Bulimia nervosa‚ also known as bulimia‚ is an eating disorder that affect people all over the world. Bulimia id characterized by binge eating followed by purging. Binge mean to eat a large amount of food in a short amount of time. Purging mean to try to get rid of the large amount of food consume. It’s believe that bulimia is associated with other mental disorder such as depression‚ anxiety‚ and problems with drugs and alcohol. It’s estimated that 6.5 million people suffer from bulimia globally.
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A) Joseph has many risk factors‚ one of them including his family has a history of vascular disease‚ and he had not thought much about it because he was not living a healthy life style. He had gained weight from eating fatty foods‚ and had started smoking again. Joseph had a lot of stress from working long hours‚ and did nothing when he had felt tightness in his chest. These risk factors all affect cellular function. The blood slows‚ along with oxygen‚ glucose‚ and essential ions it carries that
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Taylor Sipchen (p.3) Jackie Han (p.6) Debate Brief I. Attention getter and importance of this issue A. The first case of attempted force-feeding was of a 32-year-old former medical student from Whales‚ known as “E”. She had a BMI of 11-12‚ while the normal BMI is 18-25. She did not want to die‚ but she did not want to be fed. The second case was of an anorexic known as “L”. She too‚ did not want to die but she stated that her severe anorexia did not allow her to eat. (Cite #1) B. Force-feeding
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------------------------------------------------- Water and Electrolytes Water constitutes 50-55% of a woman’s body weight and 55-60% of man’s weight. Water gives structure and form to the body‚ helps maintain body temperature‚ and also creates the necessary environment for cell metabolism. There are two compartments of body water‚ extracellular and intracellular fluid. Extracellular fluid (ECF) is water found outside of cells. Making up approximately 20% of total body weight‚ the ECF consists
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6/7/2011 Overview of Anatomy and Physiology • Anatomy: The study of structures The Human Body: An Orientation • Subdivisions: – Gross or macroscopic anatomy (ex: regional‚ systemic anatomy) – Microscopic (ex: cytology‚ histology) – Developmental (ex: embryology) CH 1 1 Overview of Anatomy and Physiology 2 Overview of Anatomy and Physiology • Essential tools for the study of anatomy: – Mastery of anatomical terminology – Observation – Manipulation – Palpation –
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the information to the control center. The control center then receives the information from the sensor and compares it to the correct set value. It then signals the effector if necessary. The effector then takes necessary action to correct the imbalance based on the information the control center sends it. An example of negative feedback would be body temperature. The controlled variable is your core temperature‚ which is the temperature in the center of your body. The temperature sensors in your
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Constipation can be caused by numerous factors or health conditions. It is pivotal for the provider to diagnose the right cause of constipation on order to be able to select the appropriate treatment. According to Edmunds‚ & Mayhew (2014)‚ all laxatives work by increasing fluid retention in the colon. There are five different types of laxative that can be used depending on the type of constipation. Bulk laxatives are non-digestible and non- absorbable‚ which cause the stool to absorb water‚ expands
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06/16/2011) http://www.bignerds.com/papers/12083/Healthful-Eating-And-Permanent-Weight-Loss/ (Internet from 10/16/2012) http://www.medicinenet.com/benefitsofexercisearticle.htm (Internet from 04/08/2012) http://www.oppapers.com/subjects/what-homeostatic-imbalances-may-occur-relating-to-membranes-and-what-are-their-implications-page2.html (Internet from 08/25/2011) http://www.runningforfitness.org/fag/weightloss
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to produce burn heart and the salivary glands make it swell. The damage to the esophagus alone can cause ulcers and other scarring problems which may lead to sudden bleeding. Aside from the long-term consequences‚ bulimia can lead to a variety of imbalances in the body. Bulimia causes body fatigue which results from lack of nutrition. Secondly‚ bulimia can have some mental and emotional effects on a person. People with bulimia may be tired and unable to perform at peak levels from the mental and
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