Allergies, Parasites and the Hygiene Hypothesis
The objective of this study is to explain the relationship between allergies emergence due to parasites based on the hygiene hypothesis and the current information stating how valid this hypothesis is. Towards this end, this study will conduct a brief but intensive review of literature in this area of inquiry. The work of Liu and Leung (2006) report that the hygiene hypothesis has a long history. Categories of allergy and asthma are stated to include specific categories as follows: (1) infections; (2) microbial components; (3) gastrointestinal colonization; (4) soil microbiota; and (5) forces that reduce microbial burden. (Liu and Leung, 2006, p.1063) Stated as fundamental to the hypothesis is "that the microbial exposure of interest can potentially cause both healthful and harmful outcomes." (Ibid, 2006, p.1063) Reported is that this dual way of viewing this is in defiance of the "simplistic tendency to view the…...

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Some of these foods with the antigen include wheat, soy, peanuts, and fish among others. A six-food elimination diet of these foods has resulted in histological and clinical remission for afflicted kids, with a 2011 research survey showing remission for eighty five percent of the children studied. Use of corticosteroids is an alternative to managing of Eosinophilic Esophagitis symptoms but, these drugs do not cure the disease, they only mitigate the severity of the symptoms. These symptoms can re-occur if the patient ceases taking these drugs (Gordon 36-40). To come up with better treatment for Eosinophilic Esophagitis, Food Allergy Centre is doing a study by comparing different approaches of therapy which includes eight-food and six-food elimination diets, corticosteroid therapies and elemental diets. These approaches apply to various patients, and these researchers assess the response of these patients to various therapies (Gordon 36-40).
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References

Broome-Stone, S. "The Psychosocial Impact of Life- Threatening Childhood Food Allergies." Pediatric nursing 38.6 (2012): 327-30. ProQuest. Web. 12 Apr. 2013.

Bursztyn, Alberto. Childhood Psychological Disorders: Current Controversies. Food Allergies: a Recipe for Success at School: Information, Recommendations and Inspiration for Families and School Personnel. Authorhouse, 2012. Print.

Gordon, Sherri M. Peanut Butter, Milk, and Other Deadly Threats: What You Should Know About Food Allergies. Berkeley Heights, NJ: Enslow Publishers, 2006. Print.

Kaczmarski, Maciej, et al. "Polish Statement on Food Allergy in Children and Adolescents." Postepy Dermatologii I Alergologii28.5 (2011): 331. ProQuest. Web. 12 Apr. 2013. MacKenzie, Heather, and Taraneh Dean. "Quality of Life in Children and Teenagers with Food Hypersensitivity." Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research 10.4 (2010): 397-406. ProQuest. Web. 12 Apr. 2013.

aromatherapy and allergies and the various nursing aspects and implications on the uses of aromatherapy as a treatment for allergies.
Aromatherapy is defined as the art of using essential oils taken from leaves, bark, roots, and flowers, to enhance moods, sharpen minds, awaken the individual's physical sense of being, and most important of all treat various allergies. y simply breathing in the fragrances present in the essential oils derived from these sources, an individual has a soothing effect on his or her soul, and arouses the sensual self. For thousands of years, man has used these essential oils of plants and flowers to improve both his physical as well as the emotional well being.

Though the effectiveness, strengths and the healing powers of the essential oils derived from various herbs, plants and flowers have proven in a number of ailments and allergies, their importance in aromatherapy has only recently been acknowledged…...

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Pet Food and Pet Sensitivities:
As a reflection of the trend among humans that is approximated at 45% of the population, an estimated 10% of pets suffer from food intolerances. However, unlike popular belief, food intolerance is usually linked with the food that is commonly eaten. In most cases, pets tend to be allergic to beef and wheat as well as other common allergens like milk, soya, pork, maize, fish, and chicken. Food sensitivities can be described as the term that is used to broadly explain the different physiological reactions with certain foods or compound with a series of foods. On the other hand, food allergies are sensitivities originating from the reaction of a body's immune system to certain proteins in a food. Generally, an actual food allergy causes a response from the immune system that has significant negative impacts on various organs in the body.

For pet-owners, identifying dietary intolerance in…...

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Uncontrolled Asthma and Allergies; Application of Nursing Theories
Asthma is often referred to as altered immune response, which results in inflammatory conditions that constricts the small airways leading to increased mucous production and bronchospasm. When experiencing asthmatic attacks, I often have difficulty in breathing, shivering, loss of energy and loss of appetite. My central concern has always been how to ensure I am not only able to take care of myself but also any other younger member of the family in managing the asthmatic condition and prevent possible attacks.

The theories that have been relevant in managing and living through the asthma and allergies that I have are as follows; most significant is the Bandura theory of self-efficacy. This is the emphasis that points towards the individual's behavior and skills in line with managing the condition he suffers from. Through this theory, I have focused on the behaviors that help in…...

