prevalence‚ current strategies for health promotion‚ the role of health screening‚ future planning‚ and the effectiveness of such strategies. There are a variety of classifications of diabetes‚ which include Type 1 diabetes‚ Type 2 diabetes‚ gestational diabetes‚ and other less common types of diabetes. Mosby’s Dictionary of medicine (Harris‚ Nagy & Vardaxis 2006‚ p. 520)‚ defines diabetes mellitus as ‘a complex disorder of carbohydrate‚ fat and protein metabolism that is primarily a result
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Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH) What is high blood pressure? Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against blood vessel walls. The heart pumps blood into the arteries (blood vessels) that carry the blood throughout the body. High blood pressure‚ also called hypertension‚ means that the pressure in the arteries is above the normal range. What is pregnancy-induced hypertension? Pregnancy-induced hypertension—which may also be called pre-eclampsia‚ toxemia‚ or toxemia of pregnancy—is
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Review of: Challenges To Using A Business Case For Addressing Health Disparities Perspective: Challenges To Using A Business Case For Addressing Health Disparities‚ sheds light on a alternative approach to community healthcare. The authors reflect on two approaches in addressing disparities‚ business case and social case. They discuss some of the challenges along with the potential benefits in implementing the business case method. The article goes on to mention some key areas that healthcare organizations
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RN Program CLINICAL PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT AND CARE PLAN NURSERY STUDENT NAME: Robin Rickards CLINICAL SITE/UNIT: SOH/Nursery CLINICAL DATE: 01/20/15 PATIENT INTIALS: F.P. AGE: 9 days Sex: M RELIGION/CULTURE: Not documented MATERNAL AND LABOR HISTORY: Mother was admitted to hospital on 01/09/15 for labor induction at 39 weeks and 4 days. Active labor began at 1015. F.P. was born at 1837
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Human Fetal Growth I Objective: 1. To better understand the growth of a human fetus. II Materials: Metric ruler III Procedure: 1. Examine the stages show and note that they are show at 40% of the actual size. 2. Measure the fetuses and take down the lengths of each part. 3. Total them together and multiply by 2.5 to get the actual size. Length of a developing fetus (mm) Age of fetus Body length Thigh length Leg length Total Actual 2 - - - - 2 9 16 5 4 25 62.5 16 28 11 10 49 122.5 20 51 24 21
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Annotated Bibliography Team University of Phoenix Health and Chronic Disease NUR 427 February 1‚ 2012 Annotated Bibliography American Diabetes Association (2012). Diabetes Basics. Retrieved January 30‚ 2012 from http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/?loc=GlobalNavDB. The American Diabetes Association was founded in 1940 by 28 physicians. The mission from the organization would be to prevent and cure diabetes
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From the outsider’s perspective a diabetic’s life has most likely taken shape into many stereotypes. Without there being a 1st hand connection to this disease‚ or the proper education‚ there are many gaps between the standard knowledge and the specialized information that goes along with type 1 and 2 diabetes. Managing diabetes and prediabetes is challenging‚ especially when those around you of skills were not given the proper form to assist themselves or others concerning the nutritional and the
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Question #5 Unlike their friend Jemima‚ the other patients have all experienced a drop in blood pressure (Hypotension) and have an elevated heart rate (125-135 bpm) Hypertension occurs when blood pressure drops below 90 mm Hg systolic or 60 mm Hg diastolic number. Due to the girls all consuming substances that affect their bodies to normally retain water‚ they have all suffered similar symptoms but to different degrees. Dehydration causes the volume of blood circulating through the body to decrease
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of cardiovascular disease and pulmonary hypertension. This study was conducted with an aim to measure the level of Pentraxin 3 in neonates with pulmonary hypertension and comparing with normal healthy controls. Design and Methods: In a case-control study‚ plasma Pentraxin 3 levels were evaluated in 3 groups of neonates including: neonates with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)‚ neonates with congenital heart disease without pulmonary arterial hypertension (CHD without PAH) and normal healthy neonates
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The RN changed the subject when the patient talk about her dizziness problem. This may cause the patient to stop expressing the patient’s feeling by fear or lack of confident. The RN should explore more about the patient recent diagnosis of hypertension instead of change to another topic. The RN gave an unwanted opinion story when the patient talk about her grandfather. The patient didn’t ask her‚ but the RN decided to give her personal story‚ which was inappropriate. She did not seem empathetic
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