Grand Canyon University: NRS-427V-0103 Concepts in Community and Public Health 06/15/2014 Florence Nightingale‚ a name most people know even if you aren’t a nurse‚ pioneered or ‘paved’ many of the ways of how we nurse today. She gathered her data and organized it in such a way to improve hospital conditions‚ and saved many lives‚ through pie charts‚ graphs and statistics. The data was proof that mortality rates were down‚ and sanitary conditions were improved in
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To understanding the metabolism of alcohol‚ we should know that what is alcohol‚ how is it affect human body. Alcohol is being considered one of the most commonly used drugs because it has adverse impacts on human’s health through how it’s metabolized. Alcohol is a compound of hydrogen‚ carbon and oxygen‚ which can be combined in many different ways. The commonest as known as ethyl ethanol‚ which is a specific alcohol compound (C2H5OH) and formed from the fermentation of yeast‚ sugars
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The Effectiveness of Tawa-Tawa as a cure for dengue patients: A Study Group 8: Maria Angelica H. Dimaandal Grandeson Nino Comia Michael Baculo CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Life at its best will turn the other way around. We never know what will happen in the future‚ so learn how to live your life to the fullest. Life is short‚ and to make fast‚ you need to learn how to move on. Things happen for us to learn and for us to move on and get away with
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Loss of appetite and strength in the geriatric population – diagnostic symptoms for dengue. Ajay Hotchandani Address: Mercy Clinic-NHI‚ 1955 Mercy Lane‚ Belize City‚ Belize Email: mercyclinicmd@gmail.com Keywords: dengue‚ geriatric‚ asymptomatic‚ loss of appetite‚ anorexia Abstract: In dengue endemic regions‚ a chief complaint of nocturnal fever often is a pathonomonic phrase that triggers an investigation for dengue. This article looks at cases of patients who were tested for dengue based
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Menusha Arumugam (K1) NAME OF DISEASES Malaria PATHOGENS & VECTORS A parasite called Plasmodium‚ which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes There are four types of human malaria: - Plasmodium falciparum - Plasmodium vivax - Plasmodium malariae - Plasmodium ovale Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are the most common. Plasmodium falciparum is the most deadly. METHOD OF TRANSMISSION - Through the bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes - They breed in shallow collections
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Handling Medicines in Social Care Guidelines‚ Health Act 2006. 2.1 The most common type of medication would be: Analgesics: analgesics are used ease mild and moderate pain‚ such as head-aches or body-aches. The most known one would be Paracetamol (Acetaminophen). The possible side effects are light-headedness‚ dizziness‚ nausea‚ shortness of breath. It can also cause allergic reactions such as abdominal pain‚ constipation‚ rash‚ itching‚ irritation to the stomach‚ liver damage and sleep disturbances.
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Hepatitis B Vaccine Medical Assistant Gladys Maria Shafer February 19‚ 2013 Hepatitis refers to an inflammation of the liver‚ which is swelling that occurs when the tissues of the body become injured or infected. “Hepa” means liver and “itis” refers to inflammation. The Hepatitis B virus spreads through blood or direct contact with any body fluids from someone who already has a Hepatitis B infection and the virus enters the body unnoticed
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If bacterial meningitis is suspected several tests sound be done before beginning treatment. A blood sample should be taken and a complete blood count (CBC) should be performed and a lumbar puncture should also be performed as soon as possible. Laboratory findings The white blood cell count (WBC) should be 5‚000-10‚000 /mm3. Critical values associated WBC are 30‚000 /mm3. Variables that may increase white blood cell count include: Physical activity and stress‚ final months of pregnancy and/or labor
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Concussions in football A traumatic brain injury (TBI) also known as a concussion is a serious health problem to athletes‚ especially to football players. The brain controls the body and gives a person personality and defines every aspect of his or her life. A brain injury can disrupt a person’s life in an instance and like broken bones or bruises; TBI can limit or prevent normal body functions. A brain injury‚ unlike common injuries can damage mental abilities to include memory and speech
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Abstract Fibromyalgia is a disorder in which can be described as complicated‚ constant pain in regards to overall discomfort and sensitivity to touch happening in various sites of the body. It occurs most in women‚ however‚ men and children can still be affected. Fibromyalgia may run in a family history (in genes)‚ and the true cause is unclear. Scientists hypothesize a person’s genes may balance the way their body channels painful stimuli. Symptoms may vary person to person‚ however one thing
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