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Alzheimer Disease and Exercise, 2009.
This paper discusses the article "Exercise Plus Behavioral Management in Patients with Alzheimer Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial," by Teri, L., Gibbons, L. E., McCurry, S. M., Logsdon, R. G., Buchner, D. M., Barlow, W. A., Kukull, W. A., LaCroix, A
873 words (approx. 3.5 pages), 1 source, MLA, AU$ 40.95
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In this article, the writer analyzes the study by Teri, Gibbons, McCurry, Logsdon, Buchner, Barlow, Kukull, LaCroix, McCormick, and Larson, entitled "Exercise plus behavioral management in patients with Alzheimer Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial," that was published in JAMA, 290(15): 2015-2022. The writer explains that the purpose of the study was to develop a home-based exercise program combined with caregiver training in behavioral management techniques. The writer notes that this home-based exercise program was designed to reduce functional dependence and delay institutionalization among patients with Alzheimer disease. Older adults can benefit from exercise through the improvement of cardiovascular function, flexibility, balance, and strength. Exercise has also been demonstrated by several studies to reduce depression among elderly patients, as well as alleviate depression of patients with dementia. The writer concludes that this study has promising potential in the management of Alzheimer disease.
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"A total of 153 patients and their corresponding caregivers were randomly selected from an ongoing, community-based Alzheimer disease patient registry and through referrals from physician practices. The study, from enrollment to the end of follow-up, occurred from June 1994 to April 1999. Written consent was obtained from both caregiver and patient. All patients underwent comprehensive evaluation by a geriatrician, neurologist, psychologist, and epidemiologist, nurse, and research staff. The caregivers were spouses or adults who lived with or spend at least 4 hours with these patients. Their ages ranged from 24 to 91 years old, and 70% were female. Eighty percent of the caregivers were spouses.
"Patient-caregiver groups were randomly assigned to the RDAD program or routine medical care. At first, patient and caregiver were seen in their own homes by experienced health professionals for 12 hour-long sessions at 2 sessions per week for the first three weeks, then weekly sessions for 4 weeks, and then twice a month. This was to ensure proper training of caregivers at home. Follow-up was done three times over the next 3 months. "
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Metabolic Syndrome, 2009.
An examination of the health benefits of weight loss in treating metabolic syndrome.
1,005 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 8 sources, APA, AU$ 46.95
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The paper aims to identify the benefits of weight loss in relation to preventing or curing symptoms of metabolic syndrome prior to the existence of cardiovascular diseases. The paper utilizes Pender's health promotion model to identify the demographic profile innate among populations who are suffering from obesity and metabolic syndrome. The paper then discusses if interventions such as exercise and diet are effective in preventing metabolic syndrome and explores the influence of the community in terms of promoting weight reduction.
Outline:
Identification of the Clinical Problem
Literature Review
Statement of the Problem
Study Design
Implications for Change
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"Obesity is one of the risk factors that are associated with the development of metabolic syndrome. Many have advocated on the health benefits of weight reduction, including its potential to prevent metabolic syndrome and its overt pathologic counterparts, such as cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes type 2, and dyslipidemia. These diseases are known to have numerous morbidities and high mortality rates. It is imperative that preventive measures be made to avoid the consequences of metabolic syndrome. Weight reduction has been found to decrease the risk for metabolic syndrome."
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Nutrition Study: Comparing DRI Goals With Intake, 2009.
A case study of the author's diet over a period of three days, comparing its nutritional value with Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) guidelines.
1,695 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 6 sources, MLA, AU$ 70.95
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This paper begins by listing the items consumed by the author over three days and evaluates to what extent the recommended goals for total fat and protein intake have been met. The author discusses the importance of regulating cholesterol, fiber, vitamin C, and Vitamin D intakes, and shows how there was an insufficient percentage of all four during the three days, according to DRI guidelines as well by Canada's Food Guide standards. The author concludes by examining ways to correct these deficiencies and achieve a healthier lifestyle.
Outline
An Analysis Of Four Elements
Diet Analysis Comparison to Canada's Food Guide
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"While my recommended allotment of cholesterol was 300 mg, my intake report showed that in three days I had exceeded that amount by 16.27 mg. This development is rather concerning, since high levels of cholesterol are associated with a myriad of health problems that develop over time. Because the effects of high cholesterol are ones that take years to develop, including the hardening of arteries that can lead to heart attack and other serious cardiac diseases, it is crucial to deal with the problem in its early stages (Schoenstadt). I believe I have exceeded my cholesterol recommendation because of the large amount of meat products that I consume, including eggs, hamburgers, and bacon. These foods are not only high in cholesterol, but also in saturated fat."
