CARDIO Tendon xanthomata: deposition of yellowish cholesterol rich material in the tendons‚ asociared with hyperlipidaemia. Eg on knuckles Xanthelasma: cholesterol deposits around the eyes. Corneal Arcus: deposition of cholesterol/lipid in the cornea. CRP : acute phase of protein produced predominantly by the liver in response to inflammatory cytokines Chest Pain on Xray: evidence of another cause of chest pain such as air in the mediastinum (oesophageal rupture) or aortic dissection
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Comp. by: DuAnitha Stage: Revises2 ChapterID: 0000870335 Date:19/1/09 Time:10:13:11 B978-0-7020-2940-0.00001-9‚ 00001 1 Chapter c0001 1 Nursing knowledge and practice Maggie Mallik‚ Carol Hall and David Howard KEY ISSUES s0005 u0190 u0195 u0200 u0205 s0010 u0210 u0215 u0220 u0225 u0230 u0235 u0240 s0015 u0245 u0250 u0255 s0020 u0260 u0265 INTRODUCTION SUBJECT KNOWLEDGE l Definitions‚ theories and models of nursing l Role and image of the nurse l People
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284 I The Johns Hopkins and the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies Control of communicable diseases 7 This measles ’jab’ will help prevent this child from the consequences of measles such as pneumonia‚ malnutrition‚ blindness and brain disease. Photo:Marko Kokic‚Canadian Red Cross Control of communicable diseases in emergencies Description This chapter gives an overview of common and emerging communicable disease threats among displaced populations because of natural
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Chapter 1 Cardiovascular Disorders I. Normal cardiac anatomy‚ physiology‚ and function A. Cardiac and coronary artery anatomy (see Figure 1-1) The left anterior descending artery is the most common site of coronary artery occlusion. B. Cardiac cycle (see Figure 1-2) In 10% of patients‚ the posterior descending artery derives from the left coronary artery. C. Cardiac output (CO) 1. Heart rate (HR) a. Number of cardiac contractions per unit time; commonly expressed as beats per minute (bpm)
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GENETIC TRANSFORMATION Edited by María Alejandra Alvarez Genetic Transformation Edited by María Alejandra Alvarez Published by InTech Janeza Trdine 9‚ 51000 Rijeka‚ Croatia Copyright © 2011 InTech All chapters are Open Access articles distributed under the Creative Commons Non Commercial Share Alike Attribution 3.0 license‚ which permits to copy‚ distribute‚ transmit‚ and adapt the work in any medium‚ so long as the original work is properly cited. After this work has been published
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Pankratz‚ Tom M. Environmental engineering dictionary and directory / Thomas M. Pankratz. p. cm. ISBN 1-56670-543-6 (alk. paper) 1. Environmental engineering--Dictionaries. 2. Brand name products--Dictionaries. 3. Trademarks--Dictionaries. 4. Environmental engineering--Directories. I. Title. TD9 .P36 2000 628--dc21 00-044356 This book contains information obtained from authentic and highly regarded sources. Reprinted material is quoted with
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Copyright © 2007 by F. A. Davis. 00Scanlon(p3) Cover 8/17/06 10:39 AM Page 2 Copyright © 2007 by F. A. Davis. List of Boxes Clinical applications of the book’s anatomical and physiological information are set apart from the text in boxed inserts and often deal with aspects of pathophysiology. A list of these boxes is presented here for your convenience. 1-1 1-2 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 3-1 3-2 3-3 4-1 4-2 4-3 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 7-1 7-2 7-3 7-4 7-5 8-1 8-2 8-3 8-4 8-5 8-6 8-7 8-8 9-1
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