Seminar Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Matthew C Kiernan‚ Steve Vucic‚ Benjamin C Cheah‚ Martin R Turner‚ Andrew Eisen‚ Orla Hardiman‚ James R Burrell‚ Margaret C Zoing Lancet 2011; 377: 942–55 Published Online February 7‚ 2011 DOI:10.1016/S01406736(10)61156-7 Neuroscience Research Australia and Prince of Wales Clinical School‚ University of New South Wales‚ Sydney‚ Australia (Prof M C Kiernan DSc‚ B C Cheah MBiostat‚ J Burrell MBBS‚ M C Zoing BNurs); Western Clinical School‚ University
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Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Basic description: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis‚ or ALS‚ is a disease of the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement. ALS is also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease or motor neurone disease in some British Commonwealth countries. It is a debilitating disease with rapidly progressive weakness‚ breaking down of the muscles‚ muscle spasticity‚ difficulty speaking‚ difficulty swallowing‚ and decline in breathing ability. ALS is
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known as Sequence diagram and Collaboration diagram. Meaning of Collaboration Diagram:- also called a communication diagram or interaction diagram‚ is an illustration of the relationships and interaction between entities or objects in the Unified Modelling Language (UML)‚ Collaboration diagrams resembled a flow chart that represent the roles‚ functionality and behaviour of individual object as well as overall operation of the system in real time. Being a collaboration diagram as part of interaction
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involves bones‚ muscles‚ and nerves to complete this process‚ but it would not be able to start without a certain subconscious thought beforehand. Lateral abduction of the arm is defined as raising the humerus‚ radius‚ and ulna bones to ninety degrees‚ parallel to the ground‚ with the elbow extended‚ and wrist and fingers locked in place. Lateral Abduction of the Arm Extension of Humeroulnar and Radioulnar Joints The bones involved in this movement are all the bones of the shoulder
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History of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ( Greek origin "A" means know‚ "Myo" refers to muscle‚ "Trophic" means nourishment ["No muscle nourishment"] with abbreviation of ALS) is a disease that effects the nervous and muscular system of the body. It was first studied in 1869 by Jean- Martin Charcot who was a French neurologist. In 1939 it gained international and national attention thanks to a man named Lou Gehrig. Gehrig was a baseball player for the New Year Yankees
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Advantages and Disadvantages of Collaboration in the Workplace In this global economy in which organizations are driven by technology‚ processes and the need to share information‚ collaboration is important. Rosen (2007) defines collaboration as "working together to create value while sharing virtual or physical space" (p. 9). Collaboration has become a standard in today’s organizations. Teams are working together virtually or face-to-face on projects or on problem solving. Sharing experiences
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Team collaboration adds value to achieving success by coming together as a group utilizing each other’s skills‚ knowledge and experiences to achieve a goal as one. This helps each individual to reflect‚ explore and recognize their own weaknesses and strengths‚ and gain and understanding of how to combine their social‚ trust and communication skills by working together. What is Collaboration? Collaboration is defined as a “an interactive process that engages two or more participants that work together
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Interprofessional Collaboration Interprofessional Collaboration Interprofessional communication and collaboration are a significant part of ensuring safe and effective patient outcomes. In the case detailed below the health care team failed to communicate and collaborate care of patient A‚ ultimately leading to a negative outcome. Patient A is a female white 38 year old G1P0 with Type I diabetes since the age of 9. Due to her high risk pregnancy and history of non compliance with medical
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Collaboration and Argument Carmetta C Jackson and Waltresa Mayho ENG/215 EFFECTIVE ACADEMIC WRITING JULY 9‚ 2011 DR Tracy A Boothe Collaboration and Argument Collaboration is defined as working collectively with others or concurrently to achieve a goal especially in a creative attempt to put together the right elements of success implemented to accomplish something. Argument is defined as controversy or the implication of expression through opinions for an effort to persuade;
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Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a progressive disease that causes dysfunction in the nerve cells of the brain‚ spinal cord and motor cortex. ALS usually targets the lower back first and work it’s way up. The symptoms can vary between difficulty in lifting a pen‚ muscle spasms‚ tiredness from arm or leg movement‚ change in pitch of voice and many others. Joe is at high risk of having ALS Disease. He is showing basic symptoms and need to have some test ran. He has had a viral infection‚ has
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