* Syphilis screen - if indicated. * ANA test‚ Rheumatoid factor and serum complement - to screen for autoimmune disorders. * HIV serology - if indicated. * Chronic infection screening ( such as Hepatitis A‚B‚C‚D and E‚ cytomegalovirus‚ Epstein-Barr virus‚ Ross River virus‚ Lyme disease‚ brucellosis‚ Q fever‚ tuberculosis‚ malaria‚ infective endocarditis‚ toxoplasmosis) * Serial blood cultures‚ if there is a significant fever * Tissue markers for malignancy Causes
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Concepts of Epidemiology (HIV) Mun Kang Grand Canyon University Concept in Community and Public Health NRS 427 V Colleen Darrow June 08‚ 2014 HIV Communicable diseases are global health issues nowadays as the world become globalized by increasing international travel and business. Among many of communicable diseases‚ Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection is considered to be one of the most severe communicable diseases worldwide. It has spread
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Allee1 Eric Allee Professor McCrary Rhetoric and Composition 22 April‚ 2013 Organ Donation Many citizens constantly see television shows and media that negatively portray organ donation. One prime example comes from the new hit series‚ Nip Tuck. Nip Tuck has a storyline built around this image of beauty through plastic surgery while working with an underground kidney market. Many patients in this show wind up being murdered in some cruel intentional way just for a single kidney. Not only does
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Renal Failure Kidneys are unable to remove accumulated metabolites from the blood which leads to altered fluid‚ electrolyte‚ and acid-base balance The cause may be a primary kidney disorder or secondary to a systemic disease May be acute or chronic Acute Abrupt onset and with prompt intervention is often reversible Chronic Develops slowly‚ is the end stage‚ and is not reversible Azotemia Nitrogen (protein) waste in the blood Acute Renal Failure A rapid decline in renal function with
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Infectious Mononucleosis and Community Health Nursing Infectious mononucleosis (IM)‚ or "mono‚" is a communicable disease that is most commonly caused by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). EBV is one of the most common human viruses found all over the world‚ and most people will become infected with it at some point in their lives (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC]‚ 2014a). However‚ not all people infected with EBV will develop IM. By understanding the epidemiologic triangle of IM and
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Pneumonia is a common disease‚ which occurs in all age groups. However‚ pneumonia is the leading cause of death in elderly‚ people who are chronically and terminally ill‚ and children under five years old worldwide. It can result from a variety of causes‚ including infection with bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi‚ or parasites‚ and chemical or physical injury to the lungs. Pneumonia is an irregular inflammatory condition of the lung. It is often described as inflammation and abnormal fluid filling of the
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Essay Dyslexia Dyslexia is a severe mental disorder which deals with a person having difficulties learning. This medical syndrome occurs in all ethnicities and age groups. Dyslexia is not all about low intelligence‚ and a lot of people with dyslexia are very creative and gifted like prodigies. Around 15% of United States population is affected by learning disorders and the numbers are drastically increasing. One of the main causes of Dyslexia has to do with Genetics and two popular symptoms are
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B. Background of the study Since the 1980’s‚ we have gained a better understanding of the broad diagnostic category that includes autism and autism-like disorders. Autistic Disorder (autism) is now believed to represent only one part of a clinical spectrum or group of disorders collectively termed pervasive developmental disorders. What is Autism? Autism is a neurobehavioral syndrome caused by a dysfunction of the central nervous system that leads to disordered development. According to the Diagnostic
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Bacterial causes other than group A streptococci may be diplococcal‚ streptococcal‚ staphylococcal‚ or mycobacterial. Salmonella typhosa‚ Brucella suis‚ Treponema pallidum‚ Corynebacterium bovis‚ and actinobacilli have also been identified. Cytomegalovirus‚ coxsackievirus‚ Epstein-Barr virus‚ hepatitis B‚2 rubella‚ rickettsial scrub typhus‚ and mumps are accepted as viral causes only if it can be documented that a recent group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection did not occur. Acute glomerulonephritis
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Schizophrenia is a mental illness which affects millions of people throughout the world. Scientists have begun to understand more and more about the possible causes‚ predisposing factors‚ types‚ and possible treatments for schizophrenia. (Torrey‚ 1995) It is very rare for schizophrenic symptoms to appear before the age of 12 but it does occur. Recently‚ there has been a growing interest in childhood schizophrenia. It is less than one-sixtieth as common as the adult-onset type but the characteristics
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