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Cardiovascular Risk Assessment, 2009.
A risk assessment of a 28 year old male with cardiovascular (CV) disease.
956 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 8 sources, APA, AU$ 43.95
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The paper describes the case of an American-Indian, morbidly obese, male patient who practiced unhealthy eating habits, did little or no exercise, had no health insurance and was employed as a cook. The paper further relates that the patient had a brother who was also obese, he smoked, had poor coping strategies when dealing with stress and was easily depressed and withdrawn. The paper therefore shows how this patient presented with risk factors that made cardiovascular (CV) disease inevitable even at his early age.
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"This is a case of C. V., a 28 year old, American Indian, and morbidly obese male patient at weighing at 292 lbs. He was admitted on April 10, 2008 due to abdominal pain, and subsequently succumbed to respiratory failure. His family history reveals that he has one brother who is also obese, a smoker, and is unemployed. The patient had observed unhealthy eating habits, and did little or no exercise. He had no health insurance, and was employed as a cook. He smoked 2 packs per day. He had poor coping strategies when dealing with stress, and was easily depressed and withdrawn. He was bedridden throughout his stay in the hospital."
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Food Advertising, 2009.
A brief discussion on the ethical, legal, and social issues in food advertising.
718 words (approx. 2.9 pages), 3 sources, APA, AU$ 33.95
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The paper outlines the ethical, legal and social issues in food advertising and then discusses the marketing challenges of the healthy fast-food industry. The paper suggests how to incorporate these challenges into a marketing plan and opines that with medical science, ethical values and social concerns on our side, creating a positive marketing campaign to compete with traditional fast food should not be exceptionally difficult to implement.
Outline:
Ethical Issues in Food Advertising
Legal Issues in Food Advertising
Social Issues in Food Advertising
Challenges to the Healthy Fast Food Industry
Incorporating Challenges into a Marketing Plan
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"Advertising in the United States has come a long way since the era of Hollywood movie stars doing television commercials for Lucky Strikes cigarettes. Nowadays, the ethical component of advertising requires that statements about products be truthful and limits the advertising options available to certain types of products altogether. Alcohol consumption, for example, may no longer be depicted in television advertisements because of its potential to influence young people to emulate what they see on the screen. It is still permissible to advertise fast food products without restrictions of this type, but it is conceivable that in time ethical concerns over the nationwide epidemic of obesity (Gibbs 2007), especially among children, will limit the types of advertisement currently available to the industry."
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Convenience Food and Generation Y Students, 2009.
An examination of the importance of fast foods for generation Y.
2,407 words (approx. 9.6 pages), 18 sources, APA, AU$ 95.95
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This paper discusses the importance of convenience and fast foods to different groups of individuals. It specifically focuses on generation Y, the group of individuals who are presently between ten and twenty eight years of age. It describes this group's characteristics and looks at their habits in terms of eating at restaurants and buying take-out fast foods. The paper contains figures and tables.
Table of Contents:
Introduction
Literature Review
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"This report states that Generation Y individual averaged 24 visits to restaurants a month in the year 2005, which compared to only 19 by those in Generation X and 16 by Baby Boomers. This includes upscale takeout food. Those in the 18 to 24 range desire gourmet the most often and those in the 25 - 34 range are those most likely to desire experimenting with food using various methods of cooking and recipes while both these sub-groups of Generation Y enjoy trying new food. (Food Technology: State of the Industry Report, 2005; paraphrased)"
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Disease and Food, 2009.
This paper looks at the relationship between certain diseases and food and lifestyle.
1,314 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 1 source, APA, AU$ 57.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that in developed countries, where unhealthy fast foods are readily available, the problem of heart disease appears to be related not only to lifestyle issues but also food intake. The writer maintains that in addition to genetic factors, heart disease can also be caused by unhealthy eating habits, high stress levels, a lack of exercise, and an excess of drinking and smoking. The writer points out that even for genetically-related cases, heart disease can be treated preventatively by moderate exercise and healthy eating habits. The writer discusses that researchers have found that certain foods can benefit the health of sufferers from this disease and then presents a weekly menu to benefit heart disease sufferers and help prevent the disease in non-sufferers.
