AbstractBackground pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) are fatal‚ no curable‚ but treatable diseases that strongly affect the patients. Objective. To decribe patient’s experience of information relating to PAH or CTEPH. Methods. A qualitative method using content analysis was applied. Seventeen patients (thirteen women an four men) aged 28-73 years from a regional PAH center were individually interviewed. Results. Three categories that
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patients with multiple traumatic injuries are susceptible to pulmonary contusion. A pulmonary contusion is an injury to the lung which is a common result after a blunt chest trauma from incidents such as vehicular accidents and assaults or after penetrating chest trauma from explosions or shock waves (Ganie et al‚ 2013). Also‚ although it is more commonly associated with chest traumas such as pneumothorax‚ rib fractures or hemothorax‚ pulmonary contusion is also related to trauma to the abdomen and nervous
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Understanding Pulmonary Hypertension The human body is a very complex organism composed of different types of systems and functions. All the functions that each system has‚ is what makes possible for the body to obtain life. One of the most important systems in one’s body is the circulatory system‚ where the heart‚ the lungs‚ and the blood vessels work together to form the circle part of the circulatory system. The pumping of the heart forces the blood on its journey. The body’s circulatory system
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II Intro In this paper‚ I aim to examine and explain different criminological categories. By looking at the link and relevance between criminology and criminal justice‚ certain different criminological theories‚ and the understanding of rational choice and deterrence theory‚ I wish to communicate why criminology and criminal justice is important to understand and further prevent crime. In an increasingly globalized world‚ contact between different people and cultures will become more evident.
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Overview of Pulmonary Embolism An embolism is a foreign mass that travels through the intravascular space carried by the systemic circulation. The mass may be solid‚ liquid or gaseous. The circulation carries the embolus through vessels to parts of the body where it can cause obstruction or occlusion. The Pulmonary Embolism (PE) occurs when the embolism causes an obstruction or occlusion of the pulmonary artery or one of its branches‚ which in turn reverts pressure on the right ventricle. A solid
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dioxide and water that the body exhales. Because energy is vital to survival‚ it is necessary for the organs that aid its production to function properly. Pulmonary adenocarcinoma is a specific type of lung cancer that hinders the body’s ability to properly function and affects thousands of people each year. To understand the meaning of pulmonary adenocarcinoma‚
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1. Explain different styles of leadership. 2. Explain how to select suitable leadership styles for different situations in the workplace. 1. A description of three styles of leadership. In business there are three main styles of leadership that are globally recognized in the workplace. In addition to these 3 styles there are new types of ;leadership that have been identified in the modern office environment that perhaps a new “breed” of manager falls into/ however for now I will address
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This approach is different from the old approach as it is student-centred. In using a student-centred approach‚ one can notice that students will be more interested in the lesson leading to a lower rate of students’ disruptions. Moreover‚ by using this approach‚ the lesson content must be addressed by a different methodology than used before (by the old approach) as by this new approach‚ teaching‚ learning and assessment
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1] What the three classifications mean and why something would be classified as such. Safe - The Safe classification means an anomaly is understood to a reliable and necessary extent and will not activate their effects unless activated on purpose (i.e testing). An anomaly would be classified as Safe when it is fully researched and the effects and powers of it is contained and understood‚ meaning it should pose no direct threat or danger. Euclid - The Euclid classification means that an anomaly
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Name of Pathology: Pulmonary Embolism Definition/Description/Characteristics: Before I get started explaining what a pulmonary embolism is‚ I am going to say that a pulmonary embolism is a part of group of problems all known as venous thromboembolism (VTE). Venous refers to veins‚ while thrombus is the blockage of blood vessel and when the blockage breaks off and travels‚ is called an embolism. A pulmonary embolism is usually a clot that was originally from a deep vein thrombosis in the legs or
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