Primary prevention focuses on reducing exposure to identifiable risk factors. Recommendation on moderate use of alcohol and tobacco products serves to prevent cancers‚ respiratory disorders‚ cirrhosis‚ and liver dysfunction. Secondary prevention emphasizes identification of patients‚ who have the risk factors‚ at the earliest states‚ i.e. prehypertension and prediabetes. Tertiary prevention maily directs its attention to the treatment of the
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digestion of nutrients that the body needs to stay healthy.Alcoholism also causes severe damage in the neurons‚so it causes alteration in the body movements‚loss of appetite and depression. There are other effects in the body like gastritis and cirrhosis of the liver. All these physical consequences could cause your death if you drink alcohol in mass quantities. The second effects caused by alcoholism are psychological. At the beginning‚ alcohol makes you feel relaxed‚ but if you drink it in excess
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sodium that could lead to hypertension or high blood pressure. Sodium is essential for the body but in moderate amounts. An excessive intake of sodium could lead to a build up of fluids in individuals already suffering with kidney disorders and liver cirrhosis. Fatty acids present in junk foods are one of the main causes for sexual dysfunctions; not just does it lead to weight gain but it also brings about biochemical changes in the body
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potassium-saving diuretic (water pill) that inhibits the body from consuming too much salt and keeps intact the potassium levels from getting too low. It is used in many purposes like it treats fluid retention (edema) in people with congestive heart failure‚ cirrhosis of the liver‚ or a kidney disorder called nephritic syndrome. This medication is also used to treat or prevent hypokalemia (low potassium levels in the blood). Aldactone is also used to analyze or treat a condition in which you have too much aldosterone
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31 January 2013 Chapter 1: Health in a Changing Society This chapter is the beginning of our Health and Wellness textbook. It opens up with telling us‚ what health and wellness is. According to the World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as a state of complete physical‚ mental‚ and social well-being. Wellness is defined as an active process of adopting patterns of behavior that can lead to improved health and heightened life satisfaction. With wellness you have minor illness‚ a sense of
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Argumentative Essay Writing Section 1: The Thesis An argumentative essay is built around a specific statement known as the thesis or conclusion that is debatable within the field in which you are studying. In other words‚ at the center of an argumentative essay is a statement with which your readers may disagree. Your essay will need to support that statement in a manner that convinces your readers of its truth. Debatable Statements: Statements with which other people might or might not agree
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Quiz 1 Study Guide Quiz 1 covers chapters 1‚ 2‚ 4‚ and 5 in Doweiko (2015). It is highly suggested that as you use this study guide‚ you write down page numbers and details on this study guide as well as highlight information in your text so you can more readily find the details you’re looking for when taking the test. The quizzes are open-book‚ open-notes. You will have 1 hour to complete the 25 items. Below are topics in each chapter that you will want to study for the quiz. Chapter 1 (pages 1–7)
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disease. Yes women can still get this but they are not as likely as men. Men also in the habits and they way they live their lives encourage these odds. The other causes of death are due to men’s behaviors throughout his life‚ suicide‚ lung cancer‚ cirrhosis of the liver. These are also from the way men live their lives. They live their lives drinking and smoking they are obviously going to have more health problems than women‚ who for the most part don’t participate in these activities. It is
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possible to have chronic Hepatitis C and not feel sick. True False 12. Having unprotected sex with an Hepatitis C (HCV) infected partner‚ may put you at risk for contracting HCV. True False 13. Over time Hepatitis C may lead to cirrhosis of the
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abuse kills about 75‚000 Americans a year and can shorten a person’s life by about 30 years. This study also states that consumption of alcohol is the third leading cause of death in the United states. An estimated 34‚833 people died in 2001 from cirrhosis of the liver and cancer that is from excessive drinking. Also‚ 40‚993 Americans died from car crashes related to alcohol that same year. In addition‚ tobacco use is the number one cause of preventable death in America. 3According to the CDC ‚ tobacco
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