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    differences between Diabetes mellitus Type I vs Type II. Are there any other forms of diabetes? Type 1 diabetes is insulin dependent‚ an autoimmune destruction of beta cells in the pancreas. Therefore‚ required insulin replacement‚ and not associated to obesity‚ and occur mostly in children and adolescent. However‚ type 2 diabetes it is non- insulin- dependent‚ and caused by decreased of insulin production‚ and occur mostly in people 50+ age‚ and associated with obesity. 2-What are the functions of the

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    study of interest for this statistical paper is within Applied Nursing Research. The Validity of the Braden and Waterlow subscales in predicting pressure ulcer risk in hospitalized patients. “ Pressure ulcer is a public health problem‚ which involves the biopsychosocial aspets of patients and their families. The development of pressure ulcers has an important impact on the patient’s quality of life‚ may affect metabolism‚ and results in prolonged hospital stay and need for specialized care with

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    The different types of diets Glucose Control - Diabetic Diet Nutrition experts say that there is no one diet for diabetes‚ but people with diabetes should follow the nutrition guidelines in the Food Pyramid‚ while paying special attention to carbohydrate intake. People with diabetes should also eat about the same amount of food at the same time each * Eat more starches such as bread‚ cereal‚ and starchy vegetables. Aim for six servings a day or more. For example‚ have cold cereal with nonfat

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    My desire to obtain information related to the causes and effects of diabetes has been of interest to me because of my own experience with Type II diabetes. I was diagnosed with Type II diabetes in 2001. Diabetes is a disease in which the body does not produce or properly use insulin. Insulin is a hormone that is needed to convert sugar‚ starches and other food into energy needed for daily life. The cause of diabetes continues to be a mystery‚ although both genetics and environmental factors

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    in duodenal ulceration or Peptic Ulcer Disease.       Gastric pain at night and when hungry: ulcer is duodenal as the pyloric sphincter is open. Single punched-out lesion in the duodenum where 90% of peptic ulcers occur. H.Pylori most common cause of peptic ulcers. Erythematous stomach and history of dyspepsia: This indicates inflammation associated with chronic gastritis: result of long term hyperacidity in the stomach and duodenum. Patient was a smoker. Smoking reduces blood

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    making Type-2 Diabetes rampant in young patients‚ and allowing Cardiovascular Disease to become common for many bystanders. This is from the fact individuals are consuming fast

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    English 1102 21 April 2011 Joyce Carol Oates uses characterization and the coming of age effectively in “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been”‚ “Four Summers”‚ and “The Girl with the Blackened Eye”. She uses it to connect the three stories to each other. Connie and the girl in “The Girl with the Blackened Eye” are connected because they were both violated by a man. Connie and Sissie were both connected because they were both influenced by their families’ ways on how they lived their lives.

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    Overview Patient is a 83 year-old female‚ presented to the ED on 7/2/13 with complaints of chest pain caused by what family believed to be aspiration pneumonia‚ also with worsening stage 4 sacral wound. Patient has a past medical history of a subdural hematoma secondary to a fall from a ladder‚ IDDM‚ bleeding gastric ulcer‚ and aspiration pneumonia. EKG and cardiac enzymes were ordered in the ED‚ EKG was unremarkable with a normal sinus rate and rhythm‚ enzymes within acceptable range. Patient sacral

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    March 10‚ 2013 Literary Research The focus of this research is to focus on the risk of pressure ulcers in hospitalized patients and how best to prevent them. The studies focus on proper assessment of at risk patients‚ as well as the measures that can be implemented in order to prevent this occurrence. It also focuses on the importance of educating the nurses who are caring for these at risk patients. References Brown‚ S. (2001). Bed surfaces and pressure sore prevention: an abridged report

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    Preventing Patient Harm with Prevention Education Pressure (open‚ painful sores) can be an expensive difficult project for the healthcare industry as a whole‚ that is usually preventable. Patients go through undo suffering‚ extended stays in the hospital and long treatments that increase the already strained healthcare worldwide. Hospital acquired pressure ulcers stage III and IV are considered preventable harm. It has been calculated that pressures ulcers can cost an upward of “9-11billion dollars

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