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PREVENT AND TREAT KIDNEY STONES AND BLADDER INFECTIONS WITH THESE NATURAL FOODS Bladder infections and kidney stone removal can be uncomfortable and painful, but did you know you could lower your chances of suffering from renal diseases by eating natural foods? A diet high in wholesome, healthy foods will discourage bad bacteria growth and kidney stone formation in your renal system. Cranberry Juice studies show that regularly drinking cranberry juice could reduce your risk of urinary tract…

Heart Failure Heart failure, otherwise known as, congestive heart failure (CHF) occurs when the heart is not capable of effectively pumping blood throughout the body. Patients may experience unexplained weight gain, swelling in the ankles, feet, legs, and difficulty breathing due to fluid build-up into the body’s tissues (Funk & Wagnalls, 2016). Risk factors The most common risk factors of heart failure include narrowed arteries (atherosclerosis) high blood pressure, heart disease, infection…

Pathophysiology for chronic kidney failure • Chronic kidney failure, also previously known as chronic kidney disease, is a nonreversible disease. The kidney may lose up to 80% of its nephrons before any signs and symptoms may appear. The nephron is the smallest part of the kidney and its job is to filter blood. The loss of nephrons can come from various ways ranging from diabetes, hypertension, urinary tract obstruction, chronic glomerular disease and chronic infection. Diabetes causes loss…

Prilosec has many potential drug interactions. These drugs include bosentan, cilostazol, clopidogrel, cyclosporine, diazepam, digoxin, disulfiram, iron, methotrexate, St. John's wort, tacrolimus, antibiotics, antifungals, antivirals, warfarin, diuretics, and anticonvulsants. Currently, L.G. is not taking any other medications; therefore he is not presently at risk for drug interaction effects. However, since he has a history excess stomach acid, he is at risk for H. Pylori infections. In the…

digestion. The leaves of the dandelion possess strong diuretic properties; they are useful to relieve water retention and can be taken to treat mild hypertension. While they do not specifically have antibacterial activity, they are often added to herbal formulas for bladder infections to increase urine flow. In addition, the potassium contained in dandelion helps to prevent potassium depletion, which can occur when taking other types of diuretics. Dandelion is valued as a blood purifier and…

with Anorexia typically have a fear of gaining weight and often have a psychological obsession of the caloric and fat content of food often leading to restriction behaviors such as binging and purging food, excessive exercising activities and using diuretics and…

The Synthesis of Knowledge to Promote Safe, Quality Patient Care The purpose of this paper is to outline nursing education and explain how it applies to the promotion of safe, quality patient care. Liberal education, knowledge from a variety of disciplines, and the integration of ways of knowing and thinking in nursing influence scholarship and the ways in which students will be able to respond in real life situations. This is where nurses can take their scholarship and apply it in complex…

In the 2016 Rio Olympic Games, the entire Russian track and field team was suspended and at least 120 athletes at the Rio Olympics were previously suspended for doping, and 31 of these athletes won medals in Rio (Halchin & Rollins, 2016; Aisch &Lai, 2016). The Rio Olympic Games was hosted during August 5th to August 21th in 2016. Although the Olympics was a celebrating event for the people all over the world, doping issues still aroused widespread concerns. The aim of the paper is to explain the…

Introduction There are many different diseases that are prevalent in the population today. Walks for cancer and MS, and ice water bucket challenges for ALS. However something that does not get a lot of attention and is the number 1 killer or people in the United States is Heart disease (Leading Causes of Death, 2015). Underlying the blanket term of Heart disease are some diagnoses such as CAD, HTN, and angina or narrowing of coronary arteries causing pain (Heart Disease, n.d.). The purpose of…

Head injuries are any sort of injury to your brain, skull, or scalp. This kind of injury is either closed or open. A closed head injury means that you don't fracture your skull, while a open head injury means that you have broke your skull open. There are 6 major types of head injury. The first one is Hematoma, Hemorrhage, Concussion, Edema, Skull fracture, and Diffuse Axonal injury. Some sign and symptoms of head injuries are a loss of consciousness, seizures, vomiting, balance or…