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Pathophysiology of John Wong's ConditionCase Study 3: John Wong (Transurethral Resection of the Prostate) John Wong is an 80 year old male of Chinese origin. John’s medical history includes hypothyroidism and osteoporosis and he smokes 10 cigarettes per day. His gait has recently been increasingly unstable and he has difficulty with simple tasks, such as getting up his house stairs and getting up from chairs. In the last 4 weeks, he ha...

Goals of Project1. Goals of ProjectWhat you want the project to achieve; describe your ultimate project goals in outcome terms, and any intermediate goals as well?2. Project RationaleWhy this problem/issue needs to be addressed through a project: the rationale for the project is clear and substantive, establishes the need or opportunity for the project and is supported by a review of the relevant literature, which is referenced.3. MethodsThe m...

Definition of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics1.  Define the terms 'pharmacokinetics' and 'pharmacodynamics'. 2. What is meant by 'plasma protein binding'? In your answer, explain the effects that plasma protein binding has on the metabolism and elimination of protein bound drugs. 3.  Why should aspirin not normally be administered to a patient who is taking a course of the anticoagulant drug, warfarin? 4.  Explain the 'h...

Impact of Significant Life events on individuals1.1 Explain the impact of significant life events on individuals? 1.2 Analyse possible group responses to significant life events that occur to one of its members? 1.3 Analyse the impact for others in health and social care when an individual experiences significant life event? 2.1 Evaluate the effectiveness of organisational policies and procedures in supporting indviduals and their social netwo...

Comparison and Contrast between UK and US Health Care SystemCompare and Contrast of UK Health Care System with USA Healthcare System? In the world, delivery system as well as organizational procedure of health care industry is one of the most popular topics for study (Bhandari, 2011). The popularity of selecting this topic is increased not only for needs and for requirement of health care for human but also for better understanding of d...

Objectives of the StudyDescribe about measuring inhibitors of Purines and Xanthine, Allopurinol and Oxypurinol within aqueous solution with the help of HPLC? Allopurinol (Zuloprim as well as generics) refers to a drug that is used for treating the increased amount of uric acid in blood plasma (hyperuricemia) as well as chronic gout. This Allopurinol is said to reduce the level of uric acid within the body by simply blocking one of the m...

Importance of Global Health ResearchDescribe about global health and the 10/90 gap? The concept of Global Health can be explained as the area of practice, research and also a study in the particular places which mainly focuses on improving the health conditions and also in the achievement of equality of health to all the people around the world. Many Human Rights declare that all the individuals have a right to live a standard with adeq...

Clinical Questions that are answerable with research evidenceYou are the Nurse Unit Manager on a hospital medical ward. The infection control team recently identified low hand hygiene compliance (20%) of your staff. You need to put in place measures to increase hand hygiene compliance on your ward. Discuss what evidence based measures you would put in place to improve hand hygiene compliance. Now days it has been seen that infections ar...

Theoretical models of health promotion and educationDescribe about the Health Promotion and Education? Health is one of the most important factors in life. Yet, many people indulge in much risky behavior which can put their health in danger. It’s not easy to change their behavior as environmental, personal, political and social factors influence individual behavior. Health promotion and health education focuses on the evaluation, ...

About Bounce FitnessQuestions:Introduction Bounce Fitness is made up of four fitness centres. Head office is currently established in Cairns, Queensland. The other centres are in Brisbane, (Queensland), Sydney, (New South Wales) and Melbourne, (Victoria). It is the intention of the Board of Directors that a new centre will be opened in Perth, (Western Australia). It was established in 2001 by Margaret House as a single aerobic studio. After tw...

Racism and its CharacteristicsQuestion:Describe about the Racism issue in Kuwait?Racism has been one of the major concerns that are faced by the people and groups in many of the developing and developed countries. It is termed as the characteristics or belief that attributes people based on the factors that are related to racism. People or groups promote or discourage the religious followings of some of the groups or people. Despite of efforts b...

Adaptation, Aggregation, ArbitrageUse the Theory relating to Adaptation, Aggregation and Arbitrage to explain the success of Lenovo/Motorola in India. Motorola is a well known mobile company in Indian as well as Chinese mobility market. The marketing strategies of the company are adaptation, aggregation and arbitrage. Company uses these strategies according to the requirement of the particular country’s market. Like for Indian mar...

