social support system that includes her children‚ her husband‚ and many friends. Mrs. Taffey is overweight and has insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). In conjunction with being a brittle diabetic‚ she has peripheral neuropathy with paresthesias of her fingers and feet‚ vision problems (diabetic retinopathy)‚ bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL)‚ and peripheral vascular disease. Mrs. Taffey also smokes‚ on average‚ one package of cigarettes daily. Mrs. Taffey’s physician(s) has recommended
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The article finds better glycemic control and lower hemoglobin A1C lab values by nurse practitioners. The outcomes of nurse practitioners indicate nurse practitioners are essential members to the healthcare team to improve quality of life in the diabetic patient. The article compares two physicians and one nurse practitioner in the study. An initial group of 42 but due to various reasons the final study only included 27 sample patients. The history of the majority of the patient were of “Mexican
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Abstract Purpose - To be able to create an improvised machine with the use of Technology. - To discuss about the group’s Investigatory Project and Product. - To site ways about the product’s effectiveness and advantages when it comes in sorting coins. Procedure Prepare all the needed materials in constructing or making the electronic coin sorter. Before doing anything ask a guardian or a professional for assistance or help especially for minors. Next is‚ measure the desired size of the
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express my profound gratitude to his Excellency the Governor of Tamil Nadu on behalf of Sankara Nethralaya and the Lion’s Club of Central Madras for giving his valuable time in the midst of his busy official schedules to inaugurate the diabetic retinopathy screening camp today and for kindly consenting to make his August presence in today’s Award Presentation Function. The Lion’s club has been in the fore front in the battle against blindness the world over for more than 8 decades
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967 – 0.975 : 50‚000 ± 1000 : Nil : < 70 ppm AUROSIL PLUS is indicated for use as a prolonged retinal tamponade in selected cases of complicated retinal detachments like proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR)‚ traumatic retinopathy‚ Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR)‚ Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis‚ Giant tears‚ primary use in AIDS – related CMV retinitis and other viral infections affecting the retina. CONTRAINDICATION ? stability Greater ? emulsification due to a Reduced AUROSIL PLUS is
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Review Motivational Interviewing in improving oral hygiene behaviora review of literature with possible application in Periodontics H. Esther Nalini1‚ Punithavathy. R2 Abstract: Success in periodontal therapy is highly dependent upon the ability and willingness of the patient to maintain a good oral hygiene. There is a great need to increase the patient’s adherence to oral hygiene instructions‚ which requires changes in the patient’s behavior particularly to improve the long-term treatment success
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States and is the seventh leading cause of death” (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‚ 2013). The prevalence of diabetes is expected to continue to rise so creating goals‚ objectives‚ and educational forums that are easily accessible to the diabetic populations is critical for reducing the incidence. What is Diabetes? Diabetes “occurs when the body cannot produce or respond appropriately to insulin. Insulin is a hormone that the body needs to absorb and use glucose (sugar) as fuel for
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which the pancreas no longer produces enough insulin or cells stop responding to the insulin that is produced‚ so that glucose in the blood cannot be absorbed into the cells of the body”(Farflex). There have been many advances in the technology of diabetic supplies; this includes the insulin pump. “Insulin pumps are a medical device used for the administration of insulin in the treatment of diabetes mellitus‚ also known as continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy”(Wikipedia). The advantages
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caused by the cardiovascular effects associated with DM that result in coronary artery disease‚ atherosclerosis‚ and stroke. People diagnosed with DM are two to four times more likely to have heart disease or have a stroke than people who are not diabetic. DM is the leading cause of end-stage renal disease in the United States. DM is also the most common cause of nontraumatic amputations and newly diagnosed blindness (LeMone & Burke‚ 2008). Signs and Symptoms Before someone is diagnosed with
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Background: Diabetic cardiomyopathy (DCM) describes diabetes-associated changes in the structure and function of the myocardium‚ in the absence of coronary atherosclerosis and hypertension. Cardiovascular complications (hypertrophy‚ oxidative stress‚ inflammation and fibrosis) are the major cause of mortality and morbidity in diabetic patients. Ample of evidence have indicated that 11β-HSD1-mediated intracellular cortisol production may have a pathogenic role in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and
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