“Prolonged cold weakens out resistance to infection” is a statement that’s true whether or not you’re in a weakened state of health. For those that are‚ for instance‚ people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)‚ the effects of cold can be much more severe and potentially more likely to be permanently damaging. As is explained by Liesl Osmond‚ regarding a study conducted regarding temperature and sufferers of COPD‚ “This is the first time a direct relationship has been found between the
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infer relationships between organisms over time | Taxonomy | * Branch of systematic biology * Process of identifying‚ naming and organising biodiversity into related categories | Taxon | General name for a group containing an organisms or groups of organisms that exhibit a set of shared traits | Classification | Process of naming and assigning organisms or groups of organisms to a taxon | Taxonomists | Scientists that study taxonomy | Aristotle’s sorting | * Sort organisms into groups
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to help. Eventually‚ we knew that something had to be done. She finally agreed to get some help and learned that she had developed chronic kidney disease. In this case my mom developed chronic kidney disease through genes passed down to her‚ and in fact her uncle had suffered from chronic kidney disease as well. Chronic kidney disease is a slowly progressive disease‚ and by the time my mom had found out she was in need of a kidney transplant. My mom was put on the list for a transplant and given
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Bloom’s Taxonomy: Knowledge “Where do we begin in seeking improvement in human thinking”(Forehand 1)? This question is asked many educators today. Benjamin S. Bloom has helped us answer this question with the 18 books he has published especially his book: Bloom’s Taxonomy. “This book received very little attention when it was first published but now it is published in over 22 languages and is one of the most widely used and most often cited references in education”(Forehand 2). Bloom’s theory
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were about to lose someone you were close too because of a stupid disease? Chronic liver disease- is a disease process of the liver that involves a process of progressive destruction and regeneration to the liver. Personally I know it sucks because I’ve had too deal with it. It’s hard to watch someone you love and care about go through it the four stages of it and then end up dying at the end of it. Approximately 3.5 to 4.6 million are infected with chronic liver disease(John Hopkins). Chronic liver
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Introduction: Chronic obstruction pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic inflammation and irreversible airflow obstruction which causes some structural changes in the lung1. It is the fourth major and leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and it will become third in all major causes of death by 20202. Since two decades‚ smoking is the major cause of COPD worldwide. This disease is rare in non-smoking person except those who will have exposure of occupational dust‚ environmental
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Weekly Journal Clinical Week 11 Clinical Date: Monday‚ November 10 2014 Working with a patient living with and experiencing chronic obstructive disease (COPD) I feel it is necessary to better understand the dyspnea. COPD is a respiratory disorder mainly caused by smoking‚ characterized by progressive‚ partly reversible airflow obstruction‚ systemic manifestation‚ and increasing frequency and severity in exacerbations. Cardinal symptoms experienced by patients with COPD are dyspnea‚ difficulty
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Cirrhosis is a chronic degenerative disease in which normal liver cells are damaged and are then replaced by scar tissue. Cirrhosis changes the structure of the liver and the blood vessels that nourish it. The disease reduces the liver’s ability to manufacture proteins and process hormones‚ nutrients‚ medications‚ and poisons. Cirrhosis gets worse over time and can become potentially life threatening. This disease can cause: excessive bleeding (hemorrhage)‚ impotence‚ liver cancer‚ coma due to
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most common chronic inflammatory lung diseases in the world. It has been suggested that COPD cases represent 95% among all cases of chronic lower lung diseases. COPD is usually represented as several lung diseases including emphysema‚ chronic bronchitis‚ and refractory asthma. Since COPD is a chronic disease‚ it may have an effect on patients especially on their health related quality of life (HRQoL). HRQoL is defined as the discernments
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease‚ commonly known as COPD by most people‚ disrupts the airflow going in and out of the lungs which reduces lung function. This disease was the third leading cause of death in the United States in 2011. It has been expected that about 32 million people in the United States today have this disease. COPD occurs more often in men than in it does in women (COPD). Studies show that one can learn what Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is‚ understand how it disturbs
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