----------------------- Fit people are able to carry out physical activities more effectively than unfit people. Their pulse rate is likely to return to normal more quickly after exercise. But being fit is not the same as being healthy. Healthy people are free from disease and infection: they may or may not be fit as well. It is possible to be fit but unhealthy, or healthy but unfit. High blood pressure can cause: • kidney damage • burst blood vessels • damage to the brain, including strokes Low
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When blood fills in intracranial space, intracranial pressure build up, brain tissue absorbs blood, and neural activity is diminished and then cell death begins. Depending on the type of vessel rupture, hemiplegia and hemiparesis usually occurs. With hemiplegia and hemiparesis, one side is affected and musculoskeletal disabilities develop. Sensorial, cognitive and behavioral changes can occur
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been known to treat more serious illnesses such as Sickle-Cell Disease, Fibromyalgia, Alzheimer's disease, and Tourette syndrome. Many of the case reports have shown that cannabis has helped to reduce tics caused by Tourette syndrome. A Research Institute in California called Scripps, did a study showing that THC an active ingredient in marijuana, prevents deposits from forming in the brain this is typically associated with Alzheimer's disease. Medical marijuana has been known to stimulate eating
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BTEC NATIONAL CERTIFICATE IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE UNIT 4 DEVELOPMENT THROUGH THE LIFE STAGES Unit abstract Knowledge of human growth and development through the life stages is important for learners who are considering careers in the health or social care sectors because it will assist understanding of the needs of individuals at different stages of life, including their potential care needs. It will also help you understand the influence of unexpected events on patients/service
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were superior over the other; which if proven then there would be no way for anyone to be able to dispute the enslavement of one people (Dennis, 1995). An example of this when the discovery of sickle cells was discovered and physicians tested people without distinguishing between being a carrier of the disease or having it. Primarily, African Americans had this gene which caused them
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Courageous Kids: A Community-based Program The Center for Courageous Kids: A Community-based Program The Center for Courageous Kids is a camp formed in Scottsville, Kentucky, to support and give an outlet to children with life threatening diseases or illnesses. The following paper will give an outlook on the history, population served, services provided, staff, and clients as well as a look at the budget and where funding comes from to keeps the Camp for Courageous Kids running from year
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Intro: Abortion can be defined as purposeful interruption of the process of development at whichever particular time after conception to birth. In medical terms it can be referred to as termination of a pregnancy before the normal development of a fetus that is ending the gestation after the zygote attaches it self on the uterine wall and before the fetus is able to survive on its own. There are two types of abortion; accidental which occurs without a medical intervention mostly known as miscarriage
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17.2 3) Eosinophil. Answer: C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 658; Tbl. 17.2 4) Neutrophil. Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 657; Tbl. 17.2 5) Most common white blood cell found in whole blood. Answer: A Diff: 1 Page Ref: 657; Tbl. 17.2 6) Mounts an immune response by direct cell attack or via antibodies. Answer: D Diff: 1 Page Ref: 659; Tbl. 17.2 7) Kills parasitic worms. Answer: C Diff: 1 Page Ref: 658; Tbl. 17.2 8) Becomes a macrophage
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phenomena identified by epidemiology are instrumental in predicting risk factors e.g.; development of treatment strategies to prevent or contain diseases. Epidemiology estimates have changed over time related to changes in the definition and diagnosis of diseases. Epidemiology is practiced as a broad scientific discipline that addresses occurrences of diseases and distribution of health status of populations. Integration of casual concepts at the clinical, social and environmental levels will allow
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depression, 9/11, The Great Depression Non-normative life events - Individual events that happen to people. Kindergarten parents died Hurricane Katrina, car wreck, young kid has a stroke. Development Stages Prenatal (conception – birth) from a single cell to a complete organism with a brain and behavioral capabilities. Infancy (birth – 24 months) – psychological activities (language, symbolic thought, sensorimotor coordination and social learning. Early Childhood (2-5 yrs.)- “preschool years” young
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