PPR 6006: MEDICATION REGIMEN REVIEW ASSIGNMENT Mr. L is an 84-year-old man with dementia and a medical history of atrial fibrillation, diabetes mellitus (type 2), chronic kidney disease, gastritis, and gastro-esophageal reflux disease. His past surgeries include a bladder resection for bladder cancer resulting in urinary incontinence in 2010 and a lumbar decompression for spinal stenosis in 2008. He lives with his wife of 51 years, Mrs. L, who cares for him. His biggest concerns are forgetfulness
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NEWER ANTIDIABETIC DRUGS A. Sundaram* , C. R. Anand Moses*, S. Ilango*, V. Seshiah** INTRODUCTION The basic defects in Type 2 diabetes consist of (1) Insulin deficiency (2) Insulin resistance and (3) increased hepatic glucose production (HGP) leading to glucotoxicity, beta cell exhaustion and finally beta cell failure. The treatment strategies to overcome these defects are: 1) Modified meal Plan 2) Exercise 3) Blood glucose lowering drugs and 4) Insulin The current oral blood glucose lowering agents
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GE258 6/18/11 This is how I would explain hypertension to a 63-year-old man, whom I will call Mr. Smith. Mr. Smith, I hear that you have recently been diagnosed with hypertension and I would like to give you a little information and helpful tips to living with this disease. First off, hypertension is more commonly known as high blood pressure. It affects your cardiovascular system by forcing the blood against your artery walls throwing off your hearts natural homeostasis. More simply put
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as half; • Better recovery from a heart attack and reduced risk of having a second heart attack; • Reduced risk of stroke; • Reduced risk of having high blood pressure and high cholesterol; • Prevention and treatment of non-insulin dependent diabetes; • Reduced risk of developing and dying from some cancers, such as colon and breast cancers; and assistance with coping, rehabilitation and survival from cancer; • Prevention of obesity and weight management; • Decreased body fat; • Increased
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Literature Review in Research: An Annotated Bibliography An Annotated Bibliography (Childhood Obesity) Li, J., & Hooker, N. (2010). Childhood obesity and schools: evidence from the National Survey of Children's Health. Journal Of School Health, 80(2), 96-103. doi:10.1111/j.1746-1561.2009.00471.x Retrieved July 29, 2012 from EBSCOhost. This is a rather good article that explains why the schools that have lunch programs bring a healthier choice of food for children. It describes that living
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Diabetes Diabetes is the most common disorder of the endocrine system and it is when the body cannot make insulin or utilize it resulting in a higher than normal blood sugar. There are three different types of diabetes which are type 1 diabetes, type 2 diabetes, and gestational diabetes. Gestational diabetes is when a woman experiences diabetes only while pregnant and it goes away after the birth of her child. Type 1 diabetes occurs when the body's immune system destroys the insulin-producing cells
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Diabetes diet for Indians should have the ratio of 60:20:20 for carbs, fats and proteins. The doctor explains, "Per day calorie intake should be between 1,500-1,800 calories with a proportion of 60:20:20 between carbohydrates, fats and proteins, respectively." He adds that a diabetes diet should "have at least two seasonal fruits and three vegetables in a diet plan." Though dry fruits may seem like a healthy snack, it is not a good option for diabetics, as the fructose can spike your sugar
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years old Educational Attainment: College Graduate A.B.C. is a 54-year-old manager with a 5-year history of type 2 diabetes. Although he was diagnosed in 2008, he had symptoms indicating hyperglycemia for 2 years before diagnosis. He had fasting blood glucose records indicating values of 118–127 mg/dl, which were described to him by his doctor as indicative of “borderline diabetes.” He also remembered past episodes of nocturia associated with large pasta meals and pastries. At the time of initial
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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 disease, or medication). Important exacerbating factors
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* Pain in the knees and back * Skin conditions such as acne * Gallstones. Obese people are more likely to have the following medical conditions * High blood pressure * High cholesterol * Heart attack or stroke * Type 2 diabetes * Osteoartheritis * Cancer. 3. Discuss the impact on the community and the health care system: apart from the massive health system cost of obesity experts predict that australia’s obesity rate will keep rising, which will put an even
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