James is 18 years of age and has just presented (with his parents) to his GP with a 2 week history of extreme fatigue‚ polyuria‚ polydipsia‚ and weight loss. His random BGL is 41mmol/l and his blood ketones show 3.2mmol/l. His GP has diagnosed Type 1 diabetes with DKA and has sent him to the emergency department to see an endocrinologist at your public hospital‚ St Health Skills. The endocrinologist has decided on inpatient stabilisation. James has been deemed stable enough with his DKA to avoid ICU admission
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The Running Dream Did you know‚ about 75% of amputations are caused by diabetes? In the book‚ “The Running Dream” by Wendelin Van Draanen‚ a bright young girl‚ Jessica‚ had lost her leg. But she falls in the other 25%. She had lost her leg due to a car accident caused by a drunk driver. Jessica has to learn how to live with one leg for a while then get past the fear of being different. Her family tries to help but they are being overbearing‚ but her family’s efforts bring her comfort. Jessica
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Diabetes runs in my family. My grandmother and grandfather‚ my dad’s parents have diabetes‚ so does my dad and a couple of my aunts and uncles. My dad always tells me to watch out for the amount of sugar that I consume‚ and the foods that I eat. I never really paid much attention to it‚ did not even know what diabetes is. As the years pass by my dad keeps telling me the same thing over and over again. Until one day he told me that maybe in the future I can be diagnosed with diabetes. Having diabetes
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Diabetes Insipidus Abstract This paper covers the basic pathophysiology of the disease process for diabetes insipidus. It is also a preview of the most common symptoms of the disease‚ and the treatments associated with it. One treatment is vasopressin which is an antidiuretic. Another treatment option is Chloropropamide which is used to aid in the control of diabetes mellitus type two‚ but can also be used to aid in the assistance of controlling diabetes insipidus. Lastly there are
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decisions before‚ during and after teaching. Some of these decisions will seem small and insignificant and others will have far reaching consequences. All of the assessment undertaken and subsequent decisions made can potentially enhance teaching and influence student learning outcomes for the better (Brady & Kennedy‚ 2009). There are numerous things to be assessed and various methods for assessing. One example of this is the assessment of reading. A Running Record is one method of assessing
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knowledge is easy to get as we experience‚ learn‚ read and study. But every knowledge comes with great responsibility‚ which is to help and share it to others who are innocent about specifically toward to their health. Experiencing being a student head nurse is good as it adds my capabilities to manage my time‚ and my staff nurses. I have been a leader for some time now but I need more experience to be better than before. I am not at my best now as leader as I haven’t yet experienced every problem
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“Running is the greatest metaphor for life‚ because you get out of it what you put into it.” Oprah Winfrey came up with this empowering quote that actually holds true to running. Over the past few years there has been a peak of people starting to call themselves runners. It has been proven by researchers that even doing a minimum amount of running can potentially provide several health benefits. From preventing the common cold to helping someone fit into their jeans two sizes too small‚ running
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Using the Head Start Parent‚ Family‚ and Community Engagement Framework in Your Program: Markers of Progress 1 This document was prepared under Grant #90HC0003 for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services‚ Administration for Children and Families‚ Office of Head Start‚ by the National Center on Parent‚ Family‚ and Community Engagement. Contents Letter to the Members of the Head Start Community ...............................................................................
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|| |Teaching Text |(翰林出版社)Unite 5 We went to Penghu by plane |Class period |20min. | |Ss’ age |Eighth grade |Ss’ Proficiency Level |Beginning ~ Intermediate | |Ss’ Background |Students know the past tense and how to change the form of verb in past tense correctly. | |Teaching Objectives |1.
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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 to know if race plays a part in obesity and diabetes risks. My report will focus on 3
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