Essay 3‚ Draft 1 Each of us sometimes ever questions why we give so much time‚ skill and energy to our current job. Job satisfaction is rarely measured by the size of the paycheck. Highway construction site flag men and workers on garbage trucks perform important duties that some of us would not want to do for more than a summer job. They find their jobs rewarding and fulfilling because they recognize that they play important roles in society. In an office environment‚ opportunities for advancement
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Hepatitis B Vaccine Medical Assistant Gladys Maria Shafer February 19‚ 2013 Hepatitis refers to an inflammation of the liver‚ which is swelling that occurs when the tissues of the body become injured or infected. “Hepa” means liver and “itis” refers to inflammation. The Hepatitis B virus spreads through blood or direct contact with any body fluids from someone who already has a Hepatitis B infection and the virus enters the body unnoticed
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Laboratory Report: Experiment 3 Analysis of commercial vitamin C tablets Name: Cheung Chun Hin‚ Harry Class: 6L (12) Date: 14-10-2009 Objective: To determine the content of vitamin C in commercial tablets (redox titration and back titration) Principle of method: Vitamin C‚ which is ascorbic acid‚ reacts with iodine rapidly in an acidic medium. C6H8O6 (aq) + I2 (aq) C6H6O6 (aq) + 2H+(aq) + 2I- (aq) Since iodine dissolves slightly in water‚ ascorbic acid cannot be titrated
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Date: 25 Nov‚ 2004 Objective: 1. To standardize sodium thiosulphate for titration use. 2. To find out the concentration of Vitamin C in the tablet. Theory: This experiment involves titration of redox reaction. Redox reaction means reduction and oxidation. In which oxidizing agent and reducing agent are mixed and oxidize/reduce each other. One losses electron(s) and increase in oxidation number when is oxidized‚ and vice versa. In order to find out concentration of the ascorbic acid in the tablet
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Rick & Rosalinda Puetter—Personal vitamin/supplement use and practice‚ 6 February 2000. Vitamins‚ Supplements & Their Uses I. Introduction Our interest in vitamins‚ dietary supplements‚ and nutritional biochemistry began in 1994. I in particular was a severe skeptic about supplements in general‚ and thought everything one’s body needed could be supplied from a “healthy diet”. This‚ of course‚ is true to some degree. Healthy diets allow one to live a long and pleasant life. This does not mean
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Epidemiology Paper Hepatitis B Aaliyah Dorsey Hepatitis B (HBV) is a virus that causes liver disease‚ both acute and chronic. The disease can progress requiring the need for liver transplant. The rate of disease has seen a decline in the United States since the 1970’s due to routine vaccination’s‚ advances in aseptic techniques used in health care environments and public awareness. The public health nurses role is important in the communication and implementation of health initiatives
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Hepatitis B the Silent Killer M. D. Leslie Grand Canyon University: NRS-427V-0101 August 30‚ 2014 Hepatitis B the Silent Killer Hepatitis B is one of the most serious communicable diseases. This disease attacks the liver one of our major organs of the body.” The virus‚ which is called hepatitis B virus (HBV)‚ can cause lifelong infection‚ cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver‚ liver cancer‚ liver failure‚ and death.” (Hepatitis B Vaccination‚ 2014)Hepatitis means inflammation of the liver. The
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Hepatitis B Vaccine Summary The hepatitis B virus is a serious infection that affects the liver. Hepatitis B can cause acute (short-term) illness‚ more common among adults‚ which can lead to symptoms such as; loss of appetite‚ tiredness‚ diarrhea‚ vomiting‚ jaundice (yellowing of the skin and eyes)‚ or pain in muscles‚ joints‚ and stomach (CDC‚ 2012). Some people go on to develop chronic (long-term) infection leading to liver damage (cirrhosis)‚ liver cancer‚ and death. Hepatitis B is spread through
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Epidemiology of Hepatitis B Sara Sarraf Grand Canyon University Epidemiology and Communicable Diseases NRS-427V Sandra White July 3‚ 2014 Epidemiology Hepatitis B We have come far in healthcare and everyday we get closer to solutions and can succeed in the understanding of disease processes unknown and foreign to us. We have been challenged many times by the illnesses that have taken so many lives but never in vain as when this unfortunate event has happened we have been able to get closer
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What is hepatitis B? Hepatitis means the inflammation of the liver and hepatitis B is a specific type of this infectious disease caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). The symptoms of HBV infection vary from person to person. Many people with HBV infection don’t develop any symptoms‚ especially when they are young‚ and most patients with chronic HBV infection don’t develop any symptoms until late stage. However‚ HBV can damage the hepatocyte (liver cell) and cause liver damage and cirrhosis (scarring
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