humankind. This discovery introduced the era of antibiotics to the world (Calvo‚ 2000). Staphylococcus aureus causes various pus-forming infections such as boils‚ styes‚ pneumonia‚ urinary tract infections‚ and more seriously osteomyelitis and endocarditis (Todar‚ PhD‚ 2008). The recurring theme of Sir Fleming’s career was to find a chemical substance that would kill infections bacteria without killing surrounding tissue (“Sir Alexander Fleming‚” 2004). Sir Alexander Fleming was a Scottish bacteriologist
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Healthcare for the Asian American Samantha Pabalan NRS-429V-O103 March 8‚ 2015 “According to the US Census Bureau‚ on the 2010 Census‚ the Asian population category includes people who indicated their race(s) as “Asian” or reported entries such as “Asian Indian‚” “Chinese‚” “Filipino‚” “Korean‚” “Japanese‚” and “Vietnamese” or provided other detailed Asian responses” (CDC‚ 2013). “In 2012‚ the following states had the largest Asian-American populations: California‚ New York‚ Hawaii‚ Texas‚ New
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Objectives: Pentraxin3 is a novel biomarker produced by vascular endothelial cells and macrophages. In recent studies involving adults‚ Pentraxin 3 has been introduced as a reliable biomarker in the evaluation of cardiovascular disease and pulmonary hypertension. This study was conducted with an aim to measure the level of Pentraxin 3 in neonates with pulmonary hypertension and comparing with normal healthy controls. Design and Methods: In a case-control study‚ plasma Pentraxin 3 levels were evaluated
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“The discovery of penicillin changed the course of medicine and has enabled physicians to treat formerly severe and life-threatening illnesses such as bacterial endocarditis‚ meningitis‚ pneumococcal pneumonia‚ gonorrhea‚ and syphilis” (Kalvaitis). Therefore‚ less deaths occurred because of a higher amount of infections being cured. This led to many people in the public starting to realize just how important the drug
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system-by-system review of the body functions 11. RR (assessment parameter) - Respiratory rate / Relative Risk 12. RRR (assessment parameter) - relative risk reduction/ Regular rate and rhythm 13. SBE (condition/ disease) -subacute bacterial endocarditis - a chronic bacterial infection of the valves of the heart. It is characterized by a slow‚ quiet onset with fever‚ heart murmur‚ splenomegaly‚ and development of clumps of abnormal tissue‚ called vegetations‚ around an intracardiac prosthesis
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important nosocomial pathogen referred to as a “superbug”. Infections related to E. faecium include urinary tract infections‚ wound infections‚ and soft tissue infections. In a patient who has previously damaged cardiac valves E. faecium may lead to endocarditis. Although Enterococci are part of the normal flora in humans and animals there are only a few of its species that cause clinical infections. The most common being Enterococcus faecalis‚ which accounts for up to 90% of clinical isolates. However
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BRAND NAME GENERIC NAME THERAPEUTIC CLASSIFICATION INDICATION OR USE 1. ADVIL IBUPROFEN anti-inflammatory‚ analgesic and antipyretic Management of mild to moderate pain & inflammation 2. ALAXAN IBUPROFEN PARACETAMOL Analgesics (Non-Opioid) & Antipyretics Relief of mild to moderately severe pain of musculoskeletal origin 3. AMBROLEX AMBROXOL Cough & Cold Preparations Acute exacerbations of chronic & asthmatic bronchitis‚ bronchial asthma & bronchiectasis 4. ARTHRO - - - 5. ASCOF FORTE Vitex negundo
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Salmonella Salmonella is a prokaryotic‚ rod shaped‚ bacterial organism. It is nonsporeforming and Gram-negative.(1) Salmonella is responsible for almost 60 percent of reported cases of bacterial food borne illness and 40 percent of all food borne illness of any kind. Salmonella survives digestion and reproduces in the small intestine‚ making people sick. Salmonella has hundreds of different types‚ all of which cause much the same illness in humans. Eating food containing live salmonella bacteria
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CHF Heart Failure: failure of the cardiac muscle to pump blood to meet the body’s metabolic needs CHF is a complication that can result from problems such as cardiomyopathy‚ valvular heart disease‚ endocarditis‚ Acute MI Left-sided failure pulmonary congestion dyspnea‚ Paroxysmal nocturnal dyspnea Pulmonary edema‚ rales (crackles) cough blood-tinged‚ frothy sputum
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RESPIRATORY SYSTEM A complete‚ schematic view of the human respiratory system with their parts and functions. Latin: systema respiratorium The respiratory system (or ventilatory system) is a biological system consisting of specific organs and structures used for the process of respiration in an organism. The respiratory system is involved in the intake and exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide between an organism and the environment. The primary function of the respiratory system is to
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