epidemiology changed and evolved from the 1900s to the present? What effects have these changes had in your area of health care? More than a hundred years ago, the primary focus of epidemiology was on containing the spread of epidemics such as chol Continue Reading...
Change Strategy and Implementation: Interprofessional Collaborative Practice ProgramThe professional environment of interest concerns the need for improved interprofessional collaborative practices in a tertiary health care facility that routinely tr Continue Reading...
Chronic Sorrow Theory The term 'chronic sorrow' may be described as sadness of a persistent, periodically severe, increasing, and lasting nature. This condition may be triggered in a person because of ongoing loss, arising from personal chronic dis Continue Reading...
Pregnancy Discrimination Schreiber and Young’s (2015) “Illinois Releases Pregnancy Accommodation Proposed Rules” and Smith and Tischler’s (2014) “Accommodations under the Pregnancy Discrimination Act” both examine Continue Reading...
Graves' Disease Identify the Disease Graves' disease is a disorder of the immune system that results in too many thyroid hormones being produced, a situation that is called hyperthyroidism. Thyroid hormones impact many different body functions, so Continue Reading...
Policy BriefTitle Primary Care Access for Elderly and Low-Income IndividualsStatement of Issue Low income individuals, households, and elderly populations often do not have the base case needed to basic primary care service offerings. This ultimate Continue Reading...
Interest Group in HealthcareIn the article by Boggs (2006) on the role that Big Pharmathe pharmaceutical industryplays in serving as an interest group in healthcare, the author reviews several books on the subject and concludes that this interest gro Continue Reading...
Drug Use and Addiction Today, tens of millions of Americans routinely use some type of illicit drugs, and the search for ways to help those who become addicted to substances continues in earnest. In the interim, growing numbers of law enforcement org Continue Reading...
Healthcare is currently undergoing fundamental change. First, baby boomers continue to utilize services at an alarming rate. The overall population is aging and as such, the healthcare infrastructure will need to change to accommodate changing dynami Continue Reading...
Applying Clinical Practice GuidelinesIntroductionHypertension or high blood pressure is a common chronic condition that affects millions of adults globally. It is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, stroke, and kidney disease, and is resp Continue Reading...
How African Customary and Social Practices have been Utilized to Enhance Coping Strategies in Times of Crisis, focus on health pandemic Background of the Study Centuries before missionaries and colonialists arrived in Africa and centuries before the Continue Reading...
Diabetes and Drug TreatmentsTypes of DiabetesThere are various types of diabetes that can impact people of all ages. Type 1 diabetes is a situation in which a persons body does not produce enough insulin. Type 1 diabetes is also known as juvenile dia Continue Reading...
Diabetes Type 1: A Case Study and Teaching Plan Patients need sometimes to be educated in their disease, especially if their disease is chronic and progressive. When patients lack basic knowledge on their disease, further complications may arise due Continue Reading...
Depression, Diabetes and Obesity This is a case study on a 58-year-old male, Mr. H.Y. who worked at a supermarket and is now retired. He has a supportive wife who works full time and children who are all independent .He has a history of smoking, but Continue Reading...
Hypoglycemia How to deal with hypoglycemia: What is hypoglycemia? Hypoglycemia is a condition that occurs when a patient's blood sugar (glucose) is too low. Quite often, the patient will be aware of this condition through symptoms such as feeling Continue Reading...
Diabetes and Drug Treatments Diabetes Types Type 1 diabetes is also called juvenile diabetes because it tends to occur in young people and children. It happens when the person’s body fails to produce adequate amounts of insulin. Insulin is the Continue Reading...
African-Americans in Louisiana & Type 2 Diabetes Rates The poor will be always with us, we are biblically admonished. And for Americans we might add to this ancient maxim that the African-American poor will be always with us. Despite the many ga Continue Reading...
Another author notes, "African-American women are at an increased risk for developing gestational diabetes, experts say. Much like other forms of diabetes, gestational diabetes affects the way your body uses blood sugar (glucose). In the case of ges Continue Reading...
Epidemiology and Type II Diabetes In order to correct or avoid a medical condition, especially one that is preventable, a person has to have a good understanding of what is causing that condition and how to prevent (or reverse) it in order to promot Continue Reading...
Type 1 Diabetes Diabetes has been among the illnesses that need rigid and proper attention to maintain the normal condition of the patient's body. Among the stages and types of diabetes, type 1 diabetes is the illness type that usually hits both the Continue Reading...
