Cyanosis Problem

Cyanosis is associated with the lack of oxygen in the blood. Cyanosis comes from the word element cyan/o which means blue. Cyanosis makes the skin appear to be blue, because of the lack of oxygen in the blood vessels or tissues that are closest to the skin. Tissues are filled with dark deoxygenated blood, instead of bright oxygenated blood. Cyanosis can be caused by lung cancer, circulation problems, heart disease, an infection, it can be inherited, or environmental factors can cause cyanosis.

Main symtpoms of cyanosis is the blueish color of blood, instead of red. Also the appearance of blue or purpleish lips, hands or feet.

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The Impact of Lillian Wald on Public and Community Health Past and Present

"Nursing is love in action, and there is no finer manifestation of it than the care of the poor and disabled in their own homes." ( Quote from Lillian Wald)

Public health nursing has made a sizeable impact on society from the past to the present. Lillian Wald one of the originators of public health nursing, first introduced public health to the poor and indigent population and to the public school systems. With a history of large contributions and significant events Lillian Wald has made the field of public health nursing what it is today.

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Communication and Interpersonal Skills in Clinical Practice

This is a reflective essay based on my experiences whilst on my five week surgical placement on a urological ward in a local hospital. The aim of this essay is to explore the use of communication and interpersonal skills in clinical practice. I have chosen this particular incident as I spent a considerable amount of time communicating verbally and non verbally with this particular patient. To protect the identity and maintain confidentiality of the patient I have chosen to discuss they shall be known as 'John', this is accordance with the NMC code of professional conduct (NMC 2008). To assist me in the process of reflection I am using Gibbs (1988) reflective model. This cycle consists of a description of the event, feelings towards what happened, an evaluation, an analysis, a conclusion, and an action plan.

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Collaborative Leader

For public health leaders to be success in their field they need to be a collaborative leader. Being a collaborative leader involves continuously learning, creating, managing and applying of knowledge that enable an effective leader to deal with the constant changing environment, complexity, and uncertainty that affects the health of the general public. Collaborative leaders utilizes critical thinking process further, which is skill that is required for decision making which is an important component for public health professional because they participate in decisions that affects the general population. They interact with a multicultural, diverse group of people to solve problems that have ethical considerations. In sum, an effective public health leaders should have the ability to foresee the big picture, to think and plan strategically, and share their vision with others.

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Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) Disease

Chronic heart failure (CHF) is increasing at an alarming rate as the most common form of cardiovascular disease. One cause for this increasing trend is attributable to advances in medical management of coronary heart disease and a ageing population. Patients with CHF present with signs of fatigue and shortness of breath (SOB) during, depending on the severity of the disease, activity and/or rest. The decreased exercise tolerance presented by CHF patients has been attributed to cardiac limitations (reduced left ventricular function) as well as a decrease in peripheral muscle endurance and strength. Reduced peripheral muscle strength and endurance is explained to be caused by decreased muscle perfusion and changes in skeletal muscle morphology and oxidation characteristics (Volaklis 2005).

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A Will to Live or Die

Legal considerations normally influence advance directives in relation to personal decision by determining the legal rights of the concerned parties. Different laws guides both attorney's durable power for healthcare and the living will, by either offering direction under which any of these document applies under advance directives (Fremgen, 2008). Under different situations of the patient health, various laws come into play in order to assists in patients handling either after their deaths or even during treatment in situations where clients get physically or even mentally incapacitated. Personal decision making in healthcare issues or even treatment under fatal situations ought to be legally guided.

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Awaiting Viper

There are many current government regulations and standards that are provided through The North Carolina Department of Social Services. "The Social Services Commission shall have the power and duty to establish standards and adopt rules and regulations". The rules and regulations are set by the agency of The Dep. of Social Services. According to The Dep. of Commission they have the duty to establish standards of eligibility for all services, maximum rates of payment, fees to be paid by recipients of services, standards to implement all services, designation of particular and mandated services.

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Bias in Epidemiologic Research

For the following study descriptions, describe potential bias (es) most likely to be present. Indicate how differential bias would affect the measure of association (would it be underestimated, overestimated or unchanged):

1. A cohort study was designed to look at the association of pesticides and the occurrence of childhood leukemia. Children living in rural areas were followed and leukemia rates were compared between those children living in areas with high and low pesticide exposure. Pesticide exposure was considered high if it was over 20 “units” and low if it was under 20 “units”.

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About Asthma

As proved by all reports and statistics worldwide, asthma has increased markedly in recent decades and is continuing to increase, even in countries that have been relatively unaffected by the disease in the past. Although genetic factors are important in the manifestation of asthma, the rapid increase in the prevalence of this disorder cannot be related to genetic factors alone. Changes in the social and economic environments to more industrial and modern also need to be taken into account. According to WHO estimates, 300 million people suffer from asthma and 255 000 people died of asthma in 2005 (WHO, Online). It is the most common chronic disease among children. 

