Epidemiology of Influenza Bethany Baird Grand Canyon University Concepts in Community and Public Health NRS-427V September 19, 2014 Epidemiology of Influenza Influenza is an illness that is seen and addressed on a yearly basis. Each year, come fall, individuals line up a their local clinic or physician’s office to acquire the influenza vaccine in an attempt to ward off the seasonal virus known as the flu. “The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by influenza viruses that infect
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the safety, quality, and cost efficiency of a health care organization, whereas performance measurement in reality measures the progress of these goals. There are many different types of quality improvement processes such as Lean Methodology, 5S, Failure Mode Analysis, and Root Cause Analysis. About KVCH KVCH focuses on inpatient and outpatient services. Outpatient services
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cause of death (after heart disease and stroke) in developed countries. Studies have shown that there were 10 million new cases, 6 million deaths, and 22 million people living with cancer worldwide in the year 2000 (Parkin, 2001). Unfortunately, what’s more troubling is drugs used as therapeutic drugs to treat cancer have many troubling issues of drug toxicity and tumour resistance. Toxicity can cause major complications, such as low-white blood cell counts or heart failure. Also, the tissue damage
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cardiovascular diseases. The following paper is a comprehensive research in which in which I seek to uncover the history of cardiovascular disease as well as how it affects dental practices. History An American Heart Association commonly abbreviated as (AHA) describes the various heart disease as cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular illnesses are a leading cause of death throughout the world. Cardiovascular disease dates from several years back. The period at which the disease is said to have
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and complaining of shortness of breath. He denies nausea or vomiting. Mr. Smith reports no previous history of chest pain or pressure. He smoked one pack of cigarettes daily for 13 years but quit smoking last year. He denies a family history of heart disease. Upon initial examination he did not have jugular venous distension, no carotid bruits, normal S1 and S2 with an S3 present. No S4 or murmurs auscultated. Lung sounds clear to auscultation bilaterally, bowel sounds normal, all pulses palpable
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Cardiovascular Disease Cardiovascular disease is the disease of the heart and blood vessels. Cardiovascular disease is a term used to encompasses numerous chronic heart problems including “hypertension, congestive heart failure, myocardial infraction, cerebrovascular accident, and arteriosclerosis” (Stegeman & Davis, 2014, p., 346). Atherosclerosis is a main cause for these heart problems. Atherosclerosis develops from buildup of plaque in the walls of arteries causing a narrowing of the walls and
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the blood pressure should be substantially lowered over minutes to hours with an antihypertensive agent. Contents [hide] * 1 Treatment * 2 Incidence * 3 Definition * 3.1 Hypertensive emergency as a generic term * 4 Pathophysiology * 5 Mortality * 6 Clinical history * 7 References * 8 See also | ------------------------------------------------- [edit]Treatment Several classes of antihypertensive agents are recommended and the choice for the antihypertensive agent depends on the cause
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balloon pump will decrease left ventricle workload by decreasing afterload and increase coronary artery blood flow. 3. Mr.G. improves and is discharged from the hospital; however, he returns to the hospital ED within 10 days with a diagnosis of heart failure. He states that I can t catch my breath and my legs are as big as tree trunks and I have pain on my right side . On assessment you find that he is strictly following the fluid and salt restriction ordered since recent hospital admission but still
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fungi due to a lack of saliva. * Sleep apnea can cause memory loss, morning headaches/irritability, depression, and an inability to focus. * Sleep apnea patients are at a higher risk for high blood pressure, stroke, congestive heart failure, or heart attack. Signs and Symptoms of Sleep Apnea * Loud Snoring * Insomnia * Fatigue * Waking from sleep gasping for air or choking * Feeling tired/ falling asleep throughout the day * Unrested sleep
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(Iranian, 2013). While the most common physical symptoms of anemia in CKD improve with ESA treatment, it is also been shown to positively effect the more severe consequences (Iranian, 2013). Improvement in cardiac function has been noted in patients diagnosed with left ventricular hypertrophy and congestive heart failure (Iran, 2013) as well as stabilized renal function in non-dialysis patients (Iranian, 2013). Treatment of anemia in CKD patients is also attributed to reducing lengths of hospital stays and
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