The health and wellbeing of America’s children and adolescents is in jeopardy. now and in the future‚ is under threat. In 20022003‚ research found that most healthcare problems stemmed from a preventable condition. the most prevalent child health issues affecting children are preventable: obesity‚ dental disease‚ emotional and behavioural problems‚ bullying and learning delays. These problems often present as comorbidities. Overweight and obesity affect about 23% of children and adolescents in
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patient by increasing the possibility of contracting variety of diseases. The following are health consequences of obesity according to Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Cancers (breast‚ endometrial and colon) Coronary heart disease Hypertension Stroke Type 2 diabetes Dyslipidemia Osteoarthritis Gallbladder and liver and disease Gynecological problems (infertility‚ abnormal menses) In addition to the
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Fundamental of Human Nutrition. Topic: Prebiotics and Probiotics Prebiotics: Definitions: “A non-digestible food ingredient that beneficially affects the host by selectively stimulating the growth and/or activity of one or a limited number of bacteria in the colon‚ and thus improves host health.” Or “A selectively fermented ingredient that allows specific changes‚ both in the composition and/or activity in the gastrointestinal micro flora that confers benefits upon host well-being and health
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longevity” (Denolin‚ 1983‚ p. 445). Congestive cardiac failure or heart failure continues to be a major public health issue worldwide. This paper is a case study report about C.B‚ a 60 year old woman of East Indian descent. She has a medical history of hypertension‚ ischemic heart disease‚ asthma and myocardial infarction ×4 and is currently diagnosed with “acute exacerbation of congestive cardiac failure”. According to (Woods‚ et. Al‚ 2010)‚ heart failure the pathphysiologic state in which an abnormality
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Students will learn to assess labs related to fluids and electrolyte imbalances‚ and the major organs and systems (cardiovascular‚ integumentary‚ renal‚ endocrine‚ musculoskeletal and respiratory). Rationale: Adult Health I is the foundation of adult and elderly care. Learning the basic nursing assessments increase critical
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salt to instead be passed in your urine. Furosemide treats fluid retention (edema) in people with congestive heart failure‚ liver disease‚ or a kidney disorder such as nephrotic syndrome. This medication is also used to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Methylprednisolone - is used to treat conditions such as arthritis‚ blood disorders‚ severe allergic reactions‚ certain cancers‚ eye conditions‚ skin/kidney/intestinal/lung diseases‚ and immune system disorders. It decreases your immune system
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DEMOGRAPHIC DATA My client is a male patient aged sixty-seven (67) years old he and his family come from Molepolole‚ Botswana. He lives in Molepolole‚ goo-Mabe ward with his wife‚ seven (7) children and five (5) grandchildren. He has another son who is epileptic and lives with his wife’s mother. His next of kin is his wife‚ KM and the family do not have either a land line or cell phone number but can be reached by post at P. O. Box XXX‚ Molepolole. He has never been to school and is unemployed.
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quality of life‚ says Csikszentmihalyi‚ and we tend to talk about each concept interchanging from one another. Pleasure is something that we seek through expectations set by natural projects or by social molding. We tend to seek pleasure from “homeostatic experiences”‚ says Csikszentmihalyi‚ for example we look for pleasure from liquor‚ drugs‚ sitting in front of the Television‚ engaging in sexual relations‚ and material belongings. Rest avails us to recuperate order to our consciousness when we
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Though legal segregation and discrimination on the premise of racial difference was outlawed by the early to mid 1900s‚ there is still obvious inequality between races in the United States‚ specifically black and white citizens. The purpose of this paper is to shine light on this current inequality‚ specifically showcasing why black and white americans are not treated the same within the medical field. By incorporating the views of the of race-based critical theory‚ there will be a discussion on
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Anatomy and PhysiologyHuman Brain The anatomy of the brain is complex due its intricate structure and function. Thisamazing organ acts as a control center by receiving‚ interpreting‚ and directing sensoryinformation throughout the body. There are three major divisions of the brain. They arethe forebrain‚ the midbrain‚ and the hindbrain. Anatomy of the Brain: Brain Divisions The forebrain is responsible for a variety of functions including receiving andprocessing sensory information‚ thinking
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