| Hyponatremia in the Older Adult | 168344 | | Vivienne Ellison 09039422 | 8/6/2011 | | Hyponatremia in the older adult. Management of defects in water homeostasis in the elderly is often difficult because of age related changes and diseases that are associated with impairment of water metabolism. The feeling of thirst is often impaired in the elderly (Kugler‚ 2000). Hyponatremia is a serum sodium concentration of less than the
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Regina Steele September 8th‚ 2010 Speech 107 Class 49 Adjustable Gastric Band Outline Topic: Lap band Surgery General Purpose: To inform people about lap band surgery Specific Purpose: Inform the audience on how lap band surgery works‚ comparison with other techniques‚ and band adjustments and diet after surgery. 1. Introduction A. Attention-Getter: According to the American Society for Metabolic Bariatric Surgery‚ bariatric surgery is not an easy option for obesity sufferers
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Unit 1 PART A Pharmacology at Work 1. What are the requirements for dispensing schedule II and III prescriptions? Name some examples of each. Schedule II can only be prescribed in person‚ unless it’s an emergency. Schedule II’s dispensing is very strict since it has a high possibility of abuse. An example of schedule II would be morphine‚ fentanyl and hydromorophone. Schedule III has a moderate potential for abuse. Unlike schedule II which doesn’t have refills on prescriptions‚ Schedule III
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The past several decades have seen an escalating trend in the rate of childhood obesity not only in the United States where 25%-30% of children are affected‚ but also in many of the industrialized nations. Childhood obesity has continued to be a major issue in the public health care system. The economic cost of the medical expenses as well as the lost income resulting from the complications of obesity both in children and adults has been estimated at almost $100 billion (Barnes‚ 2011). Overweight
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| Home >> Ask a question >> Health Advice | | Home tips to decrease tummy------------------------------------------------- How to reduce tummy? (13 Mar 2008) | | | | How to decrease tummy fat in the right way? In today’s world of fit‚ slim and trim bodies‚ everybody wants to have a good figure. Unfortunately‚ it is not very easy to lose weight‚ especially‚ to decrease tummy weight. People usually try to reduce the fat that has accumulated in the tummy area‚ by
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Childhood Obesity Octavia A. Bridgeforth ENG 122 Kristina Stutler June 17‚ 2011 Childhood Obesity The childhood obesity crisis is an epidemic that not only touches the lives of people in the United States‚ but it affects the lives of those all around the world. In a society where childhood obesity is a major health care concern‚ many do not understand the complexity of this issue whereas others just seem to ignore it. Publically it seems to fall at the wayside when it
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The aim of the female reproductive system is to produce mature oocytes which match with the male spermatocyte to create offspring. Fertilisation most commonly occurs in the fallopian tubes‚ though this can also occur later in a female’s menstrual cycle if the egg has already moved down into the uterus‚ though there is a higher chance of miscarriage as the lining of the womb may continue to shed. The external female reproduction features have two functions; to allow insemination and to also protect
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TREATING TB. Keep in mind that Isonaizd(INH) is the established treatment for preventive therapy ‚ and the usual regimen is up to 300mg daily for adults. You can keep pts on for 6 months or 12 months with a positive CXR. Always give vitB6 when treating pts with INH. If there is a suspected resistance then use Rifampin (RIF) alone or in combo with the said INH. How do we treat current CLASSES III & IV diseases. The first line medications are used in combinations since these tend to delay
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PEDIATRICS BASIC TOPICS GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT NUTRITION 1 ! PREVENTIVE MEDICINE ! ADOLESCENCE! NAME: Lecture notes transcribed by: charlene may tingzon Work Street Work City‚ Work State Work ZIP LOREM IPSUM DAYCARE BASIC PEDIATRICS June 6‚ 2011 GROWTH change in physical features. Change or increase in physical size of the whole person or any of its parts. DEVELOPMENT! increase in function/skills. learning ability to eat‚ read and manipulate objects. fine motor skills manipulate
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The Psychological Effects of Childhood Obesity Leah McGrath ENG122: English Composition II Prof. Jonathan Berohn September 2‚ 2012 In recent years there have been more and more studies looking into the rise in childhood obesity. According to data released by the Centers for Disease Controle and Prevention in 2006 “Globally‚ 22 million children under the age of 5 years are overweight.” (Cornette‚ 2008) There are many ways to determine obesity in a child however for the purposes of this paper
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