Report by Lauren Carruthers A report to discuss the link between ethnicity and obesity rates in relation to Type 2 Diabetes primarily in South Auckland. In this report I will find out whether the diverse ethnicities of South Auckland residents have any affect on Diabetes rates. I chose this question because I am interested in whether someone’s race can determine his or her risk of chronic disease. I also think this issue is important because South Auckland is so ethnically diverse that we need
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Training Improves Glycemic Control in Older Patients With Type 2 Diabetes DAVID W. DUNSTAN‚ PHD1 ROBIN M. DALY‚ PHD2 NEVILLE OWEN‚ PHD3 DAMIEN JOLLEY‚ MSC2 MAXIMILIAN DE COURTEN‚ MD1 JONATHAN SHAW‚ MD1 PAUL ZIMMET‚ PHD1 ommend the use of resistance training as part of a well-rounded exercise program for older individuals. However‚ the role of progressive resistance training as a treatment regimen for improving the metabolic profile of older patients with type 2 diabetes has received little attention.
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Type 2 diabetes is a chronic illness that is a result of the body’s insulin not functioning correctly. It was formerly called adult-onset or insulin-dependent. It is also the most common kind of diabetes accounting for about 90 percent of all diabetes cases. Type 2 diabetes can also cause obesity and high cholesterol. About 6 percent of the population suffers from diabetes while about one-third of those who do have it‚ do not know about it. Insulin is a chemical that is released by the body
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Essay #1 1. Mr. Sanchez makes an appointment to see his doctor for pain in his abdominal area. Tests and x-rays reveal kidney stones as well as bones with a moth-eaten appearance. Further questioning reveals a medical history of abnormal reflexes and weakness. What is the problem and what treatment would be recommended? Mr. Sanchez is suffering from hyperparathyroidism which is when the parathyroid glands secrete too much hormones. According to the medical website MedicineNet.com 85% of people
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Pressure Ulcer Prevention Evidence Based Practice Tasha Braggs Chamberlain College of Nursing NR351 Transitions to professional nursing Summer 2011 Professional paper . Evidence-based practice (EBP) provides nurses with a method to use critically appraised and scientifically proven evidence for delivering quality health care to a specific population. The fundamentals of EBP are in research. Nursing research provides nurses with qualitative research findings to establish nursing practice based
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Serious Condition? Enlarged liver is a term some individuals use to describe what doctors call Hepatomegaly. It is also called swollen liver. The phrases swollen liver or enlarged liver are self-explanatory. So the question becomes‚ what is the cause of enlarged liver‚ and how serious a health threat can it be? It should be stated at the start that swollen liver is not a disease itself. It is a sign of some specific liver infection‚ damage or a part of an abnormal body metabolism that the
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ward which barely had patients and was extremely quiet that day. The objective for that week was health assessment and physical examination so‚ therefore‚ I had to do a head to toe assessment on one of the patients under the supervision of a registered nurse. My patient was a forty-year-old woman who had a foot fungal infection called tinea pedis which caused her feet to swell‚ therefore she was unable to walk. Before I began the head to toe assessment on my patient I provided privacy‚ inspected
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Abstract Pressure ulcers are a common problem in the acute care setting. Critically ill patients are at a high risk for the development of many types of wounds. It is the responsibility of the nurses to provide nursing care that prevents development of pressure ulcers. Certain patient risk factors such as‚ advanced age‚ underlying disease processes‚ and severities of illness are not modifiable‚ yet they directly increase a patient’s risk of wound development. Development of pressure ulcers cost hospitals
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Corneal Ulcer (Introduction) The eye is one of the vital organs in a human being. As seen on figure 1‚ the eye is composed of many different parts and function. The cornea is a clear covering over the colored iris and the pupil of the eye. The function of cornea is to help focus light on the retina and protect the iris‚ lens‚ etc. so that the eye can see. The cornea is best to compare with a standard contact lens. Although‚ the function of a cornea is to protect from harmful microorganisms
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MASILANG‚ JOHN KEVIN and SASTADO EMARSON (Artficial Intelligence) TIC – TAC – TOE Tic-tac-toe (or Noughts and crosses‚ Xs and Os) is a paper-and-pencil game for two players‚ X and O‚ who take turns marking the spaces in a 3×3 grid. The player who succeeds in placing three respective marks in a horizontal‚ vertical‚ or diagonal row wins the game. Tic-tac-toe is a computer game in which a human player and the computer make alternative moves on a 3×3 square. A move consists of marking previously
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