The Pathology of Multiple Sclerosis Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease which affects the nervous system‚ namely the brain and spinal cord. It causes damage the myelin sheath‚ the material that surrounds and protects nerve cells (Marieb‚ 2012). This damage slows down the process in which the brain relays messages to the rest of the body‚ leading to a variety of symptoms. Some of the most common include pain and numbness; fatigue; walking‚ balance‚ and coordination problems; bladder and bowel
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pathology LEARNING OBJECTIVES-BPT Cell death and Cellular adaptations At the end of the lesson on cell death and cellular adaptations‚ the student should be able to: 1) Define cellular adaptations 2) Enumerate the types of cellular adaptations 3) Define hypertrophy and hyperplasia with examples 4) Classify types of atrophy 5) Enumerate the common causes of atrophy 6) Define metaplasia 7) List the various types of metaplasia with examples 8) List the causes of cell injury 9) Name the
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Modern orthopedic doctors still believe in Degas’ description‚ yet today they are more aware of the pathology and its effects in utero‚ as well as‚ the postnatal phase. Therefore‚ it is universally accepted that DDH is no more a congenital defect than it can be acquired. Even so‚ the incidence of diagnosis is higher at birth due to the neonatal screening examinations following childbirth (7). At birth‚ Caucasian infants usually have a shallower acetabulum than African infants which is likely the
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The Pathology of Myocardial Infarction The heart is considered one of the most vital organs for human survival and is responsible for giving human life and pumping blood through the arteries‚ capillaries‚ and veins. Heart diseases make the heart function improperly which causes the blood to not circulate throughout the body‚ making human life impossible. Heart diseases is considered to be number one on the top ten lists of death in the world. Because of this reason‚ I believe that understanding
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Cardiovascular Pathology The heart has many components to it and all of them are essential to keep the heart pumping. Three problems that can occur in a heart are atria or ventricles not functioning properly‚ the electrical activity‚ or coronary artery disease. While all of these problems are different they can all be deadly if left untreated. The heart is a very important organ and should be taken care of properly. When an atria or ventricle goes isn’t working right it completely changes your
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Personality: Type a (Extroverts) Type A personality types are called Extroverts. People with this personality choice lack in patience’s and tend to get frustrated fairly easy/short tempered‚ they are excessively self-critical‚ but have a strong urge towards competition and a high desire to accomplish tasks. Achievements are extremely important for Extroverts as they always want to perform to the best of their ability/stand out from the crowd and look impressive‚ however extroverts experiences
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Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790 Born in Boston Benjamin Franklin was one of seventeen children born to the parents of Josiah Franklin and Abiah Folger. His father wanted Benjamin to go to school to become a clergyman‚ but he only had enough to send him to school for one year. Clergymen needed years of school. Benjamin ended up being apprenticed to his brother James. James was a printer and Benjamin helped him. When Benjamin was fifteen his brother started the New England Courant. It was
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Benjamin Carson was born in Detroit‚ Michigan. He was born on September 18‚ 1951 . His mother named Sonya dropped out of school in the 3rd grade. Then she got married when was merely 13 years old. When Benjamin Carson was only 8 years old his parents got divorced and Benjamin’s mother was left to raise Benjamin and his brother Curtis on her own. To provide for her boys Sonya worked 2 even 3 jobs at a time. As Benjamin and his brother were in school they fell farther and farther behind in school
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departure of his father‚ leaving young Ben‚ his brother Curtis‚ and his mother to fend for themselves. Young Benjamin immediately began to notice changes in what once had been a financially stable family‚ and that his family would now be forced to struggle to get by. With only a third grade education Carson’s mother was forced to take on two‚ sometimes three jobs to provide for her two boys. Benjamin and his brother fell farther and farther behind in school; in fifth grade‚ Carson was at the bottom of
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If I were to be alive at the time Benjamin Franklin set out and published his autobiography‚ I would have a few things to say in regards to his thoughts‚ statements he made‚ and actions that he partook in. To start off with‚ in relation to Benjamin Franklin’s thoughts‚ on page twelve of “The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin”‚ he stated “That felicity‚ when I reflected on it‚ has induced me sometimes to say‚ that were it offered to my choice‚ I should have no objection to a repetition of the
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