What is carpal tunnel syndrome? Carpus is a word derived from the Greek word karpos‚ which means "wrist." The wrist is surrounded by a band of fibrous tissue that normally functions as a support for the joint. The tight space between this fibrous band and the wrist bone is called the carpal tunnel. The median nerve passes through the carpal tunnel to receive sensations from the thumb‚ index‚ and middle fingers of the hand. Any condition that causes swelling or a change in position of the tissue
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In the movie Edward Scissorhands‚ Edwards conditional acceptance and eventual banishment suggests that the people in the world that Burton creates will only accept individuals that are different than the norm if they are of use to them. At the beginning of the movie‚ all the residents are uneasy about a foreigner entering their community. However‚ as soon as they realise the potential that he has to fulfil their own desires‚ they welcome him with open arms. This shows that all the residents in the
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Smallpox was a disease that plagued humankind for centuries‚ but it was also the only disease to be completely eradicated by vaccination. Edward Jenner’s discovery of the smallpox vaccination offered protection against the illness where no illness would develop. For the few that did survive smallpox‚ it was known that they became immune to the disease. Considering this‚ Jenner’s beginnings in the village of Gloucestershire led to him opening a practice as a village surgeon. While he was in his practice
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Sundowning Syndrome Etiology and Treatment 12/3/2010 Anatomy & Physiology sundowning syndrome: etiology and treatment An escalation in disruptive behaviors in the late afternoon and early evening among institutionalized patients suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease has been a recognized phenomenon for over 60 years (Bachman & Rabins‚ 2006). The timing of the onset of disruptive behaviors has led to calling this phenomenon sundowning‚ sundowning syndrome‚ and nocturnal delirium
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In this painting “Nighthawks”‚ by Edward Hopper‚ there is 4 people‚ 3 men and a woman. It looks like there is one man alone and a couple. What this painting literally depicts for me is a lonely man and a couple stop by late at night for maybe a cup of tea‚ or some sort or beverage‚ maybe even to clear their minds a little or something troubling has happened. The couple does not seem to be married but more in an affair. The man by himself seems to be troubled and came to clear his mind. The town is
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kids‚ they wonder how many they should have. Some people want big families and others would rather have smaller ones. Then there are others that have no clue. They may worry about ‘the only child syndrome”‚ there are some people that believe it’s true. The question is ‘what is the only child syndrome? It’s a myth that dates back all the way to the late 1800s. When G. Stanley Hall said being an only child was “a disease all in itself.” Susan Newman‚ a social psychologist at Rutgers University and
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Progeria‚ the premature fatal aging disorder in children‚ may be able to be reversed through Farnesyltransferase inhibitors (FTI) treatments. Formally known as Hutchinson - Gilford syndrome‚ Progeria is a genetic disorder that affects 1 in every 8 million babies born. The disorder is known for its unusual appearance of premature aging in children. Progeria was first discovered when it showed up in a child in 1886 by Dr. Hutchinson. The second case was later discovered by Gilford a year later
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Ever since the first known use‚ vaccinations have been used to treat disease and viruses from as early as 1000 AD when the ancient Chinese‚ African and Turkish first started using inoculated technique. Edward Jenner‚ an English physician and scientist‚ created the first smallpox vaccine using a similar disease‚ cowpox‚ which infects cows‚ and is credited for being the influence for the practice of vaccination in the present. For over 200 years Jenner’s innovation was used and updated; as a result
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disabilities‚ and birth defects‚ every day. Pregnant women who drink‚ smoke‚ and use drugs are not only exposing themselves‚ but also their unborn fetus. The exposed unborn fetus is highly prone to lifelong‚ and irreversible‚ birth defects. Fetal alcohol syndrome is the most common outcome of fetuses subjected to alcohol abuse. When the mother consumes alcohol‚ the alcohol easily passes through the placenta via the bloodstream‚ and into the fetus. The fetus is unable to process the alcohol due to its high
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read and am aware of the university requirements regarding academic honesty." Should the battered woman syndrome be admissible as a murder defense in American courts and should expert testimony be permitted on such a syndrome? Since the 1970’s when the battered woman syndrome was first proposed by Dr. Lenore Walker‚ women have been using this syndrome to proclaim mental illness due to the syndrome aligned with self-defense as an excuse for their crimes (Dixon‚ 2001). Dr. Walker defined the battered
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