Journal Article Critique PRESENTED TO THE DEPARMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND RECREATION STUDIES MOUNT ROYAL UNIVERSITY In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for Course PHED # 1007 Section # 001 Lynne Lafave By Luis Bravo Vocabulary * Anthropometric Parameters: Different methods established to measure the proportions of the body. * Epigallocatechin Gallate: Powerful antioxidant found in green tea. * Atherosclerosis: Is the accumulation of fatty material in the inner walls of the
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Problems on Regression and Correlation Prepared by: Dr. Elias Dabeet Q1. Dr. Green (a pediatrician) wanted to test if there is a correlation between the number of meals consumed by a child per day (X) and the child weight (Y). Included you will find a table containing the information on 5 of the children. Use the table to answer the following: Child Number of meals consumed per day (X) child weight (Y) X² Y² XY Ahmad 11 8 121 64 88 Ali 16 11 256 121 176 Osama 12 9 144
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and can voice whether their blood pressure is normal or high. Another measurable objective is that women with preexisting hypertension make a change in the following areas increase in physical activity‚ smoking cessation‚ body mass index‚ decrease in sodium intake or saturated fats‚ take medications as prescribed by doctor and regular doctor visits. To help decrease hypertension or prevention of prehypertension which helps decrease the deaths in African American women ages twenty- five through thirty-
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calcium ion influx across cardiac and smooth muscle cells‚ thus decreasing myocardial contractility and oxygen demand; also dilates coronary arteries and arterioles Alone or with other agents in the managementof hypertension‚angina pectoris and vasospastic angina Use cautiously in patients receiving other pheripheral vasodilators‚ especialy those with severe aortic stenosis‚ and in those with heart failure. Beacause drug is metabolized by the liver ‚ use cautiously
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heaviest youngsters were more than twice as likely as the thinnest to die prematurely‚ before age 55‚ of illness or a self-inflicted injury. Being overweight during childhood and adolescence increases the risk of developing high cholesterol‚ hypertension‚ respiratory ailments‚ orthopedic problems‚ depression and type 11 diabetes as a youth. One disease of particular concern is Type 11 diabetes‚ which has linked to overweight and obesity and has increased dramatically in children and adolescents
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long-term disability. (Stroke Fact‚ 2014) OBJECTIVES • Cardiac and stroke disease risk: Hypertension through various age groups • Discuss: • • • • physical activity controlling cholesterol healthy eating smoking cessation • Coronary heart disease among different population • Community resources‚ association‚ and websites for heart disease and stroke education CARDIAC DISEASE & STROKE RISK: HYPERTENSION AMONG AGE GROUPS • Together‚ heart disease and stroke are among the most widespread and costly
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after the bleed on an inpatient bases. When the patient is not actively bleeding the underlying cause determines course of treatment. When the underlying cause is liver cirrhosis EBL may temporarily correct varices but will not correct portal hypertension since the liver is still the source of the blockage. Prior to a liver transplant the recommended procedure is a Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt (TIPS). The TIPS procedure "decreases portal pressure by creating communication between
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teenagers should be active an hour a day at the minimum everyday. Any diet related illnesses are diabetes‚ obesity‚ cancer‚ stroke‚ heart disease and even type II and I. Quit smoking‚ exercising and maintain a healthy diet can prevent heart diseases. Hypertension is high blood pressure also known as the silent killer. Diabetes is the blood not being able to control carbohydrate. Type I is minor diabetes. Can be caused by genetics or even through other diseases. Type II is the major diabetes. It’s the one
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strokes. Having high blood pressure (hypertension) is not usually something that you feel or notice. It does not tend to produce obvious signs or symptoms. The only way to know what your blood pressure is‚ is to have it measured. Blood pressure is measured in ‘millimeters of mercury’ (mmHg) and is written as two numbers. For example‚ if your reading is 120/80mmHg‚ your blood pressure is ‘120 over 80’. High blood pressure You probably have high blood pressure (hypertension) if your blood pressure readings
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resistance * Usually taken with beta blocker propanolol to balance reflex tachycardia and diuretic to decrease sodium retention. * Onset of action: 10-20 minutes * Duration of action: 12 hours INDICATION: * Treat moderate to severe hypertension VASODILATION: * Opens k+ channels and relaxes the smooth muscles of arterioles. * This leads to decrease in peripheral vascular resistances. * Decrease in arterial blood pressure. ADVERSE EFFECTS OF HYDRALAZINE * CNS:
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