Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome is an X-linked recessive immunodeficiency disorder usually inherited by males from their mother. This syndrome involves both T- and B-lymphocytes characterized in one third of patients by the triad of recurrent bacterial sinopulmonary infections‚ eczema (atopiclike dermatitis)‚ and a bleeding diathesis caused by thrombocytopenia and platelet dysfunction. The characteristic triad of bleeding‚ eczema‚ and recurrent infections in Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome generally become evident
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Chapter 61: Nursing Management: Peripheral Nerve and Spinal Cord Problems Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse assessing a 54-year-old female patient with newly diagnosed trigeminal neuralgia will ask the patient about a. visual problems caused by ptosis. b. triggers leading to facial discomfort. c. poor appetite caused by loss of taste. d. weakness on the affected side of the face. ANS: B The major clinical manifestation of trigeminal neuralgia is severe facial pain that is triggered by cutaneous
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The first type of vaccines used weak or modified versions of the virus so the chances of causing illness are low and the strength of your immune system rises. This type of vaccination would be used to fight of Zoster (shingles)‚ Yellow fever‚ Smallpox and many more. The second one uses dead or inactivated types of virus to give your white blood cells enough time to fight this type of disease. Polio‚ Rabies‚ and Hepatitis A would be prevented with this type of
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surgery. Oesophagitis can also be caused by bacterial‚ viral or fungal infections. This is common in immuno-compromised patients such as AIDS or patients under a high dose of steroid medications. The common causative agents are Candida‚ herpetic (herpes simplex) virus and
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A. Trachoma This is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium “Chlamydia trachomatis”. The infection causes the inner surface of the eyelids to become rough leading to pain in the eye‚ breakdown of the cornea and possible blindness. Untreated‚ repeated trachoma infections result in entropion - a painful form of permanent blindness when the eyelids turn inward‚ causing the eyelashes to scratch the cornea. Children are the most susceptible to infection due to their tendency to easily get dirty
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Name Professor Course Date Causes and effects of human papillioma virus Human papillioma virus is transmitted through invaded mucus membranes‚ those covering lining of mouth‚ tongue‚ cervix‚ anus‚ vagina and throat.( Giuliano‚ Anna & Raphael p.36) Human papillioma virus infection causes warts‚ near mucous membranes. Over weight is a cause which develops to adenocarcinoma of cervix. Sexual activities are the major causes of human papillioma virus transmition. Long term use of birth control pills
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homophobia on the same page as hepatitis‚ herpes‚ and HIV among others. Before this class I wouldn’t have expected to find it there. I mean honestly‚ what significance could homophobia have in comparison to those other three seriously-taken "real" medical terms? Despite homophobia being a matter of life and death as well‚ probably the most serious aspect of the disease of homophobia is that it infects a larger number in population than hepatitis‚ herpes‚ and HIV combined. Homophobia is probably
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grimace‚ no response) A= activity (flexed‚ flaccid‚ limp) R= respirations (strong cry‚ weak cry‚ absent) TRANSMISSION-BASED PRECAUTIONS: AIRBORNE My - Measles Chicken - Chicken Pox/Varicella Hez - Herpez Zoster/Shingles TB or remember... MTV=Airborne Measles TB Varicella-Chicken Pox/Herpes Zoster-Shingles Private Room - negative pressure with 6-12 air exchanges/hr Mask‚ N95 for TB DROPLET think of SPIDERMAN! S - sepsis S - scarlet fever S - streptococcal pharyngitis P - parvovirus B19 P - pneumonia
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Medical Research With or Without Informed Consent In 1952‚ paralytic polio peaked in the United States with 21‚000 reported cases and numerous deaths. It was in February 1952; Jonas Salk developed the world’s first polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh and by testing it on cultured “HeLa” cells‚ proved it to be effective for distribution by 1955. The cells he used were collected from a poor black tobacco farmer named Henrietta Lacks‚ born August 1st‚ 1920 in Roanoke Virginia. In January
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Epstein-Barr Virus Disease Information‚ Diagnosis‚ and Treatment Epstein-Barr Virus Disease Information‚ Diagnosis‚ and Treatment . . For more Information www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/ebv.htm www.emedicinehealth.com www.uptodate
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