Spec. Page 69‚ task 2 MU 2.8 4.1 Children need appropriate amounts of calories‚ proteins‚ minerals and vitamins to grow. Exposure to a wide variety of healthful foods early sets the stage for more variety later. A three-year-old needs about 1‚300 calories daily. A ten-year-old needs about 2‚000 calories daily; an adolescent needs about 2‚800 calories daily. Grains: Grains and starches should form the basis of healthful diet. Offer a child whole grains that are also iron fortified‚ such
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CHAPTER 22 pg. 387 Care of Patients with Immune Function Excess: Hypersensitivity (Allergy) and Autoimmunity Hypersensitivities/Allergies Increased or excessive response to the presence of an antigen to which the patient has been exposed Degree of reaction ranging from uncomfortable to life threatening Classified into 5 basic types Type 1- Rapid Hypersensitivity Reactions-Most Common Type 2- Cytotoxic Reactions Type 3- Immune Complex Reactions Type 4- Delayed Hypersensitivity Reactions
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Fitness & Sustainability. Gaiam Life‚ 2009. Web. 26 Sept. 2012. "Food Additive Facts." Belly Bytes‚ Where It ’s All About Food. Belly Bytes‚ n.d. Web. 20 Sept. 2012. More‚ Daniel. "Reactions to Food Additives And  Preservatives." About.com Allergies. About.Com‚ 8 Sept. 2011. Web. 26 Sept. 2012. Nordqvist‚ Christian. "What Is Vitamin A? What Does Vitamin A Do?" Medical News Today. MediLexicon International‚ 17 Mar. 2011. Web. 27 Sept. 2012. Severs‚ Lucy. "Processing Percentage Charts." Custom
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cardiovascular system; it has a rapid onset with the possibility of causing death. However‚ less severe reaction may be also defined as “anaphylaxis” if there is a high index of suspicion for allergic reaction in the setting of previously diagnosed allergy (Sanchez et al. 1999; Simons et al. 2007; Tang and Liew‚ 2008). It was observed by Simons (2006) that anaphylaxis is a disease of modern times; sporadic cases report of anaphylaxis were only published in 17th‚ 18th and 19th centuries and within the
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for themselves. All meals are in line with government guidelines to provide a healthy balanced diet meeting all nutritional needs. Allergies Food allergies could be fatal if a child comes into contact with certain foods. Great care must be taken to ensure a child doesn’t come into to contact with their (allergen). Intolerances aren’t as severe as allergies‚ and are generally identified by parents as they notice their child may have diarrhoea after eating certain foods. On the initial visit
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coming to the table for their meals‚ in an orderly fashion. The setting used meal and snack times to encourage the children to develop independence through making choices‚ serving food and drink and feeding themselves. To protect children with food allergies‚ sharing or swapping of food between children are discourage. Staff joins the children during lunch‚ and tries to make the occasion an enjoyable and sociable time for everyone and at the same time ensure there is not any rowdiness. The children
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usually 75 to 80 percent humidity is ideal for them and they will die if it drops to 50 percent. They don’t drink water but instead absorbs moisture in the air. How harmful are dust mites? It might be surprising to know that the cause of the allergy is the protein found in their droppings and not the dust mite itself‚ each mite can produce 20 droppings in a day and the allergic reaction that it can produce can stay even after the mites die. These pests for a fact doesn’t
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minutes. Therefore it is imperative to seek medical assistance as soon as any of these symptoms appear. This type of systemic reaction is treated with Epinephrine‚ which is adrenaline‚ and sometimes Benadryl‚ which is an antihistamine‚ and used for allergies of all kinds. If the person knows they are allergic to bee stings‚ they should carry an EPI-Pen with them at all times. This is a single dose injection of Epinephrine which should be administered in the muscle on the front of the thigh. The draw-back
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Plenty of respiratory diseases‚ especially asthma‚ has appeared in the past few centuries as a result of the industrial revolution which increased the number of factories‚ thus increased air pollution. Asthma is a widespread‚ degenerative illness that disturbs the outflow of air which goes in and out of the lungs‚ and it affects all people of all ages. This essay will discuss the definition and the distinct types of asthma‚ intrinsic and extrinsic. Asthma is a type III hypersensitivity and a common
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The patient has indications of this reaction as written in the provided patient history. Having an allergy to bee stings‚ and being a diagnosed asthma patient makes the Health care provider cautious in prescribing E.O. a course of penicillin‚ which is a broad spectrum antibiotic and a possible cause of human anaphylaxis as indicated in the textbox 10-1 (Copstead & Banasik‚ 2013). The bee sting allergy indicates that the patient has hypersensitivity and having asthma indicates the physiological mechanisms
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