Patient Cathy
Further questions I would have for Cathy during this visit are the following: Are you coughing phlegm (greenish in color)? Do you have a fever or feel ill or have a headache? Have you taken any long flights recently? Have you been feeling anxious about anything lately? Have you had any stiffness in your neck? Have you experienced a loss of appetite? Felt confused? Have you suffered from any seizures? Can you touch your chin to your chest? Do you drink alcohol? Do your ears feel full?

Because the patient has been using her inhaler when exercising, it is not likely that she would feel any pain in her chest because this is meant to prevent it; however, other signs are evident that she may have an infection and it is important to examine her body systems more closely.

The differential diagnosis list for this visit thus far would be that…...

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Discussion: Assessing the Ears, Nose, and Throat
As Motomura et al. (2016) point out, “pale nasal mucosa is a typical clinical finding in subjects with severe allergic rhinitis” (p. 220). In the case of Richard, the 50 year old male who has presented with nasal congestion, sneezing, rhinorrhea, and postnasal drainage—in other words, an itchy nose, eyes, palate and ears which have bothered him for 5 days—the symptoms that Richard is exhibiting are very likely the effect of severe allergic rhinitis or what is commonly known as hay fever.
As hay fever routinely occurs in the summer and spring months when pollen and mold are in the air and can be highly concentrated in areas depending on geography and weather, it is important to take note of external factors—the environment—that might be impacting Richard over the past week. A history of his outdoor activities, where he lives, whether he has been exposed…...

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patient care. J Allergy Clin Immunol, 114, 155-212.

Motomura, C., Odajima, H., Yamada, A., Taba, N., Murakami, Y., & Nishima, S. (2016).

Pale nasal mucosa affects airflow limitations in upper and lower airways in asthmatic children. Asia Pacific Allergy, 6(4), 220-225.

Quillen, D. & Feller, D. (2006). Diagnosing Rhinitis: Allergic vs. nonallergic.

American Family Physician, 73(9), 1583-1590.

Still another option is immunotherapy. In 2000, the Immunotherapy Committee of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology compared the costs of medication and the single-injection allergen immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis. It found that the cost of medications is much greater. Allergen immunotherapy is generally safe and adverse reactions to are rare (Huggins 2004).

Opinion. - Human civilizations have tried to master nature and even modify it to a point where the body system reacts to certain substances it finds harmful to health. The reaction is an allergy. Human knowledge now has tried to look for ways to counteract the body's natural reaction to offenders or violators of its immune response. While the motivation to combat allergy in humans is always in favor of general well-being and health, a change in lifestyle and behavior may prove the easier way to health by agreeing with the body's way of sustaining itself…...

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Forethought is necessary as is the ability to educate those around you and in some cases such precaution may lead to limitations on the child's activities, especially in cases where those who are ignorant of the seriousness of the issue discount and do not respond to offered education. Another mom who is managing a child with a peanut allergy stresses the two hardest things about having a child with this condition:
hat has been the hardest part about dealing with your child's peanut allergy for you? / Two things. First: Trust. Trusting that whoever is watching your child (be it at daycare or school or babysitting) REALLY understands the ramifications of her allergy. It doesn't matter if it's family or not, it's hard to trust another person with your child's care when they have a special need like this. I'm not worried about my daughter eating peanuts or peanut butter…...

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Community Outing isk eport: Touring Old Mesilla
The outing proposed needs to be a four hour tour for a group of 20 individuals with varied backgrounds, experience, and physical abilities. It needs to be an outdoor activity. The people in the group include four people in the 60-70-year range (three males and one female) two females over the age of 75, both of whom have health problems, four children between the ages of six and ten years old (one with chronic asthma and one with a severe peanut allergy), six people between the ages of 35 and 40 (three males and three females; one of the females is pregnant), and four people between the ages of 16 and 18 (2 males and 2 females). Furthermore, while everyone in the tour group is an English speaker, English is not the first language of the elderly members of the group (those age 60…...

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 http://www.iso.org/iso/catalogue_detail?csnumber=43170

correctly identify opportunities and threats to the products of soap and laundry detergent. Specifically, three marketing environment forces will be identified that impact this type of products. These include environmental quality factors such as sewage treatment and other environmental pollution issues in the detergent manufacturing plants, allergies to chemicals or other ingredients in the products themselves and product changes dictated by various changes in washing machines. In the essay, the author will also describe each force and analyze why and how it will impact the soap and detergent industry.
One of the primary issues that the soap and laundry detergent is the issue of pollution in the manufacture of the product. hether from a desire to avoid running afoul of government fines and regulation, to avoid litigation from issues related to pollution or to avoid bad public relations or "ecotage" (actual sabotage by environmental radicals) this issue is probably the…...

