A &P Pathophysiology

You will pick a disease for your pathophysiology research. The disease must be for one of the organ systems covered this term listed in the syllabus. Select a disease from current events that is an emerging or reemerging concern to you or people in your area. Provide local epidemiological data for the disease.

must be in APA format and 2-5 pages.

You must include:

• Introduction to the disease and the organ system (history, signs, symptoms, epidemiology etc.)

• Discussion of the normal anatomy and physiology of the organ system involved (cell and tissue populations involved, organs, primary functions, connections to other body systems)

• Discussion of the changes to the anatomy and physiology as a result of the disease (pathophysiology)

• Discussion of treatment/prevention options

• 3 primary and at least 2 secondary scholarly sources

Grading Rubric: this assignment will be assessed using criteria in the grading rubric that you can find under “GRADING RUBRICS” at the top of our Moodle course page.

List of Possible Topics (feel free to use other topics that you are interested in:

1. Cancer (select a specific type)

2. HIV/AIDS

3. Rheumatoid arthritis/osteoarthritis

4. Muscular dystrophy

5. Fibromyalgia

6. ALS

7. Alzheimer’s Disease

8. Multiple Sclerosis

9. Spinal cord injuries

10. Tourette syndrome

11. Parkinson’s disease

12. Cirrhosis

13. Huntington’s disease

14. Meningitis

15. Sickle Cell disease

16. Tuberculosis