placed upon our bones due to a fall‚ striking of an object‚ bending or twisting of the bone or simply old age. (Oak‚ 2012) Any of these circumstances can result in what we call a bone fracture. When a fracture occurs they are classified as either a compound (open) fracture or a simple (closed) fracture. A compound fracture would result if “the bone exits and is visible through the skin‚ or a deep wound that exposes the bone through the skin” (Pierce-Smith‚ 2008) whereas a simple fracture would result
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Clinical features and diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis in children INTRODUCTION — Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. DKA can less commonly occur in children with type 2 diabetes mellitus [1‚2]. (See "Classification of diabetes mellitus and genetic diabetic syndromes".) In recent years‚ the incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus have increased across all ethnic groups. This has been coupled with an
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looking back. I have blue eyes‚ the colour of faded dark denim. I sighed. ’Yep‚ that’s me’ I thought. I sighed again‚ and got ready for school. My name is Adriana McPherson. I am 15½ years old. I live with my mum‚ dad‚ and my two older brothers. I am in Year 10 at Angel’s Catholic Secondary School‚ a co-ed school in which Years 9-12 attend. I am pretty good at school‚ with an A average. As I was eating breakfast I thought about my friends. I have a close group of friends‚ but if I had to say who my best
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Healing a broken heart from a lost love seems to be the most challenging endeavor that anyone could image. A break up usually starts with a period of paralyzing shock‚ turning into helplessness and deep grief. Right after the break-up‚ we feel big sense of bewilderment. Everything happened very suddenly‚ and we simply do not understand it. We have extreme difficulty accepting that it’s over because there is something inside of us resisting the facts.We simply cannot let go of them. We still feel
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Nursing Management 1 Running Head: Left Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Nursing Management of a Patient with Left Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear Bula‚ Monesa Bianca Carillo‚ Kathlyn O. Our Lady of Fatima University Nursing Management 2 Nursing Management of a Patient with Left Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear M.G.‚ a 23 year old male soldier was involved in a vehicular accident a year ago‚ and was diagnosed with left symphysis pubis diastasis with sacroiliac joint disruption
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DBS/FT/1B/21 5/10/2013 2013 Clara Anne Lim DBS/FT/1B/21 5/10/2013 Hand Foot Mouth Disease: An Overview Hand Foot Mouth Disease: An Overview Table of Contents 1. Introduction 2 2. What HFMD is 2 2.1. Definition 2 2.2. Victims 2 2.3. Symptoms 2 2.4. Impact 2 3. How it is spread 3 4. Treatment and Prevention 3 5. Conclusion 3 6. References 4 1. Introduction This report discusses what Hand‚ Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD) is‚ how it is spread as well as the precautions
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Female Foeticide In India India is a country of incredible ironies. It is a land where people worship myriad forms of female Shakti in quest of wealth‚ wisdom and power. In this country it is a common sight to see thousands of couples making arduous journeys every year to shrines of goddesses in order to be blessed with a child. But strangely enough‚ in this country‚ a couple is said to be ‘blessed’ only when it has a male child; for a girl is never considered a blessing in our society. Her birth
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Abstract This report examines the relationship between cigarette smoking among NUC females. The aim of this study is to determine the knowledge and attitude and behavior of female smokers. To reveal the different influences that are paramount in their smoking habits. This report investigates hypotheses regarding women smokers in college. Furthermore‚ test the Factors that contributed to the tobacco use among women. The findings explain the tremendous difference among the groups. However in light
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Five Year Old Juvenile Delinquent According to legal definition‚ a juvenile delinquent is a person between the ages of 7 and 16 who commits an act which would be considered a crime if that person were an adult. I considered myself to be a juvenile delinquent at the age of 5 due to a childish prank. I thought as a result of my actions I would be sent to the W. T. Edwards Juvenile Detention Center in my city for being a bad little girl. My mother worked outside the home in the early sixties and
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feet. They used foot binding‚ a long and painful process of breaking and moving bones‚ to deform their feet until they were tiny. Foot binding perceived the role of women in Chinese society and Confucian moral values. This practice affected the lives of many women in ways that are unimaginably painful (Bound). One Chinese legend speaks of a time when Lady Huang of the Song Dynasty started this practice and continued it because her prince loved her little feet. He was proud of her ability to dance
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