Digestive disorders 1. Diarrhea is a symptom that can last for one or two days mainly. Diarrhea is when feces move too quickly through the bowels and the intestines do not have time to pull water from the waste to make it firm. This can be caused when the food eaten is not completely digested. A way to treat diarrhea is by taking a type of medicine to help settle your bowels (e.g. Pepto-Bismol). Another way to treat it is by restoring your hydration and drinking plenty of water to help your body
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is has successfully applied classical and operant condition to its theories. This is strength as it is used in different therapies such as systematic desensitization‚ which is a type of behaviour therapy to help overcome phobias and other anxiety disorders; it is based on classical conditioning. Another strength is that it uses scientific methods of research making it much more objective‚ measurable and observable as well as being able to obtain reliable results. An example of this is Banduras’ bobo
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Review Article on Teenage Eating Disorders Anorexia is an emotional illness in which a person refuses to eat. It occurs mainly among adolescent girls and young women. The word anorexia means without appetite‚ but anorexics may be extremely hungry most of the time. They avoid food for psychological reasons. The chief physical symptom of anorexia nervosa is severe weight loss. Other symptoms include low blood pressure‚ slow heartbeat and growth of fine hair on the body. The start of
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Blood Disorders Carl Jones HCA/240 November 20‚ 2011 Lily‚ a 4-year-old Caucasian female‚ has she been complaining of being tired all the time. She is pale and is a picky eater. Her mother is a single mom with a small budget to feed a large family. Lily eats only pasta‚ breads‚ and hot dogs‚ and she drinks only artificial fruit punch. Lily has iron deficiency anemia. In this first scenario I think that Lily has Pernicious Anemia or else identified as Vitamin B12 anemia. Several
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BASIC DATA (e.g.‚ Age‚ sex‚ gender‚ sexual orientation‚ ethnic/cultural background‚ year at UWB‚ major): He is a 21 years old single‚ Asian American‚ heterosexual male. He is a senior at UWB studying media communication. PRESENTING CONCERN (Reason for seeking services and related history): He presented with depressive mood‚ anxiety‚ fatigue‚ difficulties to concentrate‚ difficulties to fall and staying in asleep‚ and a diminished interest in daily activities. He noted that he is not motivated to
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QUIZ NO. 2 : RESPIRATORY DISORDERS DIRECTION: Select the best answer by encircling the corresponding letter. 1. The patient is recovering from a left partial lobectomy. Which of the following nursing actions is most likely to result in the positive re-expansion of the affected left lung? a. Positioning the patient in a right side-lying position b. Encouraging the patient to deep breathe and coughing every hour c. Regularly assessing the patient’s ability to inhale and exhale comfortably d.
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definition‚ scholars have debated its validity and have tried to establish a common definition of stress that incorporates current knowledge about the phenomenon. There is not one unanimously accepted definition for burnout concept (Gold‚ Roth‚ 1993). Disorder of burnout‚ initially distinguish in 1970’s by clinical psychologist Herbert Freudenberger and at the same time by Maslach and her associates
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Aspects of Life Influencing Health Hypokinetic Disorder Physical activity or exercise can improve your health and reduce the risk of developing certain noncommunicable conditions or diseases (NCDs). Non communicable diseases are related to an inactive lifestyle which can lead to a Hypokinetic Disorder‚ the term first originated in a book called Hypokinetic Disease (Kraus.H‚ W. Raab. 1961‚ p.8)‚ stating the term originates from the Greek meaning ‘caused by insufficient motion’. The World Health
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Case Study #32 Musculoskeletal Disorders 1. An x-ray examination of the thoracic spine reveals osteopenic changes at T7. What does this mean? Osteopenia means that the bone is thinning which could lead to fractures. Bone thinning leads to osteoporosis. Decreased bone density occurs as people age. BMD determines bone strength and it peaks around 25-30 years of age. After these peak years‚ bone breabsorption exceeds bone building which causes a decrease in bone density. Ignatavicius‚ D.‚ D.
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Communication Communication Helping Annie video is a video about a young lady with depression and an eating disorder. She has confronted her school nurse about the problem and is seeking help. She is a senior in High School with no history of depression. In her junior year at High School‚ her grades started to fall. The nurse decided to bring in a psychiatrist and social worker. With this group‚ the nurse will hopefully be giving a plan on how to help Annie. When the group decided to sit together
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