Hypocalcemia‚ Adult Hypocalcemia is when the level of calcium in a person’s blood is below normal. Calcium is a mineral that is used by the body in many ways. A lack of blood calcium can affect the heart and muscles‚ make the bones more likely to break‚ and cause other problems. CAUSES This condition may be caused by: • Decreased production (hypoparathyroidism) or improper use of parathyroid hormone. • Problems with the parathyroid glands or surgical removal of these glands. • Problems with
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Croup is a disease that affects the larynx and the trachea and makes them become inflamed. The larynx and the trachea are vital parts of the repertory system and without them we wouldn’t be alive and breathing. The larynx is found in the repertory tract and is connected to the pharynx‚ it is a tough movable piece of tissue. The larynx also contains the voice box with the vocal cords which allow us to speak and sing. One of the larynx’s main purposes is to control what goes into and out of the body
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I have always felt that is was my duty to always help people in need‚ and no one exemplifies this sense of responsibility better than nurses. Being accepted into the nursing program can help me achieve this dream. As a child the notions of duty and responsibility have been instilled to me by my mother‚ a military nurse in the Russian army. When I came to U.S. my passion for nursing only increased as I have spent all my time working in medical offices and assisting doctors with patient care. My
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Romeo and Juliet essay Baz Lurhman’s modern film interpretation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet has been a very successful transformation of the classic‚ original play to a modern context of Los. Angelos gang warfare. Lurhman’s film manages to relate the 16th century play to a modern audience while at the same time maintaining textual integrity of the play. He has retained the plot‚ and language of the original text at the same time as conveying Shakespeare’s
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Wildfires are a very powerful and destructive for the ecosystem surrounding it. However‚ wildfires have positive aspects too. A wildfire is known as wildland fires‚ forest fire‚ vegetation fire‚ peat fire‚ bushfire(in Australia) or hill fire across the world. Uncontrolled fire often occur in wildland‚ but also could occur in houses or agricultural resources. Wildfires could be unnoticed at the beginning‚ but it could spread quickly igniting trees and houses etc. It could originate in any
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Tyler Albert English Essay Absent There’s always a time in one’s life‚ when a hero comes along. Somebody who has inspired you‚ and helped you learn what life is about. It could be anyone of any person or any kind of disability could be a hero. I remember it as if it was yesterday‚ surprisingly‚ as my state of mind on that cold December night can be described only of confusion. It was around eight o’clock p.m. when my mother received a phone call from her brother-in-law‚ who told
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carriage and her mother had put her in a thick undershirt. It was too tight and she was trying to breathe. She constantly tried to pull herself up out of the baby carriage to be able to breathe‚ but she felt trapped and frightened. This remembered breathing restriction had been started again when she was in closed spaces like an elevator. By taking a look at the dictionary we find out that phobia is defined as a strong unreasonable fear or hatred of a particular thing. Types of phobias that I would
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Allison Newport English Comp. 2 6/16/14 Eveline In the short story Eveline‚ fierce battles are waged in the mind‚ and heart-wretching decisions are made by a timid‚ nineteen year old woman with a romanticized dream of her future. Trapped-like a frightened puppy who craves freedom and adventure yet is inexperienced and ill-prepared for a life on its own‚ James Joyce’s character Eveline is caught choosing between her life of difficult familiarity and an exciting world exploring uncharted
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wasps‚ flies‚ beetles‚ and moths among others. Other bat species feed on vertebrates including mammals‚ lizards‚ birds‚ fish‚ and frogs. Vampire bats feed exclusively on mammalian blood like that of cattle. They detect these prey through their breathing and heat emitted from their bodies. To reduce competition with birds and to avoid contact with other predators‚ predatory bats hunt at night managing to travel long distances of up to 500 miles in one night searching for food. They get their water
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Sistrunk 3 Birds. Some animals get disease from they eat and drink. An antibiotic was discovered in the soils of the threatened New Jersey Pine Barrens Natural Area. Significant impact of global warming is already discernible in animal and plant populations. The synergism of rapid temperature rise and other stresses‚ in particular habitat destruction‚ could easily disrupt the connectedness among species and lead to a reformulation of species communities‚ reflecting differential changes in species
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