FOCUS Clots Wai Khoon Ho Deep vein thrombosis Risks and diagnosis Venous thromboembolism (VTE)‚ comprising deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism (PE)‚ is the third commonest vascular disorder in Caucasian populations.1 In Australia‚ DVT alone (without concomitant PE) affects 52 persons per 100 000 annually.2 Timely management of DVT is important as it is a common cause of morbidity. Thromboses of the deep veins in the upper limbs and ‘unusual sites’‚ such as mesenteric veins‚ constitute
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The Laboratory Diagnosis and management of Diabetic Coma Diabetes is any disorder of the metabolism which causes excessive thirst and the production of large volumes of urine. A coma is a state of unrousable unconsciousness. (Martin (2002)) There are two types of diabetes: Diabetes Insipidus (DI) is a rare metabolic disorder‚ the symptoms of which are the production of large quantities of dilute urine and an increased thirst. It is caused by a deficiency of the pituitary hormone Anti-diuretic
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Starting change implementation with shared diagnosis is one of the methods to identify problems within the organization. Shared diagnosis has a wide-ranging collection of both employees and supervisors opinions and all organizational members can be involved. There are many advantages to start a change implementation with shared diagnosis. As all organizational members can be involved in this project‚ problems can be identified from different levels of work. Top managers could not spend much time
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The financial impact of a cancer diagnosis Linda Sharp Aileen Timmons National Cancer Registry Ireland Kindly supported by The financial impact of a cancer diagnosis Linda Sharp Aileen Timmons With the support of: Harry Comber‚ Director‚ National Cancer Registry (NCR) Noeleen Donnelly‚ Human Resources Manager‚ Irish Cancer Society (ICS) Joan Kelly‚ Nursing Services Manager‚ ICS Mairéad Lyons‚ Head of Services‚ ICS John McCormack‚ Chief Executive‚ ICS Niamh Ni Chonghaile
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has been a topic of corruption in the sports community since 2012. While he did all he could to terminate rumors‚ he finally admitted to cheating in the famous Oprah interview done in 2013. Immense repercussions would follow. With seven wins stripped from him‚ Armstrong justifies cheating‚ was dropped from name brands‚ and did all he could to stay on top. Cheating has often been defended by the accused‚ and Armstrong is no exception. According to a statement made by Armstrong‚ he claims that “...the
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Ashe 1 ENG 130 11 February 2013 Another Political Scandal? Hmmm? Set entirely in North Carolina’s fourteenth congressional district‚ incumbent Congressman Cam Brady fends off a challenge from an odd‚ unordinary‚ and peculiar citizen named Marty Higgins in Jay Roach’s The Campaign. This film serves one purpose: to show the obvious problems political action committees (PAC’s) pose when they are allowed to permeate in a campaign. Congressman Cam Brady played by the notoriously humorous Will
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In a different time and place the type of business that the company Siemens engaged in was legal. Prior to 1999 this German company was using unethical business practices and a loop hole in German laws in order to bribe many different countries. These bribes were used in order to win contracts and make money. Even after proper laws were put in place‚ Siemens still found a way to ride the system. It was not until 2006 that everything was starting to unravel and Siemens had the rug pulled out from
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March 12‚ 2013 The Bill Clinton Scandal The Constitution of the United States outlines the fundamental government and laws of the country. Its main purpose is to establish separation of powers in order to protect the people from unfair rule. A means of protecting the United States from a corrupt executive leader is outlined in the sections detailing with grounds for and actions to be taken in the case of impeachment of a civil officer of government for crimes committed while they are serving
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The Effects of Dual Diagnosis on a Person’s Life Jamie Sivels Georgia Military College November 28‚ 2012 The Effects of Dual Diagnosis on a Person’s Life People with severe mental disorders also experience a co-occurring substance abuse problem; approximately 50% of individuals with a mental disorder are also affected by substance abuse; 37% are alcohol abusers‚ 53% drug abusers (Medline). This is also called dual diagnosis which is when someone has a mental disorder
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Yuri A. Batten Module 2 Case 2: HP Pretexting Scandal ETH501 TUI University Dr. Bonnie Adams Who is ever responsible for the wrong-doings of a corporation? Is it the person who actually commits the crime or the company that hired the person who committed the crime? In today’s world of finger pointing and blame shifting‚ anyone’s guess is as good as mine. Should Patricia Dunn‚ former chairwoman of Hewlett-Packard (HP)‚ have been forced to resign? In my mind the answer is yes‚ without
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