Personal Impact of Crohn ’s Disease Stephanie M. Collins NUR/ 427 June 8‚ 2014 Joan Taylor‚ BSN Personal Impact of Crohn ’s Disease Crohn’s Disease (CD) is a chronic‚ intermittent inflammatory‚ autoimmune disease that can affect any part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract from the mouth to the anus. CD is most commonly diagnosed in the small and large intestines. It is idiopathic in origin and is characterized by a variety of symptoms. Patients frequently present with severe abdominal pain‚ diarrhea
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that includes more than just nurses. Public health can include emergency personnel‚ health educators‚ public officials‚ public health nurses‚ social workers‚ and community individuals. Community health uses information and implements the research from public health arenas to a specific population. Laws are enacted at a local‚ state‚ and the national level that enforce public health (Stanhope & Lancaster‚ 2008). “The local health department has direct responsibility to the citizens in its community
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catalog‚ browsing joyously‚ pointing and awing at all the different options‚ fantasizing about all the possibilities that could become of their future. Is this a catalog for new furniture? No. This catalog for all features‚ phenotype and genotype‚ for the child they are planning to have. It is basically a database for parents to pick and choose all aspects of their children‚ from the sex of the child‚ to looks‚ and even to personality traits. Parents since the beginning of time have “planned” to have
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Maharashtra (/mɑːhəˈrɑːʃtrə/; Marathi: महाराष्ट्र [məharaːʂʈrə] ( listen)) is a state in the western region of India. It is the second most populous state after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India. Maharashtra is the wealthiest state in India‚ contributing 15% of the country’s industrial output and 13.3% of its GDP (2006–2007 figures).[5] Maharashtra is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west‚ Gujarat and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli to the northwest‚ Madhya Pradesh
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Genetic Engineering INTRODUCTION Genetic Engineering Involves methods‚ techniques‚ and procedures used in gene manipulation. Furthermore‚ it Involves isolation‚ manipulation and reintroduction of DNA into cells or model organisms‚ usually to express a protein to reach desired effects. Aim: to introduce new characteristics or attributes physiologically or physically Such as: making a crop resistant to herbicide‚ introducing a novel trait‚ enhancing existing ones‚ or producing a new protein
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Is addiction a disease? This question has long been debated and not just among the medical community. It seems if you ask this question to any random people you can find varying opinions on the issue. Stanley Peele’s wrote an article which argues that addiction is not a disease and the growing influence of addiction as a disease will create problems within our society. Stanley presents several arguments for his points‚ however these are not strong enough arguments for people to consider his point
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Personal Statement ‘Be human.’ That is the words of my mentor said to me. Being a teacher has always been my dream since childhood. In my opinion‚ teacher is one of the greatest careers in the world because it helps people to be a better person. Hence‚ three years ago‚ I chose the major of Drama in Education and started my journey of being a qualified teacher. In the past three years‚ I have gained a comprehensive understanding of Drama in Education. Besides the professional courses‚ I attended
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GENETIC TESTING Genes‚ the chemical messages of heredity‚ represent a blueprint of our possibilities and limitations. The legacy of generations of ancestors‚ our genes carry the key to our similarities and our uniqueness. When genes are working properly‚ our bodies develop and function smoothly. But should a single gene or even a tiny segment of a single gene go askew‚ the consequences can lead to deformities and disease‚ even death. In the past 20 years‚ amazing new techniques have allowed
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The Host Book Review Melanie Stryder is one of few "wild" human rebels who have evaded the alien souls currently taking over the Earth. With her younger brother‚ Jamie‚ and the man she loves‚ Jared Howe‚ Mel is on the run from souls who hunt down host bodies for use. Souls are creatures that rely on host bodies to survive. After insertion‚ they erase any mental presence of the being originally there and establish a claim over the body and mind. Earth is Wanderer’s ninth planet‚ and Mel is
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used for this syndrome (Cardiac Abnormality/abnormal facies‚ T cell deficit due to thymic hypoplasia‚ Cleft palate‚ Hypocalcemia ) (2) a variation in the phenotype and deletion can be in both maternal or paternal origin (1) Figure 1: shows the genetic map of chromosomal region 22q11.2‚ 85% individuals have a large 3-Mb deletion (40 genes) (3). Clinical features (1) Cardiac malformations (aortic arch anomalies) Dysmorphic facial features (low set ears ‚ upward and downward slanting eyes
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