Objectives: To conduct a one-year review of Pityriasis rosea in Kano‚ Northwest Nigeria. Patients and Methods: This was a descriptive cross sectional study that was carried out between June 2010 and May 2011 among out-patients attending three dermatology clinics in Kano‚ Nigeria. Results: Out of 1‚528 patients seen over the 12 months study period‚ 56 patients‚ 23 (%) males and 33(%) females‚ had LP (male-female ratio‚ 1:1.4). Pityriasis rosea‚ therefore‚ accounted for 3.67% of all dermatology
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food-borne diseases is rising. These diseases cost society billions of dollars each year. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)‚ 33‚000‚000 cases of food-borne diseases occur annually in the United States‚ about 1 of every 10 Americans; about 9000 die. Salmonella and related strains cause an estimated 4 million cases of food-borne illnesses each year‚ and Campylobacter causes an estimated 2 million illnesses each year. Another bacterium‚ Escherichia coli 0157:H7 causes an estimated
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Introduction Dengue is a mosquito-borne infection that in recent decades has become a major international public health concern. Dengue is found in tropical and sub-tropical regions around the world‚ predominantly in urban and semi-urban areas. Dengue haemorrhagic fever (DHF)‚ a potentially lethal complication‚ was first recognized in the 1950s during dengue epidemics in the Philippines and Thailand. Today DHF affects most Asian countries and has become a leading cause of hospitalization and
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CASE STUDY I. PERSONAL DATA Name: Juana Talion Age: 45 years old Birth Date: May 6‚ 1976 Address: Caramoran‚ Cataduanes Civil Status: Married Gender: Female Religion: Roman Catholic Date and time of admission: September 20‚ 2010 10:30am Chief complaint: hypogastric mass Tentative Diagnosis: myoma uteri Attending physician: Dr. Espinola II. HEALTH HISTORY a. History of Present Illness Juana Talion‚
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Premature Delivery‚ Non-Institutional: A Case Study Submitted by: Almonguera‚ Dianne Apilado‚ Alyssa Marie Cahilig‚ Anabel Catubay‚ Jiro Jon Eleazar‚ Shaun Joseph Gomez‚ Paula Marie Katrina Peduca‚ John Paolo Resente‚ Kathleen May Salvador‚ Potenciano St. Mary’s College‚ Quezon City BSN-IV INTRODUCTION Premature birth‚ also coined as preterm birth‚ refers to birth of a baby before its organs are mature enough to survive postnatal life. Death and disability occur more often among
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a physician’s office by her mother because the mother noticed a rash that started to appear on her daughter’s legs about 2 months ago. The rash is not painful or itchy and does not seem to be resolving. The patient is up-to-date on her immunizations and has no other medical problems besides the usual colds‚ the last one occurring about 3 months ago. She shares a bed with her older sister but is the only one in the family with the rash. Vital signs are within normal limits‚ and physical examination
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Catanduanes State Colleges COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES Department of Nursing Virac‚ Catanduanes Name of Student: Mezil B. Nazareno Ward: OB/DR Year/Block: BSN 2A Date of Exposure: August 8‚ 2011 Group: 4 Clinical Instructor: Prof. Janet Lim I. Personal Data Name: Sharon Magtangob Gender: Female Age: 25 years old Birthdate: April 18‚ 1986 Address: Antipolo Del Sur Virac‚ Catanduanes Religion:
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• Compare the two cases in terms of methods‚ costs (if applicable)‚ and effectiveness of the outcomes (3 points). Both cases are a form of an alert identification subsystem belonging to the parent HELP System. Furthermore‚ both cases did not explicitly state vocabulary and ontology used. However‚ I can infer based on my knowledge in the field now that diseases‚ diagnoses‚ laboratory and procedures follow ICD 10‚ SNOMED‚ LOINC and CPT ontology for coding and that interoperability is achieved by
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Case Study Case study methods involve Systematically gathering enough information about a particular person‚ social setting‚ event‚ or group to permit the researcher to effectively understand how it operates or functions. Case studies may focus on an individual‚ a group‚ or an entire community and may utilize a number of data technologies such as life stories‚ documents‚ oral histories‚ in-depth interviews‚ and participant observation. Types of case studies Stake (1995) suggests that researchers
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Introduction to Case Study by Winston Tellis+ The Qualitative Report‚ Volume 3‚ Number 2‚ July‚ 1997 (http://www.nova.edu/ssss/QR/QR3-2/tellis1.html) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Abstract This paper is the first of a series of three articles relating to a case study conducted at Fairfield University to assess aspects of the rapid introduction of Information Technology at the institution. This article deals with the nature of the problem
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