Diabetes afflicts more than 25.8 million people within the United States, or 8.3% of the population and is rising each year (Klein, 2013). From my personal experience, I see many patients newly diagnosed or hospitalized due to complications from diabetes. With diabetes on the rise in the US population, management, and patient education is something that needs to be more prevalent. Through better patient education and teaching, a number of hospitalizations in regards to diabetic side effects can…
The pathophysiologic changes that occurs in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis involve a shift in the intracellular and extracellular levels. It usually happens in patient with Type I diabetes. At the beginning there is an insufficient supply of insulin circulating which will lead to a higher glucose levels that cause osmotic diuresis. As a result, glucose is permeable to the glomerular filtration (glycosuria) and is excreted in the urine. Furthermore, sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium and…
antioxidants and disease-fighting phytonutrients but at the same time leaving out essential nutrients that you need in order to function properly like protein ,calcium,good sugars, and fats.Throughout time juicing can lead to cases of dizziness, hypoglycemia or nutrient deficiency if prolonged.If you 're intrested in weight…
Medical Diagnosis: Weber-Carstens et al. (2010, p. 1) reported that diagnosis of CIM is made either clinical evidence of muscle weakness after removal of sedation as characterized by weak and flaccid extremities, in addition, electromyography (EMG) and muscle biopsy can be performed to distinguish between the different types of ICU-acquired weakness. John and Bapat (2015, p. 157) believed that EMG and muscle biopsy is impractical to perform in the ICU; therefore, he asserted that…
1.What is it? Addison’s disease is a rare hormonal disorder and is a significant deficiency of the hormones that is created in the adrenal cortex. Hormones are chemical messengers that keep the body in balance by regulating functions like reproductions or our emotions. These hormones are produced in the adrenal glands, which is located at the top of each kidney. The adrenal glands has an outer part known as the cortex and an inner part known as the medulla. Adrenal glands produce epinephrine,…
overstimulation of the nervous system by producing too much serotonin (Cohen) . Defects in some allele genes can lead to uncontrollable urges, or cause a person to look for dangerous behavior. Some connections were found with dietary imbalances. Hypoglycemia, allergic reactions, vitamin deficits, and coffee and sugar consumption are all linked to antisocial or violent behavior. Many theories behind criminal behavior rely on the psychological health of a person. Sigmund Freud is most famously…
Problem #1 Diabetes Mellitus. Mr. Borg is borderline obese, with a BMI of 29.3. He has had a 40 pound weight gain in the past 10 years, and does not follow any specific diet plan. As reported by Mrs. Borg, he drinks two to four alcohol beverages a day. His hemoglobin A1c was high at 11.2%, indicating that his type 2 diabetes is poorly controlled (See Table 8). Mrs. Borg also reports that Mr. Borg has had decreased energy levels, difficulty losing weight, and no motivation. Per Mrs. Borg, he…
Mary Williams has been overweight her entire life. She suffered from diabetes, high cholesterol, anemia. Mary’s life was in a shamble, she did not know where to turn to. Mary lost fifty pounds, but regained the weight back in a matter of months after exhausting every diet whim on the market until recently after embarking on a voluntary abstinence from food of drink technique called intermittent fasting. Research studies have shown intermittent fasting is beneficial to fighting against obesity,…
When a person has pancreatic cancer, their alkaline phosphate, glucose, and bilirubin levels may be elevated. For a definite diagnosis of pancreatic cancer, a pancreatic biopsy is necessary. If the cancer causes a secondary pancreatitis, the patient’s lipase and amylase levels are also elevated. They may look at a patient’s blood clotting time because thrombophlebitis is a possible symptom. CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen test, may be done to confirm the presence of cancer as the normal levels…
A culture specific syndrome is a health problem with a set of symptoms associated with a particular culture. (Bonvillain and Miller 2015:168) By this definition, susto must be classified as a culturally specific syndrome because its breadth is limited to Spanish-speaking regions of Central and South America. (Rubel 1964:270) There are many different types of culture specific syndromes, and depending on the location the syndromes vary. One culturally specific syndrome is susto which, in…