Humans have five senses and each one of the five has a specific function. But vision is considered the most important one of them. We identify 80% of our impressions through our eyesight. If senses like smelling and hearing were lost due to some sort of disease, vision would be the sense that would kick in to protect us. Eye vision is crucial to all forms of mammals. Humans and animals use vision to detect whether a specific kind of food would be safe to eat or poisonous. We also use sight to look…
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falls and hits the head first, where the head takes all the impact of the fall. It is one of the more fatal injury as it lead to impairment, lose the function of the brain, vision problem or even death. Spine injury happens when the elderly falls and lands on their back. It is one of a serious injury as the spinal cord is affect. Depending on where the injury is there are different kinds of problems to follow. A few example of a spinal cord injuries are loss of muscle strength, loss of bowel, bladder…
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Adult Health I NR 324 Deana Fortine August 2014 Chamberlain College of Nursing Chapter 15. 1. Describe the pathophysiology of diabetes mellitus and the basis for the resulting abnormalities in carbohydrate, protein, and fat metabolism and utilization. Type 2 diabetes is caused by either inadequate production of the hormone insulin or the lack of a response to insulin by cells in the body. Glucose is the source of energy in the body. It is mainly obtained from carbohydrates in the diet…
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developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age 3, that adversely affects a student’s educational performance. Other characteristics often associated with autism are: Each of the disorders on the autism spectrum is a neurological disorder that affects a child’s ability to communicate, understand language, play, and relate to others. They share some or all of the following characteristics, which can vary from…
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presenting history and physical data, what form of diabetes mellitus is indicated? Explain why using the patho. Presenting symptoms: Fatigue, increased hunger, increased dietary intake, frequent urination, difficulty concentrating, dry mouth, and reports drinking lots of coffee. Presenting signs: weight loss (200 lbs à 178 lbs), glycosuria, ketones in urine, RBS 612 mg/dL With the presenting history and physical data, this patient is exhibiting diabetes mellitus type I (DM1). DM1 accounts for approximately…
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physical and psychological changes which may occur as ageing takes place. Physical There are many physical changes that occur during ageing which I will be talking about in this section, such as: Skin – During your life there are many things that can affect your skin such as: sun exposure or personal habits such as smoking and diet. During ageing the skin will become thinner, less elastic & it will get wrinkled. Skin may also begin to bruise more easily, due to a loss of support around the blood vessel…
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Americans are more likely to die after a stroke. (Stroke Facts 1). Research says that African Americans may carry a gene that makes them more susceptible to high blood pressure, which leads to stroke. They are also more likely to deal with obesity and diabetes. (African Americans and Stroke 1). Also, about 40 percent of males die from a stroke, while 60 percent of females die from a stroke. (Impact of Stroke 1). Women who take birth control pills, use hormone replacement therapy, and suffer from migraines…
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What tests are performed? Diabetes is diagnosed with the following blood tests: * Fasting blood glucose level -- diabetes is diagnosed if it is higher than 126 mg/dL two times * Random (nonfasting) blood glucose level -- you may have diabetes if it is higher than 200 mg/dL, and you have symptoms such as increased thirst, urination, and fatigue (this must be confirmed with a fasting test) * Oral glucose tolerance test -- diabetes is diagnosed if the glucose level is higher than 200…
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elastic tissue made mostly of collagen, elastin, and fibrillin that give the skin its flexibility and strength. The dermis contains nerve endings, sweat glands and sebaceous glands, hair follicles, and blood vessels. Nerve endings are how our senses detect pain, touch, pressure, and temperature. The fingertips and toes contain many nerves and are extremely sensitive to touch. Sweat glands produce sweat in response to heat and stress. Sweat is made of water, salt, and other chemicals. As sweat…
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patients with individual or family wellbeing dangers. Notwithstanding the particular tests and vaccinations recorded here, wellbeing support incorporates normal checking of circulatory strain, weight, stature, vision, hearing, and hazard element screening for coronary course malady, gloom, diabetes, hypertension, memory change, sexually transmitted illnesses, and for tobacco, liquor and dietary concerns.(Weber,…
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