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Andrographis Paniculata (Andro-g) in General

Andro-G is made from 100% Andrographis Paniculata which is a short shrub with bitter taste leaves and is normally found wild in the country side and open spaces. It contains chrysophanic, known for anti-fungal properties. Other active ingredients of Andro-G are emodin, obtisifolin, chryso-obstusin and aurantio-obstusin. Andro-G is effective for lowering body heat, pain reduction, decrease stress and prevent throat problem. Andrographis paniculatae, (AP), also known commonly as "King of Bitters," is a member of the plant family Acanthaceae, and has been used for centuries in Asia to treat GI tract and upper respiratory infections, fever, herpes, sore throat, and a variety of other chronic and infectious diseases.

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Allergy and Allergic Testing

An allergy is an immune response to a particle that the body considers foreign or harmful. Allergies are exaggerated hypersensitivity reactions in some people, to certain particles like dust or dander, which may not elicit an allergic response in some other person. Substances that cause these reactions are known as 'allergens'. Allergic reactions are mediated by immunoglobulin E (IgE).

There are different types of allergies, depending upon the different substances ...

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Aging and Disabilities

Australian population is ageing. It has been widely disseminated that the over-60s now outnumber the under 16s and this trend is set to continue. (MacKinlay, 2009) Increased average wealth, advances in medical science, better living conditions and the first 'baby boomers' reaching retirement all contribute to the growth in numbers of older people. Living longer is a fact to celebrate. However, people are not necessarily living these extra years in good health. Older men can now expect to live 6.9 years with a disability and older women 9.2 years. (Brown, 2004)

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A Challenge Ahead in Future Decade

UN has resolved the MDG in year 2000 in millennium development summit in New York, which the health related goal are at centre point & the main MDG at point 4 was resolved by 189 countries that by 2015 they will reduce the Child mortality by 2/3rd by taking baseline the 1990 data.

India was also one of 189 countries who resolved to achieve the target. India is an enormously big country in term of its size & population 2nd after China; there are different geographical conditions are prevailing in the country. 

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Acute Myocardial Infarction and Hypertension

In such patients, elective dental surgical procedures should be postponed to prevent the occurrence of dysrhymias and cardiac arrest (Scully & Cawson, 2005).

As most patients with past history of myocardial infarction are placed on potent platelet inhibitors, such as clopidogrel, extra care is required to be taken when doing any surgical procedures as they are likely to result it significant bleeding (Ischaemic heart disease part many books).

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What is Fat Tax?

Allowing our government to regulate our society's weight by taxation is an absolute "No!" While taxing "unhealthy" products is constitutional, I do not believe it is the right step in preventing obesity. People are personally responsible for their weight, not the products. How would the government decide what items to tax? Practically any product could make you overweight if you ate it out of moderation. Allowing such a "fat tax" would only punish businesses.

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The World Health Report

Analyse the place of Primary Health Care in the Alma Declaration and how attitudes towards Primary Health Care have changed over time, and argue its relevance today as suggested by the World Health Organisation in its report entitled The World Health Report 2008: Primary Health Care - Now More Than Ever. Apply your response to one of the following sectors: child health or youth health or family health in the Western Melbourne region.

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Healthcare Roles in Communications

Health communication is perhaps one of the most influential and controversial aspects of the health care system today. A multitude of influences can affect the ultimate success or failure of collaborative communication between patient and caregiver, which may result in mutual frustration and a lack of effectiveness towards the healing process. Though the remedy of it is not yet a top priority for organizational culture improvements, low health literacy is one of the biggest problems affecting patients and caregivers in the United States. Patients who do not understand their diagnosis, treatment or self-care instructions are at a greater risk for an increase in episode and length of hospitalization.

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Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disease- after Alzheimer's Disease, mainly causing motor control dysfunction. The three characteristic present symptoms are rigidity, bradikinesia and resting tremor, but other symptoms have also been reported such as cognitive decline and autonomic dysfunction. Parkinson's disease causes progressive degeneration of the substantia nigra and the dopaminergic pathway, microglia activation and protein accumulation in the surviving neurons, known as Lewy bodies and Lewy neurites.

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About Acne

Acne develops as a result of blockages in follicles. Hyperkeratinization and formation of a plug of keratin and sebum (a microcomedo) is the earliest change. Enlargement of sebaceous glands and an increase in sebum production occur with increased androgen (DHEA-S) production at adrenarche. The microcomedo may enlarge to form an open comedo (blackhead) or closed comedo (whitehead). Whiteheads are the direct result of skin pores becoming clogged with sebum, a naturally occurring oil, and dead skin cells.
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Childhood

Childhood are the years in which we are the most physically active. As children we enjoy playing games and participating in physical activity and sports. From early childhood through to adulthood we undergo many various changes of development. We pass through stages such as pre-puberty, puberty and maturation which respond to our age ranges. When children participate in physical activity it is important to understand that they will have various individual needs and demands. There are many variations that occur in the rates of growth and development of children.

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