chronic arterial obstruction. Common risk factors are hypertension‚ hyperglycemia‚ and diabetes mellitus‚ smoking cigarettes‚ and being obese. S.P. does smoke‚ he has hypertension‚ and he has elevated cholesterol levels which lead to atherosclerosis. This is causing his calf and hip pain. He is also overweight. These symptoms also known as intermittent claudication occurs because there is not enough blood flow to the leg muscles during exercise. 2. Two risk factors for claudication are his increasing blood
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British Petroleum (BP) case study British Petroleum (BP) is a global oil and chemical company with global headquarter in London and United States operation in Houston‚ Texas. BP owns numerous oil fields‚ refineries and chemical manufacturing plants worldwide. It is the largest company in the United Kingdom while BP America in U. S. is the largest BP division. BP operations as of 2013 were spread in over 80 countries around the world. The brands controlled by the multinational include BP‚ Castrol‚ ARCO
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“Success” Some may think that the rich and famous are remarkably successful‚ but few people may know the true definition of success. Whether you hear it in the news‚ or see it while browsing the Internet‚ you can almost always see those “successful” celebrities overdosed on drugs‚ in rehab‚ or even mixed up in messy situations. Now‚ if that’s what success is then who would honestly want to be successful? According to Merriam-Webster‚ success is defined as a favorable or desired outcome‚ yet the
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Success in my own words. Success is an enigmatic entity. Most of us pursue it as a fixed entity that will magically leave us content. But according to me‚ that is as far from the truth as can be. Because contentment is the enemy of success. The moment I were to feel that I am content‚ is the moment my success stops. The passion to challenge myself is the fuel that I need to burn in order to keep achieving success. It is very common in India that right from a very young age‚ our success is
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Factors That Influence Real Estate 1. Demographics Demographics are the data that describes the composition of a population‚ such as age‚ race‚ gender‚ income‚ migration patterns and population growth. These statistics are an often overlooked but significant factor that affects how real estate is priced and what types of properties are in demand. Major shifts in the demographics of a nation can have a large impact on real estate trends for several decades. For example‚ the baby boomers who
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BP ’s Management Crisis The Frontline report‚ “The Spill”‚ which focused on British Petroleum ’s problematic management culture and its catastrophic effects‚ aired on October 26‚ 2010. Around then‚ the oil giant BP had suffered a crisis with its latest off-shore oil rig‚ the Deepwater Horizon. However‚ this was just the latest in accidents concerning its oil operations. In the years before the Deepwater Horizon accident‚ BP had also suffered major accidents in its oil production fields in Texas
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Fortune magazine in 2004Haier’s key markets are China‚ Europe‚ USA‚ Japan (Beebe et al 2006) and India (Mumbai 2007). It has over 240 subsidiaries and 87 trading companies‚ design centers and industrial parks and over 50‚000 employees worldwide (Haier’s company facts 2008). HAIER’S PATH TO SUCCESSIn 1984‚ CEO Zhang Ruimin took over the nearly bankrupt refrigerator factory (Lin 2005‚ 1). Today‚ Haier is known as a global brand. How did it become such as a success (Lin 2005‚ 1)?Strong leadership‚
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The 2010 BP Oil Spill allowed about 5 million barrels of oil to flow into the Gulf of Mexico before the gush was capped. Unfortunately‚ the explosion killed 11 people and injured several others (Benoit‚ 2011). To claim its ultimate negligence and reduce the pollution of the spill‚ BP created a multi-page website entitled “Gulf of Mexico Restoration” to communicate its message to the public. BP’s “Gulf of Mexico Restoration” website uses these three strategies to repair its reputation: displaying
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What are the key factors to understand about prevention? There is a lot that one needs to understand about prevention; especially if one is working in the healthcare field. It is important that all staff member of the healthcare; are trained on how to prevent illness from passing from a patients room. Prevention is key in the healthcare field. Many or most are fitted for a face mask or a body suit. These face mask and body suits are to prevent a health care staff member from getting whatever illness
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2010 BP Horizon Oil Spill Back in the ’40s and ’50s I believe that companies stood behind their products. In later decades I don ’t think it was as common and there were a lot of lies‚ double books‚ and skimming going around. In this current age how many companies can you honestly say you would invest in their products for the rest of your life? BP is just one of thousands of companies that work by the bottom line and only by the bottom line‚ usually bypassing safety and employees. BP just got
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