The Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) is used to diagnose and treat abnormalities of the uterine cervix. LEEP is done to treat cervical dysplasia‚ which is abnormal tissue growth in the cervix. The treatment options are individualized by each patient’s age‚ risk factors and preferences. Mild forms of cervical dysplasia will self-resolve over time. Dysplasia is considered a precancerous condition in the severe forms but can be removed completely with a wire loop utilizing electrosurgical
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New Coronary Intervention Codes in 2013 Starting January 1 2013‚ coronary intervention codes in use since 1992 are replaced by new codes with new values. Jim Blankenship MACC‚ FSCAI Director of Cardiology and Cardiac Cath Labs Geisinger Medical Center Danville PA jblankenship@geisinger.edu Dr Blankenship is a member of the AMA/Specialty Society Relative Value Update Committee (RUC) representing the American College of Cardiology. Word count 1537 Coronary Intervention Codes
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hypertension (fluid shifts) * Dysrhythmias‚ extra heart sounds (S3‚ S4) * Jugular venous distension (JVD)‚ distended abdominal veins‚ spider angiomas/collateral circulation * Ecchymosis‚ petechiae * anemia‚ leukopenia‚ thrombocytopenia‚ coagulation disorders‚ splenomegaly ELIMINATION * May report: Flatulence * Diarrhea or constipation; gradual abdominal enlargement * May exhibit: Abdominal distension (hepatomegaly‚ splenomegaly‚ ascites) * Decreased/absent bowel sounds
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At present‚ the raw materials to refine copper in China mainly are towanite‚ chalcocite‚ bornite‚ malachite and etc. According to the technical conditions of smelting‚ the copper ore can be divided into three classes based on the proportion of copper oxide and copper sulphide‚ that is‚ sulfide ore‚ which contains less than 10% copper oxide；oxidized ore‚ which contains more than 30% copper oxide; mixed ore‚ which contains 10%~30% copper oxide. Copper is one of earliest metals that be found and used
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confusion(12-18)Intimacy vs. isolation(early adulthood)Genrativity vs. stagnation(middle adult)Ego integrity vs. despair(older adult) AIRBORNE PRECAUTION (SARS is airborne/contact) My - Measles Chicken - Chickenpox Hez - Herpes Zoster (Disseminated) TB - TB -Private room -Negative pressure with 6-12 air exchanges per hour -UV -Mask‚ standard precautions (gown‚gloves) -N95 Mask for TB -put own eyewear-->mask-->gown-->gloves and take off in opposite order (this applies to
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By y.c.pong Introduction: When you heat an egg‚ the egg white clump together and turned white. It is because the protein in egg white undergoes denaturation‚ the cross linkage(the hydrogen bonds‚ ionic bonds and disulphride bonds) which maintain the protein shape destructed‚ so protein lose its tertiary conformation. This denaturing process is very important‚ because before protein can be used in digestion they must be unfolded. Part A: denaturation of egg white Aim: To examine the factors
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study of a group of methods in which diagnostic testing and non-surgical interventional treatments are used for treating patients who suffer from various heart diseases and disorders. This field covers a variety of therapies ranging from stents to intravascular ultrasounds. Invasive and interventional cardiology began with the birth of catheterization starting from the early ancient Egyptians going back to 400 B.C. During 400 B.C.‚ catheters were fashioned by hollow reeds and pipes were used as cadavers
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by vegetarians. Contents [hide] 1 Production of natural calf rennet 1.1 Traditional method 1.2 Modern method 2 Alternative sources of rennet 2.1 Vegetable rennet 2.2 Microbial rennet 2.3 Fermentation-produced chymosin (FPC) 2.4 Acid coagulation 3 See also 4 References 5 External links [edit]Production of natural calf rennet Natural calf rennet is extracted from the inner mucosa of the fourth stomach chamber (the abomasum) of slaughtered young‚ unweaned calves. These stomachs are
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have been complaints about the delays in the turn-around time of the specimens from the operating room. On the night shift‚ there is one specimen accessioner and one supervisor and a person in each of different departments. There are hematology-coagulation‚ chemistry‚ blood bank and microbiology-immunology. In the healthcare system‚ turn-around time is a crucial factor in running the laboratory. Turn-around time can affect the treatment of the patient‚ for instance to specific treatment of the disease
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Sprains and Strains are overstretching or tearing of tissue. Sprains can involve the ligamentous tissue and strains are things that involve muscular tissue. They involve pain and discomfort‚ swelling‚ bruising and even a loss of function. Sprains and Strains can be classified at different at a different degree‚ third being the worse injury just depending on the quantity of fibers involved with the injury. A haematoma is blood outside the blood vessels‚ usually caused by disturbance like in a muscle
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