Coping With Diverticulitis: The What‚ the Why‚ the How Diverticulitis is a common condition in the United States‚ though its prevalence is growing worldwide. In the developed world‚ greater than 65% of adults over the age of 65 have some form of diverticular disease (McGarry‚ 2011). Although the condition is extremely common‚ severe complications requiring surgery occur in approximately 1% of patients overall (McGarry‚ 2011). Diverticulitis is a condition that can be acute or chronic with
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is maintaining an Internal Balance. If we fail to maintain an internal balance every system inside of our body will be disrupted. Hypertension To explain to a 65 year old man with an 8th grade education‚ that he has hypertension‚ I would begin explaining‚ in a manor I believe that he would understand‚ what hypertension is and how it can affect him. ‘Hypertension is when your blood pressure is high on a daily basis. Blood pressure is considered to be high when the reading is 140/90 or higher.
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Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology Open Access Full Text Article Dovepress open access to scientific and medical research OriGinAL rESEArCh Diagnostic indicators for peptic ulcer perforation at a tertiary care hospital in Thailand This article was published in the following Dove Press journal: Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology 8 December 2011 Number of times this article has been viewed Chutikarn Suriya 1 nongyao Kasatpibal 2 Wipada Kunaviktikul 2 Toranee Kayee 3
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APPENDICITIS Case study Patient name: J.K Sex: Male Race: Fijian Age: 47 Personal History Mr. J.K is married with four children. He describes himself as a socialable person likes to explore new things. Occupation: He works at the Nasinu Town Council as a Carpenter Family History: -his father is a known diabetic patient and his grandmother died of leukemia -his paternal uncle had died from septicemia. Social History: Cigarettes 1 pack per week x 12years now; he stopped smoking
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NS 3205 Study Guide for Final Exam Chapter 42 Care of Patients with Hematologic Problems 1. Identify the etiologies and clinical manifestations common to all types of anemia. (See Table 42-1 p 870 and Chart 42-1 p 871) Common Cause Sickle cell disease: autosomal recessive inheritance of two defective gene alleles for hemoglobin synthesis Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency anemia: X-linked recessive deficiency of enzyme G6PD Autoimmune hemolytic anemia: abnormal
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attributed to NSAIDS has been reviewed in the past.2-8 The spectrum of nephrotoxicity includes acute tubular necrosis‚ acute tubulointerstitial nephritis‚ glomerulonephritis‚ renal papillary necrosis‚ chronic renal failure‚ salt and water retention‚ hypertension‚
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to the heart. It is usually due largely in part to excess fat or plaque deposits that narrow the veins that provide oxygenated blood to the heart. This excess fat buildup and plaque are respectively known as arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis. Hypertension is frequently a result of both arteriosclerosis and atherosclerosis‚ and can lead to more serious CVDs‚ such as angina attack (an acute and squeezing chest pain due to inefficient blood flow to the heart)‚ and myocardial infarction( the sudden
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In the case of K.H‚ while he has a normal heart rate‚ he has a diagnosis of Isolated Diastolic Hypertension. IDH in short means that the systolic pressure in less than 140‚ while the diastolic pressure is greater than 90. K.H’s blood pressure reading is 135/96‚ placing him in the category for IDH. After the brief synopsis of K.H it is prevalent that he has several risk factors for primary hypertension. Some of the risks are own as non-modifiable risk factors‚ meaning that K.H has no effect on the
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Bully Breckenridge School Of Nursing 63 Year Old Male with Hypertension The homeostatic imbalance that causes hypertension is a possible reaction to medication‚ or obesity and lack of exercise Other things that should be considered is whether the patient is drinking and smoking. Internal and external stresses can also affect homeostasis‚ which can also cause hypertension. The organ system it involves is the cardiovascular system. The cardiovascular system is the
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Acupuncture has been studied for its effectiveness in lowering blood pressure but there is not enough evidence to support the facts if it really works. References 1. www.webmd.com/hypertension-high-blood-pressure/guide/hypertension-diagnosis-tests ©2005-2014 WebMD‚ LLC. All rights reserved. WebMD does not provide medical advice‚ diagnosis or treatment. 2
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