CRITIQUE OF A CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ASSESSMENT TOOL INTRODUCTION. Risk assessment tools to estimate the patient’s 10-year risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) should be used to identify high-risk patients for primary prevention. The latest National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidance (2010) does not recommend any particular risk calculator. According to patient (2013) those calculators which are based on the Framingham risk equation may overestimate risk
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also our time of dying. Strange that no matter how advanced our society has become‚ our nation ’s health hasn ’t caught up. After all‚ heart disease‚ also known as cardiovascular disease‚ is our nation ’s number one killer (Preventive Magazine Health Books p. 153). <br><br>The most common‚ and most preventable‚ heart disease of all is coronary artery disease. This is caused when blockages develop in the blood vessels that provide oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle. A more general term for any impairment
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Organizational Conflict Rizwana Ahmad HCA 459 Instructor Timothy Pinkerton December 12‚ 2011 Organizational Conflict In any organization conflicts are bound to occur. If handled efficiently and effectively they can serve as a deterrent of repeat behavior‚ but if left unresolved they can have the potential of doing great harm to the productivity level of the organization. Why conflicts occur‚ how they affect the individual and
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Checkpoint: Nature vs. Nurture Axia College/University of Phoenix Psy/240 Instructor‚ Susan Forde‚ PhD July 26‚ 2011 Nature vs. Nurture presents the theory of pro-nature and pro-nurture (Pinel‚ 2007). Psychologist of Behavior tend to believe in a pro-nurture world this thought implies that the human species is under the power
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Running head: HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY COMMITTEE REPORT Health Psychology Committee Report University of Phoenix Health Psychology Committee Report Health Psychology is a specialty that focuses on how different biological‚ psychological‚ social and behavioral factors influence the recovery of ones health and illnesses. The committee has set forth five specialists to collaborate on the study of the illness and to give specialized treatment in each area of recovery while dealing with such situations
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Emotions According to (Pinel‚ 2009‚ P. 432) Darwin’s theory of emotion consist of his believe that human facial expressions tend to accompany the same emotional states in all species‚ and that expressions of emotions are products of evolution. He believed that expressions of emotions can indicate what an animal is likely to do next‚ that if this signals work in favor for the animal that they will evolve to enhance communication‚ and that opposite messages are shown by opposite movements such as
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PSY240 College Material Appendix G Emotions This activity will increase your understanding of the different biopsychological theories of emotion. All of these methods can be found in the readings from this week. Directions: Complete the matching exercise by matching the theory to its attributes. Type the letter in the blank provided (do not worry about underlining). Then‚ Write a brief summary of each theory (1-2 sentences each) Darwin James-Lange Cannon-Bard Limbic System
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NETW240 Week 1 Lab-1B: Installing Fedora 14 Linux on Your Laptop or Home PC Note: Your instructor will advise you if a DVD containing the VirtualBox installation program and Fedora 14 is available for checkout. Task 1: Download and Install VirtualBox Direct your browser to www.oracle.com/technetwork/server-storage/virtualbox/downloads‚ and click on the link for the Windows (32/64 bit) version of VirtualBox. Download the VirtualBox installation program. Open Windows Explorer
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pseudo conflict can be easily resolved by people just understanding one another better. 2. Fact conflicts: Fact conflicts are caused by being misinformed‚ not having enough information to make good decisions and determining what data is relevant. Conflict can also arise when there is disagreement on information collection and communication. 3. Ego conflicts: An ego conflict is where one person goes around picking on and teasing everyone else. They think that they are better than
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IT240 Week 3 Check Point Complete Case Projects 3-1‚ 3-2‚ & 3-3 of Guide to Networking Essentials. After determining if a client-based or client/server model will be used‚ substantively justify your choice in 200 to 300 words. Case Project 3-1 What changes in equipment are required to bring this company’s network up to date to solve the shared-bandwidth problem? The star topology would change to an extended star topology; I would upgrade the cables to Cat 5e or Cat 6 UTP. I would
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