liquid stools per day‚ that last three or more and for less than 14 days. Also‚ American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) describes acute gastroenteritis (AGE) as the diarrhea of rapid onset‚ with or without additional symptoms and signs‚ such as nausea‚ vomiting‚ fever‚ blood or abdominal pain. Bloody stools in a sick child may be signs of severe abdominal pathology (Florez‚ Al-Khalifah‚ Sierra‚ Granados‚ Yepes-Nunez‚ Cuello-Garcia‚ Thabane‚ 2016). The relevant clinical questions to ask would include
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Kerem Ozgul Mr. Connelly English 12 26 March 2011 A Joint a Day Keeps the Doctor Away For ameliorations such as nausea‚ vomiting‚ chemotherapy‚ AIDS‚ and glaucoma‚ medical marijuana is prescribed. Although it is now classified as an illegal substance‚ medical marijuana should be legal in all states because many people across the nation are fighting these illnesses everyday without the support of this medical technology. Patients all over the country struggle to find this treatment‚ but can’t
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What is Pancreatic Cancer The pancreas is a gland that is located behind the stomach and in front of the spine made up of two major parts. It produces digestive juices called hormones that regulate blood sugar and help break down food. Pancreatic cancer is a disease when cells in the pancreas start to grow out of control. Which then a tumor is formed in side of a person pancreas. Pancreatic cancer is fundamentally a disease caused by damage to the DNA.This damage is often referred to as mutations
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Introduction: A learned taste aversion is the aversion developed by an individual for a certain food that caused him an illness. John Garcia first discovered this phenomenon during his experiments on rats. After classical conditioning‚ rats associate the taste of the food (CS) with getting sick (UC). They therefore create an aversion for that specific taste. Garb and Stunkard (1974) conducted a study on learned taste aversion. They sent a questionnaire about such experience to 700 people. The results
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As a rule‚ the medication will need to be taken for life. If you are vomiting and cannot take oral medications‚ injections may be given. A liberal amount of sodium is suggested‚ especially during heavy exercise‚ during hot weather‚ or if you have an upset stomach or diarrhea. The Doctor may recommend a temporary increase
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James Gately Diverticulitis paper 3-26-13 Miss Williams When pouches called diverticula form on the wall of the colon become inflamed it becomes diverticulitis a very pain disease no one is sure what causes diverticulitis for sure‚ but doctors believe a low fiber diet may be a leading cause behind it. The treatments depend on if you have an infection and how bad your symptoms are which will typically be treated with antibiotics. Diverticulitis is a disease that affects the colon‚ doctors
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Experience: Type-2 Diabetic; smoker in process of quitting (currently using nicotine patch); CABG 2008 5. Health Care System: Pt arrived at emergency room approximately 04:00 on 10/12/13 with sharp right side abdominal pain 9/10 on pain scale‚ nausea‚ and vomiting‚ Temp: 99.2F. Abdominal U/S confirmed inflamed appendix. 6. Health State: Admitted at 14:36 and appendectomy surgery performed from 19:32 to 20:50 on 10/12/13. Assessment findings: BP 136/83‚ HR 86‚ RR 14‚ O2 Sat 96 on oxygen 2L nasal cannula
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headaches” because some people have taken their lives either during an attack or in anticipation of an attack (Cleveland Clinic Foundation‚ 2011). Migraines have been referred to as “the sick headache” because they are usually accompanied by vomiting and nausea. Doctor’s do not know the exact cause of cluster headaches‚ but according to Cleveland Foundation (2011)‚” the headaches occur when a trigeminal-autonomic reflex pathway in the brainstem is activated”. Although much about the cause of migraines
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but it is not uncommon for bacterial meningitis to cause death within twenty-four hours. B. Signs and symptoms of the disease 1. Purple‚ bruise-like areas on skin or a rash‚ made up of small pinpoint red dots. 2. Fever‚ chills‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ mental status changes‚ sensitivity to light‚ stiff neck‚ and severe headache. C. Causes and effects of the disease 1. Risk factors are exposure to meningococcal meningitis and a recent upper respiratory infection; signs and symptoms usually
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beneficial. From the sick person’s viewpoint‚ compared with comparable pharmacological medicines‚ marijuana is often a clear and obvious choice in terms of both toxicity and effectiveness. For example‚ it makes no sense to prescribe a pill for vomiting and nausea because the patient vomits it out before the medicine can take affect. Smoking marijuana is a very effective remedy
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