disease may be blood vessel inflammation‚ injury to your limbs‚ unusual anatomy of your ligaments or muscles‚ or radiation exposure (Mayo Clinic‚ 2016). The risk factors for PAD are the same as those for atherosclerotic disease; they are smoking‚ hypertension‚ diabetes‚ increased levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL)‚ decreased levels of high-density lipoprotein (HDL)‚ and autoimmunity. Other nontraditional cardiovascular risk factors‚ are elevated C-reactive protein (CRP)‚ increased serum fibrinogen
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Is Obesity a Disease? After a long day of work or school‚ we have the choice to prepare ourselves a healthy meal or to get something quick and easy from the drive-through or a quick microwaveable dinner. Many of us do not have the time‚ or just simply choose not prepare healthy meals or exercise and it shows in our waistline. From the abundance of fast food chains on every corner to television and video games it is no wonder why we are putting on extra pounds. Obesity is caused by an unhealthy and
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from occurring. The article states that risk factors are classified as modifiable or non-modifiable. “Non-modifiable risk factors include age‚ family history‚ and gender. Modifiable risk factors include smoking‚ diet‚ obesity‚ physical inactivity‚ hypertension‚ dyslipidemia‚ diabetes mellitus‚ and metabolic
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are genetics. My family‚ for example‚ has a history of several issues. Although my dad doesn’t have any health issues‚ his parents‚ my grandparents‚ both deal with type 2 diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure). My mom doesn’t have any health issues either‚ but her parents‚ my grandparents‚ both had hypertension too. My grandma also had bladder cancer and my grandpa died from a heart attack. Some of these issues are obviously linked genetically‚ but some of it could be due to lifestyle too.
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Non-communicable disease From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search A non-communicable disease‚ or NCD‚ is a medical condition or disease which by definition is non-infectious and non-transmissible among people. NCDs may be chronic diseases of long duration and slow progression‚ or they may result in more rapid death such as some types of sudden stroke. They include autoimmune diseases‚ heart disease‚ stroke‚ many cancers‚ asthma‚ diabetes‚ chronic kidney disease‚ osteoporosis
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Previously rat was used due to its larger size. Increased popularity of mouse models to use in research studies is due to its short gestational period‚ smaller size‚ easy to handle‚ large litter size‚ low maintenance cost and its extensive characterization of its genome. Also mouse is being used in gene targeted knockouts and transgenic over-expression experiments [50].With various studies
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EMERGENCY NURSING Your guide in becoming an Emergency Nurse INTRODUCTION According to Emergency Nurses association‚ Emergency nursing is a specialty area of the nursing profession like no other. To provide quality patient care for people o all ages‚ emergency nurses must possess both general and specific knowledge about health care to provide quality patient care for people of all ages. Emergency nurses must be ready to treat a wide variety of illnesses or injury situations‚ ranging from
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As mentioned Mrs M is classes as clinically obese‚ for a woman of her weight and height this meant her B.M.I was in the red zone classing her as being overweight. Although this was the case‚ Mrs M did not follow any special requirements in her diet as this was out with her wishes. (The Alliance‚ 2015). During the reviews with diabetic liaison nurses and her GP it was suggested on many different occasions that a lifestyle change may be needed to better control her diabetes. Along with a change in
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CC Follow up diabetes‚ hypertension‚ potential sleep apnea‚ back pain. S The patient once again‚ has not been taking care of himself. He states he has not been exercising like he knows he should‚ he is not eating well. He is not taking his medications as prescribed. He is only taking his metformin ER 500 mg two tablets with dinner four days per week instead of taking it two tablets twice a day‚ daily. He is also not taking his NovoLog sliding scale. He does tell me he takes his Lantus 50 units
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European Heart Journal (2012) 33‚ 1635–1701 doi:10.1093/eurheartj/ehs092 JOINT ESC GUIDELINES European Guidelines on cardiovascular disease prevention in clinical practice (version 2012) The Fifth Joint Task Force of the European Society of Cardiology and Other Societies on Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Clinical Practice (constituted by representatives of nine societies and by invited experts) Developed with the special contribution of the European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention
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