Five Chronic Kidney Disease as a Risk Factor for Developing Cardiovascular Disease Authors/ Co-Authors: Hargrave‚ D Affiliations: College of Public Service‚ Jackson State University Independent Variable: Chronic Kidney Disease Dependent Variable: Cardiovascular Disease Hypothesis: Patients with severe Chronic Kidney Disease who may require renal replacement therapy (RRT) either dialysis or renal transplantation have a increased risk ofdeveloping Cardiovascular Disease Background: Chronic
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Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a medical condition that affects the blood vessels. One main cause of the peripheral vascular disease is diabetes. Therefore‚ being diagnosed with diabetes will increase a person’s chances of developing PVD later on in life. Type 2 diabetes occurs in individuals that have had a long history of medical symptoms such as obesity‚ high blood pressure‚ high cholesterol‚ and insulin resistance. After a period of time without treatment‚ there is a buildup of medical
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the Malvern area. He is a vegetarian and has an allergy to penicillin. Current Medical conditions: -Heart Disease: is wear the vassals are narrowed or blocked that can lead to things Like a heart attack‚ angina and even strokes (Mayoclinicorg‚ 2016) -Hearing Loss: is loss of hearing to one or both ears this can be rapid or slow(Mayoclinicorg‚ 2016) -late onset dementia in Alzheimer’s disease -Depression: is the consent state of the feeling of a low mood that can affect your day to day life it affects
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Approximately one third of the patients have Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) with diabetes mellitus. Patients who have type 2 diabetes mellitus have a higher risk of developing Peripheral Artery Disease and macrovascular disease. When Peripheral Artery Disease has developed in a patient with diabetes‚ prognosis in a patient is very poor. Over a 5-year period approximately 4 % of the patients experience limb loss‚ 20 % have myocardial infarction or stroke and 30 % die. A huge majority of (75 % to
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1) Tay Sachs disease is one of many lysosomal storage diseases‚ this is caused by the lysosomes inability to produce certain enzymes needed to breakdown macromolecules. In Tay Sachs‚ the lysosome is unable to produce the enzyme beta-hexosaminidase A‚ which breaks down gangliosides within brain cells. Tay Sachs predominantly affects infants‚ and unfortunately there is no cure‚ symptoms include seizures‚ deafness‚ progressive blindness‚ and muscle stiffness. Gaucher disease is caused by the inability
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for many years. They both share a passion for educating and assisting people in becoming free of unhealthy addiction. Based on personal experiences‚ we determined there was a need for this in our community as we have both been touched by addictive diseases. The main focus of the organization is a non-profit rehabilitation center that is funded through community donation and partnering with supporting businesses. To help give back to the community for the support they have given‚ our organization also
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Case study of J D Wetherspoon plc Contents I. Introduction 2 II. Discussions 2 1. Section 1: External environment 2 1.1 SPELT analysis 2 1.2 SWOT analysis 5 1.3 How to conduct a SWOT analysis used by J D Wetherspoon plc 7 2. Section 2: Organisational culture 8 2.1 Organsation culture “taken for granted assumptions” and “shared values” 8 2.2 J D Wetherspoon’s type of culture 9 2.3 Relationship between organisational culture and organisational
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Alzheimer ’s Disease Health Promotion Case Study Part 2: Gender‚ Culture‚ and Developmental Stages February 18‚1999 Gender‚ Culture‚ and Developmental Stages Introduction This section will discuss the impact of Alzheimer ’s disease on racial‚ cultural‚ and gender variables‚ with the focus being on the various approaches to care of the disease. Developmental stages and tasks will be discussed for both the client and the caregiver. Gender and Culture Alzheimer ’s disease and related
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Embolism Two well-recognized exceptions to the general observationthat isolated AI occlusive disease does not result in CLI arisein the context of embolic disease. Large thrombo-emboli thatarise from a cardiac or other proximal source and lodge at theaortic bifurcation‚ referred to as saddle emboli‚ can lead toprofound acute bilateral lower extremity ischemia (blue toe syndrome).(Wingo et al‚ 1986) In contrast‚ occurs when atheroscleroticdebris breaks free from an aortic or iliac plaque andembolizes
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Coronary Heart Disease is a cardiovascular disease which is the leading cause of death in high income countries and causes more than 73‚000 deaths in the UK each year. Approximately 1 in 10 women and 1 in 6 men die from CHD‚ although the chances become similar from the age of fifty. (Nhs.uk‚ 2016) CHD is caused by a gradual build up of fatty material called Atheroma within the walls of the coronary arteries‚ which supply the heart with oxygen rich blood. This causes the arteries to become narrow
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