with suicidal ideation. As I was assessing my patient‚ he told me that he was a type 2 diabetic who checks his bloodsugars with meals and uses Insulin for coverage. He was concerned that his readings at home have been elevated and has not had an appetite for the last two days. I used the glucometer to check his chemstick which was 285. I called the admitting doctor and the Hospitalist to report my findings and the result of the bloodsugar. As a nursing intervention‚ I ordered a Nutrition consult
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In “The Inferno‚” by John Ciardi‚ the protagonist‚ Dante is about to enter a place of great suffering. Dante believes that God is the architect of Hell‚ and that Hell is the product of divine omnipotence‚ primordial love‚ and ultimate intellect. Throughout the Cantos‚ one can see how Dante’s picture of Hell does reflect the gate’s description of God’s sacred justice. “I am the way into the city of woe. I am the way to a forsaken people. I am the way into eternal sorrow” (Canto 3‚ Line 1-3). In
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distress 1.3 - Outline how other health and emotional conditions may affect the nutritional needs of an individual with dementia: Depression can lead to loss of appetite and lack of interest in food. Social isolation can also be a big factor for loss of appetite Forgetfulness Illness and medications can result in reduced appetite and difficulties with shopping‚ preparing and eating food. Malabsorption conditions (i.e. gastritis & pernicious anaemia) reduce ability to absorb B12 from food
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Radjnie Binda November 26‚ 2013 How Does Stress Affect the Physical Body? Stress is a term that is highly difficult when it comes to defining it. Scientists say the term itself defies its definition. There are many ways in which stress can be defined as; the difficult part is to know which definition you are looking for. Hans Selye‚ a Hungarian endocrinologist‚ is the man who discovered the theory of stress. Selye defines stress as‚ "the non-specific response of the body to any demand for
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homeostasis and appetite (Datta 2011). Homeostasis is defined as “the tendency of a system‚ especially the physiological system of higher animals‚ to maintain internal stability‚ owing to the coordinated response of its parts to any situation or stimulus that would tend to
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Case Study Hodgkin’s Disease Setting: Outpatient clinic Index Words: Hodgkin’s disease‚ cancer‚ assessment‚ radiation therapy‚ diagnostic tests‚ symptom management Scenario A.T. is a 21-year-old college student. He works part-time as a manual laborer‚ uses half a can of smokeless tobacco each week‚ and drinks a six-pack of beer on the weekend. A year ago in September‚ he discovered a small‚ painless lump in his lower left neck. Over the quarter‚ he experienced increasing fatigue and
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are decreased appetite‚ fever‚ swelling of the face and hands‚ and apathy. The treatment involves rituals to help expel the memory of the frightening experience and rescuing the ravina (the heart spirit) from the location where the frightening experience took place (Weller‚ et al.‚ 2002). Lastly‚ among Mexican-American in Texas‚ what is necessary for susto is a personal or social stressor‚ not necessarily a frightening experience. Symptoms of susto are listlessness and loss of appetite. The treatment
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My ISP will be on "The Garden of Earthly delights". The question I have formulated is Analyse Bosch ’s "Garden of delights" with reference to the concept of human sin‚ or portrayals in the bible" Hieronymus Bosch‚ a Nertherlandish painter is known for his fantastic visual interpretations of hell‚ death sin and folly. Little is known about Bosch except that he spent his life in the provincial town of s ’Hertogenbosch and that he died an old man in 1516. His work‚ full of weird and seemingly
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Symptoms Stage 1 (Early) * Indigestion or heartburn * Loss of appetite Stage 2 (Middle) * Weakness * Bloating of the stomach‚ usually after meals * Difficult to swallow Stage 3 (Late) * Pain in the upper abdomen * Nausea and vomiting * Diarrhea or constipation * Weight loss * Causes Vomiting blood * Drinking alcohol * Smoking cigarettes * Diet is low in fruits and vegetables * Family history of stomach cancer * Exploring to
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widespread alternative energy sources‚ we are highly dependent on burning coal for our personal and commercial electrical supply. 2. Global Warming Cause: Carbon dioxide emissions from burning gasoline for transportation Our modern car culture and appetite for globally sourced goods is responsible for about 33% of emissions in the U.S. With our population growing at an alarming rate‚ the demand for more cars and consumer goods means that we are increasing the use of fossil fuels for transportation
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