Bariatrics

1.0 Background Gastroparesis is a condition of impaired motility function of the stomach to deliver food to distal alimentary tract without obstruction. The clinical associate with gastroparesis is a nonspecific and wide range of symptom from asymptomatic with delay gastric emptying time to severe nausea, vomiting loss of appetite, malnutrition needs a frequent administration in hospital 1,2 and poor quality of life. The pathophysiologic cause of developing this disease still not clearly…

Nowadays, Canadians concerned with many issues. Healthcare system in Canada is one of the major concerns of many Canadians. It is government’s responsibility to find the best solution for this issue. The current system of health care in Canada enjoys wide public supports and it provides free of charge services for all Canadian citizens that have the Canadian health card. There are many debates on the public health care system in Canada. There is evidence by looking at any Canadian television…

Introduction Evidence-based practice is most often defined as “integrating individual clinical expertise with the best available external clinical evidence from systemic research”. (Sackett, 1996). This is where the art of nursing and the science of nursing become one, and the result is to produce the best possible outcome for the patient in the clinical area, and promote a higher quality of life. Nursing has changed dramatically since its beginning in the 16th century where the religious…

“After trying Atkins and doing Nutrisystem a few times, now I 'm just focused on maintaining a healthy lifestyle rather than dieting,” says Miranda Lambert (Miranda Lambert Quotes, n.d.). The well-known country singer couldn’t be anymore right. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle is more effective than turning to dietary supplements that can harm the human body. People in need of losing weight should choose eating healthily and increased activity over supplemental (loose-weight-quick) diets when…

plan for diabetes is not much different from the recommended for people without diabetes. Diabetes happens to be the leading cause of blindness in the working adult. People who are overweight have a better chance of inhibiting diabetes if they get bariatric surgery. The expenses of diabetes are shocking within themselves. Diabetic cost $174 billion annually, including $116 billion in direct medical expenses. (Eckhard. M, et al (2009) Infections in Diabetes;…

1.0 Introduction – What is diabetes Mellitus? Diabetes mellitus is a progressive disorder of chronic hyperglycaemia due to insulin deficiency or resistance and in some cases both which affects people of all ages. The chronic hyperglycaemia causes a range of macro- and microvascular complications. Macrovascular damage leads to increased prevalence of heart disease, stroke and peripheral vascular disease whereas microvascular complications can cause diabetic retinopathy, neuropathy and…

Running Head: SELF-DISCREPANCY THEORY 1 SELF-DISCREPANCY THEORY 8 Analysing Self-Esteem through Self-Discrepancy Theory Social psychology aims to explore the psychological processes that underlie the way in which individuals perceive themselves in relation to others. Self-discrepancy theory is an important concept that explains how perceptions of the self by an individual lead to assessments against others, and influence self-esteem. In this essay, two separate instances of personal…

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is identified as a metabolic disorder, directly involving the pancreas which has a chronic effect on the body in those who are diagnosed. The lack of insulin production and/or the body’s decreased ability to use insulin effectively is what leads to the disease process causing multiple body systems to undergo changes as a result (Shrivastava, 2013). DM can be classified into two categories: Type 1 or Type 2. The National Diabetes Statistics Report 2014, consensus that 29.1…

In the Middle East, during the Middle Ages, Islamic hospitals had a greater variety of roles. Islam believes that everyone who was ill should receive treatment, whether they were able to pay for it or not. Their hospitals were large buildings in the cities, and were open to all, without question. An Islamic hospital served many purposes: it was a place to receive medical treatment, a place for the mentally insane, a place to receive care while recovering from a sickness or an accident, and a…

1.Identify a current health care issue within Australia. Why is it a current health care issue: Obesity effects all age groups and social economic groups around Australia. In individuals the lack of exercise and poor diet are the main factors that are associated with this growing epidemic. In 2000, the World Health Organisation (WHO) released a statement informing the health world that in obesity and people becoming more overweight in our communities, ‘excess body fat has accumulated to an…