Situation: Two patients in their 70s present to the office at different times today‚ each with documented heart failure: one diastolic and the other systolic‚ and both are hypertensive. First‚ discuss the difference between systolic and diastolic heart failure‚ providing appropriate pathophysiology. ACEI/ARBs are the only medications prescribed for CHF that have been found to prolong life and improve the quality of that life. EXPLAIN the mechanism of action of ACEI/ARBs and how they affect morbidity
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a M f o y t i s r e v i n U e h t f o p i h s r e n t r a p A e h t y b d e r o s n o p S Adapted with permission from: “Child and Adolescent Resource Book”‚ The Center for Child and Family Studies‚ College of Social Work‚ University of South Carolina “Child Development Milestones”‚ The Northern California Children and Family Services Training Academy‚ University
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yet briefly owned by ex-slaves there was no compensation plan. The North benefited from the cotton trade and was required to fulfill the needs of the textile industry.(Dattel‚”Northern Racism Helped Doom Reconstruction”) The ‘share-cropping’ implemented by Radical Reconstruction was therefore designed by Northerners to prevent blacks being held by force‚ but it kept them in a vicious cycle of indebtedness not far from the despair of slavery. According to scholar and historian WEB DuBois blacks “knew
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Alcohol abuse has quickly become one of the most common‚ yet detrimental issues in modern society. It is harmful to both the abuser‚ the abuser’s family and friends‚ and also society as a whole. Alcohol abuse is defined as “a psychiatric diagnosis describing the recurring use of alcoholic beverages despite its negative consequences” (“Alcohol Abuse”). While the definition may seem like a simple one‚ alcohol abuse is actually the complete opposite. It is a very complex issue with many variables accounting
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Elder Abuse Jaleesa Nieves 4/12/2014 Elder abuse is the most common type of abuse that gets looked over. People normally do not suspect or even think an elderly person may be getting abused‚ but this is a serious topic in nursing homes and hospitals. Tens of thousands of the elderly are being abused in the United States. More than half a million reports of abuse against the elderly reach authorities every year‚ and millions more cases go unreported. The reason is as these seniors
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Barnhart‚ M. (July‚ 2008). Sunshine review:bringing state & local government to light. Retrieved from http://sunshinereview.org/index.php/Alabama_Public_Records_Law The pre-World War I opinion by the U.S. Supreme Court holding‚ on re-argument‚ that a federal income tax was unconstitutional. (2008). Political vel craft. Personal Income Tax Violates U.S. Supreme Court Ruling‚ Retrieved from http://politicalvelcraft.org/2011/09/08/u-s-supreme-court-struck-down-personal-income-tax-president-k
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diplomatically resolve disagreement between nations before conflicts escalate and to safe guard human rights and dignity globally. Unfortunately‚ the U.N. has consistently failed to live up to its mandate and will continue to do so because of its blatant failures to prevent genocides‚ its inability to resolve conflicts and the its dysfunctional structuring that enables the permanent Security Council to dominate the dominate the organization. Following the end of World War II‚ there was a general consensus
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"The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act" states ’ that "child abuse is the leading cause of death in children under the age of eighteen." Child abuse occurs when adults inflict violence and cruelty upon children. Abuse is any willful act that results in physical‚ mental‚ or sexual injury that causes or is likely to cause the child to be physically‚ mental‚ or emotionally impaired. Abuse happens to children of any age‚ sex‚ race‚ religion‚ and social status. There are many different types
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04/21/2013 Addictions/Drugs Freedom‚ family‚ and financial security are a value to the people in the United States. Some behaviors are frowned upon‚ such as crime‚ laziness‚ and the use of illegal drugs. Drug abuse and addiction is not all about how much is consumed but has to do with consequences. Illegal drugs and abusers are a plague to society because of the harmful effects on the user‚ their families and people they associate with. Because drug
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LaPreaa Vann March 25‚ 2013 “To Catch a Thief” The article “To Catch A Thief” is written to inform individuals about the different down falls of being a victim of identity theft. Experts believe that medical identity theft is increasing and now with all new technology it is hard to detect the costs of thieves. Taking people’s medical identity does not just affect that person it has a huge effect on the health care billing system. They are charged millions of dollars because of an incident
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