Alcohol ~65% of Americans drink ~A “drink” is 0.5oz of alcohol ~Proof: double the % of alcohol ex. 80 proof = 40% alcohol ~Psychoactive: change in the brain chemistry ~Abstainer: someone who doesn’t drink at all or less than once a yr. <Define Low risk Men- no more than 14 drinks/week – 4 drinks a day Women- (slower metabolism) 7 drinks/wk or 3 a day Mod. Risk: 2 drinks for men 1 drink for women High Risk: ~Binge Drinking (large consumption in little time) Men-5
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Organ transplantation carries with it many complex concerns for patients‚ potential donors and their families‚ as well as healthcare providers. These concerns encompass the realms of morals‚ questions of ethics‚ and matters of practicality. According to the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) as of September 19‚ 2016‚ there are more than 119‚845 people waiting for an organ. Of that number‚ 77‚161 are on the active waiting list‚ and there have been 10‚482 organ donors as of the end
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estimated medical costs in 2006 were 29.6 billion dollars. Heart failure has a very broad range of causes‚ some of the more common cardiovascular causes are: congenital heart conditions‚ valvular disease‚ coronary artery disease‚ myocarditis‚ cardiomyopathies‚ myocardial infarction‚ and hypertension. Noncardiovascular causes of heart disease include pulmonary embolism‚ thyrotoxicosis‚ and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. (Williams‚407 ) Lifestyle choice such as smoking‚ excessive alcohol intake
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CHF Heart Failure: failure of the cardiac muscle to pump blood to meet the body’s metabolic needs CHF is a complication that can result from problems such as cardiomyopathy‚ valvular heart disease‚ endocarditis‚ Acute MI Left-sided failure pulmonary congestion dyspnea‚ Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea Pulmonary edema‚ rales (crackles) cough blood-tinged‚ frothy sputum
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References: Derrick‚ D. (2009‚ February). The“Broken Heart Syndrome”: Understanding Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy. Critical Care Nurse. Retrieved from http://ccn.aacnjournals.org/content/29/1/49.full Durayappah‚ A. (2011‚ February 23). 5 Scientific Reasons Why Breakups Are Devastating. Breaking News and Opinion on The Huffington Post. Retrieved from http://www
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to supply blood and oxygen to the heart‚ causes decreased blood flow to the heart muscle. CHF is also caused by a heart attack which‚ happens when a coronary artery suddenly becomes jammed‚ stopping the stream of blood to the heart. Furthermore cardiomyopathy‚ damage to the heart muscle from drug and or alcohol abuse causes heart failure‚ myocarditis which is an inflammation of the heart muscle
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Name: Renee Ingram Date: 2/13/13 School: LAMP Facilitator: Monica McCord 4.2 Warning: Alcohol is a Dangerous Chemical Work File Review Note taking is important for this lesson. Read the questions on the left side of the page very carefully and then record meaningful facts and ideas in the main larger‚ right-hand column. Be sure to read each stated web site very carefully. Your test will come directly from the notes. This method for taking notes is called “Cornell Note Taking.”
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States of Muscle Dystrophy and relation to Dystrophin Muscle dystrophy branches into many different kinds of muscle disease including myositis‚ multiple sclerosis and fibromyalgia. What makes it so important is that muscle dystrophy can be found in patients as young as infants and as old as adults. Also‚ some types of muscle dystrophy can be progressively disabling. Muscle diseases are present in infants and children because many of the diseases are hereditary. For example‚ Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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characterized by three distinct stages of the disease. First there are early muscle contractions of tendons‚ cervical muscles‚ limited neck flexion and elbow movement. Next slow muscle wasting and weakness in the upper and lower limbs occurs followed by cardiomyopathy. Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy is caused by mutations of the STA gene at Xq28‚ which encodes the nuclear membrane protein emerin. In almost all cases of this dystrophy‚ there is complete absence of emerin in muscle (Emery
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I will divide the training protocol into 3 parts: beginning of pre-season training‚ end of pre-season training‚ and in season training: In the early pre-season part of the training‚ which will begin before summer vacation‚ I will implement low intensity‚ high volume distance training as part of the protocol to increase the cardiorespiratory capacity of the athletes. Per the principle of specificity‚ exercise adaptations are specific to the mode‚ intensity‚ and duration of training. Ergo‚ a training
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