Hypoglycemia

alcohol after an athletic performance can also severely affect athletes. According to NCAA, consuming alcohol can cause a problem with “muscle glycogen synthesis and storage may be decreased, and gluconeogenesis can be stunted, potentially leading to hypoglycemia and impairing future…

Edgar Allan Poe’s drug and alcohol abuse, combined with his dysfunctional and unsupportive family, played an extensive role in the darkness and mystery of Poe’s unique writing style. For most readers, the name of Edgar Allan Poe has become a symbol of horror and fear. Furthermore, the images and motifs created by Edgar Allan Poe have an immense influence on the following generations and works of other authors, so that they can become immersed in the popular culture. Poe’s memorable images and…

The main measures for interview is established by good rapport, respect patient privacy, recognize face value, move to the patient's field of vision, SOLER as a reminder to sit directly, have an open posture, lean forward, make eye contact and relax, ask open-ended questions, one thing at a time, listen, culture matters, and avoid the medical terminology. This writer sets into view to interview an African-American gentleman with a two years history of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…

Diabetes Mellitus Type One Diabetes mellitus type one (DMT1) is a chronic disease in which the affected individual is unable to produce insulin. This is just one form of diabetes, another is the commonly known type two diabetes. Type two diabetes is a chronic disease in which the individual’s body becomes resistant to insulin, or the ability to produce insulin is impaired. Type two diabetes is not as severe as type one, but is still able to be dangerous when left untreated. Another type of…

E-number food additives, their chemistry and role in food Since the dawn of time, humans had using several simpler and yet natural food preservation techniques such as preserving meat using salt, or immersing onions and cucumber in a jar of vinegar to keep the food fresh and last longer. The method of preserving food had been evolved over a significant period of time. (Heldman, 2003) Food additives are either a natural or synthetic substances which was added intentionally to food to improve the…

Geriatric Assignment: Patient O.G The patient is a seventy-year-old female of Hispanic origin. O.G consent is available through appendices A. She is currently widowed. Husband died of a gunshot wound in 2000. The patient was born in Guatemala and came to the United States around the age of thirty. Her main language is Spanish but does understand and speaks English. For education the patient stopped going to school at age 8 during second grade, when she was taken out of school to help her mother…

Discussion The proper diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), or myalgia encephalomyelitis, requires familiarity with the early sings and symptoms of this disease. According to the International Association for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (n.d.), the diagnosis of CFS involves several critical elements about the patient’s history, patient’s symptoms patterns, and a complete exclusion of other illness causing fatigue. The National Institute of Neurological Disorders…

amphetamines are associated with multiple sports-related deaths. Blood doping also has been associated with myocardial infarctions, cerebrovascular accidents, and several deaths. Insulin administration in a nondiabetic athlete may lead to life-threatening hypoglycemia.” (Finnoff,Chimes,Murray) These are just only a couple of the effects that steroids have on athletes. Many people who have been connected to sports are aggravated with the choices athletes make because it is sometimes on the verge…

Conducting a Risk Assessment A 25-year-old patient has presented to the clinic today. The patient reports that she is homeless, a type II diabetic, HIV positive, and currently pregnant with a gestational age of 25 weeks. The patient also reports that she was previously seen at a community health clinic that has since closed due to monetary factors. At this point during the initial prenatal visit, the provider should perform a risk assessment on this patient. Prior to conducting the risk…

an organ that without it, one would be considered dead. The livers functions are to detoxify and remove the substances such as alcohol. This organ also maintains the levels of glucose in the blood to prevent hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar.) If blood does not pass through these organs veins, the toxicity will increase throughout the body and eventually shut down each and every organ in the process. Not only do organs in the human body need blood, but they need…