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This writer would like to know if Ms. Barr ever felt the need to cut down on drinking or to stop and couldn't. This writer would like to know if Ms. Barr takes any other drugs or medication in order to sleep or make her feel better and if so how much, and how often.
Mental Health Symptoms:

Mental Status: This writer would like to ask Ms. Barr if she ever thought of harming herself or someone else. If yes, did she have a plan and when was the last time she thought about harming herself or someone else? This writer would like to know if she has ever harmed anyone intentionally. If yes, does she have a plan and when was the last time she harmed someone else. This writer would observe if Ms. Barr's physical characteristics such as clothing, hair color, eye color, mannerisims, interaction with her and include…...

Government Created a Committee
An electronic health record is a digital record of a patient's health information generated from every medical visit a patient makes. This information includes the patient's medical history, demographics, known drug allergies, progress notes, follow up visits, medications, vital signs, immunizations, laboratory data and radiological reports. The EH automates and streamlines a clinician's workflow. (Himss, 2009)

Due to the multiple advantages of an EH, health care agencies have been aiming to push up this technology. In 2004, the FDA approved of an implantable EH microchip into patients. Each microchip has a specific code which is identified through sensors. The device is implanted under the skin, in the back of the arm, requiring a twenty minute procedure, without needing the use of sutures. ("Fda approves computer," 2004)

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, deaths due to preventable medical errors rank as the fifth most common cause of…...

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Prutchi, D. (2011, December 30). Verimed's human-implantable verichip patient rfid. Retrieved from  http://www.implantable-device.com/2011/12/30/verimeds-human-implantable-verichip-patient-rfid/

Therefore, it is very crucial for all the nurses examining the athletes to carefully differentiate the murmurs of the behaviors of athletes and recommend if it is safe for them to continue sports behaviour.
Discussion 2: Anaphylactic Shock

Anaphylaxis shock is a very dangerous and life threatening allergy reaction that needs right, quick and aggressive treatment on time. Due to lack of recognition, the exact evidence of this condition is difficult to know. There are also no laboratory markers or any particular tests that can be used in the emergency to diagnose this situation.

According to the Canadian Pediatric Surveillance Program it is "a severe allergic reaction to any stimulus, having sudden onset and generally lasting less than 24 hours, involving one or more body systems and producing one or more symptoms such as hives, flushing, itching, angioedema, stridor, wheezing, shortness of breath, vomiting, diarrhea or shock" (Simons, Chad and Gold, 2002,…...

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Bille, K., Figueiras, D., Schamasch, P., Kappenberger, L., Brenner, J., Meijboom, J and Meijboom J. (2006). 'Sudden cardiac death in athletes: the Lausanne Recommendations'.

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Maron, B.(2003). Sudden death in young athletes. N Engl J. Med. 2003;349: 1064 -- 75

Simons FER, Chad, ZH and Gold M. (2002). Real-time reporting of anaphylaxis in infants,

Electronic medical records, which refer to medical records that are not only stored in electronic systems (which includes almost all medical records in the modern world, with the exception of some medical records maintained in non-industrialized nations), but that are accessible to multiple healthcare providers across different platforms.  The question is whether these records are able to improve quality of care by allowing healthcare providers to get a full picture of a patient’s medical history, as well as any presenting concerns or issues, as soon as the patient presents for medical treatment.  It would seem like the....

Of course! Here is a potential thesis statement on the benefits of breastfeeding:

"Breastfeeding offers numerous advantages for both mothers and infants, including improved immune system function, reduced risk of chronic illnesses, and enhanced bonding between mother and child, making it a crucial and beneficial practice for optimal health outcomes."
When discussing the benefits of breastfeeding, it is important to highlight the positive impact it has on a baby's immune system. Breast milk contains antibodies that help protect infants from infections and diseases, providing them with a strong defense system during the critical early stages of life. This immune support can....

Thesis Statement: Breastfeeding offers substantial benefits for both mothers and infants, promoting optimal health outcomes and fostering a unique bond between them. Its advantages range from providing essential nutrients to reducing the risk of diseases and enhancing cognitive development in infants, while also providing health benefits and convenience for mothers.

Introduction:

The practice of breastfeeding has been recognized as a fundamental aspect of parenting, providing infants with the optimal nutrition they need to thrive. This thesis delves into the multitude of benefits breastfeeding offers to both mothers and their infants, highlighting the positive impact it can have on health, development, and emotional....

Health Information System (HIS)

A Health Information System (HIS) is a comprehensive, integrated information system designed to manage, store, and process health-related data and information. It provides a platform for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of patient health information, facilitating efficient and effective healthcare delivery.

Components of a Health Information System

A comprehensive HIS typically consists of the following components:

Electronic Health Record (EHR): A digital repository of patient health information, including medical history, medications, allergies, vital signs, diagnostic test results, and treatment plans.
Patient Management System: A module for scheduling appointments, managing patient demographics, and tracking insurance coverage.
Clinical Decision Support Tools:....