VELEZ COLLEGE F. Ramos St., Cebu City College of Nursing A CASE ANALYSIS REPORT ON PATIENT N.M.C., 47 YEARS OLD, FEMALE, DIAGNOSED WITH UTERINE LEIOMYOMA (s/p TOTAL ABDOMINAL HYSTERECTOMY and BILATERAL SALPINGO OOPHORECTOMY), BILATERAL OVARIAN NEWGROWTHS, METABOLIC SYNDROME, AND HYPERTENSION Submitted By: Villavelez, Carmina Anne Z. BSN III-C Submitted to: Mrs. Miraluna Echavez, RN, MN March 2013 UTERINE LEIOMYOMA/ UTERINE FIBROIDS Uterine fibroids are noncancerous growths
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Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Specific Purpose: I want my audience to know the cause, affects, treatment, and prevention of type 2 diabetes. * Introduction I. You would never think a disease as common as diabetes mellitus would have such a large impact on your lifestyle. II. Although it is a chronic disease, it can be managed and in some cases, even prevented. III. 4 years ago, my dad was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Type 2 diabetes is the result of one’s insulin either not
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Health and Diabetes Cindy Furca The Science of Nutrition/SCI241 7/20/2012 Janet Yarrow What is diabetes? Diabetes, also known as diabetes mellitus, is a disease in which a person has high glucose (blood sugar). This can occur either because there is an inadequate production of insulin or because the body does not respond properly to insulin. It is also possible that both could happen to a person. There are three different types of diabetes, type I, type II and
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| Developing Effective Diabetes Care Interventions in Rural Populations Salem International University Traci L French May 20, 2013 Abstract: Diabetes mellitus wreaks a high toll on Americans in regards to shortened life expectancy, decreased quality of life and staggering health care expenses. Prevalence of this disease in some populations can reach nearly 30%, with 11.3% of the total population affected in 2010 (Texas Diabetes Institute, San Antonio, TX). In Arkansas, prevalence rates
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EPIDEMIOLOGY ASSIGNMENT. TOPIC: DIABETES MELLITUS IN THE UK INTRODUCTION: The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) 2013, define diabetes as a chronic ailment that occur when the pancreas can't process insulin or the body can't make utilization of the insulin produce by the pancreas and this can leads to hyperglycemia which is the increase in the blood glucose, insulin is an hormone produce by the pancreas and it helps to transfer glucose from the blood stream into the cells in the other to
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known or know of someone currently diagnosed with diabetes?”)There are an estimated 15 million people with some form of diabetes in the United States.” According to the National Diabetes Fact Sheet, “1.9 million new cases of diabetes are diagnosed in people aged 20 years and older in 2010.” Diabetes ranks seventh among the leading causes of death in the United States and causes more deaths than breast cancer and AIDS combined. . Preview: Diabetes is a chronic disease in which there are high levels
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Running head: DIABETES MELLITUS Diabetes Mellitus ADN DMRN 122 L Medical Surgical II September 6th, 2011 DIABETES MELLITUS Abstract Diabetes is a disease that affects 18.2 million people in the United States alone. This disease results when there is a high level of sugar in the blood for an extended period of time. Diet
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I chose diabetes mellitus for my culture and disease paper because it is a disease that runs in my family, and there are so many people in this society living with diabetes and does not know they have it or just do not want to take this disease very seriously. Diabetes mellitus is a disease, which affects the glucose level in the blood, whether it is too high or too low, can cause harm to the body. There are three types of diabetes: type I, which is also know as juvenile diabetes that affects
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personal experience as a newly diagnosed patient with type II Diabetes. The author's assignment was to pretend to have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. As part of this exercise, the author was to maintain a record of exercise, food, and a regular blood sugar monitoring regime on daily basis. This reflection seeks to highlight the impact, experience and changes that occurred in the author's 'lived lifestyle of a patient with type II diabetes' and will include reference to current literature, research
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medical society as a 100% cure for the following diseases: Headache, body ache, heart system, arthritis, fast heart beat, epilepsy, excess fatness, bronchitis asthma, TB, meningitis, kidney and urine diseases, vomiting, gastritis, diarrhea, piles, diabetes, constipation, all eye diseases, womb, cancer and menstrual disorders, ear nose and throat diseases. METHOD OF TREATMENT 1. As you wake up in the morning before brushing teeth, drink 4 x 160ml glasses of water 2. Brush and clean the mouth but
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