they are about 10 to 24 months old, features of accelerated aging start to appear. Signs of Progeria may include: growth failure, loss of body fat, loss of hair, skin starts to look aged, stiffness in the joints, hip dislocation, generalized atherosclerosis (cardio and heart disease), and stroke. Although they may come from varying ethnic backgrounds, children with
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Company profile Akij Food and Beverage Ltd. “Brings Quality in Life”. 1. History: Akij Food & Beverage Ltd. (AFBL) a unit of Akij Group started its operation in the year 2006. AFBL manufactures a wide range of Snacks and Beverage for both National & International market alike. AFBL is a project worth $ 70 million& is funded by the parental company Akij Group. AFBL started its production at 400 bph in the carbonated soft drinks line and 300 bph in the juice line. In a span
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The article titled Who Dies from Heart Disease? “New Research Defines Those at Highest Risk” 2011, is written by Meredith Melnick. She is a journalist for TIME Healthland online magazine. Her writings have appeared in the New York Daily News, The Record, House & Garden and on Newsweek.com, was a Digital Media Fellow at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. The author sets out to show that newly uncovered risk factors in heart disease may help doctors and patients to recognize those
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programme post-surgery. The main aspects I would focus on include a behavioural change and an educational programme. Patient education programme The first aspect to be discussed with these patients will be based on: The concepts of atherosclerosis and its risk factors The reason for this is to help the patient understand why they have underwent the surgery. This will enable them to understand the disease process, which will provide a foundation for the rest of their choices. At this point
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Slide 1 What is heart disease? Heart disease is a broad term used to describe diseases of the heart and the blood vessels around and through the heart. There are more than Eighty millions Americans that are affected by one or more types of heart disease. (Donatelle., 2011) This is a staggering number of Americans that have this disease. While this statistic does entail all of the different types of heart diseases we can get it still goes to show how much we are affect by problems with our hearts
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Proinflammatory cytokines are released in the presence of hyperglycemia, which increases insulin resistance which leads to inflammatory damage of the endothelium (LeMone, 2015, p. 524). Macrovascular complications of type II diabetes usually arise from Atherosclerosis which results in hypertension, coronary artery damage, cerebral and carotid artery damage, and peripheral arterial damage (also known as peripheral vascular disease) ( LeMone, 2015, p. 525). Due to patients’ history with uncontrolled type II diabetes
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and one of the most common is Angina. Angina is a syndrome that is caused when oxygenated blood is restricted from getting to the heart usually this is a result of the coronary arteries becoming narrow due to a build on the artery walls called atherosclerosis. There are 2 main types of angina Stable and unstable. Stable angina is also known as effort angina and is
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Cardiovascular disease refers to any disease that affects the cardiovascular system, principally cardiac disease, vascular diseases of the brain and kidney, and peripheral arterial disease. The two most common causes of cardiovascular disease are atherosclerosis and hypertension. Physiological and morphological changes with aging alter cardiovascular function and lead to an increased risk of this disease for healthy individuals with asymptomatic problems (Wikipedia, 2014). In teaching summary, it is
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He collapsed at home and died a short time later. At autopsy, it was found that he died of acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis. The patient was also found to have severe arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease with severe two-vessel coronary artery atherosclerosis. Social History:The patient took no other medications and don’t drink alcohol and smoke. Plan:Hypertriglyceridemia can be primary (associated with familial hypertriglyceridemia) or secondary (due to diabetes mellitus, hypothyroidism, kidney
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atheroma, are made up of cholesterol and other waste substances. The build-up of atheroma on the walls of the coronary arteries makes the arteries narrower and restricts the flow of blood to the heart. This process is called atherosclerosis. The risk of developing atherosclerosis is significantly increased if the individual has a high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol level, lack of regular exercise,
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