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"The problem of such an unhealthy diet in the country is that it is perpetuated by availability and time-effective delivery. The current lifestyle, both in the United States and the Western world, incorporates longer hours of work that mostly requires a basic lack of physical activity. The majority of high-paying jobs in such countries are intellectual rather than physical. Furthermore, many of these jobs also incorporate a high level of stress, which is internalized. Workers are often unable or unwilling to make time for physical activity after a long day of work, and stress is not dissipated by means of such activity. Instead, a high level of smoking and drinking is used to mitigate stress. In addition, the lack of time to prepare a healthy meal furthermore encourages the consumption of unhealthy fats and proteins, which affects the body adversely."
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School Nutrition Plan, 2009.
A plan for a school to encourage better nutrition amongst the student body.
794 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 4 sources, APA, AU$ 37.95
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This paper presents a plan for encouraging better nutrition habits in children from kindergarten through sixth grade. The plan begins by discussing the need to teach students in an age-appropriate manner what nutritional content is in the foods they consume and the necessary nutrients they require. The paper suggests helping children make their own treats that are nutritious, fun and creative. The paper then recommends having kids cook meals from scratch and advises the incorporation of movement in the classroom, specifically, noncompetitive activities that all children can enjoy. The last step of the plan is to get the parents involved in this important goal.
Outline:
Step 1: Knowledge is Power
Step 2: Offer Healthier Alternatives
Step 3: Work Against Commercialism of Food
Step 4: Move!
Step 5: Get Parents Involved
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"The ultimate educational goal of any school nutrition plan is to teach students in an age-appropriate manner what nutritional content is in the foods they consume and the necessary nutrients they require to prosper, thrive and become healthy adults. This includes introducing them to the basic food groups, and what foods contain vitamins, minerals, and the necessary protein they require to survive and grow, and how these basic elements are connected to strong bones and muscles."
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A New Product Concept: Healthy Fast-Food, 2009.
Proposes the introduction of a healthy fast-food restaurant.
989 words (approx. 4.0 pages), 21 sources, APA, AU$ 46.95
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The paper relates that the largest fast-food chains provide food alternatives that are healthier more in perception than in reality, and although Subways provides better nutritional choices, it is only in conjunction with less nutritional choices. The paper therefore proposes a fast-food venture that excludes non-nutritious options and that uses only healthful products and condiments so that it is virtually impossible to order a non-nutritious meal. The paper outlines the marketing strategies that can be employed to this end.
Outline:
Background and History for a New Product Concept
Identifying the Competition
Defining the Niche Opportunity
Marketing Strategies
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"Clinical obesity and overweight is approaching epidemic levels in the United States. Recently, medical research across a wide spectrum of different disciplines has implicated obesity and overweight as a causal factor in everything from Asthma and Arthritis to numerous forms of cancer, diabetes, and congestive heart failure (Larson-Duyff 2002).
"Increased public attention to issues of healthy weight maintenance and proper nutrition have inspired changes to many segments of the food service industry, prompting even some of the worst contributors to the problem to begin offering more healthful alternatives to their menus. Specifically, fast-food chains like McDonald's and Burger King have added low-fat items and other franchises like Subways have focused intense advertising campaign efforts on the nutritional benefits of their menu in comparison to ordinary fast food."
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Roasting Coffee, 2009.
This paper explains how coffee beans can be roasted at home using popcorn poppers.
2,103 words (approx. 8.4 pages), 8 sources, MLA, AU$ 86.95
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The paper discusses the popularity of coffee and home coffee roasting and focuses on the roasting of coffee using a hot air corn popper. The paper examines the article by Jim Romanoff "For Freshly Roasted Coffee All You Need is a Corn Popper" and lists the supplies and ingredients necessary and the method to be utilized. The paper shows how it is a simple process that can yield great results for coffee connoisseurs.
