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Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) The OSDI questionnaire was used to quantify the dry eye symptoms before surgery and 2 weeks, 1 month and 3 months postoperatively. In this questionnaire, patients were asked about dry eye symptoms that they had experienced during a 1-week recall period. Each answer was scored on a 4-point scale from zero (indicating no problems) to four (indicating a significant problem). Accordingly, we combined the responses to all of the questions to generate a composite

This paper will examine the subject of being overweight, the effect that this has on society, the importance of the living an active lifestyle and will propose a strategic plan in order to combat the issue. 2.0 The Issue The body mass index (BMI) is a simple index comparing weight-for-height that is commonly used to classify whether an individual is overweight or obese. The World Health Organization (WHO) noted that a BMI of 25 or over is the threshold to be considered overweight, and a number that

Index fossils are fossils used to define and identify geologic patterns. They work on the premise that, although different sediments may look different depending on the conditions under which they were laid down. They may include the remains of the same species of fossils. If the concerned species was short-lived (only lasting a few hundred thousand years) then it is certain that the sediments were deposited within that narrow time period. The shorter the lifespan of the species, the more precisely

What is the Glycemic Index? When it comes to wellness it is possible to turn back the hands of time. Ill health and aging comes at a price, and people spend trillions of dollars trying to stave off disease and claim their lives back. Diabetes is a disease associated with problems in controlling blood glucose. In the 21st century, diabetes is a health epidemic, and when a person is diagnosed as a diabetic, it means that they secrete little or no insulin. Diabetes is a serious disease that carries

solution to the problems of summer heat, glare, and hay fever is staying indoors with the windows closed and the air conditioner on. For those tired of being cooped up indoors during the winter, this solution is not an option. Here is how 1.67 high index lenses with the right frames and options can help you cope with these three vexing

health and reduces the life expectancy people are considered obese when their body mass index is a measurement obtained by dividing individual 's weight by the square of the individual 's height, more than 30 kg/m2. According to research, everyone has and needs fat tissue in his bodies. When there is more fat, the result is obesity (World Book Multimedia Encyclopedia,1996). Obesity calculating the Body Mass Index (BMI), which is a mathematical calculation used to identify overweight obesity in people

Assignment 8 MPI, otherwise known as master patient index, and is a very key part in current healthcare. Today, even paper based healthcare businesses have their master patient index procedures computerized. The master patient index is a database index or guide of every patient registered in a healthcare establishment; used to find the patients’ records and to prevent duplicate registrations. The index takes key facts like full name, date of birth, gender and analyzes the database to see if any

My college readiness index shows that overall I am generally ready for education at the next level. All of my scores are at least within the "somewhat ready" category. My highest scores are in the Key Cognitive Strategies and Key Content Knowledge at 4.7 and 4.9, respectively. Good cognitive skills easily allow you to identify problems and think of ways to solve them effectively. It is also possible to interpret information and clearly communicate what is learned to others. These abilities will

Reflection of Inner Leadership In the following assessments: DISC Index and the Jung Typology (Myers-Briggs) Personality was available for me to test my personality and my behavioral traits. Within these results your limitations on life and the way you perceive certain values in life are determined and presented to the user through a substantial questionnaire. The DISC Index is more of a ranking type of questionnaire of a scenario while the Jung typology test is a 50-50, yes or no answer. Within

The Master Patient Index, known as the MPI, is an electronic medicinal information base which holds the data of each patient enrolled with in a medical office that have services given to them by medical providers. The MPI stores data of patients, for example, date of birth, gender, race, social security number, and place of resident. This gives a reasonable and complete perspective of a patient and demographic data for every individual patient and is equipped for being accessed immediately. This