\ For my career I would like to be a pediatrician . I would like to be a pediatrician because I love to work with kids . I think they are very adorable and they interest me and I love to help them in there needs . A pediatrician is a child’s physician who provides Preventive health maintenance for healthy children ‚ Medical care for children who are acutely or chronically ill . pediatricians focus on babies‚ children‚ adolescents‚
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Between 2001 and 2008‚ the prevalence of type 1 diabetes remained relatively stable‚ which is consistent with findings of a recent report based on data from Australia’s National Diabetes Register suggesting that the incidence of type 1 diabetes is increasing among children but not among young adults (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare). In contrast‚ the prevalence of type 2 diabetes increased by 36% in the adult Australian population‚ which is consistent with previously reported trends in
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Childhood Obesity Childhood obesity is becoming a big problem in America. In my paper‚ I will discuss the many ways that parents and healthcare providers can prevent childhood obesity. I will also discuss the study and the research methods used to conduct this research. We will focus on children that are infants all the way to age 12. Childhood obesity is becoming a growing concern for both parents and pediatricians. There’s an estimate of about 10% of the children that are from
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outside of magazine expectations‚ the percentages change enormously. In 2003‚ Teen magazine reported that 35 per cent of girls 6 to 12 years old have been on at least one diet‚ and that 50 to 70 per cent of normal weight girls believe they are overweight. Overall research indicates that 90% of Australian teenage girls [1]are dissatisfied with their appearance and body weight in some way. Would teenage girls be as upset with their appearance if the pressure from the media wasn’t so huge? In reality
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Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH) What is high blood pressure? Blood pressure is the force of blood pushing against blood vessel walls. The heart pumps blood into the arteries (blood vessels) that carry the blood throughout the body. High blood pressure‚ also called hypertension‚ means that the pressure in the arteries is above the normal range. What is pregnancy-induced hypertension? Pregnancy-induced hypertension—which may also be called pre-eclampsia‚ toxemia‚ or toxemia of pregnancy—is
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PRECONCEPTION Preconception Counseling and Care Preconception health promotion provides women and their partners with information that is needed to make decisions about their reproductive future. Preconception counseling guides couples on how to prevent unintended pregnancies and to achieve pregnancy when desired‚ stresses risk management‚ and identifies healthy behaviors that promote the wellbeing of the woman and her potential fetus (Moos‚ 2006). All providers who treat women for well-woman
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Nurses must identify and prioritise key issues in presenting patients to determine patient care needs and the implications for nursing practice. This essay discusses Bob Brown‚ a 63-year-old male‚ who has presented post fall with a fractured right patella‚ on which he cannot bear weight‚ and damage to an existing lower left leg venous ulcer. Bob has a history of hypertension‚ elevated cholesterol‚ and poorly controlled type II diabetes. He has recently quit smoking and drinks up to 12 beers on the
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Bedsores‚ or pressure sores‚ are injuries affecting your skin and the underlying tissue. They occur when there is prolonged pressure to the skin‚ creating a rash which can progress to something much worse. They usually occur over a bony area such as your heels‚ sacrum‚ hips‚ elbows‚ or ankles. Bedsores occur when pressure is applied to soft tissue causing blood flow to be obstructed to that tissue. They are common in those who are not moving‚ such as being bedridden. Types of Bedsores While
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of female body shapes in the form of line drawings with four levels varying from (very slim to heavy). The second variable consisted of line drawings varying in female body shapes (underweight to overweight) with twelve levels in the waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) varying from 0.7 WHR (underweight) to 0.10 WHR (overweight). The third independent variable consisted of eighteen social factors. A repeated measures design was employed for all conditions. A number of one-factor repeated measures ANOVA’s
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ECH130: Essay Household income‚ food marketing and geographic location are 3 factors that have been identified by Australian researchers that are potentially influencing food choices in Australian homes. Household Income The cost of nutrient dense food is a determinant of health (Palermo‚ 2011). Income determines the household food budget which influences the variety of‚ and quality of the food purchased. Lee‚ Ralston and Truby (2011) conducted a study that “examines the effect of food cost
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