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    pregnant. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is one of the most common endocrine disorder that is caused by an imbalance of hormones in the brain as well as the ovaries, resulting in infertility. Per Journal of Medicine and Life, polycystic ovary syndrome can be diagnosed…

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    The number of women in the United States alone affected by the common endocrinopathy, polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS), is between five to eight percent (Barnieri, & Ehrmann, 2017). As an advanced practice nurse, it is imperative to be familiar with syndromes that can affect an individual’s quality of life as well as their health status. Polycystic ovarian syndrome can impact both of these aspects of a woman’s life, and should alert the clinician to the need for further assessment. PCOS causes…

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    Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common and perplexing endocrine disorder of women in their reproductive years. It is a heterogenous syndrome which is characterized by persistent hyperandrogenic chronic anovulation frequently associated with hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance, resulting in menstrual irregularity , infertility and hirsuitism. Over the years investigators began to study the etiopathogenesis of this disorder and through many modifications of terminology the condition has…

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    Automatic Organ Donation Automatic Organ Donation should be mandatory. Donating organs you will be able to save lives and that will make you a true hero to that person and their family. People in every age give and receive donation in 2014 29,532 people received organ transplant. “Every 10 minutes people are being wait listed 22/79 die each day waiting for transplant. The government should make organ donation mandatory. People are dying every 10 minutes waiting on donors. As of 2014 30,032…

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    INTRODUCTION I. Approximately 125,000 people, both adults and children, are waiting for a life-saving organ transplant in the United States according to the KatieCaples.org. How would you feel to be waiting on this long list? II. We all have the opportunity to become organ donors and should be, in order to save lives while we are no longer able to live ourselves. III. My grandma received a double-lung transplant three years ago, which ultimately saved her life. I am also an organ donor. IV.…

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    organs along with organ size being an important part of that. Hearts, Liver, Kidney and Lungs also have their individual factors connected to people getting one of them. For all of them, the distance from the donor hospital is involved with the matching. Also with the exception of the Kidney, medical urgency is a factor in getting one. (https://www.unos.org/)…

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    hyperuricemia is underexcretion of the kidneys (Buttaro, Trybulski, Bailey, & Sandberg-Cook, 2013). Although not the sole indicator, hyperuricemia is a good indication of gout disease. However, not all individuals who have hyperuricemia will develop gout. In order to diagnose gout disease, the urate levels in the serum must be 7 mg/dL for men and 6 mg/dL for women, which are subsequently used as an indicator of gout disease or a risk factor for developing gout disease in the patient (De Miguel…

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    Obesity can manifest other diseases and disorders. Obesity in adolescents can manifest problems for their health in the future. Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a dysfunction disorder of the ovaries. PCOS is characterized by high concentrations of androgen, metabolic abnormalities, and metabolic syndrome (MetS). PCOS is an endocrine disorder in females and affects about 15% of women in their reproductive age. Those with PCOS have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). PCOS…

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    How women can get rid of polycystic ovary syndrome??? Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a hormonal disorder in which the levels of a woman’s sex hormones (estrogen and progesterone) are not in proper balance. This affects menstrual cycle and result in infertility among women dealing with this condition. This syndrome can also cause unwanted changes in physical appearance. In the event of lack of treatment, it can cause severe health issues, like heart disease and diabetes with the passage of…

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    Pcos Case Study

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    female than the actual cause of these changes. What body changes may affect the female? How does the nurse practitioner address these with the patient? What education and counseling does the nurse practitioner offer? PCOS is the most common endocrine disease affecting women. There are multiple changes that occur within the body due to PCOS. PCOS causes an increase of LH, resulting in hyperandrogenism; in PCOS FSH is decreased. The body changes that occur in females with PCOS are moon face,…

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