There are nine types of muscular dystrophy, with each type involving an eventual loss of strength, increasing disability, and possible deformity.  Pick one type and discuss it.
    There is no known cure for muscular dystrophy and the causes are complex and multifold. Stem Cell treatment, however, as a cutting edge treatment is showing some initial hope for success. Please research and discuss.

Case Study Example

Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy                                                                                                                                                                                     

AGE:29                                                                                                                                                                                       

Gender: Male                                                                                                                                                                             

DIAGNOSIS: Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD)

Patient History: 6 Years ago, developed progressive weakness in his limb muscles. The Neurologist diagnosed LGMD.

REASON FOR COMING FOR TREATMENT: The Patient had tried all available conventional treatments in the best of neurology hospitals in his country but with no improvement in his condition. The Patient was informed by the doctors that there is no treatment for this condition. He thought of trying new emerging treatments like stem cells, benefits of which he had heard about from other patients groups suffering from muscular dystrophies.

TREATMENT: Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Whartons Jelly of Human Umbilical cord. He Received 5 injections of stem cells, 3 Through Intravenous Route in a dose of 1 Million cells/kg body weight and 2 Injections of adequate cells through intrathecal route.

BEFORE TREATMENT: There Was marked weakness in the muscles of all his limbs and in the power of shoulder, scapula and trunk muscles  He Experienced difficulty in climbing stairs, walking and changing positions from sitting to standing position. He Fatigued easily and had diminished stamina for daily activities. Activities Such as combing hair, brushing teeth and eating with hands were difficult. However, He had no problem in writing.

AFTER TREATMENT: The Following improvements were noticed after 3 Months of follow-up:

    There was improvement in the power of his shoulder muscles and now could raise his arms over the shoulder level.
    Due to this improvement, he could perform activities such as combing hair and brushing teeth with less effort.
    His confidence and stamina were elevated now.

Requirements:
1.    Organizing of the article is important. In general, the article will be a central idea directly related to the specific questions. It should have a clear organizational plan by developing points with evidence and details in a coherent, logical and non-repetitive way and avoiding serious or repeated mistakes in grammar, word choice, and sentence structure (academic language)
2.    . To answer these 12 questions, type form an essay.
3.    we need to use at least 3 references with 2 journal articles as a minimum and one book used the Community/Public Health Nursing Practice, 5th Edition by Frances A. Maurer, MS, RN-BC and Claudia M. Smith, PhD, MPH, RN-BC Chapter 15 Peg 393.

Make sure to answer the questions according to the following criteria:
1-    The maximum number of pages are 4 pages, excluding reference list and the title page.
2-    Use DOUBLE LINE spacing
3-    Use the FONT of “Times New Roman”
4-    Use font SIZE of 12
5-    Use HEADINGS and SUBHEADINGS
6-    Provide an APA reference list(APA style7).
7-    free plagiarism

Community Assessment:
The ability of the community to respond effectively to change and meet the needs of its members indicates productive functioning. Such ability helps community health nurse to perform community assessment and develop a more complete list of community functions.  Every community or aggregate may have different definitions of health. Nevertheless, community health nurses with communities’ members in developing effective solutions that are acceptable to communities. A community health nurse must demonstrate these initial assessments to establish certain hunches about the communitys health, strengths, and potential health problems in order to formulate a community diagnosis and plan.

Per the description above; make certain to address the following questions:
1.    What is community-focused nursing?
2.    How are communities defined?
3.    What are the critical attributes of a community?
4.    How are groups and aggregates considered as different types of populations?
5.    How are spatial and relational boundaries considered as different types of places?
6.    What are goals of communities?
7.    What are frameworks for assessing communities?   
8.    What is a general systems framework for assessing communities?
9.    What are factors to consider in assessing the health of communities?
10.    What are sources of data regarding communities?
11.    What are approaches to community assessment?
12.    How do community health nurses analyze community data?