Myocardial Infarction Nursing 231 – Task 2 2000 Word Essay Sharon Watkins Student Number: 1065277 Word Count: 2‚069 Sharon Watkins: 1065277 Page 1 Introduction Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a coronary artery disease (CVD) that affects the lives of many Australians. Various genetic‚ social economic and environmental factors increase the risk of AMI. This essay covers CVD in Australia‚ the major modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors that cause AMI. How the nurse’s role in managing
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Overweight and obese people have a higher risk of getting stroke and heart disease. According to CDC “People with an excessive amount of body fat have higher levels of triglycerides and low-density lipoprotein (also known as LDL or bad cholesterols)‚ as well as lower levels of HDL cholesterol in the blood. This creates optimal conditions for developing heart disease” (Over 80 percent of people with type II diabetes are over weight and obese. Type II diabetes develops when the body can not produce enough
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3.6.5.4.1.Description: Salvia also is known as common sage or garden sage is a genus belonging to the family Lamiaceae have about 900 species. amongst those species‚ Salvia officinalis has been extensively used as a medicinal plant in treating many diseases (Zupko et al.‚ 2001: (Wichtl‚ 2004). Salvia officinalis is small rounded shrub with a height of two feet and a width of two feet. The flowers are violet-blue‚ pink or white up to 1 3/8 inches lengthy‚ small‚ tube-like clustered together in whorls
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There is no cure for hypertension‚ however there are a plethora of treatment options. Diuretics (promote urination)‚ are medications that act on your kidneys to help your body eliminate sodium and water‚ reducing blood volume. Thiazide diuretics are often the first choice in high BP medications. Thiazide diuretics include: hydrochlorothiazide (Microzide)‚ chlorthalidone and others. Diuretics or calcium channel blockers may work better for African-Americans and older people than do angiotensin-converting
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Swimming As a Good Habit I like swimming and I search about it in the Kent library. I have ten-year experience in competitive swimming and twelve years in pleasure swimming. I was born close to a lake where my father practice fishing and while my mother hire yachting facilities. I requested my father to take me with him to fishing expeditions but he refused because I did not know how to swim. At the age of seven‚ my brother trained me how to swim. Since then‚ I have become and swimming enthusiast
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intervention lasted 18 weeks and each week contained support classes for the participants. These classes were led by a dietitian‚ physician‚ and a cooking instructor. At 0 and 18 weeks‚ measurements on nutrient intake‚ anthropometrics‚ blood pressure‚ HDL‚ LDL and blood plasma cholesterol levels‚ triglyceride concentrations‚ and Hemoglobin A1c levels (in diabetic participants) were taken. For the control group‚ participants did not make any dietary changes and were not given any dietary instructions. They
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2011. When too much LDL‚ “bad” cholesterol circulates in the blood‚ it can slowly build up in the inner walls of the arteries that fed the heart and vein. Together with other substances‚ it can form plaque‚ a thick‚ hard deposit that can narrow the arteries and make them less flexible. This condition is known as atherosclerosis. About one fourth to one third of cholesterol is carried by high density lipoproteins‚ HDL is known as “good” cholesterol‚ because high levels of HDL seem to protect the heart
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PHYTOCHEMICALS AS NUTRACEUTICALS 08/08/2006 12:22 AM Phytochemicals as Nutraceuticals by Ben Best CONTENTS: LINKS TO SECTIONS BY TOPIC I. Introductory Remarks II . Terpenoids = Isoprenoids A . Carotenoid Terpenoids 1. Lycopene 2. Beta-Carotene 3. Alpha-Carotene 4. Lutein 5. Zeaxanthin 6. Astaxanthin B . Non-Carotenoid Terpeniods 1. Perillyl Alcohol 2. Saponins 3. Terpeneol 4. Terpene Limonoids III. Polyphenolics A . Flavonoid Polyphenolics 1. Anthocyanins 2. Catechins
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REVIEW SHEET EXERCISE 11 Blood Analysis NAME: LAB TIME/DATE: Hematocrit Determination 1. Hematocrit values are usually ( *higher / lower ) in healthy males‚ compared to healthy females. Give one possible explanation for this. 2. Living at high elevations will cause a person’s hematocrit to ( *increase / decrease ). Explain your answer. 3. Long-term athletic training will cause a person’s hematocrit to ( *increase / decrease ). 4. What is anemia? Condition where inadequate
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Attention Getter - By a quick show of hands‚ how many of you have ever played a sport before?........And I think its safe to say that most of you would be angry if a person you were competing against did something that gave them an unfair advantage. Well that is exactly what anabolic steroids do for an athlete. Ethos & Audience Adaptation - I have looked into many different ideas and insights into anabolic steroids‚ and I am here to tell you a little bit about them. Preview - The three main
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