Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or COPD is a slow and progressive obstruction of the airways. There are two categories of COPD. These are emphysema‚ a condition where there is abnormal and permanent destruction and enlargement of the alveoli. Chronic bronchitis is a productive cough and inflammation of the bronchi and other lung changes. Smoking and second hand smoke exposure are the main contributors to this disease. Other contributing factors can be environmental air pollution and genetics
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Week 7 There is a lot of debate over whether or not vitamin and mineral supplements are necessary. Based on what you have learned when is it necessary to take a supplement? Be specific and back up your answers. There are many reasons why person takes supplements but in some cases is not necessary and that con drive them to have a serious problem. In my personal opinion the reason why a person need to consume supplements is because they don’t have time to eat healthy or because they are starting
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Fad diets have a great appeal to many because they tend to ignore current diet recommendation (eating whole grains‚ fruits‚ vegetables‚ low fat meat / dairy‚ and exercise) and encouraging foods that people "dream" of including on a daily basis such as steak‚ ice-cream‚ and cookies. However‚ these diet are not key for long term weight loss or healthy lifestyle changes. On page 185 and 186 popular diets are compared. Please compare and contrast two of the diets listed by stating the major premise promoted
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Nursing Care Plan As soon as the history and head-to-toe assessment were completed nursing priorities focused on alleviating pain‚ preventing infection and urinary obstruction‚ and providing information about disease process and treatments. Physical assessment data included: vital signs B/P 87/51‚ HR 110‚ T 99.7 F; weight 160lb‚ height 5’8”. MK presented to the ED with acute severe right colicky flank pain that radiated into the abdomen and lower back‚ guarding his abdomen‚ and moaning. MK rated
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Family Nursing Care Plan Problem # 1: (Poor Personal Hygiene): Cues | Analysis | Objectives | Nursing Intervention | Rationale | Method of Contact | ResourcesRequired | ExpectedOutcome | Subjective:“Ayaw nilang lagging maglilinis ng katawan” as verbalized by the motherObjective:-Dirty and uncut nails- Uncombed hair- Not properly groomed | Inability of the family members to recognized the problem due to lack of knowledge- Inability to take appropriate actions to solve the health problem due to
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FAMILY NURSING CARE PLAN BY: LADY VI G. BINAG N2B. 20132103970 REFERENCES: scribd.com http://rnspeak.com/ Google Images NURSE’s POCKET GUIDE by Doenges‚ Moorhouse‚ Murr Maglaya Book (google) Name of Client: J. Lacro Occupation: Housewife FAMILY NURSING CARE PLAN Health Problem Family Nursing Probem Goal of Care Objectives of Care Intervention Rationale Methods of Nurse
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©2007‚ Biscontini: ”Alive & Well: Millennium Nutrition‚” VITAMINS‚ MINERALS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS TABLE ▲The nutrient and energy standards known as the RDA are currently being revised. The new recommendations are called Dietary Reference Intakes (DRI). The following chart provides the most updated goals for nutrient intake available for males and females between 31 - 50. For information about other ages‚ or special populations such as pregnancy or lactation‚ please go to www.nal.usda.gov. Nutrient
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Concept Map Care Plan E.T/49yr. old female‚ white Date of Admission: 08/01/11/Date of Care: 08/05/11 Attempted Suicide/Bipolar Disorder Depression/Alcoholism/Herniated Disc Nrsg Dx #1 (Psycho social) Supporting Data: (Include subjective‚ objective‚ lab‚ diagnostic‚ pharmacologic and other data which supports your use of this diagnosis.) Long Term Goal: Short-term goals: Nursing Interventions: Evaluation:
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Unit 9 Project: Knowledge in Nutrition Sherri Marquez Kaplan University CM220-07 Professor Cardamon February 14‚ 2012 Knowledge in Nutrition Nutrition affects every aspect of life whether the people want to see it or not. Proper nutrition is a lot like keeping up the maintenance on a car; if the traveler doesn’t prepare the car before the trip and doesn’t maintain the car during the trip then the car will fail and he will never reach his destination. Just like with
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N.C.P 1 Nursing Care Plan Catherine Traylor F.H. January 31‚2007 Karen Ruffin Mercer County Community College 2 Abstract F.H. is an 83 year old male‚ whom was cared for on January 31‚2007 by the writer. He was admitted to Capital Health System at the Mercer Campus with diagnoses of an
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