body‚ some mitochondrial diseases only affect particular tissues. Describe such a disease and what is known about the basis of its tissue selectivity. Allowed word count: 1500 Actual word count: 1498 Introduction Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON) is an optical nerve dysfunction caused by mtDNA mutation that generally causes bilateral loss of sight in young adult men between the ages of 18 and 35 due to degradation of the optical nerve and retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). Although
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The different types of diets Glucose Control - Diabetic Diet Nutrition experts say that there is no one diet for diabetes‚ but people with diabetes should follow the nutrition guidelines in the Food Pyramid‚ while paying special attention to carbohydrate intake. People with diabetes should also eat about the same amount of food at the same time each * Eat more starches such as bread‚ cereal‚ and starchy vegetables. Aim for six servings a day or more. For example‚ have cold cereal with nonfat
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American Youth Obese and Diabetic David Kleiman DeVry University INDEX PAGE1: Title page with author and Date of creation Page 2.; Index Pages 3-4: Outline Page 5: Thesis Statement in the first paragraph Pages 5-7: Body Page 8: First graph depicting: Calories Available Per Capita Per day (This chart shows the difference in caloric consumption daily for the period 1970-2010). Page 9: Second Graph depicting: Calories Available Per Capita Per day (This chart shows the
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Clinical features and diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis in children INTRODUCTION — Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. DKA can less commonly occur in children with type 2 diabetes mellitus [1‚2]. (See "Classification of diabetes mellitus and genetic diabetic syndromes".) In recent years‚ the incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus have increased across all ethnic groups. This has been coupled with an
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INCIDENT As a registered nurse with over 10 years of clinical practice experience in various field of nursing including caring for patients with diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs)‚ I was concerned with rise in the numbers of DFUs cases resulting into higher rates of amputation‚ disabilities and mortality . DFU are caused by a combination of peripheral neuropathy and vascular diseases resulting from diabetes mellitus (Army and Tanja‚ 2012). Statistics provided indicate that a limb is lost to improper management
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GUEST EDITORIAL Communication: why is this such an emotive subject? Communication is the activity of conveying meaningful information. Communication requires a sender‚ a message and an intended recipient‚ although the receiver need not be present or aware of the sender’s intent to communicate at the time of communication; thus communication can occur across vast distances in time and space. Communication requires that the communicating parties share an area of communicative commonality
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Clinical Journal and Care Plan Clinical Preparation & Journal Form Student Name:wolie Date: 10/24/2011 1. Biographical Data: DOB: 09/25/1959‚ Female‚ 61 y.o.a. Initials: M.S. Age & Sex: 61 years and female Ht/wt: Race/Ethnicity: white Culture and Religion: Christian Living Arrangements: nursing home People in Home (number and relationship): 1 roommate Reason for hospitalization: MRSA isolation‚ Post-op or left knee replacement Past Health History
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fundamental to the prevention of diabetic foot ulcers?” This question was developed using the PICO framework (appendix one). Diabetes is a chronic condition that can have debilitating consequences that can seriously affect a patient’s lifestyle and their contribution to social gain according to the Department of Health and Children (D.O.H.C.) (2008). It is increasing at a rapid rate which is highlighted by The Institute of Public Health (2010) who state that the number of diabetics in Ireland will rise from
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not secrete insulin or the body is unable to process it properly. INSULIN is the hormone that monitors the level of the sugar in the blood. DIABETIC EYE DISEASE refers to a group of eye problems that people with diabetes may face as a complication of diabetes that may cause severe vision loss or even blindness. DIABETIC RETINOPATHY is the most common diabetic eye disease and a leading cause of blindness. It involves small haemorrhages from broken arteries in the retina‚ with yellow waxy discharge
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treatment O: wound healing of diabetic foot ulcer 100003013 張淨瑜 Database: PubmedKeyword: diabetic foot ulcer AND change dressing AND (hyperbaric oxygen therapy OR surgical debridement OR antibiotics treatment) How many papers I found? 1 文獻 Authors: O’Meara S‚ Cullum N‚ Majid M‚ Sheldon T Journal: Health Technology Assessment Volume: 4 Issue: 21 Publication date: January 2001 DOI: 10.3310/hta4210 Citation: O’Meara S‚ Cullum
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