is one of the most common causes of abdominal pain. In the United States‚ 250‚000 cases of appendicitis are reported annually‚ representing 1 million patient-days of admission. The incidence of acute appendicitis has been declining steadily since the late 1940s‚ and the current annual incidence is 10 cases per 100‚000 populations. Appendicitis occurs in 7% of the US population‚ with an incidence of 1.1 cases per 1000 people per year. Some familial predisposition exists. In Asian and
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etc. LSD is very potent: the effective dose is measured in micrograms (ug) -- however‚ the lethal dose is literally thousands of times that‚ making the drug essentially non-toxic. LSD is non-addictive‚ and there have been only a few cases of possible overdose where people ingested extremely large amounts of the drug (Alan et al.‚ 1978; Griggs et al‚. 1977). LSD can be administered a number of ways‚ the most common : orally though paper‚ sugar cubes‚ on a piece of gelatin‚ or
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Catanduanes State Colleges COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES Department of Nursing Virac‚ Catanduanes Name of Student: Mezil B. Nazareno Ward: OB/DR Year/Block: BSN 2A Date of Exposure: August 8‚ 2011 Group: 4 Clinical Instructor: Prof. Janet Lim I. Personal Data Name: Sharon Magtangob Gender: Female Age: 25 years old Birthdate: April 18‚ 1986 Address: Antipolo Del Sur Virac‚ Catanduanes Religion:
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unknown‚ but may be related to immune factors. It may result from fetal antigens elements of the fetus that trigger an immune response in the mother. Geographic‚ ethnic‚ racial‚ nutritional‚ immunologic‚ and familial factor and pre- existing vascular disease may also contribute to its development. Age is also a factor‚ common in those with age of below 17 years and primiparas who are older than age of 35 are at high risk for preeclampsia. Signs and symptoms includes: blood pressure of 140/90 or systolic
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Case Study: Apple’s lawsuit on Samsung‚ what happened? The jury in the much-hyped Apple vs. Samsung patent infringement lawsuit recently handed down a verdict which basically gave Apple everything it wanted: A billion-dollar payment from Samsung‚ plus the possibility of an injunction against sales of infringing Samsung smart phones and tablets. Will this mega-lawsuit dramatically alter the way our devices are manufactured and‚ in turn‚ affect our decision-making process when buying a smart phone
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DOI: 8/16/2015. Patient is a 34-year-old female cabin cleaning supervisor who sustained injury while she was going up jet bridge stairs when she tripped and landed on her left knee. Per OMNI‚ she was initially diagnosed with left knee sprain/strain. She is status post left knee arthroscopy‚ partial lateral meniscectomy with chondroplasty of lateral tibial plateau and synovectomy of the medial and patellofemoral compartments on 12/01/15. Based on the follow-up examination report by Dr. Burszlyn
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Nursing care study In this assignment I will document and reflect on the care that I gave to one of the patients I was looking after while on clinical placement. I will be referring to the patient as ‘Mr x’ for confidentiality reasons. ‘Mr x’ was 69 years old. He initially presented with left sided unilateral weakness‚ expressive and receptive dysphasia‚ slurred speech and he suffered from nocturnal incontinence. He had been transferred from A&E to the ward. He had a provisional
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Nursing 3400 Questions for Case Study 1 – Henry Williams Case Study 1. What are Henry’s strengths? Henry is independent and takes care of himself along with his wife. He is slowly losing his independence due to health related issues. He is alert and oriented x3. He had a stable job in his past. He is also making responsible plans for him and his wife’s future that will benefit them. 2. What are your concerns for this patient? One concern is the patient’s lack of knowledge about his health
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What would the world be like if one day technology was inaccessible? Technology is used extensively in the healthcare department to provide patients with the best treatment. This is especially the case at the Mount St. John’s Medical Centre (MSJMC)‚ where technology must be up to date‚ easy to use‚ and designed to aid doctors to make the best and fastest decision with accurate information. Technology is best described as “the practical application of knowledge” or “manner of accomplishing a task”
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Among the current fields of research in Biotechnology‚ research on drugs and vaccines targeting viral diseases such as HIV/AIDs has been of major importance given the high prevalence of these diseases across the world. HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus) is a type of virus that causes AIDS (Acquired Immune-deficiency Syndrome) (HIV and AIDS‚ n.d). The virus devastates the body’s defense mechanism‚ leaving a victim highly susceptible to opportunistic infections such as those caused by bacteria‚ fungi
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