In this lab‚ we were able to determine measuring the pH of liquids work. We were able to compare the liquids based on their pH level and determine which liquid was acidic or basic. Our results showed that if something came out to be seven or less‚ according to the pH scale‚ it means that an acid is a substance that donates hydrogen ions. Because of this‚ when an acid is dissolved in water‚ the balance between hydrogen ions and hydroxide ions is shifted. Now there are more hydrogen ions than hydroxide
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Diabetes‚ a hereditary disease. Is diabetes a hereditary disease? For many decades‚ researchers have been looking for the answer to this question. Studies have shown that diabetes does run in the family. If you get diabetes as a child or later in life‚ you still had to have some genes that predisposed you to it. Studies have shown that even though this disease is hereditary‚ there are many causes of diabetes. There are two kinds of diabetes‚ each that is caused by different genes. Diabetes
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Type I Diabetes since the age of eleven. Being nineteen now‚ I have had a lot of experience with this disease. I would like to share my experience with those who are living with this disease and how I was able to manage living with it. The qualifications of a Diabetes educator‚ includes a current Registered Nurse licensure‚ current Basic Life Support certification‚ experience in health care setting‚ and a certified Diabetes Educator. It also “involves a person with pre-diabetes or diabetes and/or
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get a bulge in your arteries and it blows up like a balloon)‚ heart failure‚ vision loss‚ kidney could shut down‚ and the list goes on. Explaining diabetes to a 13-year old middle school honors student: Hey‚ what’s up? The doctor wanted me to come in and talk to you for a minute. I understand that the doctor has just diagnosed you with diabetes. I want to make sure you understand what that is and what goes along with it.
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In The Rise in Obesity is Due to Stress‚ Denise Cummins claims the rise of obesity in the United States is because of stress levels. Cummins explains that the United States rates at number 11 as one of the countries most stressed and unhappy. She explains that although we eat on average‚ just 100 more calories than other countries‚ we are fatter because of stress. Cummins mentions daily stress and chronic stress. The author says daily stress has become a normal part of life. This stress‚ she mentions
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individual and their family. I choose how the chronic disease diabetes type II affects a patient’s health and reflect on three health promotion interventions that will help manage and minimize the effects that this disease has on their well-being. Diabetes is a disease that affects many people in a community and if not diagnosed and managed properly‚ can lead to other comorbidities.
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THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH PEOPLE WITH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS I believe that good communication skills with people you come into contact with is vital to establish a relationship‚ ether if it is a professional relationship or a personal relationship. However Communication with someone who has a mental health illness can be harder and needs more skills than the ‘Normal’ person. The ranges of communication include
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HND701 Pathophysiology of Diabetes Due: 1st June 2012 Student name: Marie Sansotta-Allen Student number: 212234644 Word count: Essay – 3292‚ Citations/quotes/contents page - 700‚ References –1328 Table of Contents Page Introduction 2 Diabetes Nephropathy 3 Risk factors 4 Pathophysiology of Diabetes Nephropathy 5 Diabetes Nephropathy Management
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Diabetes- current epidemiology and measuring variables at a local level Introduction Diabetes mellitus (DM) is not classed as single disorder as it represents a series of conditions associated with high blood sugar which are cased in turn by defects in insulin secretion or the effectiveness of insulin or both. It is usually diagnosed by evidence of hyperglycaemia in a fasting state (>7.1 mmol/l plasma glucose) or threw an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT)( >11.1mmol/l plasma glucose)
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Classified into two main categories‚ diabetes mellitus (referred as diabetes) impacts many people in today’s world. Diabetes is the condition of hyperglycemia‚ or when the body’s blood glucose level is too high or too low because of an error in the amount of insulin excreted from the pancreas (Blair 27). This can result in the imbalance of homeostasis and cause a chain reaction of problems within the body. The two common types of diabetes are Type I and Type II. The two types are very similar in
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