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    Medial Lateral Epicondylitits Lateral * Definition: Inflammation of the lateral side of the elbow * Why: Degeneration of tendon of the extensor carpi radialis brevis‚ that occurs where tendon attaches to lateral epicondyle * How: usually seen in patients who perform manual labor or sports which require twisting and extension of the wrist against resistance * Predisposing factors- forceful work‚ extreme posture‚ and repetitive movements‚ also they found that being a woman with low

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    hands‚ speech‚ and eye movements.” This is similar to other muscular dystrophy disorders such as motor neurone disease or in other words ALS because it is a progressive disease and ataxia relates to the cerebellum in the brain. Ataxia is the degeneration of the cells within the cerebellum part of the brain. According to Genetic Home Reference‚ this disease affects‚ “1 to 2 per 100‚000 people worldwide.” This is a considerable amount of people given how many people are living in the world today

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    any definite law of accession was another important factor. The war of successions not only led to bitterness‚ bloodshed‚ and loss of money and prestige of the empire over a period of time‚ but to its eventual fall. The degeneration of the rulers had also led to the moral degeneration of the nobility. Under the early Mughals‚ the nobles performed useful functions and distinguished themselves both in war and peace. But the elite under the later Mughals was more interested in worldly pursuit and self-enhancement

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    Composed mainly of fluid and collagen‚ the intervertebral disks act as the “shock absorbers” and cushion the forces resulted from our daily activities such as jumping and running. As we age‚ the intervertebral disks may lose fluid and degenerate. The degeneration can cause the nucleus of the disk to push through the fibrous outer wall‚ resulting in a condition known as disk herniation. Most disk herniations are associated with the lower lumbar spine and can cause severe pain and body weakness. The cause

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    Gluteraldehyde

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    ESC 495 Glutaraldehyde Glutaraldehyde is an oily‚ colorless liquid chemical with a strong‚ pungent smell. It is an organic compound with the formula CH2(CH2CHO)2.Glutaraldehyde has several applications; it is used as a cold sterilant in the health care industry‚ primarily to disinfect medical equipment‚ as well as dental equipment. Glutaraldehyde is used as a biocide (meaning it can deter harmful organisms) in metalworking fluids and in oil and gas pipelines. Glutaraldehyde can

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    Stargardt Disease

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    in every 10‚000 children and is an autosomal recessive disease‚ therefore only being able to trace which parent has it‚ once the child has been confirmed whether or not to have this disease. It is caused by mascular degeneration‚ which eventually leads to blindness. Mascular degeneration is where the mascular part of the retina‚ where there are the most light-receptors‚ rods and cones (that are used for detecting light and fine focusing of images used in activities such as reading)‚ begin to lose their

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    Alzheimers Disease

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    Our brains change as we age. Many of us notice slower thinking and problems with recalling certain events as we grow older; nonetheless‚ confusion‚ memory loss and other key changes in how our minds work may be a sign that brain cells are failing. Many people confuse Alzheimer’s disease with dementia. Dementia is a set of symptoms that include problem solving‚ reasoning skills and memory loss while Alzheimer’s disease is a progressive disorder that is usually characterized by considerable dysfunctions

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    The Retreat

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    Henry Vaughan’s The Retreate In the poem The Retreate Henry Vaughan deals with the loss of the heavenly glory experienced during the childhood and expresses a fanciful desire to get back that original stage. The theme‚ on the surface level‚ appears very simple; but going into the deeper the reader will find that the poem is founded on the diverse European idealistic‚ psychological‚ religious/mystical and philosophical doctrines in the western culture. On the socio-cultural level‚ the poem can be

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    Macbeth as a Tragic Hero

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    Macbeth as a Tragic Hero William Shakespeare ’s plays have the reputation of being among the greatest in the English language and in Western literature. Shakespeare produced most of his known work between 1589 and 1613. His early plays were mainly comedies and histories‚ genres he raised to the peak of sophistication and artistry by the end of the 16th century. He then wrote mainly tragedies until about 1608‚ including Hamlet‚ King Lear‚ Othello‚ and Macbeth‚ considered some of the finest

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    Consultation

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    CONSULTATION Patient Name: Adela Torres Patient ID: 132463 Consultant: Sachi Kato‚ MD‚ Dermatology Requesting Physician: Leon Medina‚ MD Internal Medicine Date of Consult: 06/23/12 Reason for Consult: Previous evaluated stomatitis‚ possibly methotrexate related. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient is a very pleasant 57-year-old female‚ a native of Cuba‚ being seen for evaluation and treatment for sores in her mouth that she had for the last 10 to 12 days. The patient

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