Leading indicators

was 669 000, of which the majority was aged between 0-24 (ABS 2016b). Improving physical health of young Indigenous Australians is, therefore, essential to promote population health and public health. This report will employ the modified national indicator framework of young people’s health and wellbeing (AIHW 2010) to provide a comprehensive overview of young Indigenous Australians’ current major physical health status and argue the need for priority direction. Thereafter, it will explore…

rate (GFR) of the kidney and leading to complications associated with low GFR. Glomerulonephritis can be caused by primary or secondary glomerular injuries. Primary injury to the glomerulus include damage from immunologic responses, ischemia, free radicals, drugs, toxins, vascular disorders (BOOK REF). Secondary injuries to…

is seeing a paradigm shift to Biopsychological approach, building on the strength of disease control to a more holistic approach to an individuals well-being. Cause of Death In 1900, the leading causes of death in the Unites States were tuberculosis, pneumonia, and diarrheal diseases, whereas in 2000, the leading causes of death included cancer, heart disease, and stroke (Johnson, 2012). The biological diseases gave way to chronic diseases with primary lifestyle…

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a great assessment tool to help one gain insight into their personality type. Having that insight can be vital in finding a career that one will be satisfied in and it can also help on to identify what career options may not be a good fit. The MBTI does this by looking at four sets of traits and finding which ones are the most like you. There is extraversion (E) or introversion (I), sensing (S) or intuition (N), thinking (T) or feeling (F), and…

secondary or acquired hypercoagulability, which places individuals at risk for forming a VTE (Schwartz & Rote, 2014, p. 1049-1050). Moreover, one of Mrs. X’s surgeries was an extended right hepatectomy, which can result to an overall defect in hemostasis leading to problems with clotting systems or platelet function (Schwartz & Rote, 2014, p. 1043). Question 2 What are the age-dependent physiologic changes which occur in…

1) Two ampicillin resistant bacteria often present in salad; Aeromonas spp. Gram Negative, Bacillus Pseudomonas spp. Gram Negative, Bacillus Oxidase Positive Oxidase Positive Fermentative Oxidative The results found in table 2, match the specification for Aeromonas spp being gram…

Thus MPV can be used as a predictor of clopidogrel resistance in ACS patients. We would like to highlight the fact that the easily available Mean platelet volume (MPV) an indicator of platelet size and activity can be used as markers of high on-treatment platelet reactivity and predictor of clopidogrel resistance. Unfortunately no pre-analytical standards have been…

housing market. The crisis damaged the economy so bad, that it not only caused a crisis in the US, but across the globe. Indicators of the emerging problems came in early 2007 when, first, the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (commonly known as Freddie Mac or Freddie) announced it would no longer purchase high-risk mortgages and, second, New Century Financial Corporation – a leading mortgage lender to riskier customers – filed for bankruptcy. Mortgage lender Countrywide Financial was…

in from the side as well. Wearing glasses that are just dark but do not provide UV protection may actually lead to more harm than good. Note: According to WebMD, the leading cause of blindness in adults is diabetes. In order to reduce your risk of diabetes, eat well and exercise to keep the weight down. Obesity is a prime indicator of diabetes in seniors. Ensure your senior loved one has an annual eye exam. Proper glasses, reading glasses, or other vision support devices are essential to…

Good nutrition is an important part of leading a healthy lifestyle. It is a fundamental requirement for positive health, functional efficiency and productivity. Nutrition and Health are two sides of the same coin and are therefore inseparable. While good health is the ultimate objective of nutrition, nutrition is the vital component of health. Nutrition is increasingly being recognized as an important indicator of development at national and international levels. Nutritional well being of the…