptoms that indicate the disease has developed

Actions people can take to reduce their risk of developing this disease

These actions impact the environment by

References:

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students response

Emilie Mccarthy

Aug 31, 2020 at 5:32 PM

Briefly describe the normal function of these three systems and associated organs:

The Immune System functions consist of a series of cells, chemicals, and barriers that protect the body from invasion by pathogens (Colbert et al. , 2013) The associated organs are Lymphoid Organs, Bone Marrow, Thymus, Lymph Nodes, Spleen, Tonsils, and Mucous membranes. The Gastrointestinal systems functions consist of Ingestion, Mastication Digestion, Secretion, Absorption, and Excretion (defecation) (Colbert et al. , 2013) The associated organs are the Salivary glands, Liver, Gallbladder, and the pancreas. Lastly, the Urinary System functions consist of making urine, thereby controlling the body’s fluid and electrolyte (ion) balance, eliminating waste products, and removing nitrogen-containing wastes, certain salts, and excess water from the blood through excretion. (Colbert et al, 2013) The associated organs are the kidneys, renal pelvis, ureters, bladder, and urethra.