BTEC FIRST DIPLOMA IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE UNIT 7: ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY FOR HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE Assignment Title: The effect of Malfunctions on the Human Body Systems Lecturer: Madge Waite-Stewart Assignment by: ANDREA MURRAY Pin: BMC111223604 HEART ATTACK A malfunction in the human body system indicates that the organs are not working properly or efficiently. There are different diseases and illnesses that can affect the cardiovascular system such as stroke‚ heart attack‚ asthma and
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Cause/Effect Argument Paper Child obesity has always been a major issue in the United States‚ but why is it so serious? What is the cause of this? I believe that technology and the advancements made to it is the main cause. It is common for kids these days to own a cell phone‚ have a TV in their room‚ a computer and a video game console. It is rare now for kids to want to go out to the park and maybe play basketball or go do something athletic. Before the advancement of modern technology‚ parents
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populations. Meat industry studies have shown that nitrite is part of the body’s healthy nitrogen cycle. The body converts nitrate to nitrite to regulate blood pressure‚ promote wound healing‚ destroy pathogens in the gut and even to prevent preeclampsia during pregnancy. More recently‚ medical research has shown that sodium nitrate and nitrite have been linked to numerous modern-day illnesses‚ including heart disease and pancreatic cancer. The preservative is converted in your body to nitrosamines
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ignore the insulin. B. Risk factors 1. Type 1 a. People with impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and/or impaired fasting glucose (IFG) b. Being ill in early infancy c. Having a parent with type 1 d. Having older mother e. Having a mother who had preeclampsia during pregnancy f. Having other autoimmune disorders such as Grave’s disease‚ Hashimoto’s thyroiditis (a form of hypothyroidism)‚ Addison’s disease‚ multiple sclerosis (MS)‚ or pernicious anemia. 2. Type 2 a. People with impaired glucose
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Chapter 28: Care of the High-Risk Mother‚ Newborn‚ and Family with Special Needs High-risk pregnancy One in which the life or health of the mother or the infant is jeopardized by a d/o that is associated with or exists at the same Morbidity State of being diseased Mortality Quality or state of being subject to death Classifications of high-risk factors of pregnancy Biophysical‚ Psychosocial‚ Sociodemographic‚ Environmental Biophysical Genetic considerations‚ nutritional status‚ medical
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Factor V Leiden is a mutation of one of the clotting factors in the blood called Factor V. This mutation can increase your chance of developing abnormal blood clots (thrombophilia)‚ usually in your veins. Most people who have this particular disorder never develop any signs or symptoms. Your doctor will most likely suspect you have Factor V Leiden if you’ve had one more incident of thrombosis (blood clot) or a pregnancy loss. This disorder can be inherited if your family has a history of Factor V
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diabetes. Her one hour after glucose load was 195 mg/dL which is 15mg over that normal glucose level. Secondly her 2 hour after glucose load was 8mg over the normal level putting her at 163mg/dL. As a result of this Elizabeth has an increased risk of preeclampsia so she will be closely monitored (Brown‚ 2010). 2. Was she insulin resistant? Yes‚ she was insulin resistant because as previously stated after she was administered the 100-gram glucose test her blood glucose spiked beyond the acceptable
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Abortion: Is there a right or wrong? MURDER! BLOODY MURDER! Of course it’s wrong! Hold your horses. Let me explain what exactly is abortion. Abortion is‚ in broad terms‚ a termination of pregnancy. Most of the time‚ it is when a woman (or child bearer‚ since technology has made it possible for people with a Y chromosome to carry children now) chooses to remove a fetus or fetuses from her body. So what’s a fetus? A fetus is an unborn developing offspring of a mammal. Now that you’ve got all the
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Which food not to eat during your pregnancy? Pregnancy-the birth of miracle‚ rainbow and all things sugar‚ spicy and nice. One of the most debated topics is the diet and exercise a pregnant woman should follow. A well rounded and balanced meal is important. But‚ what may work for some pregnant ladies may not work for others. Cravings in pregnancy are quite normal‚ thanks to the hormonal surge. Women all over have goofy cravings which can range from eating sauerkraut to eating ice cream all the time
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Vulnerable Population Paper – Premature Infants University of Phoenix Vulnerable Population Paper – Premature Infants The word “vulnerability” stems from the Latin vulnerare‚ which means‚ “to wound”. (Oxford Encyclopedic English Dictionary‚ 1995) In a clinical setting‚ the term vulnerable can be applied to many different kinds of patients. The purpose of this paper is to address a vulnerable population within a community. The vulnerable population this author chose to focus on will be
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