Labreport – the pacemaker Date: 14/10 2009 Student’s name: Mustafa Azmi Sami Group: 29 Professor’s name: Professor Grigaliunas Aim To know the functions of a pacemaker and its use for medical purposes. Task to be performed To evaluate the main parameters of the cardiac pacemaker pulses: duration‚ frequency‚ voltage and period. Also to calculate battery lifetime of the pacemaker. Theory Many organs are being stimulated by electric pulses nowadays to restore lost or inadequate functions
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ISE 369 Quality Engineering – KK3a 2012/13 Semester 1 New QC Seven Tools (Self-study) 1. Affinity Diagram (KJ Method) - Affinity diagram organizes a large number of ideas into their natural relationships. This method taps a team’s creativity and intuition. It was created in the 1960s by Japanese anthropologist Jiro Kawakita. Page 1 of 5 ISE 369 Quality Engineering – KK3a 2012/13 Semester 1 2. Relation diagram - Relation diagram shows cause-and-effect relationships. Just as importantly‚ the
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Economic Tools and Concepts Michelle HCS/552 University of Phoenix September 3‚ 2012 Professor Hamilton Economic Tools and Concepts The focus of this paper is to present economic tools and concepts pertaining to a health care issue. The issue is nursing shortage. Nursing shortage is an ongoing issue for the health care system. A supply and demand curve will be presented on the issue of nursing shortage. A marginal analysis will be presented
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Guillain-Barre Syndrome Works cited 1. "Guillain-Barré Syndrome Fact Sheet." : National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS). N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 12 Jan. 2014. 2. "Guillain-Barré Syndrome Causes‚ Symptoms‚ and Treatments." WebMD. WebMD‚ 03 Jan. 0000. Web. 12 Jan. 2014. 3. "Patient Comments: Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Symptoms - Viewers Share Their Medical Experiences - MedicineNet." MedicineNet. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 14 Jan. 2014. 4. "Guillain-Barre
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What is is: Posterior Tibial Neuralgia‚ more commonly known as Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome is a painful condition caused by the entrapment or compression of the posterior tibial nerve. Anatomy: The posterior tibial nerve is a branch of the sciatic nerve and innervates the posterior compartment of the legs. As it continues down the leg‚ it passes posteriorly and inferiorly to the medial malleolus. It ends and branches off into sensory branches that innervate the sole of the foot. The tibial nerve travels
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as the indicator of change. But how can we measure attitudes toward the environment? Could we use a questionnaire? Might personal interviews be appropriate? What other methods could we use? Just as a carpenter has many tools in his toolbox‚ evaluators also must have numerous tools at their disposal. The carpenter may have a saw‚ hammer‚ chisel‚ square‚ and drill. An evaluator’s toolbox may contain questionnaires‚ interviews‚ focus groups‚ and observation. Evaluators select the method best suited
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ultural Bound Syndromes Culture-bound syndrome The term culture-bound syndrome was included in the fourth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association‚ 2000) which also includes a list of the most common culture-bound conditions (DSM-IV: Appendix I). Included in DSM-IV-TR (4th.ed) the term cultural-bound syndrome denotes recurrent‚ locality-specific patterns of abnormal behavior and troubling experience that may or may not be linked
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communicate pain as well as those who were not. The researchers used an electronic survey called the “Pain Assessment Survey” to obtain the data for this study. The beginning of the survey focused on obtaining background information about the nurse completing it‚ and the latter part used pain assessment tools to gather information about evidence based practice being used during assessment
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Battered Woman Syndrome In Robert Agnew’s general strain theory‚ he talks about how strain and stress could cause an individual to commit crimes that they wouldn’t have committed without those circumstances. In his theory‚ he refers to negative affective states‚ which are the "anger‚ frustration‚ and adverse emotions that emerge in the wake of destructive social relationships". It is these negative affective states that are produced by strain. Agnew acknowledges that strain can be caused by
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White-nose syndrome haunts bats The mysterious disease is obliterating bat colonies as it spreads across North America‚ and scientists say time is running out to save them. 7 Related Topics: Conservation‚ Endangered Species‚ Viruses & Diseases‚ Wild Animals Bats are flying ambassadors of Halloween‚ adding spooky ambience to countless forests‚ caves‚ graveyards and haunted houses. Lately‚ however‚ the tables have turned on them — Halloween and the winter it foreshadows are now an increasingly
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