Summary of Ecomap Findings The ecomap diagram in Appendix B is used to visually show Robert’s connections with his environment. Robert is suffering from PTSD‚ but has made some strong connections that support him through his journey. Even though times were hard‚ Mary has always stood by Robert’s side and been a strong support system. Robert has also found strong support from his psychologist and PTSD support group. These two therapies allowed Robert to realize he has a problem‚ and needs to
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Medical Secretary_ Module 2_ A. Cardiology Not all side effects may be reported. You should always consult a doctor or healthcare professional for medical advice. Some of the side effects that can occur may not need medical attention. As your body adjusts to the medicine during treatment these side effects may go away. Drug Name: Adcirca (Tadalafil) Tadalafil relaxes muscles and increases blood flow to particular areas of the body. Side Effects: Redness or warmth in your face‚ neck‚ or chest;
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hopeless‚ as the modifiable risk factors of diabetes mellitus‚ hypertension‚ dyslipidemia‚ obesity‚ tobacco use‚ and physical inactivity are controllable‚ and can afford one with CAD a relative degree of health (Framingham Heart Study‚ 2009). Libby‚ Bonow‚ Mann‚ and Zipes delineate the modifiable CHD risk factors into three classes. Class I‚ risk factors that have an obvious causal relationship to the development of CHD are smoking‚ hypertension‚ and dyslipidemia. Class II risk factors are those that
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Sodium: Sodium is essential to all living beings Basic functions: Sodium has 3 main functions: it helps in the absorption of glucose and some amino acids in the small intestine‚ it is required for normal muscle and nerve function‚ and it aids in water balance. Glucose generated by digestion of starch or lactose is absorbed in the small intestine only by cotransport with sodium‚ a fact that has exceptionally important implications in medicine. Glucose and galactose are taken into the enterocyte by
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Chapter 39 Diuretics Open-Book Quiz‚ Chapter 39 1. Three uses of diuretics include treatment of hypertension‚ mobilization of edematous fluid‚ and used to prevent renal failure. 2. Aldosterone is the principal mineralocorticoid of the adrenal cortex; it stimulates reabsorption of sodium from the distal cortex. 3. Most diuretics share the same basic mechanism of action: they block sodium and chloride reabsorption. The greatest diuresis is produced by those drugs whose site of action
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he was due for a medical checkup and he goes to see his doctor. As part of the routine examination‚ the doctor took my dad’s blood pressure. He ended up telling him that he had mild hypertension . . . even a little hypertension could become dangerous. According to the online journals and articles written‚ hypertension contributes directly or indirectly to about one million deaths per year. It affects over 35 million people‚ approximately one out of every four or five American adults. To keep a check
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the causes of sleep deprivation in teenagers‚ the most prevalent being teens not getting enough sleep due to things like jobs and early school start times. There are many perceived dangers of this‚ such as sleepiness while driving and a risk for hypertension. There are a few ways to prevent these problems‚ ranging from parents stepping in to ensure teens get the proper amount of sleep to changing school start times to a later hour. Adolescent sleep deprivation is something that everyone‚ parents
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help patients deal with hypertension (2008). They believed that the more engaged and involved a patient was in their health care‚ the more they work to better their outcome. The plan made a lot of sense even though there were a lot of disputes whether or not it would be helpful to patients‚ due to lack of understanding and computer access (2008). Successfully the study had shown that personal health records are in fact an effective tool to help combat not only hypertension but other chronic disease
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changes to her lifestyle to try and reverse the deterioration in her health he has observed since her last visit. With Mrs. X’s blood pressure measuring 135/85mmHg it is placing her slightly at risk for entering levels of high blood pressure and hypertension. High levels of blood pressure are 140/90 mmHg and above. Therefore‚ Mrs. X is at risk of entering these high levels. Her physician is advising her to adopt a healthier life style to make sure the levels
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Obesity: root cause of many disease Outline What is obesity Its measurement Global trends Reasons Energy rich foods Lack of exercise genetic predisposition Related Morbidity Cardiovascular diseases Diabetes Mellitus Other diseases e.g bone and joint diseases‚ asthma‚ skin diseases‚ certain cancers etc Social implications How to fight obesity Diet Exercise Drugs and surgical procedures Conclusion. Obesity is a medical condition
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