### person | patient:

Arthritic
* Some arthritics go on to use canes, walkers, back braces, finger splints, hand and knee protectors.
* require additional time to warm up their joints.

Asthmatic patient
* Most asthmatic patients know the hazards of breathing cold air, particularly during exercise.
* are also at higher risk of sinusitis
  - very allergic to tainted air

### person | patient:

Cancer patient
* All cancer patients can experience cancer pain.
* Many cancer patients develop mouth problems during treatment
  - die from bleeding caused by too few platelets
* Many cancer patients experience moderate or severe pain
  - the same kind of feelings of isolation in their social lives
  - fear the possibility of death
  - have a condition in the blood called rouleau
* Many cancer patients have beliefs and fears that further complicate the management of their pain
  - fears which further complicate the management of their pain
  - overestimate their prognoses
  - rely on chemotherapy to attack and destroy their proliferating cancer cells
* Many cancer patients suffer from localized itchiness, often worse at the time of the full moon
  - severe vomiting in response to treatment
* Most cancer patients are on several medications at once
  - control nausea
  - die as a result of the damage to their non-cancerous cells
  - follow diets
* Most cancer patients have a poor appetite and bowel tone due to the disease process
  - expectancy
  - say that from the moment of their diagnosis, everything in life is changed
* Some cancer patients cite disfiguring treatment as a cause of sexual problems
  - control diarrhea
  - die of cirrhosis
  - produce too many T-suppressor cells that shut down optimal immune function
  - receive chemotherapy
  - respond well to a particular cancer therapy or combination of therapies
  - suffer nausea
  - take part in studies of new treatments
* Some cancer patients undergo chemotherapy
  - radiation
  - undergoing chemotherapy argue marijuana relieves their nausea
* appear to exhibit a significant reduction in melatonin productivity.
* are also fatigue patients
  - prone to develop infections
* are the largest users of blood components
  - leading recipient of all donated blood products
* being treated with chemo suffer from painful nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite.
* benefit at first from chemotherapy, then the drug loses potency over time.
* consider alternative therapy
* do better when chemotherapy is delivered at night
  - have a place to lessen their suffering
* exemplify the costs of terminal care.
  - recommendations
* have an increased risk of blood clots in veins
  - low selenium blood levels
  - pain for a variety of reasons
* learn to manage stress through art and journal writing.
* live with a huge burden of stress in their life.
* receive therapy.
* show evidence
  - improvement, especially when begun early
* tend to be both assertive and involved with their care.
* undergoing chemotherapy frequently use marijuana to reduce their severe nausea.
* use imagery to bolster their immune responses.

Certain patient
* report contact.
* see benefits.

### person | patient:

Diabetic patient
* Most diabetic patients are obese and therefore insulin resistance is the most dominant abnormality.
* are at increased risk for vascular disease.
* are more prone to gum disease
  - have atypical or no symptoms
  - probably a little more likely to get cataracts than other people
* have a high incidence of plantar warts and athletes have the highest incidence.
* have an abnormal resistance against ischemic block of nerve conduction
  - unusual predilection for femoral and proximal mononeuropathies
* suffering from kidney failure require both a kidney and a partial pancreas.