Chronic infection with HCV is a major cause of liver disease and liver cancer worldwide (4) . In recent years‚ HCV infection has emerged as a major health problem in Egypt. It shows a strikingly high prevalence and was found to be the most important cause of chronic liver disease in Egypt (Reker and Islam‚2014).Chronic HCV infection has been associated with a variety of extra-hepatic disorders‚ in which either immunological or cytopathic mechanisms are likely to play a role. For a few of these conditions
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Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy is a disease in the brain that is found in many athletes‚ and military veterans. CTE is caused from repetitive brain trauma which is why it is found in many football players.Chronic traumatic encephalopathy was actually referred to as dementia pugilistica which they thought was only in boxers. The BIRI says "The brain of an individual who suffers from chronic traumatic encephalopathy gradually deteriorates and will over time end up losing mass. Certain areas of the
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Social Development Checklist for 3 -5 year old children (taken from: A Teacher’s Guide to Using The Creative Curriculum Developmental Continuum Assessment System LISTENING AND SPEAKING (Lemisha Moss) 1. Hears and discriminates the sounds of language Forerunner examples: Checkpoint dates A. Plays with words‚ sounds‚ and rhymes | | 05/23/2011 | | B. Recognizes and invents rhymes and repetitive phrases‚ notices words that begin the same way | | 05/23/2011 | | C
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Summary: In this novel‚ Seventeen-year-old‚ Elena Dunkle‚ suffers the grating realities of an insidious disease known as‚ anorexia nervosa. She also falls under illnesses such as Obsessive-compulsive disorder‚ Bulimia‚ and many more physical conditions that soon consequent from her eating disorders. In the span of five years‚ the reader gains more insight and background knowledge about Elena’s life as she lives in the States from her nearing years in High school to her life in College as well. The
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Kate is a 70 year old Australian woman‚ and has osteoarthritis on her left hip. Although she takes medication which is NSAIDs‚ she often suffers from chronic pain. Her mobility is limited and she can walk short distance only. She always uses a car driven by her husband or transportation when she goes out. When the pain becomes severe‚ she visits to a doctor‚ but does not participate in any support programs. She has supportive carers‚ including her husband‚ children‚ and several friends. Kate and
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change within society. Comparatively reading both texts reveals the change in context over time and the obvious social transformations regarding women‚ due to traditional roles being questioned throughout Austen’s and Weldon’s texts. According to Mr Darcy‚ a woman had to have a ‘thorough knowledge of music‚ singing‚ drawing‚ dancing‚ and the modern languages’ to deserve the word accomplished in the Georgian context of ‘Pride and Prejudice’. Austen ridiculed this perception of what constitutes a
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patient with acute abdominal pain Karen DeLawder Chamberlain College of Nursing NR305: Health Assessment Spring 2011 Assessment of the patient with acute abdominal pain Introduction Assessment of the patient with acute abdominal pain is an article published in the Nursing Standard Journal in the June 2006 issue‚ written by Elaine Cole‚ Antonia Lynch‚ and Helen Cugnoni. This article gives an in depth look at common diagnosis associated with abdominal pain. With each diagnosis the article
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Chronic Illness and Sexuality 1. If the patient doesn’t bring up any concerns about their sexuality‚ why should the doctor bother to ask? a. It is the role of the health care professional to create and maintain a trustworthy environment in which the patient feels comfortable enough to bring up these concerns (Odey‚ 2009). Doctors and nurses also must realize that sexual health is a large part of every person’s holistic health and must be addressed at some point during the visit‚ whether the patient
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Working with Families in Substance Abuse Treatment The Case of 16 year old Dylan September 11‚ 2013 In Dylan’s case he is a sixteen year old adolescent that have been in and out of drug programs and even had to experience being placed in outpatient treatment within the last several years that was unsuccessful. He experience using marijuana at an early age and now is currently using any type of drug including crack cocaine. Dylan is on patrol for selling drugs‚ possession
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Pain of losing someone According to Wikipedia‚ Pain is "an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage‚ or described in terms of such damage." Pain to me has no definition because it is like my world is coming to an end and I do not know how to stop it. There are different types of pain‚ e.g. body pain‚ menstrual pain‚ chronic pain‚ and pain of losing someone. Losing someone very close is an extremely painful experience. People find it very tough
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