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    Did you know foster care kids can . I think Ponyboy should go into the foster care system because the things he does on a daily basis are inappropriate for a kid his age. Ponyboy smokes two packs of cigarettes a day and is exposed to an unsafe‚violent environment. Ponyboy should into the system because he would be in a safer environment. He would live a more stable life. Ponyboy is better off in the system because he can get a better education and live healthier lifestyle In the story‚ Ponyboy

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    Introduction to Myasthenia Gravis Myasthenia Gravis‚ also Known as "grave muscle weakness" is a chronic muscle disease that causes abnormally rapid fatigue of the skeletal muscle system‚ which are the voluntary muscles. The affected muscles tire quickly but regain strength after a period of rest. Myasthenia Gravis is termed an autoimmune disease. The immune system usually makes antibodies to attack bacteria‚ viruses and germs. With the autoimmune disease‚ the immune system makes antibodies

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    DOI: 5/5/13. This is a 52-year-old female assembler who incurred a work-related injury when her finger got caught in while she was trying to unjam a machine. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with traumatic middle finger‚ arthropathy‚ myofascial pain‚ cervicalgia‚ and chronic pain syndrome. As per pain management consultation report dated 5/10/16‚ the patient complains of left hand and finger pain radiating up to the upper extremity‚ shoulder and cervical spine. She rates her pain as 9. Her

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    Myasthenia gravis Overview: Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the post-synaptic neuromuscular junction whose pathogenesis consists in an attack on antibody-mediated At the acetylcholine receptor site on the postsynaptic membrane of the neuromuscular junction. Causes: Characteristics of the disease are muscle weakness and fatigue. The pattern of symptoms is typically fluctuating; it is more pronounced at night and improves with rest. Initial symptoms include: ptosis‚ diplopia or blurred

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    Your patient is a 75 year old male admitted through the Emergency Room w/ cough‚ SOB and fever‚ Chest x-ray revealed left lower lobe pneumonia. Past Medical History: Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)‚ Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)‚ hypertension‚ Diabetes Mellitus –Type 2‚ Gout‚ chronic renal insufficiency. Allergies: PCN Current medications: Avandia (rosiglitazone) 2mg BID Glucophage (metformin) 500mg OD Lasix (furosemide) 40 mg daily

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    with the exception of genuine injuries‚ stunning carelessness and somewhat number of various reasons. Most car accidents which happen under no-defect car insurance scope simply end up with a case for damages and harm costs with no reformatory or exacerbation claims. The other kind of no-defect car insurance is the "additional" option available in a couple states. The advantage of including a no lack car insurance decision

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    complications associated with your diagnosis? The main complications associated with influenza include‚ acute sinusitis‚ croup‚ bronchitis‚ pneumonia‚ apnea in neonates‚ rhabdomyolysis‚ chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or congestive heart failure exacerbation‚ encephalitis‚ multiorgan failure‚ and death (Ison‚ 2012). 8. What would be the admission criteria for this diagnosis? Hospitalization for a patient with influenza is based on the complications developed and/ or evaluation of high-risk groups including

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    during the course of an acute viral illness such as the common cold or influenza. Viruses cause about 90% of acute bronchitis cases‚ whereas bacteria account for about 10%.[5][6] Chronic bronchitis‚ a type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ is characterized by the presence of a productive cough that lasts for three months or more per year for at least two years. Chronic bronchitis usually develops due to recurrent injury to the airways caused by inhaled irritants. Cigarette smoking is

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    Chronic Bronchitis Chronic bronchitis is the inflammation and irritation of the passage airways in the lung. Chronic bronchitis is known as one of the two forms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) which can be very devastating. During the beginning stages of chronic bronchitis‚ slight coughing may be seen in the morning and as the disease progresses the individual may cough all throughout the day. This homeostatic imbalance causes a build up of excess mucus which in turn causes shortness

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    demonstrating stones‚ and we had scheduled _____(Nova...) prior to coming in today. He is coming in _____(asymptomatic) and has not had any recent symptoms‚ although he does occasionally pass stones spontaneously. His past medical history is significant for COPD‚ diabetes mellitus‚ osteoarthritis‚ gastroesophageal reflux disease‚ hypertension‚ hyperlipidemia‚ kidney stones‚ neuropathy‚ and tracheomalacia. His past surgical history includes the shock wave lithotripsy‚ the tracheostomy‚ hemorrhoidectomy‚ and

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