Anthropology 110 Ethnography Paper April 10th 2013 The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down It was typically Hmong for patients to appear passively obedient – thus protecting their own dignity by concealing their ignorance and their doctor’s dignity by acting deferential – and then‚ as soon as they left the hospital‚ to ignore everything to which they had supposedly assented” (page 68). This quote by author‚ Anne Fadiman‚ of ethnography The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down demonstrates quite
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Cystic fibrosis is a chronic lung disorder caused by an autosomal recessive multiorgan disorder. The disorder is due to an exocrine gland dysfunction. The deficiency in chloride flow and increase sodium absorption results in thick sticky mucous that clogs the lungs and obstruct glands The pancreas obstruction leads to the failure of secretion of enzymes. The chronic lung disorder is prevalent amongst Caucasians. “Cystic fibrosis occurs in one of 2‚5000Caucasians‚approximately 30‚000 individuals
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However‚ babies born to women with diabetes‚ especially those with poor diabetes control‚ are still at greater risk for birth defects. High blood glucose levels and ketones (substances that in large amounts are poisonous to the body) pass through the placenta to the baby‚ increasing the chance of problems. Being pregnant and being told you have diabetes‚ Gestational diabetes well one of those women that was pregnant and had found out that she had GESTATIONAL diabetes was my mum.My mum found out that she
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The timing of newborn cord clamping is an area of interest in nursing. For many years Obstetricians have been clamping the umbilical cord as soon as the baby is born; however‚ new evidence is arising showing delayed cord clamping to be beneficial to preterm and term newborns. Evidence has shown that delayed cord clamping has been proven beneficial to newborns‚ but many facilities and practitioners have not successfully adopted it. Studies show that organizations have had little success in changing
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Exam 4 Study Guide This is a Study Guide. It is not comprehensive. The purpose of this guide is to highlight some of the key points covered in Chapters 10‚ 11‚ and 12. Be sure to study all of your lecture notes‚ chapter assignments‚ and textbook. Chapter 10-Nutrition‚ Fitness‚ and Physical Activity (~15-17 questions) Understand the importance of physical activity in disease prevention Helps prevent disease even though your family history may carry certain disease with excerise you can
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vitality required during labor. * Prepare for successful lactation. * Prevent complication during the prenatal‚ natal‚ and postnatal. During pregnancy there is increased calorie requirement due to increased growth of maternal fetus‚ tissue‚ placenta and increased basal metabolic rate. The increased calorie requirement is to the extent of 300 over than non-pregnancy state during second half of pregnancy. The pregnancy diet should ideally be light‚ nutritious‚ easily digestible and rich in protein
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gain access to vascular beds in body Haemolytic disease of the new born (HDNB) Mother sensitizes to Ag (Rhesus D) of infant’s RBC & make IgG to the Ag Ab cross placenta → react with fetal RBC → destruction of RBC Risk arises when‚ Rh+-sensitized Rh- mother carries second Rh+ infant(1st pregnancy) Fetal RBC leak back across placenta into maternal circulation & recognized by maternal immune system Affect subsequent children Test: direct antiglobulin test Asthma Inflammatory disease
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It is shocking to see how many still die from infection that the Dr’s don’t know about. There are a lot of deaths from unknown causes as well. Chorioamnionitis is a big problem in hospitals. We are getting 10 Articles of Atul Gawande placentas with Triple I‚ which is infection of the chorion‚ to be rushed as the mother and baby are in danger with infection. It seems with today’s technology there would be less complications and less deaths. Most people might not even think about all the
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and body temperature. The risks associated with this drug are respiratory failure‚ seizures‚ stroke‚ nausea‚ heart attacks‚ and abdominal pain. Sudden death may occur to first time users. When a pregnant woman uses cocaine it crosses through the placenta and circulates through the fetus’ body. Fetuses eliminate cocaine from their bodies more slowly than adults do. If a mother uses cocaine in the early months of pregnancy it can increase her risks of a miscarriage. When used later in pregnancy‚
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negative about it. The definition of abortion is the deliberate termination of a human pregnancy‚ most after performed during the first 28 week. In medicine‚ an abortion is the premature exit of the products of conception (the fetus‚ fetal membranes and placenta) from the uterus. Many women in this entire world do abortion. There are many reasons why they prefer abortion such as having a fear of raising the child‚ rape‚ or not having enough money to support their life and the baby. Some important reasons
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