Risk factors for stroke may be divided into modifiable and non-modifiable. Non-modifiable risk factors for stroke include age‚ sex‚ ethnicity and heredity. Hypertension‚ smoking‚ cardiovascular disease‚ diabetes‚ asymptomatic carotid stenosis‚ atrial fibrillation‚ dyslipidemia‚ unhealthy diet‚ obesity‚ physical inactivity and post-menopausal hormone therapy are established modifiable risk factors for stroke (Goldstein
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American woman who comes into the clinic for her diabetes. 2. History of Present Illness: CT is coming to clinic today to seek help in controlling her diabetes. Objective: 1. Past Medical History: • Diabetes Mellitus Type 2 for the past 40 years • Hypertension for the past 45 years • Chronic Kidney Disease for the past ten years with neuropathy • Myocardial Infarction in the year 2010 2. Family History: N/A (Not Available) 3. Social History: Patient said she had never smoked and does not drink alcoholic
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SYSTEM 1 History and examination of the cardiovascular system I Mitral stenosis 3 2 Mitral regurgitation 8 3 Mixed mitral valve disease 12 4 Aortic regurgitation 13 6 Mixed aortic valve lesion 23 7 Mixed mitral and aortic valve disease 24 8 Hypertension 27 9 Atrial fibrillation 31 10 Palpitations 35 11 Slow pulse rate 37 12 Gallop rhythm 39 13 Angina pectoris 41 14 Acute myocardial infarction 45 15 Jugular venous pulse 52 16 Congestive cardiac failure 54 17 Infective endocarditis 57
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index). These days sedentary attitudes are more common – “a couch bum” and staying behind a computer-screen‚ this means that most school children get less physical activity. Obesity also led to the rise in diseases in Barbados such as diabetes‚ hypertension and heart disease. The study seeks to examine the knowledge amongst a sample of sixth form students towards obesity in Barbados. Research Questions 1. Are these teenagers aware of the increasing trend of obesity among Barbadian youth? 2.
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Alleviation of symptoms occurs immediately with the use of a bronchodilator and oxygen therapy. Pt complains that these symptoms greatly affect daily activities. V.) PAST HEALTH HISTORY a.) Chronic Illnesses- Pt denies past history of diabetes‚ hypertension‚ heart disease‚ HIV infections‚ Aids‚ Sickle-Cell Anemia‚ cancer‚ depression‚ hepatitis‚ bronchitis‚ emphysema‚ and seizure disorders. Pt confirms previous medical diagnosis of asthma at age 10.. b.) Accidents- Pt denies any auto accidents
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to 48kg in 3.5 months‚ her BMI is 18.1 which indicates underweight (Chinese Community Health Resource Center‚ 2012). Also‚ her blood pressure record is 148/82‚ which is hypertension. Moreover‚ she suffered from diarrhea after taking cow’s milk. Therefore‚ the intervention must concern on the problem of losing weight‚ hypertension as well as losing ability to go out. Assessments help to reveal Madam Chan condition
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Introduction The purpose of this paper is to show the correlation between subjective data and objective data and how they contribute to the plan and implementing nursing care. To perform this frameworks‚ I will first explicit the components of the subjective data including health history‚ secondly I will explicit the objective data including physical assessment components‚ next I will provide some education base of the finding and finally I will provide a reflection base on the assessment
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every morning in order to wake up on time is more than likely‚ suffering from sleep deprivation. It is a problem that can cause harm to the body and personality. Some of the most common health issues a person will endure is cognitive deficiencies‚ hypertension and weight gain. It has even been argued that sleep deprivation can affect you just as much as being drunk. Unfortunately‚ with lack of sleep come many unwanted side effects‚ including impaired cognitive skills needed to function on a daily basis
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I attended to the mother and the child and ignored the father. I felt a lot of sadness and powerlessness about the child’s situation. In retrospect‚ I wonder if the father had experienced abuse and was repeating the trauma of his childhood. I also wondered if he had an undiagnosed mental illness that resulted in his behavior. In this situation‚ the healthcare professionals involved were very straightforward and direct. No one treated either parent rudely or unprofessionally but there was no compassion
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1001 Dr. Lee 03/02/2013 Patient Pancreatitis Medical Report Patient Name: Patient D.O.B: Today’s Date: Patients present Illnesses: This patient has current conditions and past illnesses of Cystic Fibrosis‚ Gallstones‚ pancreas divisum‚ Hypertension‚ Rheumatoid Arthritis‚ history of high triglyceride levels‚ and also has been diagnosed with Hypertriglyceridemia and a history of Acute Pancreatitis. At an early age she also was diagnosed with pancreas divisum. She has not had any complication
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