Definition Congenital adrenal hyperplasia can affect both boys and girls. People with congenital adrenal hyperplasia lack an enzyme needed by the adrenal gland to make the hormones cortisol and aldosterone. Without these hormones‚ the body produces more androgen‚ a type of male sex hormone. This causes male characteristics to appear early (or inappropriately). About 1 in 10‚000 to 18‚000 children are born with congenital adrenal hyperplasia. Signs and Symptoms Girls will usually have normal
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The Leadership Quarterly 17 (2006) 617 – 633 www.elsevier.com/locate/leaqua Narcissistic leadership Seth A. Rosenthal ⁎‚ Todd L. Pittinsky Center for Public Leadership‚ John F. Kennedy School of Government‚ Harvard University‚ 79 J.F.K. Street‚ Cambridge‚ Massachusetts 02155‚ United States Abstract Narcissism—a personality trait encompassing grandiosity‚ arrogance‚ self-absorption‚ entitlement‚ fragile self-esteem‚ and hostility—is an attribute of many powerful leaders. Narcissistic leaders
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Final Research Paper Allan G. Johnson wrote a book called‚ ‘Privilege‚ Power‚ and Difference’. He has written a very accessible introduction to the concept of privilege: the notion that certain members of society benefit from institutionalized assumptions and beliefs about what is normal. Conversely‚ attention is also given to various groups that are harmed by these same institutionalized assumptions. People of color‚ women‚ homosexuals‚ and those with disabilities are all included in his discussion
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Chapter I: INTRODUCTION A. Background of the Study THE RADISH The radish (Raphanus sativus) is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family that was domesticated in Europe in pre-Roman times. They are grown and consumed throughout the world. Radishes have numerous varieties‚ varying in size‚ color and duration of required cultivation time. There are some radishes that are grown for their seeds; oilseed radishes are grown‚ as the name implies‚ for oil production. The most
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Chapter 9 Personality is all the ways we have of acting‚ thinking‚ believing‚ and feeling that make each of us unique. A personality trait is a complex pattern of behavior‚ thought‚ and feeling that is stable across time and across many situations. Five - factor model is one of the leading theories of personality which posits that everyone’s personality is organized along five broad dimensions or factors of personality. These factors are often referred to as the Big 5: negative emotionality
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Question 1 | 2 points | Save | | A person’s blood pressure rises while walking up stairs. If homeostasis is maintained‚ which of the following will occur when the person reaches the top of the stairs? | | | | | | | | blood pressure will lower‚ causing the person to faint | | | blood pressure will return to near its level before walking up stairs | | | blood pressure will continue to rise‚ leading to hypertension | | | blood pressure will remain at the elevated
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TREATING TB. Keep in mind that Isonaizd(INH) is the established treatment for preventive therapy ‚ and the usual regimen is up to 300mg daily for adults. You can keep pts on for 6 months or 12 months with a positive CXR. Always give vitB6 when treating pts with INH. If there is a suspected resistance then use Rifampin (RIF) alone or in combo with the said INH. How do we treat current CLASSES III & IV diseases. The first line medications are used in combinations since these tend to delay
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Tramadol: an Analgesic Tramadol‚ also know as Saliva ER‚ Saliva Flashdose‚ Ultram‚ Ultram ER‚ and Ultram ODT‚ is an synthetic‚ centrally acting opioid analgesic. Ultracet is a combination drug of acetaminophen and tramadol. Tramadol can be taken orally four times daily. Extended-release tablet called Tramadol ER may be administered once daily (Hair‚ Curran‚ & Keam 2006). The recommended dose of tramadol is 50-100 mg (immediate release tablets) every 4-6 hours as needed for pain. The maximum
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Catterall‚ W.A. 2011. The crystal structure of a voltage-gated sodium channel. Nature. 475. pp.353-359 Yiangou‚ Y.‚ Facer‚ P.‚ Chessell‚ L.P. and Bountra‚ C. 2007. Voltage-gated ion channel Nav1.7 innervation in patients with idiopathic rectal hypersensitivity and paroxysmal extreme pain disorder (familial rectal pain). Neuroscience letters. 427. pp.77-82 Yu‚ F.H. and Catterall‚ W. 2003. Overview of the voltage-gated sodium channel family. Genome biology. 4 (3). article
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amphetamines may also be associated with beading of large arteries‚ or focal narrowing of arteries. Especially when used chronically and intravenously‚ amphetamines are the drugs most commonly associated with arrhythmias. This may be an acute hypersensitivity reaction‚ possibly caused by contaminants. People who abuse cocaine and amphetamines are less likely to present as clear cut strokes cases. They seem to have a more diffused neurological presentation‚ often with a subacute progressive time course
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