Metabolic syndrome is a name for a group of risk factors that occur together and increase the risk for coronary artery disease‚ stroke‚ and type 2 diabetes. The primary components include insulin resistance‚ obesity‚ dyslipidemia‚ hypertension and central obesity. The two most important risk factors for metabolic syndrome are extra weight around the middle and upper parts of the body (central obesity). This is when the body may be described as "apple-shaped”‚ as well as insulin resistance‚ in which
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Down Syndrome (DS) is the most common chromosomal condition in the United States‚ affecting about 1 in every 700 babies (CDC). This condition is also known as Trisomy 21‚ due to there being an extra copy of chromosome 21 (CDC). This extra chromosome results in changes in the development of the brain and body‚ which in turn can lead to cognitive and physical challenges (CDC). Some hallmark physical characteristics include almond shaped eyes that slant up‚ smaller hands and feet‚ shorter stature‚
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Prevention for Noonan Syndrome looks slightly different than other disorders‚ due to the fact that it is genetically linked. With cases of NS being linked to different genetics and some cases having an unknown origin‚ it is hard to prevent the disorder from occurring. A big factor towards prevention lies in the education of the people closest to the patient‚ the community‚ and the general public. A very effective preventive way would be to administer genetic testing to the population in order to
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Cited: Board‚ A.D.A.M. Editorial. Compartment Syndrome. U.S. National Library of Medicine‚ 18 Nov. 0000. Web. 09 Oct. 2012. . [->0] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compartment_(anatomy)
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Rape Trauma Syndrome Forensic Psychology 44.343.201 By: Hannah Elliott October 14th 2012 There are plenty of television shows and cases on the news that show or talk about rape victims‚ but it doesn’t impact us as much as it should. Do you know the mental or emotional trauma that these victims go through after they have become a rape victim? Rape is one of the harshest forms of criminal violence against another human being. The victim is rendered powerless by physical force‚ threats‚
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Share SCCM Nursing Care of Patients with Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome Sabrina D. Jarvis‚ DNP‚ ACNP-BC Brigham Young University Provo‚ Utah‚ USA Kent D. Blad‚ DNP‚ ACNP-BC‚ FCCM Brigham Young University Provo‚ Utah‚ USA Alcoholism is prevalent in up to 20% of inpatient adults‚(1) presenting a significant challenge when providing nursing care for the critically ill patient who develops acute alcohol withdrawal syndrome (AWS). Many of these patients are already compromised by underlying
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Introduction To the Disorder Asperger’s syndrome (AS)‚ originally described by Hans Asperger in 1944 (Attwood‚ 2007‚ p. 23)‚ was historically considered a distinct high-functioning subtype of autism. It is now considered simply an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) following a change to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) in 2013 (Kite‚ Gullifer‚ & Tyson‚ 2013). “Autism spectrum disorders are severe disorders of development that can affect social interaction‚ communication
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Kurmanalieva Cholpon Problem solving essay A loser syndrome Everyone’s life consists of white and black strips. Sometimes we can’t define which one is met more regularly in our life. We feel joyful when the black strip finishes‚ and the white strip begins. But how should a person behave if the black strips are repeated more often than the white ones? A person starts thinking himself unlucky‚ sees just bad sides of life‚ and stops believing in changes. Then‚ he gives up and doesn’t
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Asperger syndrome‚ known otherwise as Aspergers‚ is a developmental disability categorized by noteworthy complications in communication with others‚ with limited and sometimes dull series of activities and comforts. It is a less intense rendition of Autism‚ though many confuse the disorders to be the same thing. When I was about eight or nine years old‚ I was diagnosed with Aspergers. I did not realize how serious it was at the time and I did not notice it in myself‚ but as I grew older‚ I began
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a phantom pregnancy.Parents felt the same symptoms that they partners have during their pregnancy. For example‚ they suffered back pain‚ foot cramps‚ fainting‚ depression‚anxiety to eating a lot‚ and nausea which such cases are known as "Couvade syndrome".Specialists do not have very clear that such cases occurs. They explain that may be related to anxiety during pregnancy and mind only in very rare cases‚ men may develop a bloated stomach that resembles
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