Tissue Expanders A tissue expander is a device that is made from elastic silicone rubber. During the mastectomy‚ this balloon-like device is placed after the surgeon removes skin and tissue to allow for placement of the tissue expander beneath the remaining muscle and skin of the patient’s chest. The tissue expanders are inserted either empty or with a minute amount of saline in them. As time passes‚ sterile saline fluid is added to the expanders: This is accomplished by inserting a small needle
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Thursday‚ January 30‚ 2014 Nervous Tissue ! Anatomy & Physiology - Overall Purpose of the Nervous System ! • To keep controlled conditions within limits that maintain life health and homeostasis ! - Regulates body activities by responding via nerve impulses‚ works with the endocrine system which responds by releasing hormones ! • Responsible for our behavior‚ memories‚ and movements ! • Neurology : branch of medicine that deals with normal functioning and disorders of the nervous system
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The Term "Genetically Modified (GM) foods" refers to crops produced for human or animal consumption using the recombinant DNA techniques. The world population is growing in a fast pace such that it is expected to double in the next 50 years. Supplying food to this growing population is a major challenge. GM foods can be considered as the major solution for the food security. These foods are produced by the modification of crop plants in the laboratory to enhance desired traits‚ mainly biotic and
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AIDS Outline Introduction: Many people have heard of the disease AIDS. But they aren’t aware of what exactly it does to your body and how dangerous it is. Since the epidemic began‚ an estimated 21.8 million people have died of AIDS. According to the A.D.A.M Medical Encyclopedia AIDS is the sixth leading cause of death among people ages 25 - 44 in the United States‚ down from number one in 1995. Today I will be talking about what exactly AIDS is‚ how it is transmitted‚ and possible treatments for
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AVIATION FIRST AID Introduction: The aviation first aid course introduces crews to first aid in an aviation environment‚ and ensures they have basic‚ essential knowledge to treat and care for passengers. First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by non-expert‚ but trained personnel to a sick or injured person
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managing chronic wounds in the U.K.‚ with emphasis on maggot debridement therapy. Thomas S. J Wound Care. 2006 Nov; 15(10):465-9 3. The cost effectiveness of larval therapy in venous ulcers. Wayman J‚ Nirojogi V‚ Walker A‚ Sowinski A‚ Walker MA. J Tissue Viability. 2000 Jul; 10(3):91-4. FIGURE/VIDEO CAPTIONS figures should NOT be embedded in this document Figure 1: The Initial examination of the right leg on admission reveals mixed (venous and arterial) extensive necrotic ulceration with superadded
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Introduction First Aid is the medical care given to an ill or injured person before the arrival of professional responders. First aid is basic medical care given to an ill or injured person by a non-professional in an emergency. What is interesting is the purpose of first aid; to prevent further harm - for example‚ if someone has collapsed in the middle of a road where they might not be seen‚ you want to make sure that they won’t get hit by a car too. To preserve life - so to prevent them deteriorating
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The first case of HIV was diagnosed in 1968. Within the next three decades it became the leading cause of death for adults 25 to 44 years old. AIDS is the final stage of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) ‚ a virus that ravages the immune system leaving the body susceptible to multiple infections. In the public’s mind HIV/AIDS was a disease that belonged to intravenous drug users‚ homosexuals‚ and others in an unfortunate and stigmatized group. On August 19th 1992‚ Mary Fisher‚ a young‚ white‚ wed
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Animal Tissues I. Objectives: Plant Tissues a. Illustrate‚ describe‚ and differentiate the various types of tissues characteristic of vascular plants b. Illustrate and describe how tissues are organized in the regions of the plant organ c. Recognize variations of each of the different tissues in different organs Animal Tissues a. Illustrate‚ describe‚ and differentiate the different types of animal tissues b. Illustrate and describe the organization of different tissues in an
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contrast xylem tissue and phloem tissue‚ including their respective structures and functions. The stems and roots of plants contain two separate transport systems; xylem vessels and phloem tubes‚ of which neither transport oxygen as it is transported to cells by diffusion. The network of xylem vessels transports water and mineral ions from the roots to all other parts of the plant whereas phloem tubes transport food made in the leaves to all other parts of the plant. In the stems the tissue is collectively
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