Conjunctivitis What would you think if you woke up one morning and noticed your eye lids were stuck together? Sounds pretty disgusting or strange right? Actually its very common 1 out of 50 people a year will have this‚ its conjunctivitis. Conjunctivitis‚ also known as “Pink Eye” is swelling (inflammation) or infection of the membrane lining the eyelids. Pink Eye is highly contagious and is most common in children‚ especially children who attend day care or the first few years of school. Not
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Eva: Hello doctor Marilyn Marilyn: Hello Eva. Eva: I have a few questions about my brother injuries. Marilyn: What do you have in mind to ask me. Eva: What is the structure of skin cells Marilyn: Your skin is the largest known organ in your body. This substance is waterproof and flexible it has three layers to it. They all work together to keep all your organs and tissues inside your body it also keeps infection‚ viruses and bacteria out of your inside of your body. In your skin cells there are
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Growing up with a younger sister doesn’t leave a lot of pleasant memories at all. Maybe a lot of excruciatingly funny ones‚ amusing ones‚ horrific ones but nothing pleasant at the least. Well‚ even if a trip down memory lane won’t be a lot of fun for me‚ but for academic reasons and for the sake of education‚ here’s a few moments of my life living with what I call a ‘problem child’ – though my father would beg otherwise. When she was around three years old‚ my sister found a really clever way
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Unit 4222-616 Administer medication to individuals and monitor the effects Outcome 1 Understand legislation‚ policy and procedures relevant to administration of medication 1. Identify current legislation‚ guidelines policies and protocols relevant to the administration of medication: The Medicines Acts 1968 and various amendments cover the legal management of medication. While care staffs are not expected to have detailed knowledge of the legislation‚ they do need to be aware of the legal difference
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Ancient Greek Medicine While Greek Medicine particularly from the 5th century B.C onwards‚ increasingly used scientific method to develop cures‚ there still however remained people that considered medicine to be a religion. The ancient Greeks (Hellenic) made important discoveries about the human body and health‚ so by the sixth century BC‚ medicinal practices focused largely on a more clinical approach involving observation. Their discoveries were made by firstly studying the human anatomy using
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Surgical Wound Care Types of Wounds * According to how they are acquired * Abrasion‚ laceration‚ cut/incision‚ trauma * According to the degree of wound contamination * Dependent for how the is the wound‚ if there is any antibiotic‚ other treatments * According to depth * Dermis‚ epidermis‚ subcutaneous‚ muscle Purpose * Promote wound healing * To promote optimal condition Factors affecting wound healing * Developmental considerations * Nutrition
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being delivered many nurses do not introduce themselves to the client. The campaign was set up by Dr. Kate Granger (2013) who experienced a hospital stay where only a small number of nurses introduced themselves to her. The campaign was set up as a reminder that introduction between a patient and nurse is one of the first steps in good nursing practice‚ showing compassion and respect towards the patient in their time of need. The campaign highlights the importance of communication. One of the first
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Review of Related Studies The followings are existing studies that are related to our experimental study. Liquid eraser out of chalk dust and banana sap. CHALK DUST According to Mrs. FIXIT (2007) Lifts Stains Grease stains and ring around the collar can benefit from some chalk treatment! Rub a piece of white chalk into the stain and let it soak up the grease for a few minutes. Then‚ dust off any excess chalk and launder as usual. The chalk dust will get into the fibers and absorb the oils
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NUR 412 PLAN OF CARE Nursing Problem Interventions (Minimum of 3) (with rationales) Evaluation Problem statement: Aspiration precaution. Related to: Feeding/trach As manifested by: PEG tube and tracheostomy Expected Outcome: Pt. will not experience any aspiration episodes while in the hospital. Problem statement: Risk for infection Related to: Foley cath As manifested by: erosion to urethral site Expected Outcome: Pt. will not have infection while in the hospital
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How many people here have at least one tattoo? Anyone have multiple? Well‚ According to the American Academy of Dermatology 24% of Americans have tattoos. That’s almost one out of every 4. Well‚ personally‚ I have over 100 hours of tattoos. I have worked many hours with my tattoo artist and the tattoo process has become almost second nature to me. Well since many of you have tattoos‚ or have thought about getting a tattoo‚ I will speak about a brief history of tattoos‚ and a basic overview of
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