Risk factors

Risk and Protective Factors Risk Factors Risk appears at every transition in Manuelito’s life, he began to pick up several risk factors from early childhood years through late adolescence, which includes individuality factors, family factors, environmental factors, school factors and association with peers. In Manuelito’s early life through to adolescent years he was exposed to violence and conflict in his family. His father was an alcoholic who was often violent when intoxicated. He…

When an allele increases disease risk but does not directly cause a disease, it is called a genetic risk factor. The protein Apolipoprotein E-4 is considered to be a genetic risk factor. Everyone inherits a copy of some form of APOE from each parent. Those who inherit APOE-e4 from one parent have an increased risk of Alzheimer’s. Those who inherit APOE-e4 from both parents have an even higher risk, but it’s not a certainty that they will develop the disease. It is important to point out that’s…

Though this sickness is no normal thing even by the means of growing older as you age more the risk factors become more “risky”. By various studies done by prestiged scientist Alzheimers has proven that after the age of 65 the risk doubles every 5 years. Sadly it doesn’t stop there by age 85 the risk is of that of over 50%. While again, this disease allows the unfortunate being affected continue to be with a good “health” everything else is at that…

OBJECTIVE #1 - The clinical manifestation of, and risk factors for, rhabdomyolysis • Rhabdomyolysis is a condition of skeletal muscle breakdown due to the release of intracellular components into the bloodstream, including myoglobin, creatine kinase, aldolase, lactate dehydrogenase, and electrolytes (DynaMed Plus, 2016). • The patient may experience systemic symptoms that may include fever, malaise, nausea, dyspepsia, emesis, muscle pain, weakness and swelling of injured muscles, tea-colored…

High- Risk Factors This case discusses the ethical and legal dilemmas facing counselors who work with minors in the school system. From an ethical perspective, minors should be able to expect confidentiality; however, parents and guardians have certain legal rights that limit the rights of minors. The author uses an assumed case to address these concerns and offers intervention strategies used for empowering minor clients in counseling Blaise has disclosed during his session that he…

Alzheimer's symptoms, Causes, Risk Factors and Prevention Alzheimer's disease is the loss of intellectual and social abilities severe enough to affect daily activities. In Alzheimer's disease, brain tissue health has decreased, causing memory loss and mental abilities. Alzheimer's disease is not contagious, but rather a syndrome similar to apoptosis of brain cells at the same time, so that the brain appears to shrink and shrink. Alzheimer's disease is also said to be synonymous with the…

There are several kinds of roundworms which can lead to infections in humans. Their lengths usually vary a lot from 1 millimeter to 1 meter. Most of them are usually eggs and larvae which live in the soils. They usually get into the body through the hands when people touch them or through the mouth. Some of the roundworms also get into the body through the skin because of their small sizes but they usually grow big. The infection of the roundworms usually happens mostly in the warm tropical…

When Life Gives HOPE! Everyone who has their dream has found their hope from factors they felt. Junior, a boy in The Absolute True Diary of a Part-Time Indian had experienced several factor shaping worldviews, but in the end even though some of his Spokane Tribe resented him for leaving, and he lost some people he truly cared about, he was about to find hope through the love and struggles he had come upon. Family support, race, education and friendship can contribute whether or not people can…

Preventable behavioral health-risk factors (smoking, substance abuse and, alcohol consumption) are the primary direct causes of diseases and avoidable mortality in the United States (Mokdad, Ford, Bowman, Dietz, Vinicor, Bales & Marks, 2003). Behavioral risk factors differentiae by socioeconomic status (SES) substantially. The question that is asked when the risk variables are identified, why individuals lack to alter their lifestyle to reduce their risk? Also one is to consider do to the…

Cardiovascular Disease Identifying the cardiovascular disease risk factors and to understand how these risk factors, when decreased, can reduce my risk of developing a major cardiovascular problem. The five risk factors for cardiovascular disease that can be changed are: Smoking, uncontrolled stress and anger, diabetes, being physically inactive, and an unhealthy diet. An important modifiable risk factor for me is controlling my diabetes. Diabetes can change everything about your body if it is…