Asthma is a chronic condition of the respiratory system that causes hypersensitivity and reversible inflammation of the airways resulting in breathing difficulties (Levy et al.‚ 2006). One of the features of the disease is fixed airflow obstruction which is where the patient’s FEV1/FVC ratio is less than 0.7. The reduction of this ratio is caused by parenchymal and airway damage resulting from chronic inflammation (Nice.org.uk‚ 2010). Fixed airflow obstruction is more commonly found in severe asthma
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then becomes more meaningful as it is no longer just a written document but is actively present in the classroom. Reflective Practice is when a learner thinks about the way in which they learn (Moon 1999 p63). It is important to look at the term ‘reflection’ carefully. When we think about reflective practice it is not simply just looking at what is already there. It encourages practitioners to look into the future and think about what could happen and what possibilities there are. Originating with
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Polish is a story about a man who buys a bottle of “Miracle Polish” from a salesman who goes from house to house. From the moment the narrator begins using the Miracle Polish to clean one of the few mirrors in his house‚ his obsession for his own reflection – and his girlfriend Monica’s – led him to buying more mirrors. This goes on up to the point when Monica gets fed up with the narrator‚ for he is more appealed to the Monica in the mirror rather than the real Monica. The narrator then insists that
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Époque era erupted a series of self-reflecting questions such as the ones mentioned above. A prominent symbol of the La Belle Époque era‚ mirrors sought to bring forth the answers. Mirror is defined as an object with a surface that has good specular reflection; that is‚ it is smooth enough to form an image by Wikipedia. A simple‚ straight forward approach to a very complex device‚ the dictionary further delves into the meaning of mirror: something that gives a minutely faithful representation‚ image‚
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w w w e tr .X m eP e ap UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education .c rs om * 9 0 9 6 7 1 7 3 6 0 * PHYSICS Paper 6 Alternative to Practical Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number‚ candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a pencil for any diagrams‚ graphs or rough working
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the walls between the air sacs are destroyed‚ the walls of the airways become swollen‚ or if the airways are clogged because they made more mucus than usual. Three main conditions of this disease are emphysema‚ chronic obstructive bronchitis‚ and asthma. Most patients who suffer from COPD also suffer from emphysema and chronic bronchitis as to why they are commonly just defined as COPD. The patients who experience one or more of these conditions usually find it even more difficult to breathe. It
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"This lab makes so much more sense now. Now I get what it was all about‚" she responds. "Writing this reflection made me realize why planets go faster when they are closer to the sun. It all has to do with more gravity! I mean‚ I know you told us that before‚ but I didn ’t really get it." The students are in my 9th grade earth science class‚ and they are typing structured lab reflections for a laboratory experience they conducted earlier in the period. The student is referring to the connections
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COPD * Asthma * Emphysema * Chronic bronchitis B. Bronchial Asthma * Recurrent and reversible shortness of breath * Occurs when the airways of the lungs become narrow as a result of: * Bronchospasms * Inflammation of the bronchial mucosa * Edema of the bronchial mucosa * Production of viscid mucus * Alveolar ducts/alveoli remain open‚ but airflow to them is obstructed * Symptoms * Wheezing * Difficulty breathing C. Asthma * Three
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irritants‚ or who are immunocompromisedhave an increased risk of developing bronchitis.[9] Asthma Asthma (from the Greek ἅσθμα‚ ásthma‚ "panting") is a common chronic inflammatory disease of the airways characterized by variable and recurring symptoms‚ reversible airflow obstruction and bronchospasm.[2] Common symptoms include wheezing‚ coughing‚ chest tightness‚ and shortness of breath.[3] Asthma is thought to be caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.[4] Its diagnosis is
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mirror. When Sylvia refers to the mirror as being not cruel and truthful‚ she means that what you see is not false‚ a mirror never lies since it can only show the truth. The poem is divided into 2 stanzas the first being the mirrors not so bright reflections and the second stanza in which the mirror has taken the embodiment of a lake and astral projections or spiritual ones in it. In the first stanza the mirror says that "I am silver and exact"‚ "Whatever I see I swallow immediately / Just as it is"
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