LIPID DISORDERS (Screening, Counseling, and Treatment)
... coronary heart disease risk, but the benefits of increasing high-density lipoprotein levels have not yet been fully demonstrated. In short-term clinical trials, a 1% reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, on average, reduced the risk of hard coronary heart disease events by about 1 ...
... coronary heart disease risk, but the benefits of increasing high-density lipoprotein levels have not yet been fully demonstrated. In short-term clinical trials, a 1% reduction in low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels, on average, reduced the risk of hard coronary heart disease events by about 1 ...
Emory University Hospital
... ● Expand community awareness of healthy behaviors and available resources/care settings through education and community based programs ● Increase the focus on preventative care and disease management for chronic conditions in the community and hospital staff and improve the health of the community a ...
... ● Expand community awareness of healthy behaviors and available resources/care settings through education and community based programs ● Increase the focus on preventative care and disease management for chronic conditions in the community and hospital staff and improve the health of the community a ...
Improving Outcomes in
... Proper nutrition plays a key role in both the prevention and treatment of many chronic diseases. An ever-growing body of research demonstrates that in treating common chronic diseases, timely, adequate, and appropriate nutrition intervention can improve patients’ clinical outcomes, improve their qua ...
... Proper nutrition plays a key role in both the prevention and treatment of many chronic diseases. An ever-growing body of research demonstrates that in treating common chronic diseases, timely, adequate, and appropriate nutrition intervention can improve patients’ clinical outcomes, improve their qua ...
life-span development
... Improves older adults’ cellular functioning Associated with improvement in disease treatments Reduce decline of motor skills during aging Effective in treatment/reduce risk of mental health problems – Linked to improved cognitive/brain functioning © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights re ...
... Improves older adults’ cellular functioning Associated with improvement in disease treatments Reduce decline of motor skills during aging Effective in treatment/reduce risk of mental health problems – Linked to improved cognitive/brain functioning © 2010 The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights re ...
End-Stage Renal Disease Among Aboriginal Peoples in
... control.2 Further, diabetes affects suitability for specific treatments, such as kidney transplants, and diagnoses and/or family history of diabetes can make it difficult for ESRD patients to receive live kidney donations, since diabetes can increase the risk of post-operative complications for both ...
... control.2 Further, diabetes affects suitability for specific treatments, such as kidney transplants, and diagnoses and/or family history of diabetes can make it difficult for ESRD patients to receive live kidney donations, since diabetes can increase the risk of post-operative complications for both ...
pancreatic cancer - NurseCe4Less.com
... Once a tumor has been found, it is staged in order to determine how advanced the disease is and if surgical treatment is an option. The American Joint Committee on Cancer uses a staging system that evaluates the tumor (size, e.g., greater or smaller than 2 centimeters), and whether or not it has spr ...
... Once a tumor has been found, it is staged in order to determine how advanced the disease is and if surgical treatment is an option. The American Joint Committee on Cancer uses a staging system that evaluates the tumor (size, e.g., greater or smaller than 2 centimeters), and whether or not it has spr ...
Healthy Incentives - Colorado Business Group on Health
... of absenteeism, presenteeism, and turnover in addition to health-care, the lifestyle choices made by employees becomes a significant fiscal issue for employers. Yet, most employees remain isolated from the direct and immediate impact of how their lifestyle choices contribute to health conditions and ...
... of absenteeism, presenteeism, and turnover in addition to health-care, the lifestyle choices made by employees becomes a significant fiscal issue for employers. Yet, most employees remain isolated from the direct and immediate impact of how their lifestyle choices contribute to health conditions and ...
Cancer Association of South Africa (CANSA) Fact Sheet on Kidney
... Cystoscopy and retrograde pyelography - if a doctor suspects that a kidney tumour is arising from the collecting system in the kidney, he/she may examine the patient using cystoscopy and retrograde pyelography. Using a cystoscope (an instrument consisting of a slender tube with a lens and light tha ...
