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procedure not simply passive diffusion. Typically the cell membranes in a living organism are selectively permeable. That is the...

(Wilson, Krakoff, and Gohdes, 1997). Its complications include urinary hypovolemia, electrolyte imbalance and extraordinarily hig...

are intended to be marketing efforts for a variety of health services providers in the area. For a nominal fee, visitors can have...

environment. That open system "interacts with internal and external stressors and is in a state of constant change, moving toward...

of her post-polio syndrome left her unable to completely void her urine, which in turn led to the development of further UTIs. Da...

"a heterogeneous disorder characterized by 2 pathogenic defects, impaired insulin secretion and insulin resistance. The resultant ...

is by far the most common form of the disease. In addition, it is common for those adults who develop the disease later in life t...

done to various organs in the body: nerve damage which can lead to amputations; small blood vessel damage which that can lead to b...

undue fear created but there is also an appreciation of the true nature of the condition and the care the patient needs to take of...

reason, who are newly diagnosed with Type II diabetes. The primary purpose will be to impress upon these patients the critical ne...

cells that are responsible for producing insulin. Although it can develop at any age, it is described as juvenile onset because m...

2001). Type 1 DM is often referred to as childhood diabetes, because the onset occurs in people under the age of 30 years of age ...

1). Further, inadequate utilization of screening tests contribute to approximately half of the deaths resulting from cancer of th...

causes behind the increased incidence of this disease (Mathur and Shiel, 2003). Experts feel that, in general, the risk for type 2...

50.9% of the population ("Polk County Quick Facts," 2005). The population is 79.6 white ("Polk County Quick Facts," 2005). It seem...

care. Internal Environment Rising Costs As other types of health care providers seek to control their own costs, home healt...

appropriate and necessary. Statement of Purpose This proposed study would investigate the effects of psychological stress on gl...

that which takes his BMI past the boundary for obesity (Fontanarosa, 1998). Either condition is a leading contributor to poor hea...

decrease costs, which seems to be counter to increasing spending. Increasing spending on diabetic screening and testing, however,...

proposed method of resolution is to design, develop and evaluate a clinical, evidence-based "diabetic education program to increas...

detail. It states that "sucrose and sucrose-containing foods" must be substituted on a gram-for-gram basis with other carbohydrate...

islet cells located in the pancreas (2005). Other endocrine autoimmunities are associated with this type, such as Addison disease ...

would die, and that is frightening. Yet, I think of the many diseases and medical interventions available in a general sense. I re...

on diabetes into categories and addresses these topics on separate web pages, as does the first site. The homepage explains that t...

CFAM. Structural Assessment Internal Structure The family as it exists today came into being in May 2004 when Joe and Jeann...

pregnancy management related to diabetes and a full range of endocrine services ("LM Hospital," 2005). Other services include var...

Have you had any experience in helping a friend or family member manage diabetes? The patient replied that she was not aware of...

of condition in terms of importance due the impact on lifestyle and ability to result in death is not treated correctly (King et a...

diabetes (because it often occurs in adults) or ``non-ketosis-prone diabetes (because ketoacidosis seldom occurs), but it is neith...

In seven pages this paper examines Muslims who suffer from diabetes and the health effects of fasting during Ramadan's holy months...