Causes of Poor School Performance There are many reasons for children to underperform at school‚ such as‚ medical problems‚ below average intelligence‚ specific learning disability‚ attention deficit hyperactivity disorder‚ emotional problems‚ a poor sociocultural home environment‚ psychiatric disorders‚ or even environmental causes. (1) Medical Problems These conditions have been reported to have an independent effect resulting in poor school performance. (a) Preterm birth and low birth
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HYPOTHALAMIC & PITUITARY HORMONES Prof. Francis R. Capule Department of Pharmacy U.P. College of Pharmacy Hypothalamic-Pituitary Endocrine System ANTERIOR PITUITARY HORMONE Pharmacological Applications • replacement therapy for deficiency states • antagonists for diseases that result from excess production of pituitary hormones • diagnostic tools for identifying several endocrine abnormalities HORMONE Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) Growth
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LeMone/Burke/Bauldoff‚ Medical-Surgical Nursing 5th Edition Test Bank Chapter 2 Question 1 Type: MCSA When planning holistic care for a patient admitted with heart failure‚ which of the following should the nurse include? 1. spiritual needs 2. measure intake and output 3. daily weights 4. ambulate with assistance Correct Answer: 1 Rationale 1: Holistic health care is based upon the concept of wellness. When planning holistic care for a patient‚ the nurse needs to consider physical needs
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EVALUATION OF EFFECTS OF OVARIECTOMY AND TREATMENT WITH ESTROGEN-REPLACEMENT THERAPY OR SELECTIVE ESTROGEN RECEPTOR MODULATORS (SERM) ON VOIDING FUNCTION AND P2X RECEPTOR EXPRESSION IN THE FEMALE RAT TABLE OF CONTENTS Abbreviations Page 6 Abstract Page 6 Study 1 Page 10 Introduction Page 10 Menopause and the overactive bladder Page 10 Estrogens for the treatment of OAB in post menopausal women Page 12 SERM and tamoxifen Page 15
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seasons exist on a continuum between individuals‚ with anxiety and depression increasing during the winter months. An extreme form of seasonality is manifested as the clinical syndrome of seasonal a¤ective disorder (SAD) with carbohydrate craving‚ hypersomnia‚ lethargy‚ and changes in circadian rhythms also evident. It has been suggested that seasonality and the symptoms of SAD may be due to changing levels of vitamin D3‚ the hormone of sunlight‚ leading to changes in brain serotonin. Forty-four
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OCS (Organ Care System) What is it? The Organ Care System (or OCS for short) is a device created by TransMedics INC and allows for soon to be transplanted organs like hearts and lungs to remain outside of a host body for longer. The OCS works by transporting warm blood‚ oxygenated‚ and nutrient rich blood to the donated organ‚ thusly‚ prolonging the time the organ can remain outside of a body (1). History of transplants: The very first successful heart transplant performed in humans was in 1967
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Parkinson’s disease Parkinson’s disease‚ also known as idiopathic or primary Parkinsonism‚ hypokinetic rigid syndrome/HRS‚ or paralysis agitans is a problem in the nerve cells. According to the Parkinson’s disease Foundation the nerve cells start to break down and die‚ which leads to the loss of neurons that produce a chemical messenger in the brain called dopamine. When the dopamine is gone it causes abnormal brain activity‚ which leads to Parkinson’s. Dopamine sends signals
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Extra Credit Assignment A: Terms 1 – 20 1.) Peripheral artery disease (PAD) is similar to coronary artery disease (CAD). PAD is a problem in the circulatory system where your arteries become narrow which leads to less blood flow to your limbs. PAD develops in your extremities‚ more commonly your legs‚ which can make walking become painful‚ also known as claudication. 2.) Aortic valve stenosis (AVS) is when the aortic valve‚ which is between the aorta and left ventricle of the heart‚ becomes narrow
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Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is the most common form of vertigo‚ claiming one third of all vestibular diagnoses in the general human population. Kollen et al1 concluded that consequentially that BPPV is the pathophysiological condition coinciding with approximately 20% of all globally reported cases of disequilibrium. Similar findings by Helminski et al2 determined that in vivo‚ 2.4% of the general human population will encounter BPPV‚ mostly occurring between the fifth and seventh
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Running head: ADDISON ’S DISEASE 1 Addison ’s Disease ADDISON ’S DISEASE 2 Abstract Addison ’s disease is a disorder that occurs when a person ’s adrenal glands produce insufficient amounts of certain hormones. When Addison ’s diseased was first discovered the endocrine system was not yet completely
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