Diabetes mellitus

One of the most important pieces of equipment to wear besides a helmet while participating in a sport is a protective mouthguard. A mouthguard not only helps to protect the teeth from breakage, but also protects the lips, tongue, and cheeks, which can all sustain injuries from an impact. But how do you protect your smile if you wear braces? There are three types of traditional mouthguards on the market today: ready-made, boil and bite, and custom-fitted. Unfortunately, traditional mouthguards…

ICU Patient: Post-op elderly Caucasian male (open heart) Indication: Acute Renal Failure Condition: Unstable Monitoring: Vital signs blood pressure, electrolyte, urine output and fluid status Drug on board: One time 2 doses of 1 grams CaCl the previous night Hold: No medication to hold now, usually an ACE Order of Drugs: Calcium chloride 8 grams in NaCl 0.9% 1000ml. Process Followed: The physician placed the order during the daily interdisciplinary ward round. The ICU pharmacist review the…

Some amounts of sugar is not always detrimental to one's health. However, excessive amounts of sugar has been linked to health risks such as obesity and heart disease; many people are blind to the lasting effects left in the wake of too much sugar. In 2010, Jamie Oliver brought health and nutrition in the spotlight with his Ted Talk. His main point: people are often oblivious to how eating poorly affects lives. One girl, with whom Oliver had become acquainted, was "16, but she [had] 6 years to…

Excess Potassium In cats, the kidneys are responsible for filtering excess potassium from the blood so that it can be excreted through urination. As a result, a high potassium levels in cats is almost always caused by problems in the urinary tract. Diabetes, however, can also be to blame. Likely causes of high potassium include: • Kidney failure • Urinary tract blockage • Ruptured bladder (typically associated with traumatic injury) • Addison's disease Diagnosis of Excessive Potassium The…

Cheri Baker Sheryl LeSage EG. Comp. 2 10-9-2015 Annotated Bibliography George, Nneka M., Julia Whitaker, Giovana Vieira, Jerome T. Geronimo, Dwight A. Bellinger, Craig A. Fletcher, and Joseph P. Garner. "Antioxidant Therapies for Ulcerative Dermatitis: A Potential Model for Skin Picking Disorder." PLoS ONE PLOS ONE (2015). Web. 6 Oct. 2015. This article is about studies done on mice with ulcerative dermatitis, which is being compared to skin picking and trichotillomania in humans. The mice…

For this semester I have been reading the book “Too Much of A Good Thing” by Lee Goldman. Lee Goldman is a doctor that studies why we people as a species have been getting so sick. Lee Goldman has noticed that the rate of obesity, diabetes, and other issues has risen during recent times. In the book he explains how the traits that helped our ancestors survive, and become so successful are now making us sick. For example, more people are becoming obese because our ancestors would eat a lot when…

Hemochromatosis What is Hemochromatosis? Hereditary Hemochromatosis is an iron disorder in which the body simply loads too much iron. Too much iron can lead to life threating conditions, such as liver diseases, heart problems and diabetes. Hemochromatosis is most often seen in people who have two copies of this C282Y mutation (one from the mother and one from the father). Hemochromatosis is not something that be cured, the patient will need to be monitored and treated for the rest of his life…

Patient Study: iron deficient anaemia post Roux-en-Y gastric bypass. Introduction Mrs X is a 52 year old female who had a Roux-en-Y Gastric bypass 18 months ago. During this time she has lost 10.5 stone and her BMI has dropped from 47.5 to 27. She is extremely pleased with the results however complains of excessive fatigue. Her GP took some blood samples and sent them off to test for iron deficiency. She is currently taking a multivitamin, calcium, iron and folic acid supplementation, despite…

By taking Lasix, it is categorized as diuretic. The medication works by elevating the amount of water and salt in the blood which removes by the kidney. The adrenals are two small glands which sits on the top of the kidneys secrete important hormone, aldosterone. Aldosterone regulates the water level, but the water is extremely lost by taking Lasik; therefore, it cannot help body to recover hydrate. Lasik caused the decrease in blood volume causing dehydration. The blood pressure is affected due…

I completely agree with all of your statements and how we can give children knowledge to be healthy and active. Unfortunately, children are being denied their physical activity time. This could be due to being disruptive in the classroom or homework is not completed, so the children are punished and their recess time is taken away from them. In the book, “The Read-Aloud Handbook”, by Jim Trelease, he discusses not only the benefits of reading aloud to children, but the difference that Finland…