Pregnancy and Diabetes: Risk Factors and Avoiding Complications Birth Weight Birth Defects Death in-Utero and Death Following Birth Health of the Diabetic Mother Preventive Measures Testing Pre-Conception Counseling Medical and Advisory Team Continue Reading...
Medical Conditions -- There are a number of factors that can increase the likelyhood of type-2 diabetes: hypertension, eleveted cholesterol, and a condition called Symdrome X, or metabolic syndrome (combination of obesity, high cholesterol, sedenta Continue Reading...
Gestational Diabetes and African-American Women Comment by Sabina: Gestational Diabetes is a diagnosis of diabetes during pregnancy. This diagnosis is usually obtained about the 24th week of pregnancy after taking a blood glucose test. A diagnosis Continue Reading...
Health Tips for Diabetes and for Preventing Heart Disease Tips for Healthy Living with Diabetes Understand Diabetes: It is important for people with diabetes to be well informed about the disease. You should know what effects diabetes has on your b Continue Reading...
However, Harvard Medical School (HMS) reports that in that study of 1,400 patients, 222 "composite events occurred." Those "events" included 65 deaths, 101 "hospitalizations for congestive heart failure, 25 myocardial infarctions and 23 strokes." I Continue Reading...
There is also aneed to discontinue all the nephrotoxic drugs as well as the elimination of exposure to any form of nephrotoxins. All forms of electrolyte abnormalities must be properly corrected.Uric acid and pigments can be treated using alkaline d Continue Reading...
Quality Improvement Project Diabetes -- Chronic Condition Background Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes Risk factors for type 1 diabetes Risk factors for prediabetes and type 2 diabetes Risk factors for gestational diabetes The Rationale for Selection Continue Reading...
Background Patient V.G., a 47 year old African American male, was diagnosed two years ago with type II diabetes. During a follow up, the patient complained of increased tingling in lower extremities. His medical history shows high or abnormal cholest Continue Reading...
Dance and the Treatment of PTSD/Mental Illness The first key concept of the article is the notion that "arts-based programming" is a positive and helpful way to treat PTSD. This theory aligns with classical psychology/philosophy -- namely, the ideas Continue Reading...
Screening for Gestational Diabetes Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is caused by the development of glucose intolerance during pregnancy (National Institutes of Health 2013). In the United States the National Institutes of Health (2013), U.S. Pre Continue Reading...
Policy Development: Management of Type II Diabetes in Adolescents As mentioned in the basic policy development, the burden of type II diabetes in California has risen to alarming rates. In response, the state government has instituted several policie Continue Reading...
Diabetes Mellitus Type II Diabetes is described as a condition that results from a chronic problem of hyperglycaemia that is brought about by insulin inaction in the body system. Diabetes type II is a condition that fronts the case for a range of d Continue Reading...
Community based Screening of type 2 diabetes mellitus The diabetes menace in the US is rampant and a national concern for the health agencies particularly rearing the high rates of new diabetes cases that emerge each year. It is estimated that by 19 Continue Reading...
Long-Term Management for Diabetic Patients Under the Home Setting Aubert R.E., et.al, (1998).Nurse case Management to Improve Glycemic Control in Diabetic Patients in a Health Maintenance Organization. A randomized, controlled trial. https://www.ncb Continue Reading...
Diabetes and Self-Care Ability of High School Diabetics The diabetes menace has become on of the central health challenges that ail our contemporary society. The trends have change significantly over the last 50 years and now the high school populat Continue Reading...
2012, 1.5 million lives were lost to diabetes globally. It ranked eighth among the causes of deaths across both sexes and fifth among women (WHO, 2016). Higher than optimal glucose levels, even those that fall below diabetes diagnostic threshold, is Continue Reading...
ACE INHIBITORS vs. TIGHT GLYCEMIC CONTROL Diabetic Nephropathy Diabetic Nephropathy: ACE Inhibitors vs. Tight Glycemic Control Diabetic Nephropathy: ACE Inhibitors vs. Tight Glycemic Control Proteinuria is considered a risk factor for end-stage r Continue Reading...
Public Health Advocacy Fact Sheet for DiabetesPart 1DIABETESDefinition of the IssueDiabetes is a chronic condition that affects the body\\\'s ability to process blood sugar. Type 1 diabetes, also known as insulin-dependent diabetes, is characterized Continue Reading...
bevy of information about diabetes and the many different considerations for treatment that pertain to it. In this regard I found it quite comprehensive. It provides a good deal of detail about treating this condition from administering insulin to t Continue Reading...
