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    Drug Abuse

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    TOPIC AND SENTENCE OUTLINES A formal outline is a kind of graphic scheme of the logic of your paper. Two main types of outlines are used: 1) The topic outline ‚ and 2) the sentence outline . The advantage of the topic outline‚ besi des its brevity‚ is that its parallel structure reveals the logic you will follow in your paper. The advantage of a sentence outline is that it helps you make sure you become sufficiently specific about your subject‚ rather than simply generalizing

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    what is alcoholism. Alcoholism is a chronic disorder characterized by dependence on alcohol‚ repeated excessive use of alcoholic beverages‚ development of withdrawal symptoms on reducing or ceasing alcohol intake‚ morbidity that may include cirrhosis of the liver‚ and decreased ability to function socially and vocationally. Currently believed by many to be a disease with strong genetic links. One thing that defines alcoholism is denial. Early in the development of alcoholism‚ occasional episodes

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    healthy tissues include: Kidneys‚ Heart‚ Liver‚ Pancreas‚ Intestines‚ Lungs‚ Skin‚ Bones‚ Bone Marrow‚ and Cornea. [source:medlineplus.com] 2. Patients who are entered in need of an organ usually have kidney failure‚ lung disease‚ heart disease‚ and cirrhosis of the liver. Patients who are in need of a kidney or a liver tend to receive donors faster than people who need a heart or lungs because everyone is born with at least two kidneys or livers that one can live off without one of them. [source:discoveryhealth

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    The Oxford Dictionary defines alcoholism as; the addiction to the consumption of an alcoholic drink‚ it is also known as alcohol dependency. Richard Wagamese’ Indian Horse‚ and Medicine Walk‚ present to the reader the many effects and stages of alcoholism. Within the novels‚ the main characters experience first hand‚ the progression and repercussions of alcoholism. This addiction is commonly divided into four separate stages. The first stage is the occasional alcohol abuse and binge drinking when

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    Cause and Effect Essay on:     Drunk Driving   Driving a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol is one of the most dangerous  things you can do. There is a mass of research evidence to show that driving  performance and reaction times are seriously affected by alcohol. Our law in Georgia  states‚ “that it is illegal to operate a motor vehicle if your blood alcohol concentration  (BAC) exceeds .10%. Georgia observes a "per se" law. (Craft)   If you drink and drive‚ you are not only a danger to yourself but also to your passenger

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    THE HUMAN LIVER

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    THE HUMAN LIVER Steve Shockley SC235: General Biology 1: Human Perspectives Professor Alissa Rennie January 4‚ 2015 The Liver is the body ’s second largest organ‚ weighing about three pounds in an average adult. The human Liver performs many vital functions and is not like any other organ‚ it cannot be compensated by other organs or machines. It is positioned in the upper right side of the abdomen‚ just under the diaphragm. It’s a reddish brown color with four bulging lobes. The main

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    Point 1-What organ donation is and how it berfungsim-Organ donation takes healthy organs and tissues from one person for transplantation into another. -Organ donation usually occurs in patients with kidney failure‚ heart disease‚ lung disease‚ and cirrhosis of the liver. For patients who need kidney or liver disease‚ people who are still alive‚ AOS organs can be used‚ because we were born with an extra kidney and liver is regenerative. -A transfer is usually the last course of action in the treatment

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    Organs including the heart‚ intestine‚ kidney‚ liver‚ lung‚ and pancreas can be transplanted. Issues that can cause this can be kidney failures‚ intestine failure‚ heart disease‚ lung disease‚ diabetes that makes the pancreas not work properly‚ or cirrhosis of the liver (formation of scar tissue that stops

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    Scoring Sytems in Icu

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    Classification of scoring systems: (modified after Roberts and Zimmerman‚1995) 1-Disease-specific severity systems e.g.: *Acute myocardial infarction *Acute pancreatitis *Adult respiratory distress syndrome(ARDS) *Liver cirrhosis 2-System-specific severity system e.g.: Glasgow Coma Scale Score(GCS) 3-General severity scoring systems e.g.: *Therapeutic intervention scoring system(TISS) *Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation(APACHE)systems:

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    Prostate (28%) 2. Lung (17%) 3. Colorectal (12%) 4. Bladder (07%) 5. Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (04%) WOMEN 1. Breast (30%) 2. Lung (13%) 3. Colorectal (12%) 4. Uterus (06%) 5. Ovary (04%) Chronic Liver Disease/Cirrhosis: any of a group of liver disorders. Characteristics of liver disease are jaundice‚ loss of appetite‚ liver enlargement‚ fluid accumulation‚ and impaired consciousness. Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): a disease characterized by slowly

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