The War on drugs has been ongoing in America for over 30 years‚ but it hasn’t been working out the way people thought it would be. I’m against the the “War” on drugs. The “War” on drugs is ineffective and needs to changed. The “War” on drugs needs to be changed because it costs the government way too much money. According to Havard’s Jeffrey A. Miron an economist‚ and doctoral candidate Katherine Waldock‚ in the U.S alone legalizing drugs would save roughly 41.3 billion per year in government expenditure
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Emphysema - Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common respiratory condition characterized by airflow limitation currently affecting more than 5% of the population and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. In the US COPD is ranked 3rd in cause of death responsible for killing more than 120‚000 individuals per year. The National Health Interview Survey reports the prevalence of emphysema at 18 cases per 1000 persons and chronic bronchitis
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Hepatitis C is a contagious disease caused by a virus that infects the liver. Hepatitis C can cause fibrosis (liver scarring)‚ liver cancer‚ liver failure‚ and even death. There are two types of Hepatitis C infections: acute and chronic. Acute Hepatitis C is a short term infection while chronic Hepatitis C is a long term infection. Hepatitis C has various possible causes that might be as a result of toxins and chemicals drinking excessive alcohol. Autoimmune diseases that cause the immune system to attack
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Nursing Diagnosis 1. Acute pain R/T: inflammation and obstruction of the gallbladder AEB: patient verbalizes abdominal pain of 7/10‚ grimaces‚ rubs his stomach‚ BP 158/79‚ T990F 2. Deficient knowledge R/T: lack of knowledge about the importance of incentive spirometer AEB: patient says that he does not know how to use and needs to know more about its importance. 3. Risk for deficient fluid volume R/T: restricted intake 4. Risk for imbalanced nutrition less than body requirement R/T: impaired
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It works by activating a substance that helps to break up blood clots. Blood clots can prevent oxygen and nutrients from getting to the heart‚ which causes tissue death and long-term damage to the heart. It’s indicated for use in the management of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in adults for the improvement of ventricular function following AMI‚ the reduction of the incidence of congestive heart failure and the reduction of mortality associated with AMI. Reteplase is given by injection into a vein
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According to Medicine.net acute myeloid leukemia is a fast progressive malignant disease in which there are an excessive amount of immature blood-forming cells in the blood and bone marrow‚ the cells being precisely those intended to give rise to the granulocytes or monocytes‚ both types of white blood cells that fight infections. “Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) has many other names‚ including acute myelocytic leukemia‚ acute myelogenous leukemia‚ acute granulocytic leukemia‚ and acute non-lymphocytic leukemia”
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Alice Palmer has been admitted into the acute stroke unit eighteen hours after experiencing an ischaemic stroke. She has undergone a vital signs assessment including heart rate and blood pressure as well as a Glasgow Coma Scale test as part of a neurological assessment. This essay will discuss the key elements of the data recorded‚ the physical and focused assessments to be completed by the nurse receiving Mrs. Palmer and it will include the normal and abnormal parameters for this case study. Firstly
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4. Mr. Ochoa will spend several days hospitalized in the acute care setting as he is stabilized and treated for CVA List nursing interventions as they relate to the CVA patient for the following areas of concern. (Acute care: prevent further injury and addressing current issues) Mobility: (3) List three nursing interventions aimed at preventing immobility related issues while in the acute care setting. 1. Never pull on the affected extremity when moving patient. 2. Encourage continuous shoulder
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Research proposal: Intragastric and intranasal administration of Bifidobacterium animalis to reduce airway inflammation in asthma. Project submitted to : madam Raheela Rahmat Submitted by: Shazia Naseer Father name: Naseer Ahmed Seat number: Enrolment Number: Class: B.S.C (H) 3rd year Crouse #: 516 Department: Biotechnology Date of submission: nov5th‚ 2012 Submitted by: Shazia Naseer Father name: Naseer
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Acute Radiation Syndrome Acute radiation syndrome which is also sometimes known as radiation sickness or radiation toxicity is an extremely serious illness that occurs when the entire body (or most of it) receives a high dose of penetrating radiation‚ a dose greater than 50 rads‚ in a very short period of time. Studies in animals and humans exposed to radiation have allowed researchers to describe acute radiation syndrome. The most replicative cells are the most sensitive to the acute effects
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