Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a tragic death of an infant under the age of 12 months. Sometimes the parents are left with no explanation of what happened and there was no way to prevent it. It is very important to teach the parent precautions to take to reduce the risk of SIDS. Sudden infant death syndrome is the unexplained death of an infant‚ and although there is sometimes no way to prevent it‚ there are some protective measures that can be taken.
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Menard in 1891 as Pierre Robin syndrome. The word “syndrome” then was replaced by “sequence” because the pathogenesis of the condition occurs through a chain of events. The sequence include small jaw (micrognathia)‚ displacement of the tongue (glossoptosis) which consequence to airway obstruction and cleft palate. PRS can be classified into 3 group: PRS without other congenital defects (isolated PRS)‚ with other congenital defects which can be regconized as a syndrome
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Igby goes down was filmed in 2002 was written and directed by Burr steels and has often been speculated to be the move version of “the catcher and the rye”. Igby goes down was intended to be a novel and was an autobiography of sorts. The movie follows Jason Slocumb a seventeen year old who is trying to rebel against the upper class. Jason "Igby" Slocumb is a irritable 17-year-old boy‚ who is fed up with his upscale family’s money and the rest of the world. His name is explained as a family in-joke
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SIDS: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is an unfortunate event that has been occurring as long as time. The SIDS has plagued parents and doctors and despite much research they still have not been able to discover a cause behind it. Some researchers believe that there are risk factors leading to SIDS that can be prevented‚ yet they are not found in all cases. Another researcher believed to link inner ear problems to SIDS deaths (Dr. Rubens). Unfortunately a child who died
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Such as: Syringromyelia‚ Hydrocephalus‚ Myelomeningocele‚ Neuropathic pain syndrome‚ intracranial hypertension‚ POTS‚ Scoliosis‚ Spina Bifida‚ and EDS. Since there are so many related disorders the list of symptoms can be endless. “Chiari has a wide ranging‚ diverse set of symptoms and affects everyone differently. Research shows
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There are top-down and there are bottom-up approaches to cognition. Which has been more fruitful in the history of psychology? Discuss with reference to Bartlett and/or the Gestaltists. This essay is going to talk about the top-down and bottom-up approaches to cognition. It will further explore which approach has been more fruitful in the history of Psychology with reference to Bartlett and the Gestaltists. This essay will look at the top-down approaches to cognition and then the bottom-up
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is caused by a virus‚ not a certain type of bacteria. This virus belongs to a class of viruses called coronavirus. Since SARS was an outbreak caused by a virus that was previously unknown‚ scientist named the virus that causes SARS‚ SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). World Health Organization (WHO) physician Dr. Carlo Urbani identified SARS as a new disease in 2003 when he diagnosed a severely ill 48-year old businessman who was traveling from the Guangdong
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Top-Down and Bottom-Up are both strategies of information processing and knowledge ordering‚ used in a variety of fields including software‚ humanistic and scientific theories (see systemic)‚ and management and organization. In practice‚ they can be seen as a style of thinking and teaching. A Top-Down Approach (also known as stepwise design or deductive reasoning‚ and in many cases used as a synonym of analysis order composition) is essentially the breaking down of a system to gain insight into
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Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Introduction Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is defined as “the presence of orthostatic intolerance symptoms associated with a heart rate increase of at least 30 beats/min (or a rate that exceeds 120 beats/min) that occurs within the first 10 minutes or standing or head-up tilt‚ which is seen in the absence of other chronic debilitating disorders‚ prolonged bed rest‚ or medications that impair
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Abstract Sudden Infant Death Syndrome remains the leading cause of post-neonatal mortality (under the age of one) in developed countries. The causes of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome have been puzzling and research is being conducted to solve this catastrophic problem. Having a child under the age of one makes me very concerned‚ along with any other parent(s)‚ that the possibility of SIDS could affect any infant at anytime‚ SIDS does not discriminate. I am seeking to find the possible causes
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