R.S. has smoked for many years and has developed chronic bronchitis‚ a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). He also has a history of coronary artery disease and peripheral arterial vascular disease. His arterial blood gas (ABG) values are pH = 7.32‚ PaCO2 = 60 mm Hg‚ PaO2 = 50 mm Hg‚ HCO3- = 30 mEq/L. His hematocrit is 52% with normal red cell indices. He is using an inhaled ß2 agonist and Theophylline to manage his respiratory disease. At this clinic visit‚ it is noted on a chest x-ray
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How do chronic diseases differ from changes associated with normal aging? As we grow into middle ages of 35 to 65‚ we encounter another set of physical changes. These primary changes are wrinkling‚ hair loss‚ and hair color to name some examples. Secondary changes are chronic diseases such as cancer development. These normal (primary) changes are inevitable and are built into our systems and are going to happen one way or another as time progresses. Changes due to disease are referred
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Life Cycle 1 Chronic Illnesses Radames Rodriguez Rosario M00304263 Interamerican University Intervention to Life Cycle Intervention to Life Cycle 2 Chronic Illnesses Even though chronic conditions vary in severities‚ anyone from a teenager to the elderly can be healthy and competent if they do the proper treatment for their conditions. Not every treatment will be affective to every client but as nurses‚ we must try to maximize the development of improvement in the health and wellness of someone
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Michael Plazio HPED 143-008 Internet Reading: Holistic Health 1.) Describe Holistic Health by stating: a) the approach to life associated with it‚ and b) what it emphasizes. a) Holistic Health focuses on a person as a whole and how they interact with the environment around them. b) It emphasizes the connection between a person’s mind‚ body‚ and spirit. 2.) What is the goal of the holistic approach to daily living? The goal is to achieve a state of maximum well-being‚ meaning the body
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5 Diseases Acording to Nightangle’s Environmental Theory Typhoid Typhoid fever is a bacterial infection caused by ingesting contaminated food or water. If there is not healthy food or healhty water avaiable‚ it can causes Typhoid Fever. Symptoms are characterized by headaches‚ nausea and loss of appetite. Skin Cancer If exposure to sunlight continues for several years‚ the damaged skin has an increased chance of developing one of the forms of skin cancer. Exposure to ultraviolet radiation
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1 BUS 499 April 10‚ 2012 Assignment One – 2 1) Perform an analysis of the social/demographic‚ technological‚ economic environmental/geographic and political/legal/governmental segments to understand the general environment facing Great Lakes. Describe how Great Lakes will be affected by each of these external factors. Social/demographic The social demographic segment reflects the population size‚ the age structure‚ the ethic and income mix‚ and the geographic distribution
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Science Case Study: Coronary Artery Disease (CAD) Introduction: CAD is defined as the impairment of the flow of blood to the myocardium and is a vascular disease but directly impacts cardiac function by reducing oxygenation of cardiac tissue (Porth‚ 2005). Mrs. X has been experiencing episodes of chest pain for the last 18 months and has been diagnosed with stable angina resulting from CAD. She has been admitted to the ward prior to undergoing an off pump coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) of
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My Personal Health and Wellness Plan Harpreet Kaur With my personal health and wellness plan‚ health and wellness are related terms. We define health as a state of well being that encompasses mind‚ body‚ spirit and community. Wellness is an active‚ lifelong process of becoming aware of choices and making decisions towards a more balanced and full filling life. With my personal health and wellness plan‚ I am looking forward to improve my health and being through a stable plan to secure a happy
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wants to achieve. They could include the goals‚ targets‚ intentions and purpose. Values The values are the principles or standards which could include rules of conduct‚ respect‚ honesty‚ kindness‚ sharing and appreciation. 3.2 Describe with examples how schools may demonstrate and uphold their aims Schools might demonstrate their aims by providing the basis for the delivery of the best curriculum‚ and commitment to enabling all of their children to succeed and be supported to achieve their best
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With the rising cost of health benefits and compensations many‚ companies are turning to a more feasible way to take care of health and wellness issues. It is becoming more practical and cost efficient to incorporate a health and wellness program into the company practice. The extent of how much a program is applied depends greatly on how much a company can and is willing to spend‚ and how committed they are to help the individual employee have a healthy lifestyle. With a program properly put into
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