Dietitian

The patient is a 57 year old female who went to the Urgent Care due to a complaint of shortness of breath, weakness and leg edema. She was seen by the Urgent Care Physician who advised her that she has fluid overload with severe hypertension and a holosystolic murmur. She was then sent to the ER for further observation. Her religious preference is Catholicism. N.E. has no known allergies. Imaging studies of the chest was done and the imaging studies suggested congestive heart failure, and the…

Services available and Health Promotion Health Promotion plays an important role in providing ways to tackle obesity. Providing appropriate information may help to educate not only a target group of people but a whole society. NICE (2014) provides guidance regarding obesity assessment and management and also prevention. The Government has recognised the importance of promoting health regarding obesity by developing an advice-giving role in front-line health professionals such as General…

Obesity is a major concern in the United States as the nation holds the number one position for the highest rates of obesity around the world. Approximately 43 million individuals suffer from obesity and from that population 16-18% include obese children . Obesity is associated with many serious health concerns, including high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and decreased life expectancy . These health consequences can impact a child at a young age and leave them with long-term…

With the transition from student to practicing registered nurse comes a change in scope and personal accountability (Mellor & Greenhill, 2014). Upon entry to practice, the graduate nurse is expected to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia’s 10 National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse which are encompassed by the four domains of professional practice; critical thinking and analysis; provision and coordination of care; and collaborative and therapeutic practice upon…

Obesity is a major concern in the United States, since the nation holds the number one position for highest rates of obesity around the world. About one third of the population is considered obese and most of these individuals are young children and adolescents. Results from the 2007-2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey indicate an estimated 17 percent of children and adolescents ages 2-19 years are obese. Obesity is associated with many serious health concerns, including high…

Dietary Requirements A. Vitamins and Minerals 1) Fat soluble vitamins are found in fatty foods such as vegetable oils, dairy foods, oily fish and eggs. The body stores these vitamins in your liver and fatty tissues for future use, so there is no need to eat food containing them every day. The fat soluble vitamins are Vitamins A, D, E and K. Water soluble vitamins are not stored in the body, so have to be absorbed from food more often. The body gets rid of any excess vitamins through…

I was your average African-American little girl that didn 't know what her place was in life, pondering daily, what would I be doing in life in a few years? Growing up, I slowly had to realize who I was and learn to accept it. I wasn 't going to change so either I could be proud and confident or shut down and tear myself apart. Unfortunately later on in life I would slowly discover that I didn 't need to tear myself apart because there were several people out there that would do it without…

hyperactivity aggregate (GHA) which consisted of the abbreviated ADHD rating scale, Weiss-Werry-Peters (WWP) hyperactivity scale, the classroom observation code, and the Conners continuous performance test (CPTII) (for the 8/9 years olds). A registered dietitian using a 24-hour recall assessed baseline intake of food additives. The children were then given a challenge drink containing either one of two artificial food color and additives mixtures (Mix A / Mix B) or a placebo. Mix A consisted of…

You Chose According to an article written by Sarah Muntel, a Registered Dietitian, thirty-four percent of adults and nineteen percent of children and teens are obese in the United States since 1970, when the number of fast food restaurants in business multiplied to 300,000. Is the fast-food industry to blame for the increasing rate of obesity in children and adults in America? This has been an ongoing debate between various authors that have different opinions about fast food restaurants,…

covered. However, this is not the case. While there are many less cases of eating disorders in the Muslim culture, they are present, and they are rising. Cairo, Egypt is a predominantly Muslim region. According to Crystal Karges, a Masters-level dietitian, there was a research based questionnaire given in Cairo about eating disorders. She writes, “This questionnaire estimated the prevalence of bulimia nervosa among school girls at 1.2%, with the prevalence of bulimia nervosa among Iranian…