A Case Study of Obesity in a 3-Year-Old Nigerian Female: The Role of Culture and Additional Risk Factors in the Assessment and Treatment of Obesity

Suicide is a global health issue accounting for at least 800,000 deaths per annum. Numerous models have been proposed that differ in their emphasis on the role of psychological, social, psychiatric and neurobiological factors in explaining suicide risk. Central to many models is a stress-diathesis component which states that suicidal behavior is the result of an interaction between acutely stressful events and a susceptibility to suicidal behavior (a diathesis). This article presents an overview of studies that demonstrate that stress and dysregulated hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity, as measured by cortisol levels, are important additional risk factors for suicide. Evidence for other putative stress-related suicide risk factors including childhood trauma, impaired executive function, impulsivity and disrupted sleep are considered together with the impact of family history of suicide, perinatal and epigenetic influences on suicide risk.

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CONTEMPORARY PREVENTION AREAS OF DIABETES AND ITS COMPLICATIONS: THE ROLE OF THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN

PROBLEMS OF ENDOCRINE PATHOLOGY ◽

10.21856/j-pep.2016.3.10 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 57 (3) ◽

pp. 60-68

Author(s):

O. M. Korzh

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Healthcare Professionals ◽

Preventive Measures ◽

Early Recognition ◽

New Technology ◽

Family Doctor ◽

Education Of Patients ◽

The Family ◽

Assessment And Treatment

The article discusses the features of the activities of the family doctor in the conduct of preventive measures against the development of diabetes and its complications. It is shown that the basis of therapeutic and preventive activities determined by a complex effect on the risk factors and implementation of optimal pharmacotherapy. The identification and modification of risk factors for cardiovascular disease is a major challenge facing the general practitioners, family medicine. The family doctor should take a proactive stance in relation to early recognition of risk factors. New technology to physicians and patients could help in the formation, monitoring and improving results. Essential is a multi-modal education of patients and healthcare professionals in the understanding of diseases, risk assessment and treatment.

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Bipolar Disorder: Additional Risk Factors to Consider in Assessment and Treatment

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e608222010-001 ◽

2010 ◽

Author(s):

Christopher Miller

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Bipolar Disorder ◽

Additional Risk ◽

Assessment And Treatment

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Corticosteroids in Otorhinolaryngology

10.5772/intechopen.98636 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Magdalena B. Skarzynska ◽

Piotr H. Skarzynski

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Hearing Loss ◽

Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽

Adverse Reactions ◽

Meniere’S Disease ◽

Sudden Sensorineural Hearing Loss ◽

Sensorineural Hearing ◽

Ménière’S Disease ◽

Additional Risk

This paper aims to present the role of the therapy of corticosteroids in otorhinolaryngological diseases such as Meniere’s disease, partial deafness, sudden sensorineural hearing loss, and tinnitus. The effectiveness of treatment depends on many factors, for instance, the duration of the therapy, occurrence or not of adverse reactions, especially in those patients with additional risk factors as comorbidities. Additionally, the optimal way of administration has been widely discussed.

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Protecting the organization against risk and the role of financial audit on the example of the internal audit

Oeconomia Copernicana ◽

10.12775/oec.2016.028 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 485 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Sylwia Bożek ◽

Izabela Emerling

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Research Methods ◽

Conceptual Analysis ◽

Applied Research ◽

Internal Audit ◽

Financial Audit ◽

Economic Reality ◽

Effectiveness And Efficiency

In the contemporary economic reality and organization’s activities aiming at effectiveness and efficiency of functioning, a lot of significance is attached to a financial audit as an important instrument for protecting the organization against the risk factors. The aim of this article is to present theoretical and practical (on the basis of the examined example) aspects concerning the (internal) financial audit in the organization within the context of its assessment of the exposure to risk. The applied research methods are based on the method of conceptual analysis of the literature on the examined field, as well as on the case study of the auditing task. The results of the performed analyses and examinations allow to state that the financial audit constitutes an effective tool for protecting the organization against internal, as well as external risks.