... Cystoscopy and retrograde pyelography - if a doctor suspects that a kidney tumour is arising from the collecting system in the kidney, he/she may examine the patient using cystoscopy and retrograde pyelography. Using a cystoscope (an instrument consisting of a slender tube with a lens and light tha ...
sample - Test Bank Corp
... information effectively; listen openly and cooperatively. | Nursing/Integrated Concept: Nursing Process: Evaluation Learning Outcome: 1 Compare vulvovaginal candidiasis and bacterial vaginosis. MNL LO: 6.2.4 Utilize the nursing process in caring for women at risk for or with a gynecologic infection. ...
... information effectively; listen openly and cooperatively. | Nursing/Integrated Concept: Nursing Process: Evaluation Learning Outcome: 1 Compare vulvovaginal candidiasis and bacterial vaginosis. MNL LO: 6.2.4 Utilize the nursing process in caring for women at risk for or with a gynecologic infection. ...
Richland County Strategic Planning Committee Richland County, Ohio • July 2013
... To work toward decreasing obesity among adults, youth and children, the following action steps are recommended: 1) Increase nutrition/physical education materials being offered to patients by primary care providers 2) Update and disseminate community wellness guides and calendars that contain inform ...
... To work toward decreasing obesity among adults, youth and children, the following action steps are recommended: 1) Increase nutrition/physical education materials being offered to patients by primary care providers 2) Update and disseminate community wellness guides and calendars that contain inform ...
Module Six Part Two – Providing care for the person
... following completion of treatment.15 Assessment is important in managing fatigue, which needs to be differentiated from depression. Anaemia related to disease, radiotherapy or adjuvant therapies also needs to be excluded. Subjective assessment using a 0 to 10 scale is recommended.15 Due to the lack ...
... following completion of treatment.15 Assessment is important in managing fatigue, which needs to be differentiated from depression. Anaemia related to disease, radiotherapy or adjuvant therapies also needs to be excluded. Subjective assessment using a 0 to 10 scale is recommended.15 Due to the lack ...
Distress in People With Cancer What is distress?
... helpful way to measure pain. A score above 5 is a sign of significant pain, and tells the cancer care team that the patient needs more help to manage it. Some cancer care teams measure distress in the same way, using a 0 to 10 scale. Just as with the pain scale, you’re asked to choose a number from ...
... helpful way to measure pain. A score above 5 is a sign of significant pain, and tells the cancer care team that the patient needs more help to manage it. Some cancer care teams measure distress in the same way, using a 0 to 10 scale. Just as with the pain scale, you’re asked to choose a number from ...
Scott & White Health Plan Provider Manual Quality Improvement (QI) Program
... Scott and White Health Plan is a federally qualified, not-for-profit, Mixed Model Health Plan. Its first Board meeting was on August 30, 1979 under the name of Centroplex Health Plan. With the aid of a $200,000 federal planning grant, a base staff for operations was established and marketing of the ...
... Scott and White Health Plan is a federally qualified, not-for-profit, Mixed Model Health Plan. Its first Board meeting was on August 30, 1979 under the name of Centroplex Health Plan. With the aid of a $200,000 federal planning grant, a base staff for operations was established and marketing of the ...
respiratory infectious disease burden in australia
... stay was 18 days and, in patients aged more than 65 years, the mortality rate was 27.1%. Each year in Australia, hospital-acquired pneumonia costs more than A$500 million – in direct costs alone. ...
... stay was 18 days and, in patients aged more than 65 years, the mortality rate was 27.1%. Each year in Australia, hospital-acquired pneumonia costs more than A$500 million – in direct costs alone. ...
Standards for Chemotherapy Services in South Australia
... Service Levels provide the descriptors for essential service requirements dependent on the type of facility, specialty, catchment area and funding, together with workforce availability currently and into the future. The descriptors outline the levels of resource requirement across the continuum of c ...
... Service Levels provide the descriptors for essential service requirements dependent on the type of facility, specialty, catchment area and funding, together with workforce availability currently and into the future. The descriptors outline the levels of resource requirement across the continuum of c ...
Working to Advance Public Health, Vision and
... After initial discussion, the two programs established a program mechanism that would address this missing need. Prevent Blindness North Carolina refocused their energies on counties which were also served by WISEWOMAN, they added a series of risk assessment questions to the traditional vision scree ...
... After initial discussion, the two programs established a program mechanism that would address this missing need. Prevent Blindness North Carolina refocused their energies on counties which were also served by WISEWOMAN, they added a series of risk assessment questions to the traditional vision scree ...