Outline:
Introduction
Coffee Beans
Roasting Coffee Beans at Home
Hot Air Roasting
Process Involved in Roasting Coffee Using the Hot Air Corn Popper Method
Conclusion
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"According to an article found in the Magazine, Whole Earth, Coffee is also referred to as Java, Khavey, Crank and Joe. Coffee is a member of the genus Coffea part of the Rubiaceae, family of flowering plants (Pendell). These flowering plants are most common in tropical climates. Although there are many forms of Coffea the article reports that only two Coffea species are generally cultivated (Pendell). These two species are Coffea Arabica and Coffea canephora. The article reports that Coffea Arabica is the best and most highly priced of the two and the original source for this type of coffee is Ethiopia (Pendell; Roussel & Verdeaux)."
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Obesity and the Health Belief Model, 2009.
An examination of issues concerning obesity in high risk groups using the health belief model.
13,204 words (approx. 52.8 pages), 41 sources, APA, AU$ 323.95
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This research explores the issue of obesity, specifically as it impacts high risk groups such as pre-adolescent children, sedentary women and the elderly or infirm. The theoretical framework for this examination is the health belief model (HBM), which is designated as a mode to altering individual health beliefs and, consequently, altering individual health behaviors. The paper uses the health belief model as the assumptive basis for the idea that intervention with obesity can be accomplished through its application. By addressing first the implications to the health of obesity, as well as some of its core causes, it endeavors to consider the ways in which the health belief model can be applied to the specific demographics in order to yield positive intervention outcomes toward the prevention, reduction or reversal of obesity.
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Abstract
Introduction
Research Problem
Theoretical Framework
Methodology
Findings
Recommendations
Conclusion
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"The culture of the United States, which embraces expediency, convenience and affordability above all else, has rendered us a nation addicted to fast-food and counter-nutritional excess. Contrarily, we are also obsessed with glamour and beauty which manifests in a nation that is dually addicted to dietary methods and eating disorders. This is a complicated morass of socially implanted values which begins early in individuals. Apparently in concert with these tendencies in our cultural outlook, our nation's children are evermore susceptible to pre-adolescent obesity or some form of eating disorder either to excess or to insufficiency. In addition to these decidedly negative trends, a rise in the predominance of sedentary forms of activity such as video-games, internet use and television intake have had a contributory factor to both obesity and the initiation of lifelong trends of detrimental health behavior. "
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The Advertising of McDonaldization, 2009.
A discussion on how fast food companies like McDonalds use advertising to appeal to us as consumers.
1,300 words (approx. 5.2 pages), 8 sources, APA, AU$ 56.95
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The paper explores how savvy advertisers appeal to consumers to keep on buying fast food despite its well known health risks. The paper explains that most people do not notice that they are being aggressively marketed and this is because the advertising appeals to those cultural, social, emotional and psychological aspects of our personality that represent our dreams, hopes, desires and our need to feel successful and well fed.
Outline:
Introduction
Understanding the Advertising
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"Everywhere we look, there is advertising, beckoning the public to a new or existing product with the "whatever" appeals to your senses approach. Advertising dollars are aimed at our well researched consumer senses and needs. Advertising campaigns defines how we see ourselves in society. There is, however, "truth" in advertising, because large amounts of money are spent advertisers to understand our spending habits, needs, and desires as consumers. As obesity spreads throughout first world countries, the question that has been asked time and again is whether or not fast food is creating obesity in the world? Except for third world countries where advertising dollars are not spent, obesity is an increasing problem, and one that has been identified as increasing with the increase around the world of fast food companies like McDonalds and Burger King (Toland Frith, Katherine, 1997, p. 38). In fact, some health officials contend that the world is experiencing an obesity crisis (Pool, Robert, 2001, p. 3)."
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Chrohn's Disease and Management, 2009.
An in-depth exploration of the best medical treatment for Crohn's disease based on current studies.
8,943 words (approx. 35.8 pages), 51 sources, APA, AU$ 241.95
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The paper explores Crohn's disease's pathogenesis, clinical staging and prognosis. The paper looks at current management trends and discusses the most promising medical therapy, which is the use of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists as an immunomodulator. The paper then examines Natalizumab, a monoclonal antibody against a cellular adhesion molecule, anti-interleukin 12 (anti-IL 12) medications, corticosteroids and their role in Crohn's disease, as well as current discoveries about their short and long-term consequences. The paper looks at the association of diet to the prognosis, progression or alleviation of Crohn's disease and concludes by presenting the best management for adult and child patients with this debilitating disease.
