Antonia Novello The first woman and the first Latina to become the Surgeon General of the United States (1990-1993)‚ was named Antonia Novello. Born and raised in Puerto Rico and a former pediatrician Antonia focused on the health of children and minorities. Antonia Novello was born on August 23‚ 1944 in Fajardo‚ Puerto Rico‚ a town 32 miles southeast of San Juan. Novello came from a poor family. Her parents divorced‚ and her father later died while she was about 5 yrs old. Novello was
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“Bound by paperwork‚ short on hands‚ sleep and energy; nurses are rarely short on caring‚” a quote said by Sharon Hudacek‚ where she expresses that nurses are caring even when they are exhausted. Being a registered nurse is not only an important job‚ but a privilege also. These people have decided that they want to spend they lifetime and career caring for other people and making sure other people are healthy. Registered nurses are people who will take care of others‚ even if they are exhausted‚
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Becoming a Pediatrician Taking care of newborns‚ living daily checkups‚ and dealing with depressed teenagers are all in a day’s job for a pediatrician. Pediatricians‚ a doctor that specializes with in the diagnosis and treatment of minors from birth to twenty-one years of age‚ has a hectic but rewarding job. It takes only not only good grades but also extreme dedication to succeed in this medical field. There are many different types of pediatricians and finding the right one is essential. Overall
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Medical Center: Epidemiological Principles Incorporated into the Strategic Plan The University of Washington Medical Center is ranked #6 for diabetes and endocrinology‚ #8 for cancer‚ #16 for neurology and neurosurgery‚ #23 for genetics‚ #26 for nephrology‚ as well as five other specialties. Specific to epidemiology‚ the opening section of the organization’s strategic plan states “…supports the three major activities that advance this mission: providing outstanding patient care and health promotion
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patients (Horkan‚ 2014). References Cvach‚ M. (2012‚ July/August). Monitor alarm fatigue an integrative review. Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology‚ 46(4)‚ 268-277. ProQuest database. Horkan‚ A. (2014). Alarm fatigue and patient safety. Nephrology Nursing Journal‚ 41(1)‚ 83-85. Tanner‚ T. (2013‚ June). The problem of alarm fatigue. Nursing for Women’s Health‚ 17(1)‚ 153-157. The Joint Commission. (2013). The joint commission. Retrieved from http://www.jointcommission.org RN.com. (2014). Retrieved
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Procedure. Islamabad Hospital has fully equipped Accident & Emergency Centre‚ Intensive Care Unit (ICU)‚ Coronary Care Unit (CCU)‚ Operation Theatre (OT) and Private wards with most modern and necessary facilities. Hospital has dialysis unit for Nephrology patients and a Head Injury Unit in Neurosurgery. Workload According to the patient statistics‚ daily work load in OPD is more than 1200 patients‚ daily average admissions in inpatients is 60. The number of patients visiting Accident & Emergency
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In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) Market - Forecast‚ 2012 - 2020 by True Market Research.com In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) provide critical information about the physiological and pathological state of body for effective health and drug/therapy monitoring. In 2011‚ North America and Europe occupied majority share of the in vitro diagnostics market due to the high healthcare expenditure and structured association of clinical laboratories. On the other hand‚ market players in the in vitro diagnostics market
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) is sudden decrease in the function of the kidney due to a range of causes. Generally‚ AKI occurs as a result of other serious illnesses and with a lack of treatment it can lead to the build-up of salts and chemicals which can also affect the function of other organs. [1] Despite what the name may suggest‚ AKI does not occur as the result of a physical injury to the kidneys. [10] During the early stages of AKI‚ there are usually no symptoms‚ however if the patient isn’t producing
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The Mayo ClinicHeather Brady Abstract The Mayo Clinic is known for its innovative and effective ways of treatments of rare or hard-to-treat diseases. Mayo has come up with their own ways to achieve what they intended to do as a hospital for their patients. The hospital offers so much more than new ways of treatment. Mayo values their patients so they provide them with quality care‚ by well certified staff. Mayo goes above and beyond just treating‚ they help educate the community and patients on
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concentration Methionine Methyl transferase Homocysteine Cystathionine MTHFR 【Genetic deficiency】 synthase Vitamin B6 Cystathionin e Vitamin B6 Cysteine 【nutritional deficiencies‚ life style ‚ drugs ‚ some diseases 】 Cystathionine synthase Journal of Nephrology. 15(4):414-21‚ 2002 PATHOGENESIS OF HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA PRO INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES • MONOCYTE CHEMOATTRACTANT PROTEIN • IL-8 –neutrophils‚ T-Lymphocytes NITRIC OXIDE – NO/eNOs • Accelerated inactivation • Increase in serum.assymetricdimethylarginine-
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