Imagine growing old before having the chance to grow up. Hutchinson-Gilford Syndrome‚ commonly referred to as progeria‚ is a disease that has this effect on a significant amount of children around the world. Although there are many different forms of progeria‚ Hutchinson-Gilford Progeria Syndrome is the classic type. The name progeria comes from Greek origin and means “prematurely old”. Those who suffer from this disease take on the effects of early aging. Although their bodies begin to age early
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When I started this program I was deciding between being a pediatrician or a pediatric nurse‚ but now that I have been through the program and had a chance to explore many different careers I have shifted between many different pathways in the medical field. Especially when I went to the medical career club meetings‚ I would always question what I thought I wanted and would end up going back to my main reason for wanting to be a pediatrician or a pediatric nurse‚ I love working with kids. As I transitioned
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to take care of sick or ill patients. It takes a greater patience to take care of greatly ill or sick children after the hours of your normal pediatrician hours. This is a growing need and urgent request to fulfill as there are not many pediatric urgent care facilities in place at this time. Urgent Care is designed to complement your primary care pediatrician by providing services when your doctors’ offices’ are typically closed. Pediatric Urgent Care Clinic is designed for treatment of illnesses and
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In contrary‚ Anne Tyler further promotes feminism by acknowledging common female traits and utilizing them as an advantage‚ rather than categorizing them as negative attributes. Pearl Tull and Delia Grinstead‚ both mothers‚ intrinsically possesses nurturing characteristics. Pearl’s children‚ especially during illnesses‚ could always count on her (160). Although Pearl Tull is oftentimes hard on her children‚ her gentle maternal instincts are inevitable. Cultural feminism prompts that these female
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Reflection on Diversity Carla Wilson Devry University Discrimination is most often related to race. However‚ there are instances where it can be departmental. There have been few times when I felt as though I was being discriminated against‚ but when I did‚ it was not a good feeling. Though I am not in a minority‚ racially‚ I am in what feels like a minority department within the company that I work. Our hospital and health system has several outlying facilities: rural health clinic
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AUTISM Diagnostic criteria for the PDD’s RE: the DSM-IV criteria: Be familiar with behaviors you might observe: Be able to provide specific examples Childhood Autism: There are qualitative impairments in social interaction and communication. 1. Impaired use of eye to eye gaze‚ facial expressions‚ inability to point out objects of interest and failure to develop peer relationships 2. Inability to sustain a conversation with others 3. Repetitive motor mannerisms and delays in imaginative
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Prenatal and Postpartum Scenario Lauren M. Phillips PSY/280 Professor Plunkett May 14‚ 2015 Prenatal and Postpartum Scenario There is not set way to raise a child. Every child will have different needs from their family and it is a journey for both parties. This is just a few key elements that are vital to raising a new child that will be vital to a healthy development. Don’t panic though‚ many will come to find that a lot of these things will come naturally. Bonding Bonding is an essential aspect
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2. Provide background information about your theorist (i.e. place of birth‚ age‚ family information‚ place of residence‚ photo‚ etc.)* Benjamin Spock was born in May 2‚ 1903. He was born to a family of six siblings‚ he was the eldest. He was a pediatrician‚ family doctor‚ and psychiatrist. At the age of 21 his father was an attorney and he was attending Yale to obtain his undergrad. while attending Yale University he was also a part of the 1924 Olympics crew team and assisted in obtaining the Gold
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observation or expresses your initial opinion about your subject in different words. It must be at least 200 words‚ no less and not too much more. Alesha Monk is 21 years of age; she is a Biology major studying at Winston Salem State to become a Pediatrician. When she comes home on her summer break‚ she would always try to volunteer at the Hospice Center in her hometown. There would be a conflict with her classes that she schedule at the local college which made it impossible for her to volunteer.
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A pediatrician‚ that went to a University was trained to treat kids with medical issues who been taken overseas to get adopted. Around the same she adopted a little boy that had some medical issues. Over a couple of years‚ she met with a bunch of families that have kids from different countries. “I know what a positive experience it has been for the children in these families‚” she says (Johnson). However‚ most experts say that outside adoption has worked for a lot of children‚ also from the poverty
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