Outline:
Introduction
Discussion
Conclusion
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"Crohn's disease is a chronic relapsing inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that affects any part of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus. More often, Crohn's disease is seen in the terminal ileum and colon (Caprilli and Clemente, 2008). As many as 7 newly diagnosed cases per 100,000 people are diagnosed every year, with a prevalence rate of 162 cases per 100,000 people every year (National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Disease [NIDDK], 2005). Along with the other major form of IBD, ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease caused 825 deaths in 2002. Of 169,000 patients confined in the hospital, 62% were due to Crohn's disease. People with Crohn's disease suffer from severe diarrhea and abdominal pain, which results from the inflammation of the digestive tract."
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Mad Cow Disease, 2009.
An analysis of the reality vs. perception of mad cow disease in the U.S., Germany and the Netherlands.
1,517 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 8 sources, APA, AU$ 64.95
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The paper considers the official, public and economic responses of the mad cow scare on three nations; the U.S., Germany and the Netherlands. The paper reveals that in spite of the dramatic response taken by the governments, the research shows how America and Europe are moved more by panic than by fact. The paper asserts that the dangers of mad cow disease to human beings have been grossly exaggerated, creating an unrealistic public fear and the destruction of an industry. The paper maintains that the greatest preventative measure for mad cow disease is the proliferation of public and official understanding of what it is and how it is caused.
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"Recent years have witnessed an array of global food-borne health scares which are related to practices of careless governmental oversight, haphazard agricultural standards and increased free trade activities between industrialized nations and those developing nations which are either unable or unwilling to devote the necessary resources to administrative regulation. The outcome of these conditions has been an apparent invasion of certain advanced economies and societies of terrifying disease strains and the public panics there associated. Among those scares most publicly aired by the news would be those relating to Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy, which is more commonly known as 'Mad Cow Disease' or 'Mad Cow's Disease.' Between the years of 2001 and 2004, an outbreak of cases in a host of industrialized nations would spark the biggest public panic to date, prompting publics in said nations to abstain from beef, prompting such industries to experience devastating economic decline, inciting public airwaves to dedicate considerable focus to the subject and inspiring governmental leaders to draw up and pass legislation concerning the prevention of the disease spread and the prohibition of practices believed to cause it."
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Youth Obesity, 2009.
A discussion on youth obesity and the lack of exercise in schools today.
1,051 words (approx. 4.2 pages), 11 sources, APA, AU$ 47.95
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The paper looks at the statistics on the increased obesity among the young population. The paper discusses the threat of obesity to national health and focuses on the two main causative factors of obesity: a lack of exercise and improper nutrition. The paper then examines the economic and social barriers to promoting physical activity in schools.
Outline:
Introduction: The Extent of the Problem
Solutions
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"A global health issue that is becoming more severe each year, especially in developed and industrialized countries, is increased obesity among the youth. In the United States obesity is being described as an epidemic. Numerous research studies show that obesity is becoming one of the most serious threats to health in many industrialized countries in the world. The implications of this problem extend even beyond issues of personal health as they impact adversely on other areas of societal balance and development, such as the economics and education."
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Gastroschisis, 2009.
A case study of a baby with gastroschisis, a congenital abdominal wall defect.
3,184 words (approx. 12.7 pages), 9 sources, APA, AU$ 120.95
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The paper focuses on a case of an 8-month old female with gastroschisis and details her clinical situation, treatment in the hospital, the family's functional status and an assessment of the child's development and growth. The paper provides a discussion of gastroschisis, including its prevalence, external and internal factors that affect it and its pathophysiology. The paper also describes the management needs this child has and outlines current research on catheter use and sepsis.
Outline:
Introduction
The Child and her Family
Developmental Milestones
Laboratory Results
Fluids and Nutrition
Medications
Client Learning Needs
Pathophysiology of Gastroschisis
Application of a Nursing Research
Summary
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"Gastroschisis is a congenital abdominal wall defect and is associated with a significant fetal and neonatal mortality rate of less than 10% (Vu, Nobuhara, Laurent, and Shaw, 2008). The intestines protrude through the defect and are exposed to the amniotic fluid, which has toxic substances, such as urine and small quantities of antenatally-defecated material. This may result to life-crippling complications such as bowel atresias and increased risk for sepsis. Such effects in the child's quality of life may lead to a prolonged stay in hospitals and consequent high health care cost."
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