Informative Speech on Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) OBJECTIVES: General Purpose: To inform the audience about ALS Specific Purpose: To inform the audience about the diagnosis and progression of ALS Central Idea: The symptoms and effects of this disease on the individual and family Organizational Pattern: The progression of ALS from diagnosis to death INTRODUCTION I. Take a moment, and point at the computer screen. Notice that your index finger is extended and your other fingers are curled into your palm. How did your hand know to do that? It all began in your brain, the starting point for an important chain of communication. Your brain ordered nerve cells, to activate …show more content…
C. Once the victim is positively diagnosed they are given a life expectancy of 2-5 years. (As the disease progresses the symptoms get worse) III. Middle Stage A. Some muscles are paralyzed, while others are weakened or unaffected. B. Walking becomes difficult, if a fall occurs, the person may not be able to stand back up alone. Driving is relinquished. Weakness in swallowing muscle may cause choking, and greater difficulty eating and managing saliva. C. Weakness in breathing muscles can cause respiratory insufficiency, especially when lying down. D. Some people experience bouts of uncontrolled and inappropriate laughing or crying. (Despite how it seems, the person usually doesn’t feel particularly sad or happy.) IV. Late Stages A. Most voluntary muscles are paralyzed B. The muscles that help move air in and out of the lungs are severely compromised. C. Mobility is extremely limited, and help is needed in caring for most personal needs. D. Poor respiration may cause fatigue, fuzzy thinking, headaches and susceptibility to pneumonia (Respiratory insufficiency is a leading cause of death in ALS.) (When ALS attacks, it attacks quickly) V. Final Goodbyes A. In the last stage of the disease the effects on the body are crucial. B. The vast majority of deaths from ALS are the result of
“I was 7 years old when the right side of my face went numb, and I started slurring my speech. I felt really sick with "the flu" and was so tired, I kept falling asleep in class. In gym class, I was running, and my legs suddenly jerked up, and I fell down. I couldn't move my legs or stand up. I got some feeling back and was able to walk in a robotic manner. This is an anonymous testimonial of a women that has been living her whole life with Multiple Sclerosis(and for the purpose of this essay will go by jane). “I spent two weeks in the hospital complaining about the "fishes eating my legs," and the wax paper over my right eye. Children didn't get MS back then[1977]. I spent years with neurologists saying, ‘We don't know what
This results in the person having repetitive periods of insufficient ventilation and jeopardized gas exchange. This occurs when the inhibitory input to the brain exceeds excitatory output; or in simpler terms the brain fails to signal the muscles to breathe.
2. What tissues and organs does this disease affect? Once you identify all the tissues and organs, briefly explain their respective dysfunction.
6. Your patient has a respiratory disease that has literally paralyzed the cilia. Explain why this patient would be at an increased risk for a respiratory infection. What type of treatment might you want to give to this person? Please be specific.
A prognostic conclusion is reached according to which hypothesis has the strongest support from data gained which includes, salient clues, clinical inferences and enquiry probes, which lead to a diagnostic conclusion and treatment plan (Nurcombe & Fitzhenry-Coor, 1987). Salient clues are gained from
Question O: Which damaging effects of tobacco smoke led to Cari’s impaired respiratory defense mechanisms?
C. Describe why normal blood flow through the cardiovascular system absolutely depends on a healthy lymphatic
C. Even though taking care of your family member with Alzheimer’s takes up most of your time you still have to spend quality
Do you know what is autism? Do you know how much mother suffers because of her autistic child? Most of you will say no and no one might know about the mothers that are suffering of their children because they don’t have enough information about this diesis, so they cannot communicate or even understand their children and they don’t know if they want something or if they want to eat or why their children crying or laughing with no reason. Also, autistic child always has aggressive behaviors that make the communicate between the child and the mother difficult.
cancer to survive for at least 5 years after being diagnosed. But recall that the
Think about how you feel when you have to give a presentation in school; how you feel when you have to hug people, or how you feel when the power goes out at home. For an autistic child, these things that seem normal can be their worst nightmare. A few months ago I started babysitting an eight year old autistic boy named Callum. Some cases of autism are much more severe than others, and Callum happened to be on the more severe side of things. He was such a sweet boy, and the short time I spent with him opened my mind immensely, it even made me a less judgemental person altogether. In a way, my experience has made me want to inform others on autism because I have noticed that not many people understand it. It is one of the fastest growing disorders in the United States. Sometimes, when people would ask what I did as a job, I would tell them I babysit Callum, an autistic boy. Often times, their response to that would be, “what even is autism?”
Today I will discuss when my brother was a few years old my parents heard him start to talk. Surprisingly, the day after that he just stopped talking and my parents thought he might have been hurt or something. They took him to the doctor and found out that he had Autism. My parents were devastated but they learned how to deal with it. Sometimes they didn’t know how to control him. Now we live as much of a normal life as we possibly can. What causes autism in your child? 6
When these signals get to your muscles they have to jump from the end of the nerve
Hello my name is Nick and I am giving my speech on Alzheimer’s Disease. I was thinking of what I could do for a speech. Then I thought I wanted to inform people on something that little know about. Then it hit me. Alzheimer’s Disease it has affected my life so much and I know so much about it. So I am going to tell you how it has affected my life in more ways than one. Before I start I want you to imagine something. Look around you know everyone right? All these faces you see practically see everyday take all that you know about them and forget it. Can you do it? I can’t. So try to imagine now that it could happen to you years down the road and the disease gets so bad you cant remember your kids, your mother, or even your family. You probably are thinking right now, it will not happen to me. Well that is what my grandfather said about 6 years ago and now he cant even remember my name.
Eleven years ago, when I was two-and-a-half years old, I went to to the University of Chicago Autism Center with my mom and my grandma Susan.