Treatments of Alcoholism Alcoholism can destroy the life of an alcoholic and devastate the alcoholic ’s family. But it also has overwhelming consequences for society. Consider these statistics from the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence: *In 1988‚ alcoholism and problems related to it cost the United States an estimated $85.8 billion in mortality and reduced productivity; *Fetal alcohol syndrome‚ caused by a woman ’s drinking during pregnancy‚ afflicts five thousand infants
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Changes In Your Body During Pregnancy Tessa Lamballe‚ Katelyn McGinty‚ & Danielle Reed Marian University School of Nursing During pregnancy‚ your body will go through many changes. Everyone’s pregnancy is different‚ and everyone’s experience is unique. This document should help you understand your body while you are pregnant. Each of the body’s systems has been broken down so you can understand what to expect. Looking for these changes and understanding why these changes occur can be very helpful
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Assyrians Although Assyrian civilization‚ centred in the fertile Tigris valley of northern Iraq‚ can be traced back to at least the third millennium BC‚ some of its most spectacular remains date to the first millennium BC when Assyria dominated the Middle East. The Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II (883-859 BC) established Nimrud as his capital. Many of the principal rooms and courtyards of his palace were decorated with gypsum slabs carved in relief with images of the king as high priest and as
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SEWAGE TREATMENT CONTENTS:- ❖ Introduction ▪ What is Sewage? ▪ Why do we need Sewage Treatment? ▪ What is Sewage Treatment? ▪ What does Sewage Treatment involve? ❖ Levels of Waste Water Treatment ▪ Preliminary Treatment ▪ Primary Treatment ▪ Secondary Treatment ▪ Tertiary/ Advanced Treatment ❖ Other Process Required after Water Treatment ▪ Disinfection ▪ Sludge Treatment and Disposal ❖ References
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Teratogen Affects on Pregnancy Oct 9‚ 2010 Textbook References: Chapter 2 Teratogens: Drugs- smoking p 50 Part II Chapter 2 Teratogens: Drugs- behavioral problem w/smoking p 51 Part II Chapter 2 Teratogens: Drugs- Child Behavioral Problems w/drinking p.52 Part II Chapter 2 Teratogens: Drugs- FAS p 51 Part II There are many potential
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regimen is a typical course of treatment. Antibiotics are administered by mouth‚ intravenous‚ and injection and usually are very effective as treatment for PID. Individuals may be hospitalized if they are pregnant‚ unable to take pills or tablets‚ are not improving after having started antibiotic treatment at home‚ an abscess has developed‚ or if diagnosis of PID is questionable. A surgical operation may need to be conducted if an abscess has occurred and antibiotic treatment has not aided in the abscess
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(Cefazolin‚ 2011). She delivered on 10/28/13 without complications. Her blood pressure decreased to the 140’s/80’s-90’s range where it remained. She was given the rubella vaccine and magnesium sulfate was discontinued. Pregnancy-induced hypertension (PIH) occurs in 5-10% of pregnancies (Sibai & Ross‚ 2010). Symptoms include nausea‚ vomiting‚ dizziness‚ headaches‚ and sudden weight gain (Sibai & Ross‚ 2010) but its occurrence may never be noticed and the mother may feel perfectly well as was the case
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PG REVIEW HEART DISEASES IN PREGNANCY MODERATOR: PROF SUNIL AGARWAL STUDENT: ANKIT KUMAR SAHU INTRODUCTION Heart disease is the second most common cause of maternal death in Western countries‚ suicide being first1. According to CDC‚ heart disease is the leading cause of death in women who are 25 to 44 yrs old2. Maternal cardiac disease in a pregnant woman can present challenges in cardiovascular and maternal-fetal management thereby leading to significant non-obstetric
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Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA)‚ a 1978 amendment to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of pregnancy. The impetus for the act was a 1976 Supreme Court decision‚ General Electric v. Gilbert‚ in which the Court held that denial of benefits for pregnancy-related disability was not discrimination based on sex (Gelb‚1996). This holding echoed past management decisions by which married women faced job discrimination and pregnant women were routinely
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Women’s health is a topic of actuality worldwide. Women from every nation are prone to follow their family traditions during their pregnancy and delivery of their babies. Sometimes these traditions leave both mother and babies in great danger. Upon assessment‚ those of the Haitian culture are often diagnosed as high risk cases when they seek prenatal care. The concept of “high risk” or “low risk” are based on observations‚ interviews‚ and interactions with people of a particular culture or group
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