That was a lot for me. Now I make sure I eat three meals a day that stops me from eating unhealthy out of hunger. I make sure I have a protein shake daily. It’s loaded with vitamins and it also has a ton of protein which our body’s need as we grow older. I walk every day for 30 minutes and do sit ups, pushups, and side bends for 10 minutes five times a week.
When eating fast food you are exposed to many addictive ingredients. In this instance: meat, cheese, sugar and caffeine. These ingredients convinced Morgan that he needed to have them. After a point in time he found himself experiencing mood swings with massive headaches, his body was craving the food in order to make him feel better. Morgan said himself that he felt ten times better after he ate his meals.
Further damage to his trust happened when a member of his family died in hospital, they contracted MRSA while being treated for a broken leg in 2004. Self-diagnose and self-prescribe with the help of the internet is now the only form of medical attention he receives. It has been 15 years since Mr D has seen a doctor and his attitude towards his health now is “what will be will be”. There is a wide variety of
The older son is underweight and has difficulty gaining weight, he does not visit the doctor and treats his allergy and sinus problems with over the counter products. The father goes to the doctors every 3 months for hypertension follow-up. He is prescribed 3 separate medications for hypertension. Today his blood pressure was 134/106. The father is suffering from
Some interventions would be to observe voiding patterns, documenting intake and output, provide appropriate care for patient’s urologic condition, monitor progress, and report patient’s responses to treatment (Ralph, 2014). Assist with specific bladder elimination procedures, such as bladder training (Ralph, 2014). Place patient on the commode every two hours while awake and once during the night, provide privacy, and gradually increase intervals between toileting (Ralph, 2014). Place a bedside commode next to the patient’s bed (Ralph, 2014). Maintain fluids to 3,000 liters daily unless patient is on a fluid restriction (Ralph, 2014).
Case Study – Mr Gibson, age 76 Mr Gibson is a 76 year old living with hypertension, hyperlipidemia and emphysema. He has been residing at a nursing home for the past twelve months. He has an unmarried daughter 56 years old who stays nearby. His wife passed away a year ago and he grieves for her. Today Mr Gibson was admitted onto your ward after presenting to ED exhausted and in chest pain.
By an athlete’s diet being high in carbohydrates, fatigue during the event is delayed. Carbohydrates are found in foods such as pasta, fruit, rice, cereals, bread and sugar. They can be categorised as High GI (those easily and quickly absorbed to provide immediate energy availability) or Low GI (those that can provide a sustained level of energy) and each has their place in the preparation for an athletic event. During the digestion process for each of these the carbohydrates are broken down into blood glucose and glycogen. For an extreme endurance event such as the marathon, an athlete should look to consume between 11 and 12 grams of carbohydrates per kilo of their body weight and make up about 55% of their diet.
Nutritional Case Study: Chronic Renal Failure Ian, age 28, in the last few months the client has developed end-stage renal disease related to glomerulonephritis. The clients kidneys are not producing enough urine and at times do not produce any urine, which requires the patient to receive hemodialysis three times per week. The client would like to receive a kidney transplant but understands that the wait list is very long. Upon physical examination the client’s skin appears ashen in color, pale conjunctivae, and has an overall wasted appearance. The client’s blood pressure is 162/105, pulse 92 and reparations are 20.
1 Debbie Oates Comp 2 Leanne Flynn Contrast/Comparison April 2, 2012 Low Carb/Low Calorie Debate: Introduction When choosing a diet, a person is completely overwhelmed with all the miraculous promises from so many diets. There are so many to choose from Atkins, the Zone, Low fat, Weight Watchers etc. But, the ultimate goal is to lose weight and keep it off for good. There has been much debate over the past 10 years of which is better, low carbohydrate and low calorie. They have many commonalities and many differences between the two.
Caring for children (0-6years) Skill demonstration Changing a Baby’s nappy Organization of the task. I washed and dried my hands, tithed my hair. Then I prepared the area where to change baby’s nappy. I was using changing table, so I put on a changing mat and paper. If I wouldn’t be using changing table I would lay a blanket, towel or changing mat on the floor or bed.