ARDS By: Stacy M Hucek Med Surg Clinicals Brian Krogh 25 February‚ 2013 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is an acute form of respiratory failure that results from the alveoli becoming damaged. This makes them more permeable to intravascular fluid. When the alveoli become more permeable to fluid‚ less oxygen is able to be delivered to the blood stream resulting in less oxygen reaching vital organs such as the brain and kidneys. (Lewis‚ Eighth Edition)
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have a baby‚ nieces or nephews‚ or simply babysit any babies? If you do‚ you might find my information to be quite informative and eye opening. Slide 2: Well let us begin. SIDS is the acronym for “Sudden Infant Death Syndrome‚” which is also known as crib death. SIDS is a syndrome that affects
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I have a sister with down syndrome. Since I have memory; I remember that she always has had difficulties to speak‚ and she used to be treated differently than me. For instance‚ when she was in Peru; it was really difficult to communicate with her. For example‚ when she used to say or ask for things; her words did not make sense. Consequently‚ we ended up giving or telling her things opposite from what she said or asked. People sometimes used to treat her like an object. I always get upset when people
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with it in a correct way. Some diseases are dangerous while the others are not. (1) In the past‚ the medical scientist discovered an illness called Nervous Exhaustion. Nowadays‚ the name of this disease has been changed into "Chronic fatigue syndrome. This syndrome is one of the most complicated disorder that may hit the nervous system of anybody‚ and it has symptoms‚ possible causes ‚ and some slightly treatments that may reduce the risk of this disease. National Health Organization classifies it as
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goes wrong examples of genetic factors are Down syndrome and autism. Down syndrome is caused by a chromosome defect which involves having an extra 21st chromosome‚ long term effects of down syndrome is a shortened life expectancy and heart problems‚ another example is a person who suffers from Down syndrome are more at risk of contracting cancer the most common being leukaemia which is the cancer of the blood. There are also short term effects of Down syndrome and one example is development delays but
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KPJ HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES DIPLOMA IN PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINICAL POSTING AT KEDAH MEDICAL CENTRE ‘CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME’ NAME : Noor Syafiqah Izzati binti Suhairi MATRIX NO. : 10DPY0140 SEMESTER/COHORT : 6/Cohort 9 LECTURER IN-CHARGE : Miss Nurshazana Akmal Binti Jamaludin Contents No. | Topic | Page | 1 | Definition | 1 | 2 | Pathogenesis and pathophysiology | 1 | 3 | Causes | 2 | 4 |
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In the book “The Memory Keeper’s Daughter” by Kim Edwards a doctor and his wife have twins and the first child is a healthy boy but then the second child that comes out is a little girl with the signs of down syndrome and he asks his Nurse to take the baby away to an institution while he tells his wife the baby girl died. Through out the entire book it is a struggle for Dr. Henry’s wife Norah to have closure with the fact that her baby girl is said to be dead and she never saw her‚ held her‚ or cared
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……………………………….. Total Word Count 1492 I declare that‚ except where specifically indicated‚ all the work presented in this report is my own and I am the sole author of all parts. Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is an uncommon but serious systemic infection which can occur in males and females of all ages. Symptoms include fever‚ hypotension and desquamation of the skin. The two main micro-organisms that cause TSS are Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus
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with Asperger’s syndrome‚ and tells the story of how they developed a relationship and eventually married. Nearly the entire cast is composed of characters with disabilities who have been joined together as a support group by the main character‚ Donald. Donald has Asperger’s syndrome and forms the group so he can have friends. Isabelle‚ who also has Asperger’s Syndrome‚ joins Donald’s group and the two have a lot in common. Most of their similarities come from Asperger’s Syndrome - they never know
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Comparative Essay The Catcher In The Rye by J.D. Salinger and Igby Goes Down by Burr Steers are both displayed as rites of passage texts. The respective protagonists of these two texts are Igby Slocumb and Holden Caulfield. These two characters are both on a journey motif‚ a journey of self discovery in which they both attempt to find meaning in life and understand societies values and attitudes. The two protagonists demonstrate non-conformity and rebel against the apparent hypocrisy present in
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