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    Coronary artery bypass surgery‚ also coronary artery bypass graft (CABG‚ pronounced "cabbage") surgery‚ and colloquially heart bypass orbypass surgery is a surgical procedure performed to relieve angina and reduce the risk of death from coronary artery disease. Arteries or veins from elsewhere in the patient ’s body are grafted to the coronary arteries to bypass atherosclerotic narrowings and improve the blood supply to the coronary circulation supplying the myocardium (heart muscle). This surgery

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    ACUTE-ON-CHRONIC LIVER FAILURE: APPLYING THE PIRO CONCEPT Danielle Adebayo‚ Vincenzo Morabito‚ Rajiv Jalan Liver Failure Group‚ UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health‚ UCL Medical School‚ Royal Free Hospital‚ London‚ UK Disclosure: No potential conflict of interest Citation: EMJ Hepatol. 2013;1:38-43. ABSTRACT Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF)‚ a clinical syndrome associated with a dismal prognosis‚ occurs acutely in previously stable cirrhotic patients. An important feature

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    Running head: METABOLIC SYNDROME Metabolic Syndrome James Doucette College of Western Idaho Abstract Metabolic syndrome is an emerging diagnosis in the medical field that has effects on patient care. Becoming familiar with it and having it become a common part of patient care will‚ if used appropriately will increase the lives of those who have become affected with or are at risk of becoming diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a constellation of risks

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    Marfan Syndrome Wesley Thompson Jim Hutchins Biomedical Core 1110 November 19‚ 2011 Marfan syndrome is a variable‚ autosomal-dominant disorder in the connective tissue with distinct physical characteristics. The principal features affect the cardiovascular system‚ eyes and skeleton. This condition affects the connective protein that forms the structural support for tissues outside the cell. This disease is a result of a faulty makeup of chromosomes. Since MFS (Marfan Syndrome) is an

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    Introduction This paper will explore the case study of Suzanne‚ an independent living 25-year-old woman with Downs Syndrome that presents with progressively worsening congenital heart and lung abnormalities. She has been referred to a transplant center to be evaluated for a possible heart-lung transplant. The transplant center will be in charge of determining whether or not she will be able to handle her post-transplant care. In order to make this determination‚ “A Guide to Moral Decision Making”

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    Introduction For the last decades‚ the number of fatalities from coronary heart disease (CHD) in Australia has steadily declined‚ however it remains one of the leading causes of all deaths and the number one cause of cardiovascular deaths among Australian population (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare [AIHW]‚ 2011). Coronary heart disease refers to the conditions that affect the blood vessels that supply the heart muscle with nutrients and oxygen (Craft‚ Gordon‚ & Tiziani‚ 2011). There

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    Acute Ottitis Media

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    Antibiotic Treatment for Acute Otitis Media in Childrens A Review of the Literature Fariha Shafaat Jinnah University for Women Author Note This paper was prepared for Research Methodology‚ course no. 4191‚ taught by Professor Dr.Rana Hadi. ABSTRACT In this report an attempt has been made to analyze the Systematic search of the medical literature to identify studies that used antibiotics in randomized controlled trials to treat acute otitis media. Studies were examined blind‚ and the results

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    Acute Hospital Care

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    Topic: Acute Hospital Care Course: Health Care and Insurance Date: November 28th‚ 2012 Acute Hospital Care Acute care is medical treatment at a hospital which is short-term. Acute care is a level of health care in which a patient is treated for a brief but severe episode of illness‚ for conditions that are the result of disease or trauma‚ and during recovery from surgery. Acute care is generally provided in a hospital by a variety of clinical personnel using technical equipment‚ pharmaceuticals

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    Good morning Mrs Dupree and class today I will be making you all more aware on coronary heart disease. What is it ? Heart disease is a range of conditions that affect your heart‚ the term heart disease is often used with the term cardiovascular disease which refers to conditions that are involved in the narrowing of the blood vessels which can then lead to a heart attack. There are many different forms of heart disease which come in the form of heart conditions such as ones that affect your valves

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    Down Syndrome

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    Having a Down syndrome is such a difficult situation for an individual to have. They have slow physical and mental capabilities that lead them to discrimination. Physical features of having a Down syndrome. Including flattening of the head; slanting of the eyelids; a gap between the first and the second toes; a depressed nasal bridge; relatively small ears‚ mouth‚ hands and feet; short stature; decreased muscle tone and loose ligaments among others. Not every child with Down syndrome has all of these

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