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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Case Study

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Christina George
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HAN 312 FALL 2015
CASE STUDY PROJECT

PART 1
This assignment is due Friday 10/23/2015 by 9 am

1. 5 POINTS: Briefly explain the disease or disorder you picked in no less than five but no more than 10 sentences
• Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disorder that can affect any organ in the body. Symptoms range from mild to severe. SLE most commonly is found in women and of those of African American descent. Due to the immune system failing it causes inflammation and damage to many body tissues. Currently, there is no cure for lupus although with drugs people can be just as healthy. Skin lesions can also develop due to prolong sun exposure.

2. 2 POINTS: List the body system that correlates …show more content…

The skin is affected because lupus can cause rashes and lesions on the skin. This is also why the sun can make lupus worse. Many people with lupus also experience muscle pain which affects the musculoskeletal system. This can cause weakness and loss of strength for the patient. Lupus affects the nervous system through neurological dysfunction.

3. 1 POINT: List the body cavity associated with the disease or disorder you picked
• The body cavity is associated with SLE is the dorsal and vertebral.

4. 1 POINT: List the organ that is most closely associated with the pathology ……………………..of the disease or disorder you picked & how it effects that organ
• Skin, the butterfly rash is one the more common signs before noticing other signs such as joint pain.

5. 2.5 POINTS: List & define five (5) prefixes you could use for this disease or disorder or the body system you picked
• Bad; painful: …show more content…

3 POINTS: Describe how the tests or procedures in 13 (A) would confirm or disprove the disease or disorder you picked
• Complete blood count or differential could reveal problems such as leukopenia, mild anemia, and/or thrombocytopenia.
• Renal dysfunction could be detected by elevated serum creatinine. .
• Urinalysis with urine sediment may revel hematuria, pyuria, proteinuria, and/or cellular casts.
• All of these are symptoms of lupus and get confirmed by these tests.

14. 5 POINTS: In five (5) sentences or less define HIPAA and include what happened on the following dates: 1996, 2002 and 2003
• The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act otherwise known as HIPPA was created in 1996 to provide privacy laws to protect patients’ medical records and other health information obtained by health plans, doctors, hospitals and other health care providers. In 2002, the Privacy Rule set national standards to protect individual identifiable health information by health plans, health care clearinghouses, and health care providers who handle health care transactions electronically. By 2003, compliance of this rule was required as well as the publishing of the final Security

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