Long-term effects of alcohol From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Long-term effects of alcohol Classification and external resources ICD-10 F10.1 Disability-adjusted life year for alcohol use disorders per 100‚000 inhabitants in 2004. no data less than 50 50–150 150–250 250–350 350–450 450–550 550–650 650–750 750–850 850–950 950–1050 more than 1050 Total recorded alcohol per capita consumption (15+)‚ in litres of
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wide range of social and environmental interventions.” It is the intention of this writer to present health promotion in nursing practice and relate this to methods implemented that encompass nursing. For the purpose of this paper the writer will use stroke to exemplify the issues. Influential forces effecting health can be political‚ social‚ physical‚ and economic. Internal factors affecting
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Blood Clots What are blood clots? Blood is a liquid that flows within blood vessels. It is constantly in motion as the heart pumps blood through arteries to the different organs and cells of the body. The blood is returned back to the heart by the veins. Veins are squeezed when muscles in the body contract and push the blood back to the heart. Blood clotting is an important mechanism to help the body repair injured blood vessels. Blood consists of: · red blood cells containing hemoglobin that
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important part of any diet is how it improves overall health. IF has been shown in multiple studies to help decrease the risk of type 2 diabetes‚ control seizures‚ improve insulin sensitivity‚ and has even shown improved memory and reduced the risk of stroke in studies done on rats. A lot of the studies on the health aspects of IF have been done on rats. This is where most studies get started before moving on the primates then humans. In a university study conducted led by Vasconcelos‚ it was found that
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learning disabilities‚ hearing loss‚ or even death without treatment for the specific type of bacteria. This inflammation can produce a wide range of symptoms‚ including fever‚ headache‚ or confusion and‚ in extreme cases‚ can cause brain damage‚ stroke‚ seizures‚ or even death. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the pathogenesis of bacterial meningitis. The Effects of Bacterial Meningitis on the Brain Bacterial meningitis is a very serious disease that is fatal in between 5% and 40%
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induced rod and cone death in the dim and primate retinal cell cultures. Saffron extract along with crocetin and crocin increased the blood flow in the retina‚ induced retinal damage and also as a treatment of asthma. While choroid used to treat ischemic retinopathy and also prevention of age-related macular degeneration. According to Professor Silvia Bisti who carried out the research on patients with age-related macular degeneration‚ he shows that the patient’s vision was improved after taking
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dementia makes up 30% to 50% of dementia cases (Clare‚ p6). One form of vascular dementia is called ‘Multi-infarct dementia’‚ otherwise known as a mini-stroke. A stroke is when there is no blood flow to the brain. It results in a sudden blockage or often a rupture of a blood vessel in the brain (Innes‚p47). The medical term for mini-stokes is transient ischemic attack (Innes‚ 47). Another form of vascular disease is called ‘Binswanger’s Disease’ also known as subcortical vascular dementia. Binswanger disease
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APN Role The discipline of Advanced Practice Nursing has grown significantly in the past few decades. It is important to understand the role‚ and expectations of the role‚ to provide quality patient care within the scope of practice. The purpose of this paper is to 1) Define the role of the Advance Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)‚ 2) Explore the core APN Competencies‚ 3) Evaluate an APRN research outcome study‚ 4) Develop an outcome plan and 5) Discuss the Future of Nursing and implications on
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Chronic Side effects of chronic cocaine use Cocaine hydrochloride Chronic cocaine intake causes brain cells to adapt functionally to strong imbalances of transmitter levels in order to compensate extremes. Thus‚ receptors disappear from the cell surface or reappear on it‚ resulting more or less in an "off" or "working mode" respectively‚ or they change their susceptibility for binding partners (ligands) – mechanisms called down-/upregulation. However‚ studies suggest cocaine abusers do
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prevalence of 33.5 million people suffering from AFib with the incidence of 5 million new cases annually. Associate with the substantial clinical complications like heart failure‚ embolus such as cerebral emboli with a portion of 25%-30% of all acute ischemic stroke‚ and last not least cognitive impairment and disability*2(). Sudden cardiac death was estimated to be the most common lead of death accounted nearly half of all cardiovascular diseases among 21349 AFib patients*1(). That burden the health care
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