Men’s Health vs. Women’s Health Ieshia Jefferson Com/155 University of Phoenix Teri Purcell This essay will explain the many different health risk between men’s health and women’s health‚ and how they are alike as well as different. When concerning to health there are many differences between men and women. Some women react different to certain medication than men do. Aside from the difference in the reproduce health‚ Men and women experience different symptoms from the same health
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Task 2 – P3 Describe the current patters of ill health and how they are monitored? Patterns of ill health are monitored and collated by the National Statistics website which can illustrate the patterns in ill health in the UK. They are responsible for this and to update when needed. These statistics are collected from records such as birth certificates‚ the death register and records of hospital admissions. These records may then be further analysed as they will contain much more specific information
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accidents • heart and brain damage • liver and pancreas disease • depression Body How can I prevent heart disease? Heart disease is preventable and manageable. Your best defense is controlling the risk factors that could lead to coronary artery disease‚ such as high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol‚ diabetes‚ smoking‚ stress‚ excessive alcohol consumption‚ physical inactivity and being overweight. If you’ve been diagnosed with a heart condition‚ there are treatments to help you
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Definition Of Cardiomyopathy The heart is the most important muscle in the body. According to Patient “The heart has four chambers‚ two atria and two ventricles. The walls of these chambers are mainly made of specialized heart muscle called the myocardium.” [1] Usually‚ the heart is a size of a fist. The main function of the heart is pumping the blood around the body. However‚ there are a lot of diseases that can affect the heart such as cardiomyopathy‚ which is the main character of the heart
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Atherosclerosis: The causes‚ consequences‚ and remedy. 03/18/2013 Biol 2401-C04 Md Ismail Hossain Indroduction Atherosclerosis: After cancer‚ heart disease is the second cause of death in the world. One of the prominent causes of heart disease is atherosclerosis. In general‚ atherosclerosis means the narrowing of blood vessel which ultimately hinders the blood flow through the vessel. Various substances accumulate on the inner wall of blood vessel and with time the blood vessel start to lose
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occurring in the arterial wall over many decades and is characterized by lesion formation and luminal narrowing of the arteries. Atherosclerosis is the most common disease of modern times. In symptomatical situations‚ arteriosclerosis can be obvious like coronary heart disease‚ myocardial infarction‚ peripheral arterial occlusion disease. The disease caused by narrowing of the artery and a transient ischemia. Foam cell formation is one of the early events of atherosclerosis. Macrophages and smooth muscle
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1) Anatomy & Physiology 227 Spring 2012 Dr Sheila M Wicks Take Home Exam Chapters 23 & 24 100 points Due April 8 Critical Thinking Clinical Questions Sami has been hospitalized with acute gastritis. Her symptoms were epigastric pressure (just above the stomach)‚ headache‚ nausea‚ and vomiting. She revealed that she had been suffering back pain and drank four shots of gin and took three aspirin to "kill the pain." What led the physician to make this diagnosis‚ and
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The Good‚ the Bad and High Fructose Corn Syrup Considered natural‚ corn syrup in essence is a sugar; it is a sugar made from corn. I would reckon that most folks think that high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is just another additive of food ingredients and never give it a second notion. I was once like that as well; it was not until about two years ago I realized that corn syrup was somewhat controversial. Now‚ after reading Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma‚ I realize just how controversial
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excrete salt and water. This lessened function of the kidney causes the body to retain more fluid. The fluid build-up then leads to edema or congestion of tissues‚ hence the name congestive heart failure. Causes of congestive heart failure could be coronary artery disease (CAD)‚ which is when the arteries that supply the heart with oxygen and blood‚ become blocked or narrowed. Other causes include previous heart attack due to the tissue scarring‚ or cardiomyopathy which is damage to the heart muscle
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History of an Older Adult Biographical Data Client Initials J.H. Age: 78 years old Sex: Male Occupation: Retired Professor Health History and Review of Systems Past Medical history includes : Essential Hypertension‚ Cardiac pacemaker‚ Coronary Artery Disease‚ Dyspnea‚ Sensiosenural hearing loss‚ Restless legs‚ headache‚ acute hypothyroidism due to radiation‚ Mandible Cancer‚ Pseudophakia of both eyes‚ Posterior vitreous detachment‚ malnutrition‚ Generalized weakness‚ Smoker of 2 packs
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