Canker sores are painful‚ open sores on the inside of the mouth and cheek. They may be white or yellow. The sores usually heal in 1 to 2 weeks. Women are more likely than men to have recurrent canker sores. CAUSES The cause of canker sores is not well understood. More than one cause is likely. Canker sores do not appear to be caused by certain types of germs (viruses or bacteria). Canker sores may be caused by: • An allergic reaction to certain foods. • Digestive problems. • Not having enough
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In many parts of the world today there are still many women who use a midwife verses using an Obstetrician Gynecologist. However in the United States fewer than three percent of women who give birth are attended to by midwives (Kram and Eckstein‚1990). It is stated that “In the United States that childbirth has become increasingly medicalined and specialized‚ first with family doctors or general practitioners taking over the process‚ then obstetricians‚ and today‚ perinatologist. These physician
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Multiple Pregnancies Definition Multiple pregnancies are a pregnancy where more than one fetus develops simultaneously in the womb. A multiple pregnancy is a pregnancy involving more than one fetus. Twins‚ triplets‚ and quadruplets are multiple pregnancies. The largest multiple pregnancy on recorded to the birth of nine offspring. Twins are the most common type of multiple pregnancies. But worldwide‚ the incidence of multiple pregnancies of all types - twins‚ triplets‚ quadruplets‚ quinteplets
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Congenital Anomaly Worksheet Anomaly Name: CAUDAL REGRESSION SYNDROM Synonym - SIRENOMELIA - most severe form of CRS Incidence: One in 20 000 - 100 000 births. Diagnosis: The caudal Aplasia - Dysplasia sequence ic caused by a partial or total absence of the distal part of the NEURAT TUBE. This results in anomalies of the lower limb and of the gastrointestinal & nrogenital tracts. Mostly sporadic occurrence‚ genetically HETEROGENEOUSE. Autosomal or X - chromosomal - dominant inheritance
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Title: Heterotopic Pregnancy and a Catastrophe - A rare case report Authors: Suresh Babu Chaduvula‚ Mohammad Fathey‚ Bahaeldin Ahmmed Hassan‚ Elsheikh Mohamed‚ Mamdoh Eskander Author’s Affiliation - Abha General Hospital‚ Abha‚ Saudi Arabia Presenting Author e-mail: sureshbabuchad@yahoo.com Objective: To see the outcome of a Heterotropic pregnancy following an IVF technology Material and Methods: This is a case summary of a patient who was admitted in Abha General Hospital with acute abdominal
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In the year 2013‚ the total count of the population in the Philippines adds up to 105.72 million‚ which makes the country the twelfth most populated nation in the world‚ such a huge number for a relatively small country. In addition to that‚ over the past ten years‚ the number of Filipinas who got pregnant went up by sixty percent. This makes the country rank number three in the ASEAN region with the most number of teenage pregnancy cases‚ it is also alarming to know that the Philippines‚ among the
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Clinical Reflection: This week in clinical I had my first real labor and delivery experience. My patient‚ RW‚ was admitted for pre-Eclampsia and headache. She was my first patient to be married and older than me‚ so my experience was a little different. One of the most striking complications of her pregnancy was her obesity. She had a BMI of 49.89‚ which complicated her FHR monitoring‚ mobility‚ and labor progression. RW had also had back surgery which was complicated by osteomyelitis
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Low birth weight is considered to be less than 5.5 pounds when a baby is born. Low birth weight is one of the major leading causes of infant death in the United States. Through education and awareness‚ the United States has dropped infant mortality rates dramatically. In 1980‚ infant death averaged twelve percent due to low birth weight (Reichman‚ 2005). Infant mortality dropped to seven percent in the early new millennium (Reichman‚ 2005). So what factors influence a baby to be
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Current Article Summary Phernanda Bowers HCS 490 January 11‚ 2013 Current Article Summary Today the modern women have come a long way than just staying at home as housewives. Women today are breaking the glass ceiling and taking elevators to the top with their careers. Since careers demand a busy life spending time preparing in school‚ internships‚ and eventually fulltime jobs‚ and juggling family and life situations at the same time women and men have neglected their nutrition causing an increase
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Analects for women gives much concrete practical instruction for women. It discusses what she should do in the morning to prepare for her family’s day‚ how she should behave with guest‚ on how to be a good wife‚ a good daughter. These are very specific rules. The analects warn. About not being a lazy women. In Book four‚ which discusses rising early‚ the Analects state’s about lazy women “They go to sleep right at dusk‚ sleeping all the way through daylight. [1] Book four goes on to described their
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