Title of Journal

Article_Hormones From Hell

Title of Journal__EBSCO HOST

Volume__43________________ Date _JUNE_/1991__ISSUE 6_ Page Number(s) _4________

·          What organization is responsible for publishing the journal you chose?

Environment Complete

·          What is your overall evaluation of this article?

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·          Why did you choose to review this particular article?

I choose this article because it talks about stress relief and explains how hormones are released into our bodies and how this response makes changes within our bodies to help us react to certain situations in a particular way.

·          How would you rate this article as a tool for teaching a student about cardiopulmonary physiology, radiography, or another allied health specialty? 

Students:____Poor     ___Fair  _____Good   _____Very Good _X_Excellent

Teachers____Poor       ____Fair       ____X_Good   _____Very Good  _____Excellent

Patients:____Poor       ____Fair     _____Good     ___X__Very Good    _____Excellent

• Comment on the readability of this article.  This article is very impressive because of the interesting and simple way the material was explained.  At a students level or patients’ the author explained his ideas quite well.  

• Course Topics covered: Stress and the effects of hormones in the body, exercise and immune function.

 Brief Summary: Research shows that stress may cause our bodies to become less potent and cause an amount of susceptibility to infectious diseases and/or perhaps cancer.  Stress leads to heart disease. 

 ·          Identify and attempt to explain three (3) terms, procedures or concepts that were unfamiliar to you when reviewing this article.   

• 1)  Adrenal glands release adrenaline (epinephrine) to stimulate receptors that can change cell function
• 2) Excess cholesterol that is released into the blood circulation escalates the risk for heart disease.
• 3) The increased flow of  blood caused by catecholamines, affects the arteries in the body by roughening the surface area. 

• Detail the strengths/weaknesses of this article.  The strengths are: that the author was accurate with his information about how the catecholeamines react in the human body. Also, the way this articles explains how blood platelets react by adrenaline and go into the artery at the injured part of the wall. (The weakness of that aspect is that it can “build up” in access amounts in that location causing serious problems) 
• The weaknesses are: According to studies performed in rats, the high-cholesterol diet develops atherosclerosis, but whether or not this overexposure of hormones have the same effect in people is still unknown.  Also, stress can cause heart disease, but perhaps this is shown mainly by the people who already are exposed to the heart disease.

• How might this article be useful to you in your further studies and career?  I will be more aware of the effects that stress can play on the immune system,  heart and lungs.

 Does the article include a list of references/citations that can be used to find more information on the topics they cover?  Yes, this article includes names for references that may be used for further study.

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Cheryl Mull________________________________________

Date:

 7 / 11 / 07