Maykenzie Joy Freeman Health Cardiovascular Disease 3/30/2014 Cardiovascular Disease Assignment 1. Trace the path of a drop of blood from the time it enters the vena cava until it reaches your little finger. Be sure to include the types of blood vessels involved. Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium from superior and inferior vena cava after having been circulated through the body. ----------------------- From the right atrium‚ blood moves to the right ventricle and is pumped through
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According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics‚ "[By 1993] death certificates listed diabetes as the fifth leading cause of death for Blacks aged 45 to 64‚ and the third leading cause of death for those aged 65 and older in 1990.” (Bailey‚ 2007). These statistics show how serious the problem of diabetes has become in the black community. Epidemiological studies can focus the efforts of the healthcare community to effective interventions aimed
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Community Acquired Pneumonia Dora E. Wiskirchen‚ PharmD‚ BCPS PHCY 836 – Day 5 PM Learning Objectives Identify risk factors for the development of pneumonia. Explain the pathophysiology‚ signs and symptoms‚ most common bacterial etiologies and associated resistance patterns‚ severity of illness scoring systems‚ and diagnostic techniques for pneumonia. Define atypical pneumonia and characterize patients who may be at risk for developing this type of pneumonia. Evaluate pharmacologic
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invasive meningococcal disease Rabab Z Jafri1‚ Asad Ali1*‚ Nancy E Messonnier2‚ Carol Tevi-Benissan3‚ David Durrheim4‚5‚ Juhani Eskola6‚ Florence Fermon7‚ Keith P Klugman8‚9‚ Mary Ramsay10‚ Samba Sow11‚12‚ Shao Zhujun13‚ Zulfiqar A Bhutta1 and Jon Abramson14 Abstract Neisseria meningitidis is one of the leading causes of bacterial meningitis globally and can also cause sepsis‚ pneumonia‚ and other manifestations. In countries with high endemic rates‚ the disease burden places an immense
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Causes and Prevention of Burnout in Human Service Staff The term burnout is often used by human service professionals who have reached their personal limits. According to the Mayo Clinic (2010)‚ job burnout is defined as “a special type of job stress — a state of physical‚ emotional or mental exhaustion combined with doubts about your competence and the value of your work” (para. 2). Functioning in this state is difficult in any profession. However‚ in the field of human services
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HIPAA Violation and Prevention Many healthcare professionals and organizations have not been following the regulations set forth by HIPAA. Whenever violations of HIPAA’s privacy or security laws occur the organizations responsible must be held accountable resulting in a fine or penalty. Penalties provide incentive for organizations to guarantee patient privacy and security. Recently‚ certain people have failed to follow through with the laws and restrictions and were forced to accept the penalty
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INSERT INTRO Although contrary to popular belief Lyme disease is very easily prevented. The easiest way to do this is when outside where long clothing that covers up almost all of your skin. This makes it harder for ticks or any other insects carrying the disease to burrow into your skin and use it as a shelter. Another very easy prevention for Lyme Disease is to avoid areas that are known to have insects that carry this disease. The most common places to find these insects is rural or suburban
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to identify health conditions that can affect a patient’s health in the future. One agency that focuses on preventative measures in the health care arena is the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Description and Structure of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was founded in 1946 (www.cdc.gov‚ n.d.). The CDC is one of the thirteen agencies that operates under the Department of Health and Human Services which is‚ " the principal
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Summary of Syphilis disease Syphilis is a well know sexually transmitted infections (STI) disease with very ancient origins and has struck numerous personalities and this particularly in the nineteenth century‚ Derma Info. (2015). The exact provenance of syphilis is still unsure‚ but some hypotheses suggest that it might have been carried from America to Europe by the crew of the famous explorer Christopher Columbus which first made a significant impact in the 1450s‚ Origins of syphilis. (1997)
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Metabolic Disease Luise Crinklaw Carrington College What is metabolic disease? Metabolic Disease or syndrome can strike anytime in a person’s lifetime from the very young to the very old and it has even been reported to affect animals. The disease itself takes on many forms and doesn’t affect each person the same way. Treatments vary according to each individual’s symptoms. Now let’s go into what exactly are metabolic disorders
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