focus is to introduce the different types of diabetes‚ and how we can decrease the number of people that develop it. There are several types of diabetes that I would like to discuss ‚ Gestational diabetes‚ type 2 diabetes and finally‚ diabetes type 1. The first one that I would like to discuss is gestational diabetes. In this type of diabetes‚ women who are pregnant‚ can develop diabetes at any stage during their pregnancy. With this type of diabetes not only does the disease affect the women
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Diabetes Health Campaign part- II Miriam Timera HCS/535 October 30‚ 2014 Professor: Janella Dodson Diabetes Health Campaign II In the health campaign Part 1 paper‚ the issues of diabetes and some of the initiatives implemented nationally and locally was examined in the state of Georgia. Due to the in depth concern of the growing effects on diabetes‚ the initiatives of this paper focused on the impact of diabetes on all levels of government and communities. Furthermore‚ the paper also pointed
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Introduction One of the pressing issues in medicine is that people do not go their primary care physicians proactively. As a result we have seen a continuous rise in health problems and a continuous decline in good health. Statistics confirm that the lack of resources available to people are a major contributing factor in this epidemic. This issue can not be ignored. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) had to take notice. They completed several studies to help determine where
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An In-Depth Look at Portal Hypertension Portal Hypertension (PH) is an increase in the pressure within the portal venous system. The portal venous system is a network of veins that carry blood from the digestive organs to the liver. The most common cause of PH is cirrhosis of the liver. Cirrhosis is an advanced stage of liver scarring called fibrosis. This impedes the liver’s ability to function. PH caused by cirrhosis can often lead to the restored patency of a certain ligament of the liver called
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Understanding Pulmonary Hypertension The human body is a very complex organism composed of different types of systems and functions. All the functions that each system has‚ is what makes possible for the body to obtain life. One of the most important systems in one’s body is the circulatory system‚ where the heart‚ the lungs‚ and the blood vessels work together to form the circle part of the circulatory system. The pumping of the heart forces the blood on its journey. The body’s circulatory system
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AbstractBackground pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) are fatal‚ no curable‚ but treatable diseases that strongly affect the patients. Objective. To decribe patient’s experience of information relating to PAH or CTEPH. Methods. A qualitative method using content analysis was applied. Seventeen patients (thirteen women an four men) aged 28-73 years from a regional PAH center were individually interviewed. Results. Three categories that
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extra tests‚ but it shouldn’t be cause for alarm or distress. In fact‚ nearly 1 in 10 babies are born to women over 35‚ and the majority are delivered without complications. "Women over 35 are at higher risk for developing high blood pressure and gestational diabetes‚ but with good prenatal care‚ they should be off to a healthy start‚" says Lynn Simpson‚ M.D.‚ an ob/gyn at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City. Here‚ a look at what older pregnant women should consider: General health
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Advanced Level Diploma in Diabetes Education and Clinical Care Fatima College of Health Sciences 2014–08–18/BS/AMW C2 – HS604 DIABETES CLINICAL NURSING II – Diabetes Group Education C2 - Assignment 3 Diabetes - submit: 23 September‚ 2014 Name: Name: Submission date: (Revision date:) C2 – Assignment 3 Group education plan/BS/AMW/18 August‚ 2014 Page 1 INTRODUCTION Together with an identified fellow student a written patient education report regarding a planned diabetes
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Medical History The patient has a history of hypertension since 2006. It was diagnosed since her second pregnancy. Her BP would range from 130/90 to 160/100. Patient took Amlodipine‚ 5mg‚ for her hypertension‚ even when she was not pregnant. Aside from hypertension‚ the patient has no history of asthma‚ diabetes‚ cardiac disease‚ thyroid disease‚ epilepsy‚ hepatitis and allergies. IV. Family History The patient has a family history of hypertension and asthma on her paternal side. No other family
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palpitations; however‚ at the present time she is asymptomatic. PAST MEDICAL HISTORY: Hypertension‚ diagnosed “years ago‚” poorly
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