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Role of Risk Factors in Developing Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome During Correction of Hyponatremia: A Case Study

Cureus ◽

10.7759/cureus.6547 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Tom D.Y. Reijnders ◽

Wilbert M.T. Janssen ◽

S.M. Laila Niamut ◽

Andrea B Kramer

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Osmotic Demyelination Syndrome ◽

Osmotic Demyelination

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Risk factors of deforming osteoarthritis in the family doctor practice

Bukovinian Medical Herald ◽

10.24061/2413-0737.xxv.3.99.2021.8 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 25 (3 (99)) ◽

pp. 48-51

Author(s):

A. Lehkun ◽

L. Sydorchuk ◽

A. Zaremska

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

General Structure ◽

Family Doctor ◽

Additional Risk ◽

Occupational Factors ◽

American College Of Rheumatology ◽

Joint Pathology ◽

The Family ◽

Age Over 60

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common bone and joint pathology, affecting, according to the American College of Rheumatology ACR (2019), about 302 million people worldwide and is the leading cause of disability in the elderly.Objective. To investigate the role of additional risk factors in patients with OA in the practice of family physicians for secondary prevention.Material and methods. A retrospective analysis of 50 outpatient records and electronic medical records (EMC) of patients with OA for 2019-2020 was performed: 30 women, 20 men; aged 35-75 years. Concomitant risk factors were studied by epidemiological analysis: obesity / overweight, burdensome family history, traumatic factor, occupational exposure.Results. The respiratory and circulatory systems diseases dominate in the structure of the primary morbidity of the Northern Bukovina inhabitants in 2020. The incidence of bone and joint is 4.04% in the general structure, which does not differ significantly from the European average. The structure of the primary morbidity of the bone and joint sphere is dominated by arthrosis and deforming OA (DOA). The injuries and occupational factors dominated in structure of DOA risk factors at the age under 50, but after 50 years – obesity and burdened heredity prevailed, with a significant impact of the occupational factor. Absence of injuries in the anamnesis and occupational factors reduce the risk of DOA 8 and 3.5 times, respectively (p<0.05). Age over 60 years increases the relative risk of DOA 2.5 times as much (p=0.013), especially in women to almost 4 times.Conclusions. Additional risk factors should be considered in patients with DOA for secondary prevention.

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Atrial fibrillation: villain or bystander in vascular brain injury

European Heart Journal Supplements ◽

10.1093/eurheartj/suaa166 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 22 (Supplement_M) ◽

pp. M51-M59

Author(s):

Ben Freedman ◽

Hooman Kamel ◽

Isabelle C Van Gelder ◽

Renate B Schnabel

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Atrial Fibrillation ◽

Brain Injury ◽

Carotid Arteries ◽

Stroke Risk ◽

Blood Stasis ◽

Ecg Monitoring ◽

Additional Risk ◽

Cast Doubt

Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke are inextricably connected, with classical Virchow pathophysiology explaining thromboembolism through blood stasis in the fibrillating left atrium. This conceptualization has been reinforced by the remarkable efficacy of oral anticoagulant (OAC) for stroke prevention in AF. A number of observations showing that the presence of AF is neither necessary nor sufficient for stroke, cast doubt on the causal role of AF as a villain in vascular brain injury (VBI). The requirement for additional risk factors before AF increases stroke risk; temporal disconnect of AF from a stroke in patients with no AF for months before stroke during continuous ECG monitoring but manifesting AF only after stroke; and increasing recognition of the role of atrial cardiomyopathy and atrial substrate in AF-related stroke, and also stroke without AF, have led to rethinking the pathogenetic model of cardioembolic stroke. This is quite separate from recognition that in AF, shared cardiovascular risk factors can lead both to non-embolic stroke, or emboli from the aorta and carotid arteries. Meanwhile, VBI is now expanded to include dementia and cognitive decline: research is required to see if reduced by OAC. A changed conceptual model with less focus on the arrhythmia, and more on atrial substrate/cardiomyopathy causing VBI both in the presence or absence of AF, is required to allow us to better prevent AF-related VBI. It could direct focus towards prevention of the atrial cardiomyopathy though much work is required to better define this entity before the balance between AF as villain or bystander can be determined.

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