levels and impaired heart function. It is estimated that if all Americans had a healthy body composition‚ the incidence of coronary heart disease would drop by 25%. Other health risks associated with obesity include hypertension‚ many kinds of cancer‚ impaired immune function‚ gallbladder and kidney diseases‚ and bone and joint disorders. These risk from obesity increase with its severity‚ and they are much more likely to occur in people
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especially after the age of 40 (Chambless et al.‚ 1997). It is much more common in men in comparison to women and the important risk factors that predispose towards atherosclerosis include smoking‚ hypertension‚ diabetes and high serum cholesterol. The patient is 56 years old‚ has elevated cholesterol and hypertension which he is on dietary therapy for‚ hence it is likely he has atheroma formation which is the pathological reason behind his angina pectoris. Most coronary heart diseases (CHD) are caused by
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According to dictionary.com disease can be defined as a disordered or incorrectly functioning organ‚ part ‚ structure or system of the body resulting from the side effect of genetic or developmental errors‚ infection‚ poisons‚ nutritional deficiency or imbalance‚ toxicity or unfavorable environment factors; illness; sickness; ailment. It can also be defined as an impairment of the normal state of the living animal or plant body or one of its parts that interrupts or modifies the performance of the vital functions
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Oxygen via nasal cannula at 2L as ordered. Supplemental oxygen may be necessary until the client’s condition improves. 2. Administer metoprolol as ordered to prevent episodes of hypertension. Teach 1. Review dietary restrictions and safe substitutions. Avoid salty foods since they increase thirst and fluid retention. 2. Discuss fluid restriction. Use a small glass and suck on ice chips or hard candy to curb thirst and prevent
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birth control can delay the onset of breast cancer. * Can prevent pregnancy up to 98-99% http://women.webmd.com/guide/comparing-birth-control-pill-types-combination-mini-pills-more * Cons * -Some types of BC can cause hormonal imbalance. * -Same can cause you to bleed a lot just after you stop taking it. * -Some women can have long term side effects such as abnormal hormones for rest of their lives (this is less than 1% of the entire world women population) * -Other
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stable internal environment‚ despite it being affected from the conditions of the external environment. Thermoregulation is a homeostatic system that maintains the body’s core internal temperature. For humans they must maintain an internal temperature of 36.7OC (this is the set point for the internal environment of a human to remain at homeostasis state). Components of a homeostatic system is a receptor‚ a control centre and an effector; The receptor that detects the change from a stimuli (when it becomes
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There are many effects of unhealthy lifestyle that we are going to research like are unhealthy lifestyle related to fall sick frequently‚ sleep deprivation‚ difficult to focus during lecture‚ emotional‚ defective memory‚ weight issue and hormone imbalance. One of the factors of unhealthy lifestyle from our research is improper eating habit like uncontrolled eating habit and effect of improper eating habit is weight issue like obesity. Diet and eating habits leading to increase food and drink intake
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which is causing Cecil’s fever and his body’s way of coping with the change in homeostasis. Overheating also leads to dehydration by lack of fluids in the bloodstream from perspiration. Dehydration also leads to muscle cramps due to the fact of an imbalance of electrolytes‚ particularly sodium and potassium‚ which become low‚ leading to muscle cramps and spasms. Fever and diarrhea can also cause dehydration‚ along with dehydration causing thirst and dry mouth. We believe there is also a more complex
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about there are corresponding systems to maintain this normal‚ stable range. The body maintains homeostasis through a self regulating control system‚ or "homeostatic mechanism" (Shier) if you will. All of these homeostatic
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P5: Explain the concept of homeostasis. P6: Follow guidelines to interpret collected data for heart rate‚ breathing rate and temperature before and after a standard period of exercise. M2: Discuss the probably homeostatic responses to changes in the internal environment during exercise. M3: Present Date collected before and after a standard period of exercise. D2: Evaluate the importance of homeostasis in maintaining the healthy functioning of the body. P5 Homeostasis is a natural
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