Rachael McAlister A&P II Extra Credit Paper J. Kamykowski 29 – November - 2011 Porphyria: The Vampire Disease Porphyrias are a hereditary group of disorders in which heme is not properly made. There are many different forms of this disorder‚ with porphyria cutanea tarda being the most common type. Remember what happens to Edward Cullen from the Twilight series when he gets out in the sun? Yea‚ me neither. But in classic movies and early folklore‚ vampires were commonly depicted as having purplish
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BASIC SEPARATION TECHNIQUES Contemporary modifications of filtration and dialysis use a matrix-based fibrous material that provides a mechanism of separation in many homogeneous immunoassays. These materials may be coated with specific antibody-ligand to foster selection of specific materials or species. Certain labels use magnetic particles in conjunction with strong magnets to effect separation. Basic universally used separation mechanisms‚ outside of those incorporated in immunoassay‚
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The classical signs and symptoms of measles include four-day fevers [ the 4 D’s ] and the three Cs � cough‚ coryza (head cold)‚ and conjunctivitis (red eyes) � along with fever‚ anorexia‚ and rashes. The fever may reach up to 40 �C (104 �F). Koplik’s spots seen inside the mouth are pathognomonic (diagnostic) for measles‚ but are not often seen‚ even in real cases of measles‚ because they are transient and may disappear within a day of arising. The characteristic measles rash is classically described
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Teams in the 21st Century Reflection Paper Precious Soc 110 January 26‚ 2010 Steven Moore Teams in the 21st Century Reflection Paper Communication and collaboration is starting to play a very important role in workplaces and in schools. Workplace success depends on the ability to communicate with others. On some jobs if they cannot work as a team and communicate with other people they will lose their job. I work in teams at work and I also have worked in small groups at school‚ and find
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Validity Validity addresses whether the assessment measures what it is supposed to measure (Gormley‚ 2011; Van der Vleuten‚ 1996). For both the OSCE stations that I have designed‚ I have created a complimentary mark scheme. As discussed previously‚ I opted to produce a global rating scale for the history-taking station and a checklist for the procedural skill station (appendix 1 and 2). Weighting of items can improve validity of a checklist‚ which can affect which trainees pass or fail (Sandilands
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Unit sector reference: HSC 3053 Level: 3 Credit value: 3 Guided learning hours: 24 Unit accreditation number: D/601/8860 Unit purpose and aim This unit is aimed at health and social care professionals involved in the use of venepuncture/phlebotomy techniques and procedures to obtain venous blood samples from individuals for investigations. Learning Outcomes The learner will: Assessment Criteria The learner can: 1 Understand legislation‚ 1.1 Describe current policy and good practice legislation
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Tasha Sifuentes Notes for my final essay Licensure and Certification requirements for Medical Assistant State‚ Federal and professional licensure and certification requirements “A medical assistant is expected to be an expert in both medical and administrative tasks. Being an assistant‚ he/she is expected to help the doctors in their daily activities regarding treating patients. A medical assistant (MA) is responsible for the smooth functioning of the employing facility. He can work in a doctor’s
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CASE STUDY The Ethics of a Genetic Screening Study for Antisocial Personality Disorder With Mesoamericans Case Study in the Ethics of Mental Health Research Maria-Virginia Rodriguez‚ MD‚ FACS Abstract: This article contains an analysis of a research ethics committee’s (REC) concerns about a study protocol involving genetic screening for antisocial personality disorder. The study was proposed by US university researchers and to be conducted with Mesoamerican populations in the United States
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Dear : Director of Financial Aid/ Veteran Services‚ RE: Appeal for Reinstatement of Federal Student Aid Eligibility – Max Hours I appreciate your appeals committee decision however; I respectively disagree with the decision. I am choosing the option of appealing the denial. I am on a max hour appeal. I am writing to you to express that 93 of the credits I have are due to completion of vocational programs. These are programs that have helped me to enter the workforce. The remainder 12 credits
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uniform of nurses changed from the white dresses with panty hose and a white cap to scrubs with pants. Here are a few other examples of change in the profession: “there was a time in the past when only physicians took blood pressures‚ performed phlebotomy and administered blood; and not so long ago‚ only RNs – not LPNs – were allowed to administer IV medications” (Daley‚ 2013‚ p.4433). With our ever changing health care industry‚ including the 2010 Affordable Care Act‚ the nursing profession needs
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