Sick Building Syndrome and Sustainable BuildingQuestion:Describe how Sustainable buildings are better than sick building syndrome in terms of environment and financial?In order to describe situations where building occupants suffer from acute health and comfort problem which is somewhere related to the time they spent in a building, but specific illness cannot be determined, there the term ‘sick building syndrome’ (SBS) is used (Alev...

How assistive technology can support users of health and social care services in living independentlyQuestion:Case Study 1: Sally is a 42-year-old female who presents to her GP with complaints of tingling and numbness in her left foot, 18 months later she also complained of double vision. Consultation with a neurologist at that time results in a diagnosis of multiple sclerosis. She is placed on disease-modulating medication and educated about l...

Organizational Culture and StructureYou must demonstrate your ability to research and develop a set of guidelines for an induction program that complies with, and addresses, the induction policy and procedures of your subject organisation. Research, develop and write a set of guidelines for a one-day induction program at your organisation, an organisation with which you are familiar or an organisation approved by your assessor. Your guideline...

Target Customers and CompetitionQuestions:Describe the segment(s) of the market you will compete in and what your target(s) are.• What geographical region(s) will you compete in (e.g. local area, state, national, regional or global)?• What demographic profile(s) will your target customers have (e.g. age, gender, family size, income, occupation, education)? • What psychographic profiles will your target customers have (e.g. be...

Task 1: ClientTask 1 Client Tom is a 48 year old male, presenting with substernal crushing chest pain. He has swelling to his feet and ankles, and shortness of breath on exertion. It is likely that Tom’s symptoms are being caused by problems with which body system? Explain the likely pathophysiology of Tom’s chest pain and the swelling to his feet and ankles What diagnostic procedures could confirm his condition? What is the ...

Wal-Mart IntroductionQuestion :Write a report demonstrating how an understanding of external influences could assist your chosen organisation in developing their marketing strategy.Wal-Mart is a well known international brand with a chain of stores in United States. It has a wide collection of generally known products for the consumer. It offers private label retail across different product categories such as apparel, household items, entertainm...

Analyzing Concepts of Disability, Illness, and Behavior in Relation to Health and Social Care Service UsersQuestion1:Understand perceptions of health, disability illness and behavior 1.1 Analyse concepts of disability, illness and behaviour in relation to Health and social care service users. 1.2 Assess how perceptions of specific needs have changed over time. 1.3 Analyse the impact of legislation, social policy, society and culture on the wa...

BackgroundPrepare a detailed project plan for an innovation in chronic disease health education, promotion, prevention or management for an Australian community. Explore how you anticipate it will improve health outcomes for the chosen community. This essay will detail a project plan for an innovation in chronic disease health education, promotion, prevention and management for an Australian community. The essay will also explore whether ...

Consumer Rights and ethical criticisms of Nestlé's marketing of infant formulaQuestion:a) Set out the main ethical criticisms of Nestlé’s marketing of infant formula. Which consumer rights are these practices failing to respect?b) Many of the criticisms of Nestlé’s practices stem from the argument that consumers in the developing world are ‘vulnerable’. To what extent is this a valid argument?c) What ...

Physical Activity and its BenefitsQues: Prepare a social marketing plan to influence behaviour change among an identified target audience.Introduction.What is social marketing and how is it helpful?.Geographic location.Target Audience. Segmentation of the Target group. Insight into the behavior of the target audience. Change in behavior of the target audience. Campaign of marketing and communication.    1 Appro...

Definition of Obesity and Its PrevalenceObesity has emerged as the most pressing nutritional problem facing the developed world. This trend has occurred over a relatively short period of time; in the United States, it appears to have begun in the last quarter of the 20th century. The epidemic in children followed shortly thereafter. The most recent data (1999–2000) from national surveys in the United States suggest that almost two thirds o...

The Importance of Market Research for Opal Aged CareMarket research can be referred to as efforts dedicated towards collecting information on target markets and competitors, initiated by an organization. There are some very important beliefs in regard to market research and these beliefs happen to drive the core marketing research process on the basis of sequential steps. It is generally believed that market research is based on three fundamenta...