A 30-year-old male comes in complaining of 2 days of loose to watery diarrhea, 4 to 5 times a day with significant nausea and one episode of vomiting today. He has a temperature of 100.5 on presentation and an HR of 102. His skin is slightly pale, and he is complaining of abdominal cramping. He states that he was in his usual state of health prior to the diarrhea and denies any unusual travel or food. His abdomen is generally tender with no rebound or guarding.
DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGY: DATA SOURCES AND DATA COLLECTION
Diabetes is a significant public health challenge in the United States, with Table 3.2 identifying Hemoglobin A1C levels, incidence of skin infections, obesity, peripheral neuropathy, and renal insufficiency as key measurable outcomes (Curley, 2024). The population selected for this discussion is Hispanic/Latino adults in the United States, a group disproportionately