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Assignment 4: Research Paper
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Assignment 4: Research Paper
Topic: Any disease or condition of the body
Objective: To investigate various details about a disease or condition of the human body
Assignment Instructions:
To prepare for this assignment, I recommend that you do the following:
- Read these directions carefully.
- Read the rubric. The rubric is a very detailed template that I will use to assess your performance. It also will help you understand what is expected of you as you prepare your assignment.
- Message me with any questions!
The required elements: Your paper should contain the following elements in the order listed below.
In addition, my expectation is that any feedback that was given to you from Assignment 2:
Annotated Bibliography and Assignment 3: The Abstract be incorporated into this assignment. Please go back and review those comments.
- Abstract – this section must contain the following:
- Topic Sentence: Your abstract must contain one sentence that clearly and concisely introduces the topic of the paper
- Content Sentences: Your abstract must mention the following five main topics of the paper: introduction, statistics/epidemiology, financial costs, anatomy & physiology/etiology, diagnosis/treatment/prognosis
- Conclusion Sentence: Abstract contains one sentence that mentions key conclusions and/or findings, future directions/research
- Main Body – this section must contain the following five main topics (the subtopics are recommendations to use if appropriate to your disease/condition):
- Introduction:
- Thoroughly define the disease/condition
- History of the disease/condition
- Statistics/Epidemiology:
- Statistical prevalence (e.g. overall, gender, age)
- Types of distributions (e.g. frequencies, patterns)
- Types of determinants (e.g. causes, risk factors)
- Financial Costs:
- Costs to the individual/family
- Possible costs to society
- Loss of productivity
- Anatomy & Physiology/Etiology:
- The normal and abnormal structure & function behind the disease/condition
- Cause(s) of the disease/condition
- Diagnosis/Treatments/Prognosis
: - How this disease/condition is diagnosed (e.g. history, exam, diagnostic imaging, labs)
- How the condition/disease is treated (e.g. traditional medical treatments, alternative methods of treatment)
- The prediction of this disease/condition’s outcome
- Introduction:
- Conclusion – this section must contain four to six sentences that sum up the main topics of the paper.
- Reference Section – this section must contain the following:
- This is not just a separate section; rather, referencing should occur throughout the paper via parenthetical citations anytime you paraphrase or make direct quotes. Please be sure to cite any language in the paper that should be cited. Your paper should also have a final reference page listing 5-10 credible sources researched for your paper.
- Do not include your critique/summary from Assignment 2: Annotated Bibliography; simply list the references utilized in your paper in APA format on the reference page.
Please make note of the following tips and tricks:
- There is no minimum word count for this paper; however, your paper should be thorough and include all the required components listed in the instructions and rubric.
- Please note that less than 10% of your paper should contain direct quotes.
- Avoid bulleted lists within the body of your paper.
- Do not write in first or second person.
- One last reminder: be sure to properly cite your work, both internal to the paper as well as within the reference page.
Additional Resources:
Research Paper Tips and Guidelines
Advice on writing abstracts
APA – In-Text Citations: The Basics
APA – Reference List: Basic Rules
Evaluation: Please review the Research Paper Grading Rubric that describes how your paper will be graded.
Submission Instructions:
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- Find the file and double click on it.
- Click "Continue".
- Double check to ensure that your research paper was successfully uploaded as an attachment.
- When you have completed this assignment, type "Completed" in the rich text editor box below.
- Check the "Honor Pledge: I have neither given nor received aid on this assignment." checkbox.
- Click the "Submit" button.
- Your paper is automatically submitted to TurnItIn with your submission:
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Running Head: TYPE II DIABETES
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Type II Diabetes
Student's Name
Institutional Affiliation
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Abstract
This research paper makes available information on the subject of type II diabetes from a
biological, psychology and social method. In providing the report, the paper concentrates on the
introduction, statistics, financial costs, anatomy and physiology and the diagnosis or the
treatment description part. Type II diabetes is a body condition that results from the absence of
insulin discharge or the more significant than before cellular resistance to the insulin produced
leading to metabolic complications. Thus, the paper will establish a wide-ranging analysis of the
condition's development, age mostly associated with the disease, and the financial burden to an
individual, family and the society. Whereas the risk factors for type II diabetes encompasses
diabetic family history, age 45 and above, women associated with the delivery of infants over
nine pounds, the paper provides an in-depth evaluation of the statistical prevalence of the
condition especially with the consideration that more than half a million cases are reported per
year. Therefore, handling the chronic illness requires both continued medical care and farreaching information.
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Introduction
Definition of the disease
Type II diabetes is a group of metabolic disorders where the patient experiences a higher
level of blood sugar which can be if the body fails to make enough insulin. Additionally, it may
result if the cells that the body produces fails to respond efficiently to insulins or in some cases
both. The disease once recognized as the adult-onset or non-insulin diabetes, therefore, affects
the way a person's body absorbs glucose which forms the body's essential basis of fuel. This
chronic illness not only renders the patients unable to efficiently respond to insulin but also their
fat, muscles and the liver fail to react efficiently either (Peak, 2011). It's, therefore, a severe
health condition that has an impact on undermining patient's quality of life by triggering
significant complications and eventually lead to death. The disease develops slowly within the
individual while having no symptoms at first or even take several years. However, some of the
early symptoms are kidney, skin, bladder, or any other infections that get well at a slower pace.
Additionally, type 2 diabetes may be noticeable upon signs of fatigue, hunger, more significant
than before urination, increased thirst, and erectile dysfunction, distorted vision in addition to
pain experienced in the feet or hands.
History of the disease
Diabetes remains to be one of the significant, devastating illness recognized by man for a
period exceeding more than 2000 years. However, there was no account of type II diabetes or to
some extent other distinction amongst the several categories of diabetes, up to the twentieth era.
Back in 1935, the researchers came to recognize that diabetes existed in multiple types, and this
forms the basis for the history of this chronic disease.
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Roger Hinsworth, in 1935 was behind the renowned discovery that diabetes existed in two
different types (Joosten et al., 2012). He established that there wa...