caught and treated early for the best results. Luckily‚ Dr. Morton at East Texas Sinus and Dizziness Center is an expert in the treatment of all disorders of the ear‚ nose and throat. Throat cancer is a general term for malignant tumors of the pharynx‚ larynx and tonsils. Cancer can also impact the epiglottis at the top of the windpipe‚ but most often starts in the cells lining the inside of the throat. If you suspect throat cancer could be possible‚ do not wait in seeking diagnosis and treatment. Signs
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Non-invasive Positive Pressure Support‚ commonly known as NIPPV‚ is a process of delivery of mechanical ventilation to those patients who need support to breathe (at certain times). NIPPV doesn’t need an artificial airway to be created through the larynx or trachea. NIPPV is‚ in the modern times‚ one of the most important advances medicine has made in the past two decades in managing acute and chronic respiratory failure. Earlier‚ non-invasive ventilation was only administered through certain devices
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Tigers: The Silent Assassins Armed with razor like teeth and retractile claws in addition to their keen senses‚ tigers are silent assassins on top of the food chain. The magnificent striped panthera tigris‚ originally from Eastern Asia‚ once ranged an enormous span of the earth’s surface. Over the past century‚ it is estimated that the tigers habitat and numbers have been depleted by up to 95%. Having been greatly limited as a result of many factors‚ mainly human impacts‚ the tiger has been driven
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Metabolism refers to all the chemical reactions in the body of a cell or organism to keep it alive. Metabolism converts the nutrients from the food we eat in to vital energy which the body needs to carry out daily activities. The respiratory system‚ cardiovascular system and the digestive system are the three body systems that are involved with energy metabolism. There are two kinds of activities involved with metabolism processes‚ these are; building up of body tissues and energy stores and the
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Organ Systems and their functions I. Integumentary System Functions to protects against environmental hazards; helps control body temperature. Composed of Skin and derivates Epidermis – covers surface; protects deeper tissues Keratinocytes – waterproofing Melanocytes – pigment –protects against UV light Dermis – Nourishes epidermis; provides strength; contains exocrine glands Collagenous tissue – strength Skin Derivates A. Hair– protection and warmth (vellus – fine un-pigmented hair: terminal
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Pediatric Community – Acquired Pneumonia (PCAP) Group 1 Rivera‚ Geraldine U. Rodicol‚ Arsenio A. Serrano‚ Marian Joyce E. Tumamao‚ Jayson G. Vidad‚ Angelica B. I. INTRODUCTION * Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is one of several diseases in which individuals who have not recently been hospitalized develop an infection of the lungs (pneumonia). CAP is a common illness and can affect people of all ages. CAP often causes problems like difficulty in breathing‚ fever‚ chest pains
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Assessing Blood Pressure Anatomy of the Heart The heart is located in the thoracic cavity between the lungs within the mediastinum. It is a hollow‚ cone-shaped‚ muscular organ about the size of a fist. Functions of the Heart keeps O2-poor blood separate from O2-rich blood; keeps the blood flowing in one direction—blood flows away from and then back to the heart in each circuit; creates blood pressure‚ which moves the blood through the circuits; Regulates the blood supply based on
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Final - Med Term Question Answer False True or False - A word cannot end with a combining form (word root + vowel). False True or False - The definition of a medical word usually begins with defining the prefix first‚ the suffix second and the word root last. False True or False - Paralysis occurring on only one half of the body is known as quadriplegia. True True or False - Hyper-‚ hypo-‚ and poly- are all prefixes that indicate measurement. False True or False - Bi-‚ mono-‚ and primi-
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Not only is contribution of place an important and essential element of occupation but place also contributes to occupation. Hence‚ the focus will be on the mutual influence between occupation and place. The change in occupation could bring in a new meaning to place‚ rules within places could be altered for specific occupational need‚ and one’s familiarity towards a place can prohibit or restrict occupation. The movie‚ The King’s Speech (Canning‚ & Hooper‚ 2011)‚ will be used to illustrate how occupation
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distinctive cry in infancy that resembles to the mewing of a cat. This characteristic cry in the infancy is caused by structural abnormalities of the larynx (such as laryngeal hypoplasia) and CNS dysfunction (Chen‚ 2005). The laryngeal appearance may be normal or may exhibit remarkable anatomical abnormalities such as floppy epiglottis‚ small larynx‚ and asymmetric vocal cords. In addition to that‚ developmental field connecting the brain and the affected clivus region of the cranial base with the
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