TEACHING PLAN 1 DIABETES MELLITUS 1.The term “diabetes mellitus” refers to group of diseases that affect how body uses blood glucose‚ commonly called blood sugar. Glucose is vital to the health because it’s an important source of energy for the cells that make up muscles and tissues. It’s brain’s main source of fuel. When a person eats‚ the sugar — or glucose — from digested food enters the bloodstream. Glucose then moves from the blood into the body’s cells with the help of insulin. Insulin
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17(4)‚ 8-10. Retrieved April 2‚ 2010‚ from ProQuest Nursing & Allied Health Source. (Document ID: 1629171571). http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=1629171571&sid=10&Fmt=3&clientId=83181&RQT=309&VName=PQD Gulanick‚ M.‚ & Myers‚ J. (2007). Nursing care plans: Nursing diagnosis and intervention (6th ed.). St. Louis‚ MO: Mosby & Elsevier LeMone‚ P.‚ Lillis‚ C.‚ Lynn‚ P.‚ & Taylor‚ C. (2008). Fundamentals of nursing: The art and science of nursing care (6th ed.). Philadelphia‚ PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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Teaching Care Plan for Nursing Identify if article has a review of literature. Yes‚ This article definitely has a review of literature‚ it is a compilation from a lot of information the author studied and applied to the specific topic she was addressing. Determine the purpose of the article. The purpose of the article is to make medical professionals aware of the signs and symptoms of depression in older adults. It was to establish a less biased approach to evaluating the mood of each client
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Childhood Asthma Tan Huynh Delaware Technical Community College Outline I. Topic Thesis: People will know more information about asthma‚ cause of it and treatments for your child. II. Body A. What is asthma? 1. Define asthma 2. Asthma is an issue in the US 3. Limited activities 4. Symptoms of asthma B. Cause of asthma heredity‚ allergy‚ viruses‚ and environment 1. Heredity 2. Allergy 3. Viruses 4. Environment 5. Nervous system C. Treatments
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CCN1033 English for Academic Studies (Social Sciences) II Semester 2‚ 2012-13 Hong Kong Community College CCN1033 English for Academic Studies (Social Sciences) II Tentative Teaching Plan Semester Two 2012/13 Subject Leader Ms Agnes PUI (Office: HHB-1640‚ Tel: 3746-0633‚ email: ccagnes@hkcc-polyu.edu.hk) Subject Lecturers Ms Natalie CHAN (Office: HHB-1641‚ Tel: 3746-0337‚ email: ccnat@hkcc-polyu.edu.hk) Ms Toby CHIU (Office: HHB-1643‚ Tel: 3746-0895‚ email: cctobyc@hkcc-polyu.edu.hk) Dr Jessica
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Plenty of respiratory diseases‚ especially asthma‚ has appeared in the past few centuries as a result of the industrial revolution which increased the number of factories‚ thus increased air pollution. Asthma is a widespread‚ degenerative illness that disturbs the outflow of air which goes in and out of the lungs‚ and it affects all people of all ages. This essay will discuss the definition and the distinct types of asthma‚ intrinsic and extrinsic. Asthma is a type III hypersensitivity and a common
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Asthma: The Causes and Symptoms Asthma is a disorder of the respiratory system in which the passages of the lung periodically narrow‚ causing coughing‚ wheezing‚ and shortness of breath. When Henry was little he was diagnosed with asthma. Now carries an inhaler with him to help keep him from having asthma attacks. Many people experience asthma symptoms everyday. Asthma can be controlled by avoiding triggers such as dust or smoke. There are three symptoms of asthma. The first
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Living With Asthma and COPD Jaclyn Carroll University of Phoenix Living With Asthma and COPD There are many things to take into consideration when diagnosing and treating asthma and COPD. They have many characteristics that can confuse one for the other and lead to the misdiagnosis and treatments that are associated with each respiratory disease. If one has never been faced with the reality of living with
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com “Asthma makes breathing difficult for more than 34 million Americans.” Asthma is a non-curable Respiratory disorder in which the passage way that air flowing in and out of the lungs narrows‚ this causes wheezing‚ shortness of breath‚ and coughing. This narrowing of the wind pipe is a temporary problem is reversible. In some severe cases of asthma death may be a result. Asthma is simply an inflammation of the airway. Other terms associated with asthma are Bronchial asthma and Cardiac asthma. Cardiac
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available. The range of chronic pulmonary diseases associated with ammonia inhalation injury is reviewed‚ and suggestions for appropriate diagnostic evaluation are made. 0 1996 Wilev-Liss‚ Inc. KEY WORDS: ammonia‚ lung diseases‚ occupational diseases‚ asthma INTRODUCTION Overexposure to ammonia in the occupational setting can be associated with a range of anatomic and functional abnormalities of the respiratory tract that have been sporadically reported in the medical literature [Slot‚ 1938; Caplin
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