Diagnosis‚ Initial Management‚ and Prevention of Meningitis DAVID M. BAMBERGER‚ MD‚ University of Missouri–Kansas City School of Medicine‚ Kansas City‚ Missouri Although the annual incidence of bacterial meningitis in the United States is declining‚ it remains a medical emergency with a potential for high morbidity and mortality. Clinical signs and symptoms are unreliable in distinguishing bacterial meningitis from the more common forms of aseptic meningitis; therefore‚ a lumbar puncture with
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Internship Report On Standard Costing Procedure & Cost Variance Analysis: A Study on GlaxoSmithKline Bd. Ltd. Submitted To Mr. Syed Manzur Quader Lecturer Independent University‚ Bangladesh Chittagong Submitted By TASBEER AKTAR ABEER ID#0311022 Independent University‚ Bangladesh Date of Submission: 10th September‚ 2007 Letter of Transmittal Monday‚ September 10‚ 2007 To Mr. Syed Manzur Quader Lecturer‚ Independent University‚ Bangladesh Chittagong Sub: Submission of Internship Report.
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I. INTRODUCTION PLACENTA ACCRETA The abnormal adherence of the chorionic villi (vascular fingers of the chorion‚ a part of the placenta) to the myometrium (the muscle of the uterus). Normally‚ there is tissue intervening between the chorionic villi and the myometrium but in placenta accreta‚ these vascular processes of the chorion grow directly in the myometrium. Placenta accreta occurs when your placenta attaches too firmly to the inside wall of your uterus. This is a rare disorder‚ occurring
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(Table 1) [3-5]. In addition to plant-derived compounds‚ microorganisms constitute a very important source of novel bioactive agents. They have contributed to the medical armamentarium with antibiotics such as penicillins‚ aminoglycosides and cephalosporins‚ which represent landmarks in the history of human therapeutics [6‚7]. Although marine compounds are yet underrepresented in routine clinical practice‚ it can be anticipated that aquatic environment may become a potentially valuable source
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Incidence- the number of NEW CASES of cancer diagnosed per year Prevalence- the number of CASES OF CANCER EXISTING in the population during the year Mortality- the number of DEATHS attributed to a particular type of cancer per year Lung cancer remains the leading cause of cancer death Lung cancer rates are climbing among women and leveling off in men Mortality for breast and prostate cancer are dropping Cancer is a generic term for a disease with 3 key features-ability to proliferate indefinitely
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INTRODUCTION Dengue Fever is caused by one of the four closely related‚ but antigenically distinct‚ virus serotypes Dengue type 1‚ Dengue type 2‚ Dengue type 3‚ and Dengue type 4 of the genus Flavivirus and Chikungunya virus. Infection with one of these serotype provides immunity to only that serotype of life‚ to a person living in a Dengue-endemic area can have more than one Dengue infection during their lifetime. Dengue fever through the four different Dengue serotypes are maintained in the
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KEY TERMS a-‚ an- = no‚ not (as in anemia}. AAA – abdominal aortic aneurysm. AAA – diagnostic arthroscopy‚ operative arthroscopy‚ and operative arthrotomy. A&P – anterior and posterior vaginal repair Ab‚ ab – abortion. ab- = away from. abate – to lessen or decrease. abdomen – the anterior portion of the body between the thorax and the pelvis. abdomin/o = abdomen (as in abdominocentesis). abdominal – pertaining to the abdomen. abdominal cavity – contains organs such as the stomach
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT When a student of management institute walks into an office on the first day of her Summer Training‚ more often she is nervous by the occasion. However‚ she over a period of time learns to adapt herself to the requirement of the corporate world. But this adaptation is rarely possible without help from within the Organization or outside it. And to this few people who help her through first few days of her internship‚ the student is forever grateful. For me this role was played
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SOGC CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE SOGC CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINE No. 250‚ November 2010 Recurrent Urinary Tract Infection Abstract This Clinical Practice Guideline has been prepared by the Urogynaecology Committee‚ reviewed by the Family Physicians Advisory Committee‚ and approved by the Executive and Council of the Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada. PRINCIPAL AUTHORS Annette Epp‚ MD‚ Saskatoon SK Annick Larochelle‚ MD‚ St. Lambert QC UROGYNAECOLOGY COMMITTEE Danny Lovatsis
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