Writing a literature review The overall purpose of a literature review is to demonstrate a knowledge of the existing body of research in a particular topic area. In other words‚ it retrospectively undertakes a critical analysis of the pros and cons of existing important studies and research and shows which issues require new or further study – how the body of knowledge could be improved. As such‚ it is a useful way of arguing for new research to be done - for example‚ as part of a proposal for
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References 1. American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes--2011. Diabetes Care. 2011;34 Suppl 1:S11-S61. [PubMed] 2. Eisenbarth GS‚ Polonsky KS‚ Buse JB. Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus. In: Kronenberg HM‚ Melmed S‚ Polonsky KS‚ Larsen PR.Kronenberg: Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. Philadelphia‚ Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2008:chap 31. 3. Pignone M‚ Alberts MJ‚ colwell JA‚ Cushman M‚ Inzucchi SE‚ Mukherjee D‚ et al. Aspirin for primary prevention of cardiovascular
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Diabetes mellitus is a disorder of carbohydrate metabolism caused probably by both hereditary and environmental factors. There is an inadequate secretion and utilisation of insulin. This is manifested by polydipsia‚ polyuria and polyphagia. The word diabetes mellitus is derived from the Greek word meaning “a siphon” because people with diabetes passed out water like a siphon. Diabetes mellitus is a term used to differentiate it from another condition called diabetes insipidus. Mellitus means sweet
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Diabetes Best Diabetes Reviews Diabetes and Yoga‚ asana and pranayama When a person suffering from diabetes blood sugar levels in the blood shoots his height. Our body of the pancreas produces insulin‚ a hormone that allows glucose to pause to absorb the body’s cells‚ and in the process that pulls the body. If insulin is not produced enough by the deterioration of pancreatic beta cells‚ glucose or sugar that is taken can not be reduced‚ leading to a buildup of glucose in the blood. The disease
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Literature Review HSAD 5253 Health Services Research According to the American Telemedicine Association‚ “telemedicine is the use of medical information exchanged from one site to another via electronic communications to improve patients’ health care (ATA‚ 2012). The Association also notes that telemedicine is associated with telehealth which is used to encompass a broader definition of remote healthcare that does not always include clinical
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understand the difference in today ’s standards and how important the Health Care Professionals role will impact in providing care for patients suffering chronic disease. Joyce had returned to the surgery following a glucose tolerance test‚ for diabetes‚ she was a 43 year old clinically obese female. The previous week she was seen by the Doctor as she had some sores that were not healing properly. Joyce was asked to return to see the diabetic
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phWORLD LIT Aquino evoked the people of the phili to awaken their senses that freedom is possible. I guess it means that he was willing to die in order for the Filipinos to stand up to the Marcos dictatorship. He believed that Filipinos are worth dying for because he is the future of this nation. Ninoys death one incident that had brought so many changes in our society. It was the turning point because a few years later‚ Marcos was thrown out by a peaceful and popular revolt How
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Participant 1 would be Pre- Diabetic. Participant 2 would be normal. Participant 3 would be normal. 5. Explain the physiological time course of what is happening during the GTT. During the GTT glucose beings to increase as time increases. Generally‚ the glucose may be lower during the beginning portion. Around the 15-30 minute mark‚ there you will see a spike in glucose. As the time increases‚ the pancreas will secret insulin and bind to the insulin receptors. During the 45-60 minute mark the glucose
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Type II diabetes: obesity and overweight Monica Davila DeVry Type II diabetes: obesity and overweight Diabetes has become a widespread epidemic‚ primarily because of the increasing prevalence and incidence of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes is an endocrine disease in which the body has either a shortage of insulin or a decrease ability to use insulin or both. Insulin is a hormone that allows glucose to enter the cells and be converted into energy. Diabetes can be characterized as a prevailing‚ incapacitating
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Literature Review Keith A. Cunningham Grand Canyon University Family Health Promotion NRS-429V Dawn Peters November 07‚ 2010 Literature Review A review of nursing literature was conducted using the Grand Canyon University online library. The literature was reviewed looking for references to health promotion at the primary‚ secondary‚ and tertiary levels. From the review some questions were answered regarding the nurse’s role in promoting health to the public. Health promotion can be defined
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