Systemic Lupus Erythematosis is an autoimmune disease in which organs and cells undergo damage mediated by auto antibodies and immune complex deposition. SLE is more common in black females (>90%) whereas it is relatively rare in white males (<10%). Female preponderance in SLE is explained by hormonal differences between genders and the genes located on the X chromosome such as TREX -1 gene which is believed to play a major role. Women of child bearing age‚ who are on oral contraceptive pill or Hormone
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease‚ which means the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. This leads to long-term (chronic) inflammation. Lupus nephritis is kidney inflammation caused by SLE. Up to 60% of people with SLE are diagnosed with Lupus nephritis which can lead to significant illness and even death[1]. Signs and symptoms of lupus nephritis may include elevated blood pressure‚ foamy urine‚ edema. Lupus nephritis is diagnosed based on urinalysis‚
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Henry Williams is a 74-year-old African American who was admitted for shortness of breath secondary to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease exacerbation. His past medical history is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ cardiovascular disease‚ hyperlipidemia‚ asthma‚ hear loss‚ and hypertension. His neighbor brought him to the emergency room because he was having difficulty breathing and weakness. When he was brought to the emergency room‚ he was very weak and restlessness. Williams breathing
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Module 3 SLP a) In arriving at beta one uses systematic and unsystematic risk. Systematic risk is one which can be eliminated by diversification and this are for securities of specific investments Unsystematic risks can not be eliminated by diversification and these include interest rates and tax (Brigham‚ 2005) β = Systematic risk Market risk = 7.75 ÷ 4.5 = 1.723 The beta for Coca Cola Company is 1.723(www.pcquote.com/stocks/).Beta measures the unsystematic risk of a firm
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease (1) characterized by a breakdown of B and T cells tolerance to self-antigens (2). Defective clearance of apoptotic cells could promote the release of autoantigens which in turn trigger autoimmune responses(3‚ 4). Generated immune dysfunctions lead to the production of abundant of autoantibodies and inflammatory cytokines(5‚ 6). SLE can affect various organs of the body‚ on people of both sexes‚ all ages and all ethnic
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Assignment about Systemic functional grammar(SFG) & its process. “Alice in Wonderland” Systemic functional grammar (SFG) is a form of grammatical description originated by Michael Halliday. Michael Halliday (born 13 April 1925) is a British linguist who developed the internationally influential systemic functional linguistic model of language. His grammatical descriptions go by the name of systemic functional grammar (SFG). Halliday describes language as a semiotic system‚ "not in the sense of
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carried in red cells; it supplies of nutrients such as glucose‚ amino acids and fatty acids (dissolved in the blood or bound to plasma proteins); it removes waste such as carbon dioxide‚ urea and lactic acid; it has immunological functions‚ including circulation of white cells‚ and detection of foreign material by antibodies; it is essential in coagulation‚ which is one part of the body’s self-repair mechanism; it functions as a messenger‚ including the transport of hormones and the signalling of tissue
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Evidence based practices in Multi-Systemic Therapy (MST)‚ is it working or what can we do to make it better. Purpose To maximize Evidence Based Practices (EBD) in multi-systemic therapy in order to encourage each client/caregiver opinion toward a more optimistic view of the multi-systemic therapy process. “EBP implies that there is a definable outcome(s)” (Evidence-Based Practices‚ 2015). The goal is to get the client to take ownership in his/her behavior. EBP is to be used as a method for getting
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progressive capital requirements‚ and many endorse macro-prudential regulatory approaches. Many‚ most prominently Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke (2009)‚ now say that adequate financial regulation of very large financial institutions is crucial to managing systemic risk. Financial globalisation has proved to be a double-edged sword in this respect. While the growing complexity and globalisation of financial services can contribute to economic growth by smoothing credit allocation and risk diversification
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class citizens. In this day in age‚ people of color have been using the internet‚ media‚ and academia as outlets to discuss systemic racism and oppression. In this essay‚ I want to inform you on what systemic racism/oppression is‚ how systemic‚ individual‚ and internalized racism work together‚ and my personal experiences with systemic‚ individual‚ and internalized racism. Systemic oppression is defined as the “systematic mistreatment of people within a social identity group‚ supported and enforced
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