Endocrinology

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The evaluation of external environment would help in developing strategic plans for the organization. Along with external environment it is important for the organization to analyze the internal strengths and weakness to prepare for the future and remain successful in the market among competitors. Hence, it is essential to conduct SWOT analysis for the organization. The strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats of the organization are as tabulated in figure 1 Strengths:…

Mild hyponatremia is characterized by gastrointestinal symptoms in the patient including nausea, vomiting, and loss of appetite, but may also include transient neurological symptoms such as gait disturbance and mild confusion (Sahay, M. & Sahay, R., 2014). Marathon runners are especially at risk for mild hyponatremia, This is because of the excessive amounts of water they consume in response to the ADH hormone being excreted because of their high amount of fluid loss (Sahay, M. & Sahay, R.,…

As reported in 2015, the United States statistics reported that approximately 14% of the American population has chronic kidney disease, 661,000 have kidney failure, 468,000 individuals are on dialysis, and approximately 193,000 live with a functioning kidney transplant. (NIDDK, 2016) Kidney disease is an ever rising epidemic and this author has an interest in pursuing a future career as a Nephrology Nurse Practitioner. In 2004, CMS created changes to the nephrology billing “bundling” allowing…

What is Chiropractic? Chiropractic is a branch of science which substitutes itself to biomedicine. Its primary motive is to analyse and heal the involuntary syndrome of the musculoskeletal system of human body, main intent is spine, as they belief these sort of ailments have a negative effect on the broad-spectrum of health by the nervous system of the body. This branch was established by Daniel David Palmer in the year 1895 in U.S.A. Dr. Tony Salamay has become the icon of Chiropractic…

Hernandez, M., Mollo, A., Marsal, J. R., Esquerda, A., Capel, I., Puig-Domingo, M., & Mauricio, D. (2015). Insulin secretion in patients with latent autoimmune diabetes (LADA): half way between type 1 and type 2 diabetes: action LADA 9. BMC Endocrine Disorders, 15(1), 1-13. doi:10.1186/1472-6823-15-1. The authors included 95 total participates diagnosed with either LADA (n=32), T1DM (n=33), and T2DM (n-30) between the ages of 30-70 to study the levels of C-peptide and insulin secretion…

One of the challenging subjects in any Endocrinology Department is the patient's consistency in keeping appointments with their providers, especially when both have become very limited due to the growing number of individuals with diabetes. Therefore, this concern has prompted me to ask the question: Does the office appointment compliance improve glycemic control in adult patients with diabetes? Moreover, that investigation opened the door for the implementation of the Orem's Self-Care Deficit…

Client was discharged on 8/31/2017 with the following recommendation: client to follow up with her PCP, endocrinology and diabetic clinic. She was prescribed with the following medications: Insulin Glargine (Lantus, Insulin) 1,000 unit/10 ML inj at bed time, Insulin Aspart (Novolog) 100 unit/ 1 ml insulin, Pen 3x daily, Amlodipine Besylate Norvasc 5mg daily,…

Ever since the times of cavemen, technology has propelled the evolution of the human race in immensely incredible ways. Tens of thousands of years ago, technological inventions such as fire and the wheel would be groundbreaking, but now, in modern times, this is taken for granted. Humans have come to the point where modifying organisms is the new norms of technology. Modern technology has changed the entirety of the human race. Technology has been able to modify human beings, increase the…

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