Today‚ we have the ability to monitor patients with the use of various technologic means pivotal to the daily assessment / monitoring practices. Despite the advancements‚ the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) created by Folstein and Collegues in 1975 remains the mental status assessment of choice; this method is relatively quick and easy. The assessment screens for and monitors cognitive function while testing a person’s overall orientation‚ short-term memory and attention‚ calculation ability
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Cancer‚ it can affect anyone; it can affect any part of the body. The patient outcome for cancer is different for everyone‚ but it is also different which each type. In the respiratory department‚ a major type of cancer we will deal with is lung cancer. Lung cancer‚ however‚ has different types and stages‚ but for this paper we are going to talk about Stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In the article titled “Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer” it was stated that‚ “Stage IIIA non-small
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Health Canada is the federal department responsible for helping the people of Canada maintain and improve their health. We assess the safety of drugs and many consumer products‚ help improve the safety of food‚ and provide information to Canadians to help them make healthy decisions. We provide health services to First Nations people and to Inuit communities. We work with the provinces to ensure our health care system serves the needs of Canadians. This report is published by authority of the Minister
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Dangers of Smoking Cigarettes When you are aware of the dangers of smoking cigarettes‚ you can persuade yourself and others to quit the habit. Read this article to understand the harmful effects of smoking on your health. The habit of smoking cigarettes is addictive in nature. For this reason‚ even though smoking causes death for millions of people all across the world‚ most smokers are unable to stop smoking. Addiction towards cigarettes develop mainly because of presence of nicotine in tobacco
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Health Care Access and Disparities within the Appalachian Region Sherri Drake PIMA Medical Institute Health Care Access and Disparities within the Appalachian Region (NIH‚ 2002-2006) Health disparities are defined as “differences in the incidence‚ prevalence‚ mortality‚ and burden of diseases and other adverse health conditions that exist among specific population groups in the United States”. Health care access is the ability of a person to receive health care services as a function of access
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Take Test: Test #2 10/25/12 11:32 PM 2012-FA-E1-KIN302-BE_KIN502-BG Contemporary Health Issues 2012-FA-E1-KIN302-BE_KIN502-BG Learning Activities Week 8 -- Infectious Diseases and Common Ailments Take Test: Test #2 Take Test: Test #2 Description Test #2 is a 50 point‚ multiple choice and True/False test covering chapters 7‚ 8‚ 9‚ 10‚ 11‚ and 12. You will only have on attempt at the test‚ so once you open it‚ you must complete it. Instructions Multiple Attempts Not allowed. This Test
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Asthma Jennifer Martinez Asthma Case Study Mr. Vargas‚ a 45-year-old male patient is rushed in to the emergency room by his wife. The patient is short of breath and gasping for air has dyspnea and audible wheezing on expiration. Mr. Vargas stated to the nurse that he noted his difficulty in breathing while going up a flight of stairs in his building. The patient complained of an “annoying and nagging cough” with persistent chest tightness. The patient also stated that everytime he coughed
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d XIV. Vasodilator * From the Latin words "vasa‚" which means "vessel‚" and "dilate‚" which means "to make wider.“ * Work by relaxing the smooth muscles that line the walls of blood vessels -- causing the blood vessels to increase in diameter and allow blood to flow through more easily. * Vasodilators also increases plasma rennin concentration resulting in sodium and water retention but these undesirable side effects can be blocked by concominant use of a diuretic and a beta blocker.
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Review Sheet Exercise 11 Blood Analysis NAME LAB DATE/TIME Hematocrit Determination The following questions refer to Activity 1: Hematocrit Determination. 1. List the following values from Chart 1: Hematocrit value for healthy male living at sea level in Boston = 48 Hematocrit value for healthy female living at sea level in Boston = 44 2. Were the values listed in question 1 within normal range? YES 3. Describe the difference between the male and the female hematocrit
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and smoking accounts for about 87 percent of lung cancer deaths. The risks of dying from lung cancer are 23 times higher for male smokers and 11 times higher for female smokers than for non-smokers. Smoking-related deaths are mainly due to cancers‚ COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) and heart disease. I believe smoking is a health hazard to not only the people who smoke‚ but the people around them. Now you don` t have to have a cigarette in your hand to be smoking‚ if your parents smoke
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