FACULTY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES Foundation and Undergraduate Programmes 2011 School of Medicine Doctor of Medicine Foundation in Science School of Nursing B.N. (Hons.) Nursing Dip. Nursing Foundation in Science INTRODUCTION Built on the principles of audacity‚ perseverance‚ integrity and excellence‚ UCSI University is a leading institution of higher learning with campuses in Kuala Lumpur‚ Terengganu and Kuching‚ Malaysia. Started in 1986‚ UCSI University is the flagship institution of the
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Medical Marijuana Angelica Andrade COM/172 November 10‚ 2014 University of Phoenix Medical Marijuana The use of "Medical Marijuana" has been a controversial issue for thousands of years. The debate over whether marijuana should be legalized has long troubled American citizens. However‚ long before America was even an idea‚ many cultures had harnessed the plant and used it for many primitive medical purposes. Approximately twenty-three states in the U.S. have legalized marijuana for
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Should Cannabis be legalised? Introduction……………………………………………………………Page 2 Effects………………………………………………………………….Page 2 Cannabis Origin…………………………………………………….. Page 3 TCH…………………………………………………………….....……Page 4 What the Law Says About Cannabis……………………………..Page 4 Is Cannabis Harmless?…………………………….……………....Page 5 Forms Of Cannabis…………………………………………………..Page 5 Arguments for and against legalisation of the drug…………..Page 6 Quotes For and Against.............................................
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Uses of echocardiography Echocardiography (echo) can be used to evaluate your cardiac performance‚ the function of your heart valves‚ the thickness and motion of your heart walls‚ and the size of your heart chambers. An echo can help diagnose many heart conditions. Cardiac performance An echocardiogram can show how well your heart pumps blood (cardiac performance). To evaluate your cardiac performance‚ your doctor will mainly be interested in: • Your left ventricle‚ which pumps oxygen-rich
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One of the quotes I find most interesting is the quote that Ptolemy had saying that “Earth is the center of the universe” although at the time was what they had thought due to humans not being as technologically evolved to figure that out. That quote reminds me of one my elementary school teachers would state which was that “Columbus discovered America.” Which is false because of where columbus landed at islands at that none of which were in America. Those islands he landed on were already inhabited
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The Malignant Virtual Threat: Malware Malware is a danger to our virtual society and appears in a myriad of forms Worms‚ Viruses‚ Trojan Horses‚ Macro viruses‚ Spyware. More forms of malware are being developed every day known as zero-day attacks since they haven’t been seen before‚ some of these have the possibility to be a new form of malware and the rest will fit the types previously listed. These high-profile attacks have consumers and companies considering more high-technology defense strategies
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DBQ #1: The Transformation of Colonial Virginia In 1606‚ hundreds of settlers went on a journey from England to the Virginia colony. They were in search of a new life‚ and wealth. Early on in their journey‚ they stumble upon many hardships‚ as expressed by George Percy (Doc. B). By the use of the indentured servants and slaves they were able to change the Virginia colony by basing their economy around tobacco. During the beginning of their voyage‚ the settlers met countless poverty. (Doc. A)
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spice trail to the East. On the morning of October 12‚ 1492 they landed on the shore of what is now Cuba. It wasn’t until 300 years later in 1792 that Columbus was actually honored in America. But every second Monday in October is met with a series of celebrations and protests regarding this man who is said to have discovered America olumbus was born in Genoa‚ Italy in 1451. He received very little formal schooling‚ but taught himself Portuguese‚ Spanish‚ and Latin. He never learned to read or write
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The folk tale known as The Tumor Doubled aims to influence our understanding of moral values‚ like many other folk tales. In this tale specifically‚ it is implied that a negative intentionally leads to negative consequences; likewise‚ good intentions lead to positive consequences. The folk tale shows the relationship between intentions and consequences by illustrating two priests. The first priest‚ by mere chance‚ ends up sleeping at a shin‚ where many demons gather for drinking and dancing. The
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When I was in third grade‚ my grandpa was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer. It slowly began to spread throughout his body‚ and eventually reached his brain. He developed a brain tumor called a glioblastoma and became very sick. My grandpa forgot many things‚ including me. He was in a lot of pain because the headaches began to develop. Glioblastomas develop when there is a genetic change within a person’s body. The effects on the body can be very serious (“What is Glioblastoma?”). Glioblastomas
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