Place Fayette‚ the county seat of Jefferson County‚ in Southwest Mississippi‚ is a civic town with a population of approximately 2‚242‚ according to the 2000 census. The latitude of Fayette is 31.711 North; the longitude is 91.06 West with elevation of 290 feet (www.epodunk.com‚ 2006). The land area is calculated at 3.1 kilometer2 (Census‚ 2000). Since Fayette is a relatively small town‚ there is no public transportation available to the residents. Many of the citizens have their own transportation
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43 65 Normal 73 132 205 Hypertension 55 65 120 Total 150 240 390 a. What proportion of the participants have optimal blood pressure? P (OPTIMAL BLOOD PRESSURE) = 65 390 = 0.17 b. What proportion of men have optimal blood pressure? P (MEN OPTIMAL BLOOD PRESSURE) = 22 150 = 0.15 c. What proportion of participants with hypertension are male? P (MALE HYPERTENSION) = 55 120 = 0.46 d. Are hypertensive status and male gender independent? Justify. P (MALE /HYPERTENSION) = 0.46 P (MALE) = 150 390
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08/12/13 1. MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Aneurysm (AN-ū-rizm) A thin‚ weakened section of the wall of an artery or a vein that bulges outward‚ forming a balloonlike sac. Common causes are atherosclerosis‚ syphilis‚ congenital blood vessel defects‚ and trauma. If untreated‚ the aneurysm enlarges and the blood vessel wall becomes so thin that it bursts. The result is massive hemorrhage with shock‚ severe pain‚ stroke‚ or death. Treatment may involve surgery in which the weakened area of the blood
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Chronic renal failure is a worldwide public health problem. Millions of Americans are affected by this disease each year. It is a common condition in which there is progressive loss of kidney functioning. The loss of function usually takes months or years to occur‚ sometime not appearing until kidney function is less than one-tenth of normal. The kidneys have the important job of filtering‚ wastes and excess fluids from your blood‚ which are then excreted in the urine (Huether‚ 2012). When the kidneys
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Article Review Krystal Glenn PSY20500 4/28/2010 Glenn 1 Alzheimer’s Disease: Living a healthy life may not keep the disease out of your future As a person ages‚ it’s natural to become more inclined to forget things; from misplacing car keys to forgetting the name of an old friend. But the effects to ones memory caused by Alzheimer ’s disease (aka: AD) are not at all considered normal. I think Belsky described AD best in saying “Alzheimer’s Disease directly
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1. Admit the patient using critical thinking skills to assess and prioritise nursing interventions related to Audrey’s. • Comfort and Safety. Audrey who is diagnosed with fractured left NOF (neck of femur) must be evaluated using pain assessment to obtain the optimal pain management intervention. Analgesics and non-pharmacologic approaches will be helpful to ease her pain and anxiety(Fink‚ 2000). As for her safety‚ the bed must be lowered down‚ side rails up if necessary and all her needs must
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Mabolo (Diospyros blancoi) Velvet Apple A member of the Ebenaceae family‚ mabolo is known for its value as an ornament‚ rather than for its fruit. Its wood is commonly known in the Philippines as kamagong‚ and it is the fruit that goes by the name of mabolo. It is an evergreen forest tree that is medium-sized‚ and has an oval or conical-shaped crown. Depending on the way it was planted‚ a mabolo tree may have long‚ straight stems or short trunks. Its leaves are oblong-shaped‚ which are big and
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leaves‚ fruits‚ stem to other parts of the tree such as the root‚ experts have found African breadfruits and its other variants present in other parts of the world‚ immensely useful in the treatment of many chronic ailments such as diabetes and hypertension. For instance‚ researchers at the Indonesian Institute of Sciences in a series of studies on the efficacy of breadfruit leaves (Artocarpus Altilis) reported that its extract could inhibit platelet aggression‚ reduces blood viscosity‚ and protect
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Felodipine is a vasoselective calcium channel antagonist of the dihydropyridine class used in the management of hypertension. It is chemically described as ethyl methyl 4-(2‚3-dichlorophenyl)-1‚4-dihydro-2‚6-dimetylpyridine-3‚5-di-carboxylate. Estimation of felodipine in biological samples and human plasma has been reported by gas chromatographic (GC) (Soons et al 1990) and liquid chromatographic (LC) methods. Estimation and separation of the metabolites of felodipine in biological samples have been
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primary hypertension and diabetes mellitus. He is currently taking an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and following a salt-restricted weight loss diet. He is about 30 pounds over his ideal weight. At his clinic visit his blood pressure is noted to be 150/90. His heart rate is 70 BPM. He has no complaints. His wife brought an automatic blood pressure cuff with her in the hope of learning to take her husband’s blood pressure at home. 1. What risk factors for primary hypertension are evident
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