What Is An Alcoholic? What Is Alcoholism? An alcoholic is a man or a woman who suffers from alcoholism - they have a distinct physical desire to consume alcohol beyond their capacity to control it, regardless of all rules of common sense. According to Alcoholics Anonymous UK, who say they have no unique definition for alcoholism, it may be described as a physical compulsion, together with a mental obsession. Apart from having an enormous craving for alcohol, an alcoholic often yields to that
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The elderly population is a growing concern in the healthcare field. According to the US Census Bureau (2011), the elderly encompassed 13% of the population in the United States. The elderly population also grew at a faster rate than any other age group in the United States (US Census Bureau, 2011). The same can be said for Arizona, where are elderly make up 13% of the state population, matching the national average (R&R Partners, 2005). Of this number 39.7% have been classified with a disability
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Hemorrhagic CVA and the Patient JB was just 54-years-old man when a life-altering event took place; JB had a hemorrhagic stroke while driving his vehicle. JB had a hemorrhagic cerebrovascular accident that affected his left side, leaving him in various states of mobility, ranging from paralysis to extremely limited. Before the accident, JB’s favorite things in life that gave him meaning and value were hunting and fishing. He comes from a large family of many brothers, so this was their familiar
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NM1704: Applying a model of nursing roper, logan and tierney model This essay explores the preoperative care provided to one patient in a London hospital during one shift. This care was influenced by the holistic perspective to health. Arsing from the Greek for ‘whole’ this acknowledges physiological, psychological and social factors impacting the patient’s condition. (McFerran & Martin, 2008) It seeks to offer treatment inclusive of these factors rather than treating physical symptoms
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Histology of the Heart The human heart is both as complex as it is simple in the design of the components of this critical organ that is essential to life. The human heart can be summarized as simply “a pump” to move our body’s blood and all its cellular components throughout our circulatory system. It is, however, the structure of the heart that makes it a marvel of design. The heart must continue to beat throughout the lifespan of the organism it serves to sustain life. The heart is
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Institutionalized Murder MV Courage Pharmakeia or pharmakon? Mercury laced flu shots, dental amalgam, thimerosal, warfarin, digitalis, and pharmaceutical synthetics are considered medicine while natural herbs and essential oils are thought of as mere potions or even sorcery by the FDA and traditional pharmacology business commonly referred to as Big Pharma. Big Pharma, derived from PhRMA-the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, is worth roughly around 300 billion US dollars and
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Denying or closing out the claims for the Top 9 diagnoses will affect several Departments (areas) within and outside of International Medical Group® (IMG), Inc. The Departments (areas) are below with explanations of how why they could be affected. Operations • The mail volume may increase due to the insured/provider submitting appeal letters and/or claims resubmission. Marketing • Increase in phone calls and emails from brokers/producers due to their increase of phone calls/emails from their
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Nutrition Care Plan for DM Debra H. Carcell Professor D. Gardner Nutrition / NTR 2050 South University Online Patient Summary: Debra M. is a 54 year-old African American female with a diagnosis of congestive heart failure approximately 4 years ago. Debra is a retired direct care specialist who lives alone in her childhood home. Her height is 4’10 inches (148 cm) and her current weight is 191 lb. (86.864 kg). She has a weight loss of 18 lb. over the last three weeks due to difficulty in
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Stroke Care at Hilo Medical Center The Care of a New Population of Patients Stroke Care at Hilo Medical Center The incidence of strokes among our population is increasing. According to the American Heart Association “It's the third largest cause of death, ranking behind "diseases of the heart" and all forms of cancer. Stroke is a leading cause of serious, long-term disability in the United States” ("Stroke statistics," 2011). Approximately 15 million people worldwide survive stroke annually
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Legionnaires’ disease, also known as Legionellosis, is a type of atypical pneumonia caused by the Legionella bacteria. It is estimated that around 90% of Legionnaires’ disease cases are caused by the bacteria Legionella pneumophila. Other types include L. longbeachae, L. feeleii, L. micdadei and L. anisa (Fields, et al., 2002). This serious lung infection causes inflammation of the alveoli and consolidation due to the host’s immune response to the bacterial invasion. This could ultimately impair
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