Progeria (Greek pro‚ "to‚ for" and geron‚ "old") is a genetic disease of childhood extremely rare‚ characterized by an abrupt and premature aging in children between their first and second year of life. It is estimated to affect one in 8 million live births. Not shown preference for any particular gender‚ but many more have been reported white patients (97% of affected patients). Progeria can affect different organs and tissues: bone‚ muscle‚ skin‚ subcutaneous tissue and vessels. The most severe
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universal precautions infection Pain and Stress Response Know about stress and the General Adaptation Syndrome Know about pain responses – acute vs. chronic Referred pain – why certain areas but not others Action of opioids Types of pain – cutaneous‚ deep somatic‚ visceral‚ referred‚ psychogenic Dermatomes CRPS – complex regional pain syndrome Hormones Know about hypo-hyperthyroidism‚ Antidiuretic hormone –ADH. Diabetes Shock Know the pathology of shock Know signs and symptoms of each
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Target Audience: The intended learner for this program is a licensed registered nurse with a minimum of 6 months employment as a nurse‚ who possesses a basic understanding of cancer biology. Course Requirements: All of the following requirements must be met Attend the course in its entirety Minimum of 80% on the post-test Submission of the Course Evaluation within one week of the close of the course Only registered nurses are eligible to receive the ONS Chemotherapy & Biotherapy Provider
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Research Paper ‚ Microbiology Bibliography sites/ references http://www.news-medical.net/health/What-is-Leprosy.aspx http://www.sciencemag.org/content/308/5724/1040.full?sid=b8d5b987-ab6e-4e10-a253-ff2ad196ad0c http://cmr.asm.org/content/19/2/338.full http://www.stanford.edu/class/humbio103/ParaSites2006/Leprosy/snsx.htm http://www.stanford.edu/class/humbio103/ParaSites2005/Leprosy/clinical.htm * 2. Name and Description of disease Hansen’s Disease or Leprosy Incubation period – last
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exact opposite of this response. When the body becomes too cold‚ the internal system works to bring it back up. This is also called Vasoconstriction. If the opposite occurs and body temperature drops‚ signals from the hypothalamus are sent to the cutaneous arteries (arteries supplying the skin) (2).
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In Greek mythology‚ the goddess PANAKEJA treatment‚ the daughter of the god of medicine Aesculapius. In the pharmacy‚ PANAKEJA means a cure for all diseases. It was black caraway - PANAKEJA‚ but on the list of action of this universal drug are all types of allergies‚ asthma‚ bronchitis‚ autoimmune diseases‚ removing cholesterol‚ Alzheimer’s disease and many other illnesses and ailments ... Nigella sativa (also known as black cumin ) is an annual plant of the family Ranunculaceae‚ famous for its fruit
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the mid 1900s‚ rodents were used to study skin grafting techniques in the name of medicine (Abbas & Lichtman‚ 2009). Now-a-days‚ skin grafting is a very common dermatologic surgery. It can be used for burn victims with thinned tissues‚ to cover cutaneous ulcers that won’t heal‚ to restore areas of hair loss‚ and to restore any area of defective skin (Grande & Mezebish‚ 2008). Skin grafting used to be very problematic because of the body’s negative immune response‚ but with advances in science and
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Lupus could be a chronic‚ autoimmune disorder which will harm any part of the body (skin‚ joints‚ and/or organs within the body). The word chronic implies that the signs and symptoms of said disease tend to last longer than six weeks and infrequently for several years. In this particular disease‚ when one thing goes wrong in your immune system‚ that is the part of the body which fights off viruses‚ bacteria‚ and germs‚ our immune system is not able to function properly. Commonly our system produces
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Clinical features and diagnosis of diabetic ketoacidosis in children INTRODUCTION — Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus. DKA can less commonly occur in children with type 2 diabetes mellitus [1‚2]. (See "Classification of diabetes mellitus and genetic diabetic syndromes".) In recent years‚ the incidence and prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus have increased across all ethnic groups. This has been coupled with an
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superior oblique muscle _optic_________ 5. Receives sensory information from the eye for vision _oculomotor_____ 6. A motor nerve to the medial‚ superior‚ and inferior rectus muscles and inferior oblique muscle _trigeminal______ 7. Transmits cutaneous sensory information from the face and motor information to muscles of mastication. _accessory______ 8. A motor nerve to the muscles of the neck that move the head _glossopharyngeal___ 9. A mixed nerve of the tongue and throat that receives
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