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What other purpose besides a stool softener can lactulose have? |
To help remove ammonia from the body |
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Define Chronic Disease |
Disease that is persistent and long term (years) |
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Define Chronicity |
State of being chronic or lasting on a long term basis |
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What are some of the diseases surging and contributing to the emerging epidemic of chronic disease? |
- CVD - HTN - Stroke - T2DM - Kidney Disease |
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Define Fatal Burden |
Quantifies the amount of life lost due to people dying of chronic conditions <<< |
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What does YLL stand for? |
Years of Lives Lost : Is what we use to measure fatal burden |
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In 2011, what percentage of deaths were causes by chronic diseases? |
Approx 90% |
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What are the top 12 chronic diseases that are killers |
- Ischemic Heart Disease - Stroke - Arthritis - Osteoporosis - Lung Cancer - Asthma - COPD - Colorectal cancer - Chronic Kidney Disease - Oral Disease |
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What chronic diseases are indegenous australians less likely to die from? |
Cardiovascular diseases but more likely to die from depression etc |
