the room‚ I saw a female with moon facies and truncal obesity. Instantly‚ Cushing’s syndrome came to my mind. However‚ when I spoke to her I found her speech to be largely incomprehensible‚ she was obviously mentally delayed and had abnormal dentition. My nephrology professor entered the room only to tell me that this patient is suffering from a very rare genetic disorder called Laurence-Moon/Bardet-Biedl syndrome. He asked me to
Premium Family Mother Nursing
In the autobiography Almost A Woman by Esmeralda Santiago‚ there are many cultural differences. She feels alienated from the rest of the people in New York or the United States‚ for that matter. When Esmeralda was thirteen she moved to New York with her family from Puerto Rico. She did not know a word of English nor did she have any idea of what the American culture was like. To top off her ignorance of the American culture‚ she was poor‚ making her more of an outcast. As she was growing
Premium I Love Lucy High school United States
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PCOS is the short form of polycystic ovarian syndrome which is quite common among teenagers and the young women. Formation of a large number of cysts (cluster of pearl-sized cysts filled with fluid contain immature eggs) in the ovaries (a part of women reproductive system) is so called PCOS. In the recent survey it has been found that out of 1 in 10 women is found with PCOS. It is a hormonal disorder that causes uncountable problems. The exact cause of PCOS is unknown
Premium Pregnancy Diabetes mellitus Obesity
What Are Some Signs of Asperger’s Syndrome? When he was eight years old‚ your son Ben was identified as having Asperger’s Problem‚ a high performing function of Autism. My wife and I realized that when Ben was just three‚ four and five years of age he turned quickly frustrated because he didn’t know how to use words to convey what he needed. For example‚ he’d uphold a door he could not open and protest and cry until someone discovered what he needed. We started to say the phrase he needed to state
Premium Family English-language films Psychology
blocking the majority of these receptors‚ especially the extrapyramidal syndrome (EPS) which is most bothersome to both patients and doctors putting often an end to treatment. This inconvenience is explained by the following fact: their antagonizing activity is not directed to the mesolimbic receptors specifically‚ and ends up acting on all D2 receptors in the brain causing side effects. When they block D2R in the striatal pathway‚ we have extrapyramidal symptoms resembling those of Parkinson’s disease
Premium Drug addiction Dopamine Pharmacology
Williams-Beuren Syndrome: Controversies in the Complex Behavioral and Cognitive Profile of a Unique Genetic Disorder Zachary Blaker November 12‚ 2015 (3‚982 words) Introduction Williams-Beuren Syndrome (WBS) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder typically characterized by distinctive facial features‚ cognitive delays accompanied by comparatively strong language and verbal skills‚ deficits in visuospatial construction‚ and hyper-social personality traits (Martens et al. 2008)
Premium Myocardial infarction Heart Hypertension
The Black Quarterback Syndrome is based on the biases people have towards the first person known as pioneers‚ that take on a role uncommon to the cultural norm. Even if the person has the qualification to obtain the role. Many cultural shift are currently taking place as the equality of life is expanding but resistance exist as mention by Davis‚ due to the indifference‚ their “distant brought on by gender‚ age‚ race‚ economic class‚ and education that others may just not experience with others
Premium Race Racism African American
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)‚ human viral disease that ravages the immune system‚ undermining the body’s ability to defend itself from infection and disease. Caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‚ AIDS leaves an infected person vulnerable to opportunistic infections—infection by microbes that take advantage of a weakened immune system. Such infections are usually harmless in healthy people but can prove life-threatening to people
Premium AIDS Immune system HIV
TANIA MAJOR: A WOMAN OF SUBSTANCE QUESTION 1: How would you describe Tania Major in terms of locus of control? Why? Locus of control refers to the generalized belief about the amount of control people have over their own lives (McShane & VonGlinow‚ 2000‚ p.191). This concept was originally developed by Julian Rotters in 1954 and is known to be a psychological term. In simpler terms‚ locus of control refers to an individual’s perception about the underlying main causes of events in his/her life
Premium Motivation Self-esteem Self-efficacy
Diabetes‚ Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy Open Access Full Text Article Dovepress Review open access to scientific and medical research The economic impact of obesity in the United States This article was published in the following Dove Press journal: Diabetes‚ Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy 17 August 2010 Number of times this article has been viewed Ross A Hammond Ruth Levine economic Studies Program‚ Brookings institution‚ washington DC‚
Premium Nutrition Obesity United States