Epidemiology NUR 408 October5, 2015 Epidemiology Epidemiology is the basic principle of public health. According to Hilfinger Messias, McKeown, and Adams (2012, p. 255 ), “Epidemiology has been defined as the study of the occurrence and distribution of health-related states or events in specified populations, including the study of the determinants influencing such states, and the application of this knowledge to control the health problems” (Porta, 2008, p 81). The goal of epidemiology
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work (not just the answer). Use complete sentence structure as you work on this assignment. All parts of your assignment must put together into ONE document. (Multiple documents will not be accepted.) PART 1: (50 pts) Fast Food Case Study Read the following case study and answer the questions below: Martha is a 39 year old teacher who has traveled to another city to attend a conference. She has eaten all three meals in fast food restaurants. Martha needs 1800 calories each day
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recipients in the newly infected population. Use of physical barriers, like condoms, during sex, can lessen this transmission. HPV is divided into two groups, low risk, nononcogenic types and high-risk types that can cause cervical dysplasia and in rare cases, cancer. Vaccines provide some protection against developing diseases caused by the virus. Epidemiological studies continue to evolve moving treatment forward for better patient outcome. Education is still the most effective way to deter this
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and can lead to life-threatening asthma attacks. Asthma can’t be cured, but the symptoms can be contained. The name asthma comes from the Greek word azien, meaning breathing struggles. Asthma was discovered by a Greek physician Hippocrates, the first case of asthma was found in China in 2400 BC. Asthma is caused by many different things for instance, if you have a blood relative (parent or sibling) with asthma there is a chance you might have asthma due to genetics, many allergies cause you to have
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(2013) explains that although iron deficiency anemia rarely causes death, it can significantly affect an individual’s health. The teaching strategy for this week will revolve around a case study approach. The students will initially be presented with the following case study: An 18-month-old boy is brought into the clinic by his mother complaining that he has been very pale lately. She explains that he is still an active toddler but she states that
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the time. She is pale and is a picky eater. Her mother is a single mom with a small budget to feed a large family. Lily eats only pasta, breads, and hot dogs, and she drinks only artificial fruit punch. Lily has iron deficiency anemia. In Lily’s case I believe that she has anemia. This is a condition that can develop if and when your body fails to receive healthy red blood cells. The red blood cells are the main transporters for which the organs get oxygen, red blood cells will also be deficient
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fact that her “vagina is so dry that it hurts me and my husband as well”. Patient is not sure about what is going and is arriving in clinic to find help. Review of systems: • Constitutional: no acute distress and denies fever, chills, night sweats, weight loss fatigue or change in appetite. • Neuro: denies headache, muscle weakness, seizure, dizziness or
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Diabetes Case Study (Part 1) Elizabeth Tamayo, Melissa Gonzales, Eroshnie Singh NUR/427 January 15, 2014 Jeanette Moore Diabetes Case Study (Part 1) In the biography of Jenna Riley, Jenna is a fourteen-year-old female who lives in a single parent home with her younger brother and mother. Jenna’s mother works in the afternoon and Jenna is left to care for herself and her younger brother. With little adult supervision, Jenna’s eating habits fall out of control and there is a lack of physical
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Culture and Disease Bipolar Disorder in the United States Briana M. Bowers HCS/245 October 19, 2011 Rebecca Johnson BIPOLAR DISORDER IN THE UNITED STATES It is well known that diseases come in many forms. Whether the illness is physical or mental, the treatment for one should be as equally important as the other. Mental illnesses can affect the way one lives their lives. Depending on the severity of an individual’s mental illness can sometimes develop a physical disability if untreated
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Running Head: Applying Concepts of epidemiology and Nursing Research Applying Concepts of epidemiology and Nursing Research to Influenza Grand Canyon University NRS-427V Concepts in Community and Public Health This topic of this paper will be about Influenza, it is a highly contagious illness in the respiratory tract that is caused by a virus that currently occurs throughout the world and it usually peaks in December through March. The ‘Flu’ is usually spread by infected people, coughing
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