Understanding Common Health Conditions and Prevention
Understanding Common Health Conditions
Tumors: Benign and Malignant
A tumor occurs when cells reproduce more than necessary or old cells do not die when they should. In such cases, a tumor appears, defined as a disorganized mass of tissue. Benign tumors grow locally and remain in the place where they were formed because their cells do not move. Benign tumors can be removed by surgery and usually do not endanger the patient’s life. A malignant tumor is a disease in which cells can move from the initial
Read MoreMastering English Grammar: Conditionals, Active & Passive Voice
Understanding Conditional Sentences
Zero Conditional
Structure: If/When/Unless + Present Simple, Present Simple/Modal + Base Form
Examples:
- If/When you study harder, you get better marks.
- I can’t drive unless I’ve got my glasses.
First Conditional
Structure: If/Unless + Present Simple, Future Simple/Imperative/Modal + Base Form
Examples:
- If she cracks the code, she’ll understand the message.
- If the website isn’t reliable, don’t buy anything.
Second Conditional
Structure: If/Unless + Past Simple, Would/Could/
Safe Oral, Nasogastric, and Enema Administration Techniques
Oral Diet Administration
Materials
- Diet
- Glasses and silverware
- Napkins
- Flexible straws
- Tray
- Absorbent pads
- Towels
- Gloves
Procedures
- Wash hands.
- Check for food allergies.
- Create a peaceful atmosphere during the meal.
- Alleviate pain before meals.
- Preserve user privacy and inform the user.
- Request assistance from the patient and family.
- Ask the user to wash their hands.
- Help the patient into a properly seated or Fowler’s position with head and neck flexed.
- For patients who cannot eat without assistance:
- Manage small amounts
R.I.P.D.: Souls, Deados, and the Staff of Jericho
Boston Police Department officers Detective Sergeant Nick Walker and Detective Lieutenant Bobby Hayes discover and steal several shards of gold while on duty. Nick buries his share under an orange tree sapling in his garden; his wife, Julia, thinks that the tree is a surprise gift and mentions how content she is with their life together. Nick realizes that they do not need the gold, and decides to submit it as evidence. During a raid later on, Hayes tells Nick that he can’t let him turn in the gold,
Read MoreUnderstanding the Effects of Smoking, Sedentary Lifestyle, and Doping in Sports
Smoking
- Physical dependence: Caused directly by nicotine withdrawal.
- Psychological dependence: Smoking becomes a companion in all types of situations, such as after meals, with coffee, or while talking on the phone. It seems impossible to change this relationship.
- Social link: Smoking remains a social act. It is done in groups, at certain leisure meetings, after dinner with friends, and, above all, remains a habit that distinguishes certain groups of adolescents, giving it a social value of rebellion
Important Health Awareness Days and HIV Prophylaxis
Important Health Awareness Days
January
- 30: World Leprosy Day and International Day of Nonviolence
February
- 4: International Day Against Cancer
- 11: World Day of the Sick
- 14: European Day of Sexual Health
- 27: National Day of Transplantation
- 28: Global Day of Rare Diseases
March
- 8: International Women’s Day
- 9: Renal Disease Day in Spain
- 12: World Glaucoma Day
- 14: European Day for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Risk
- 20: World Sleep Day
- 21: International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- 22: World