Fatima Alizzi Mr. Benson Bio-116-001 21 October 2014 Yellow fever: An epidemiological and historical review Introduction Few diseases have attracted more attention from medical historians than yellow fever (YF). It was one of the most feared of epidemic diseases in the world from the 15th to 19th centuries‚ when large scale outbreaks in port cities of North and South America‚ Africa‚ and Europe caused devastating mortality and helped to shape the expansion of settlements and colonial powers (1)
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Copper toxicity From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search Copper toxicity | Classification and external resources | A Kayser-Fleischer ring‚ copper deposits found in the cornea‚ is an indication the body is not metabolizing copper properly. | ICD-10 | T56.4 | ICD-9 | 985.8 | MedlinePlus | 002496 | Copper toxicity refers to the consequences of an excess of copper in the body. Copper toxicity can occur from eating acid foods cooked in uncoated copper cookware
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REFLECTIVE ACCOUNT UNIT 6 ROLE OF A HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE WORKER AT 7.15AM I CLOCK IN AND TAKE MY COAT AND BAG OFF AND LOCK THEM IN MY LOCKER SO I AM READY TO START MY SHIFT STRAIGHT AWAY‚ EVEN THOUGH I SOMETIMES SOCIALISE WITH SOME OF THE STAFF I WORK WITH I ENSURE I AM IN THE RIGHT FRAME OF MIND TO WORD PROFFESIONALLY WITH THEM AND NOT PERSONALLY SO THAT WE ARE ABLE TO WORK AS PART OF A TEAM AND ARE ABLE TO DO THE JOBS THAT WE ARE EMPLOYED TO DO‚ THEN I WILL WALK INTO THE DINING ROOM
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TDA 2.2 Task 1 List the legislation‚ guidelines and policies for safeguarding the welfare of children and young people including safety • The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child 1989 – The UNCRC was put into place in 189 and ratified by the UK in 1991. This includes 54 articles. • The Education Act 2002 – These acts are updated with each corresponding year. • Children Act 2004 and 2006 – The 2004 act came along the Every Child Matters Act and had a huge impact in the
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Cambridge TECHNICALS OCR LEVEL 3 CAMBRIDGE TECHNICAL CERTIFICATE/DIPLOMA IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE SUPPORT USE OF MEDICATION IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS M/505/7779 LEVEL 3 UNIT 33 GUIDED LEARNING HOURS: 90 UNIT CREDIT VALUE: 15 PROMOTE POSITIVE BEHAVIOUR OF MEDICATION IN SOCIAL CARE SETTINGS M/505/7779 LEVEL 3 UNIT 33 AIM AND PURPOSE OF THE UNIT In the social care sector practitioners are often responsible for supporting service users with their medication. This support can take a variety of forms
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Promote Positive Behaviour In this assignment I am going to explain my understanding about‚ legislation‚ frameworks‚ codes of practice and policies relate to positive behaviour support. Understand the context and use of proactive and reactive strategies. Be able to promote positive Behaviour Be able to Respond Appropriately to Incidents of Challenging Behaviour. People with learning disabilities show behaviours which present a significant challenge for those caring for them. Such behaviours may
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Mrs X is an 84 year old British lady. She has type 2 diabetes‚ hypotension and she is also MRSA positive. She was admitted to her local hospital where she was diagnosed with acute coronary syndrome and pulmonary oedema‚ but has now been transferred from her local hospital to this current care setting because of this diagnosis. After admission patient Mrs X had an angiogram‚ via right femoral approach‚ which has shown multi vessel disease (LMS‚ LAD‚ LCX and RCA). She had a failed angiogram via right
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Reflecting Writing Leg ulcers Reflecting on the situation that had taken place during my second placement working in the community. This will give me the perfect opportunity to develop and utilise my commutation skills in order to maintain the relationships with my patient. In this reflection‚ I am going to use Gibbs (1988) Reflective Cycle. This model is a recognised framework for my reflection. Gibbs (1988). Baird and Winter (2005‚) give some reasons why reflection is require in the reflective
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The Outbreak Of Dengue Fever In Davuilevu Housing. Aims The aim of this task is to : Evaluate the effectiveness of the control measures taken o prevent dengue. Emphasise on the steps taken before‚ during and after the occurunce of dengue fever. Objectives The objectives are to highlight on: To evaluate the management procedures and legislation that are implemented in davuilevu housing during dengue. To elucidate the effectiveness of dengue.
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TABLE OF CONTENT CHAPTER | CONTENT | PAGE | | TABLE OF CONTENT | | | LIST OF TABLES | | | PREFACE | | | ACKNOWLEDGEMENT | | | INTRODUCTION | | ONE | ASSESSMENT OF PATIENT AND FAMILY | | | PATIENTS PARTICULARS | | | FAMILY MEDICAL AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC HISTORY | | | PATIENT`S DEVELOPMENTAL HISTORY | | | PATIENT`S LIFE STYLE AND HOBBIES | | | PATIENT`S PAST MEDICAL HISTORY | | | PRESENT`S MEDICAL HISTORY | | | ADMISSION OF PATIENT | | | PATIENT`S CONCEPT OF ILLNESS
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