Antiphospholipid Antibody Syndrome When you think of your body attacking itself‚ what comes to mind? Many people have a hard time understanding how your own body would attack itself and how it would do it. Your immune system plays a big role in your everyday life to help protect you from the outside world to prevent you from getting infected with any living bacteria or virus. Your body is capable of producing and breaking down many things‚ but it’s also capable of destroying itself with autoimmune
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Teen Pregnancy Retha McDonald Argument Essay Abstract The following research paper contains important information on how you can prevent your teen from becoming pregnant. The thesis is clearly stated in my argument. Topic sentences and sub-topics support my theory. Teen Pregnancy and prenatal care are very important issues but can be avoided all together with patience‚ guidance and instruction from responsible parents. Parents have to discuss issues such as safe sex‚ prevention of pregnancy
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Teenager’s Pregnancy In Colombia Adolescence in Colombia is often the age of contradictions and misunderstandings‚ which makes the discovery of oneself possible. The development and maturity of these psychosocial characteristics are shifted‚ in adolescents‚ in later ages of life‚ unlike the first biological maturity prevailing in this phase. Thus misinformation and lack of education in the sexual order is considered a major risk on reproductive health‚ which could lead to early parenthood. Many
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EXPERIMENT 4 Title: Preparation of magnesium sulphate. Date:11.02.2010 Aim: To prepare magnesium sulphate Theory: Magnesium sulfate (or magnesium sulphate) is a chemical compound containing magnesium‚ sulfur and oxygen‚ with the formula MgSO4. In its hydrated form the pH is 6.0 (5.5 to 6.5). It is often encountered as the heptahydrate‚ MgSO4·7H2O‚ commonly called Epsom salt. Anhydrous magnesium sulfate is used as a drying agent. Since the anhydrous form is hygroscopic (readily absorbs water
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THE MEDICAL STUDENT SURVIVAL GUIDE TO OB/GYN OB/GYN is a fascinating and exciting specialty. No other field offers such a wide variety of medical and surgical management. The OB/GYN is a primary care provider‚ obstetrician‚ surgeon‚ endocrinologist‚ and radiologist. Your involvement with the team over the next four weeks will give you a taste of what it is like to enter our field. As a medical student‚ you have several priorities. First‚ have fun! Long hours are only possible if you find ways to
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March 27). Sex discrimination begins in the womb. Michigan State University Today. Retrieved from: http://msutoday.msu.edu/news/2013/sex-discrimination-begins-in-the-womb/ Osungbade‚ K.‚ Olusimbo‚ K. (2011‚ April 4). Public Health Perspectives of Preeclampsia in Developing Countries: Implication for Health System Strengthening. National Institute of Health. Retrieved from: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3087154/ Wicket‚ S. (2009‚ December 13). Arab Woman…Is Submissive Behavior Ethnic or
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Public Health Problem Hypertension is when there is an elevated force of blood in the human body. High blood pressure virtually exists everywhere in the world and in almost every community. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2016)‚ 75 million people are inflicted with increased blood pressure levels in the United States. Unfortunately‚ there is no root cause or definite explanation to hypertension. In most cases‚ it generally develops over time and often it is common in
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Renee A. McIver Margaret Case Study OB--Summer Semester 2016 In Margaret’s Case Study (3) possible causes for her sudden change in medical status could have been due to spontaneous rupture of membranes (SROM)‚ anaphylactic reaction and acute hypotension. SROM is defined rupture of the fetal membranes on their own. This is often referred to by mother’s a “my water broke.” Anaphylactic reactions have a rapid onset and may cause death. Signs and symptoms include shortness of breath and hypotension which
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properly. The importance of spirituality plays an important role in maintaining mental and physical wellness. The father has past medical issues with hypertensive crisis induced by stress and diet. The mother has a history of gestational diabetes‚ preeclampsia‚ and cesarean section with the childbirth of the twins. In order to improve health maintenance they are dieting appropriately and exercising regularly and taking what they call a “family time-out” on the weekends to relieve stress and build emotional
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Exam #2 Review Sheet Chapter 9 Understand the relationship between body composition‚ age‚ gender & fluid Fluid composition of tissue varies by: Tissue type: lean tissues have higher fluid content than fat tissues Gender: males have more lean tissue and therefore more body fluid than females Age: decrease in body water results partly from loss of lean tissue as people age Understand how fluid is distributed in the body (intracellular vs. extracellular) Intercellular : distributed within
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