Cancer-related hospitalisations and `unknown` stage
... prostate cancer diagnosis and prostatic biopsy do not provide any definitive stage information (see online supplementary resource 2). Up to 51 procedure codes could be recorded for each episode of care. The median number of procedure codes recorded at each episode of care was 5 (range 0–50). For case ...
... prostate cancer diagnosis and prostatic biopsy do not provide any definitive stage information (see online supplementary resource 2). Up to 51 procedure codes could be recorded for each episode of care. The median number of procedure codes recorded at each episode of care was 5 (range 0–50). For case ...
Volume 2, Number 4, Summer 2012
... immune processes in the human body. A key characteristic of DCs is their plasticity: they will mature differently and have different capabilities in response to different growth factors and cytokines. Langerhans cells (LCs), which are found in the epidermis, prime high-avidity, antigen-specific CD8+ ...
... immune processes in the human body. A key characteristic of DCs is their plasticity: they will mature differently and have different capabilities in response to different growth factors and cytokines. Langerhans cells (LCs), which are found in the epidermis, prime high-avidity, antigen-specific CD8+ ...
010203 Preventing Falls in Elderly Persons
... such cases the falls are recurrent.1,2 Approximately 1 in 10 falls results in a serious injury, such as hip fracture, other fracture, subdural hematoma, other serious softtissue injury, or head injury.3-5 Falls account for approximately 10 percent of visits to the emergency department and 6 percent ...
... such cases the falls are recurrent.1,2 Approximately 1 in 10 falls results in a serious injury, such as hip fracture, other fracture, subdural hematoma, other serious softtissue injury, or head injury.3-5 Falls account for approximately 10 percent of visits to the emergency department and 6 percent ...
Draft scope (pre-referral)
... NICE is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, eliminating unlawful discrimination and fostering good relations between people with particular protected characteristics and others. Please let us know if you think that the proposed remit and scope may need changing in order to meet these aim ...
... NICE is committed to promoting equality of opportunity, eliminating unlawful discrimination and fostering good relations between people with particular protected characteristics and others. Please let us know if you think that the proposed remit and scope may need changing in order to meet these aim ...
1 The Business Case for Quality CHAPTER
... in the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) landmark 1999 study, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health Care System,4 the World Health Organization published statistics on estimated error rates in other countries as well. For example, the probability of patients suffering from an error in Australian hosp ...
... in the Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) landmark 1999 study, To Err Is Human: Building a Safer Health Care System,4 the World Health Organization published statistics on estimated error rates in other countries as well. For example, the probability of patients suffering from an error in Australian hosp ...
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become a public health issue
... components in the urine. Protein, red, and white blood cells are not commonly found in urine and their presence can indicate that the kidneys are compromised (NIH, 2012). Two different urine tests are commonly used to test the presence of protein in the urine. The albumin to creatinine ratio urine a ...
... components in the urine. Protein, red, and white blood cells are not commonly found in urine and their presence can indicate that the kidneys are compromised (NIH, 2012). Two different urine tests are commonly used to test the presence of protein in the urine. The albumin to creatinine ratio urine a ...
AOGD Bulletin December 2015.indd
... I feel rejuvenated after having met you all in the annual conference conducted last month. It was a very fulfilling event and showers of praise have raised our morale to a new high. We hope for your continued active support and participation in all the AOGD activities in future also! We come back to ...
... I feel rejuvenated after having met you all in the annual conference conducted last month. It was a very fulfilling event and showers of praise have raised our morale to a new high. We hope for your continued active support and participation in all the AOGD activities in future also! We come back to ...
Gastrointestinal Infection Outbreak Guidelines for Healthcare Facilities
... ability to be rapidly transmitted in healthcare settings among individuals who often are highly susceptible. Episodes of infectious GI infections account for a significant proportion of all patients/residents/clients in healthcare settings who develop diarrhea with or without nausea and/or vomiting. ...
... ability to be rapidly transmitted in healthcare settings among individuals who often are highly susceptible. Episodes of infectious GI infections account for a significant proportion of all patients/residents/clients in healthcare settings who develop diarrhea with or without nausea and/or vomiting. ...