Diabetes mellitus

Imagine if every person in the world was the same. No problematic situations in our genes. Unfortunately, that’s not the case for little Aidan. He was bought into the world with a blood sugar dilemma. At four months of age, he was brought to the hospital to repair mishaps. The quick glance when the mother saw little Aidan, she immediately had an alarming feeling. Her mother instincts detected something wrong with Aidan. When the doctors examined Aidan they discovered his back had a dimple and…

only little amounts of consumed sugar are burnt as calories, most of the surplus is converted to fat in large quantities as to cause health troubles. Some of the health issues sugar predisposes individuals to include obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, tooth cavities, cancer and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Second Reason Why You Should Quit Sugar As a consequence of sugar stimulating the release of enormous…

For students who go to college whether they live on campus or they travel from home to school, most of the time they are in a tight budget where they cannot afford to be buying meals every day. They only can eat what is there in their school. Some campuses do not have lunches and only have vending machines. So what good does that food do to them? Others have only one meal a day which involves eating from the vending machines. All these poor choices student have do not really help them maintain…

For my Brown Bag Assignment my participant, JR, was found within my family. I was aware JR took daily medications due to his recent heart bypass surgery in June 2015 and met with him. JR is 62 years old and takes seven medications daily. The medications he takes are Metoprolol, Valsartan, Amiodarone, Atorvastatin, Clopidogrel, Metformin and Rivaroxaban. He takes the same three medications for three years now and the same four medications since his bypass surgery. Today, he chooses to have a…

Chapter 1-3 Brave New World starts out around 600 years into the future at a place near central London. Aldous Huxley gives an image of a gray building of thirty-four stories called the "Central London Hatchery and Conditioning Centre" (Huxley 3). Inside this building is where the Director of the Hatchery and one of his assistants, Henry Foster, are giving a tour. They see the embryos travel in bottles along a conveyor belt. The bottles are labeled to belong to one of five castes: Alpha, Beta,…

Braces straighten your teeth, fix you bite and align your jaws. They space out crowded teeth, close gaps and generally improve your appearance and your oral health. These benefits are not just for teenagers. They can apply to adults too. Many adults fail to get these benefits because they cannot imagine wearing a mouth full of metal. However, the good news is there are many alternatives to metal and adults can have beautiful, straight teeth in just a few months. Why Adults Get Braces About 20…

Introduction: Each year Peptic Ulcers affects around 4 million people around the world, and 2%-14% of these patients are diagnosed with Perforated Ulcers. Perforated Peptic Ulcers also known as PPU, is quite infrequent though when diagnosed it is life threatening, with the mortality rate ranging between 10%-40%. The most prominent symptom of PPU is the sudden onset of epigastric pain. What are Perforated Ulcers: There are three different types of Peptic Ulcers. There are Gastric Ulcers,…

A 51 year old Hispanic woman was readmitted for the fifth time, with nausea, vomiting, diffuse abdominal pain and diarrhea. During her initial presentation, she was diagnosed with Clostridium difficle colitis (C diff) and during the subsequent admissions, she remained positive for C diff and is currently on a vancomycin taper for treatment of recurrent C diff. Over the past several admissions, she was found to have bacteremia with organisms such as Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Eubacterium lentum,…

result, blood vessels are dilated and blood pressure is reduced. This reduced blood pressure helps the heart to pump blood easily, it decreases oxygen demand on the heart, and improves the function of a failing heart. Furthermore, the progression of diabetes or kidney disease due to hypertension will also slowed down. In addition, angiotensin-converting enzyme is also responsible for the breaking down of bradykinin. Bryant & Knight (2007, p.299) continue by saying Therefore, because…

Raising kids today has been more challenging than ever before. Parents face more choices and problems in healthcare, education, transportation, safety, nutrition, and all other aspects of life. With advances in medicine, we are able experience improved fertility success and decreased infant mortality. While these advances allow us to become parents more easily, they don't help us resolve the challenges we face. Today's children enjoy many conveniences and luxury the previous generations simply…