Dr. Helen Brooke Taussig Lillian Keigan Physician Helen Brooke Taussig discovered a surgical procedure for treating "blue babies." She proved that "blue babies" died of insufficient circulation rather than cardiac arrest‚ as had been previously thought. (NY Times‚ May 22‚1987) Dr. Helen Brooke Taussig‚ a Johns Hopkins pediatrician‚ founder of pediatric cardiology‚ a co-developer of the first successful ’ ’blue baby ’ ’ operation. Discovered that cyanotic infants‚ known as "blue-babies" died
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pain‚ an experienced chiropractic physician may recommend traction therapy. During traction therapy‚ your chiropractor will gently stretch the soft tissue and muscles to reduce the pressure on your spinal discs and promote healing. This is a non-surgical treatment that may be performed manually by your doctor‚ or with the aid of a mechanized chiropractic table.
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Informative essay The United States is in a controversy of whether or not the Second Amendment is protecting our country or killing it. The United States owns approximately 250 million guns‚ nearly one for each citizen‚ and grows about 7 million each year. Experts believe that the Second Amendment in the Constitution is rational and legal‚ author of‚ Handgun Prohibition and the Original Meaning of the Second Amendment Don B. Kates states that the “Second Amendment protects an individual’s right
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Surgical site infections steadily continue to increase. A computer exploration utilizing the cumulative index to nursing and allied health literature (CINAHL) database was essential to research subject matter of interest (Gray‚ Grove‚ & Sutherland‚ 2017)‚ covering the key words wound care nursing topics as well as surgical site compilations. Additionally‚ evidence suggests that humanistic approach methods‚ accountability of nursing staff (Souza‚ Trindade‚ Mendonca‚ Silva‚ 2016)‚ empowerment of patient
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Informative Speech My topic is Cancer. I chose this topic because 6 year back my sister died due to Leukemia and my mom had a surgery for brain tumor this year and she have Lung cancer. Cancer is the disease caused by an uncontrolled division of abnormal cells in a part of a body. The cell can spread to other parts of the body through blood and lymph system. There is not one kind of cancer there are more than 100 types of cancer. They can be grouped in to broader categories. The main categories
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I can’t make out what they are saying. I try to move‚ but all my muscles are so sore‚ so I give up and just lie there‚ waiting for an explanation of what’s going on. I survey the room for the first time since I woke up and realize it looks like a surgical room. I look over myself to see if I can figure out what happened. I see nothing‚ no scratches‚ bruises or anything that would signal any serious injuries.
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Steve Jobs General purpose: to inform Organizational outline method or pattern: topical INTRODUCTION Attention getter: On June 12‚ 2005‚ Steve Jobs told the graduates of Stanford University to “Stay hungry‚ Stay foolish” Specific purpose: The purpose of my speech is to inform all of you about a man that you may or may not already know‚ the founder of Apple Computers‚ Steve Jobs. Listener relevance link: Most people may find this interesting because most
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Medical Surgical Nursing Assessment Skills A nurse’s proper neurologic assessment skills are vital in medical surgical. The nurse needs to know how to correctly assess and evaluate the patient’s neurological state in the acute care setting. In the article‚ Neurologic Assessment Skills for the Acute Medical Surgical Nurse‚ of Orthopaedic Nursing‚ Janet T. Crimlisk‚ and Margaret M. Grande (2004)‚ explain the proper nursing assessment skills for the acute medical surgical setting. This includes
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Med-Surg Practice Test B Remediation Kirsten Lute Cancer Treatment Options: Safety Precautions for a Client who has a Sealed Radiation Implant (Therapeutic Procedure‚ RM AMS RN 9.0 Chp 92) Inform client of the need to remain in an indicated position to prevent dislodgment of the radiation implant. Instruct client to call the nurse for assistance with elimination. Instruct client and family about radiation precautions needed in the health care and home environments. Infection Control: Precautions
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Name: Jarren Calizo Informative Self-Evaluation Organization What did you do to ensure that your speech was organized/accessible to the audience? In my presentation‚ I provided my audience with simple presentation visuals that clearly exhibit the main points that I were covering. Implementing techniques‚ such as the 6x6 rule and using few ideas per slide‚ helped the slides become more understandable to everyone. I also followed organizational patterns to clearly impose each section of our checklists
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