Chromosomal Disorder: (Turner Syndrome) Introduction Turner Syndrome is a condition that only alters the development of girls and women. Most girls and women have two full and complete X chromosomes while girls with turner syndrome have only part of the second X chromosome. Women and girls are diagnosed with turner syndrome have features such as slow growth rates‚ a webbed neck‚ broad shoulders‚ and widely spaced nipples. They also have swelling hands and feet‚ heart defects‚ kidney problems‚ and
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The history and background of marfan disease. Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an inherited connective tissue disorder noteworthy for its worldwide distribution‚ relatively high prevalence‚ and clinical variability. This autosomal dominant syndrome has pleiotropic manifestations involving primarily the ocular‚ cardiovascular‚ and skeletal systems. Classic marfan syndrome MFS type 1‚ MFS1 has been considered a condition caused by the deficiency of a structural extracellular matrix protein‚ fibrillin-1; however
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Kristen Coleman What is Post- Polio Syndrome? Post-polio syndrome (PPS) is an illness that causes symptoms to reappear in individuals who had recovered from polio decades earlier. After recovering from polio‚ some survivors find themselves afflicted again‚ facing a serious condition called post-polio syndrome. PPS is a condition in the nervous system that affects muscles and nerves. What are the symptoms of Post-Polio Syndrome? Symptoms of post-polio tend to show up in a patient gradually
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Marfan syndrome is a multisystem disorder resulting with clinical manifestations typically involving the skeletal‚ ocular‚ and cardiovascular systems. Skeletal abnormalities of Marfan syndrome include disproportionate overgrowth of the long bones‚ anterior chest deformity due to overgrowth of the ribs‚ and overgrowth of the fingers. A reduced upper-segment to lower-segment ratio to arm span to height ratio of greater than 1.05 due to the overgrowth of the arms and leg is also a major criterion for
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Timothy Gauvin Ms. A English 11 22 February 2013 Ahab’s Leg and Moby Dick Melville uses symbolism in his novel Moby Dick to express his theme. Anti-Transcendentalism plays a large role in his writing as well. Captain Ahab’s leg is a symbol used to express natures mark on man along with anti-transcendentalist ideas. Melville also uses Moby Dick to represent man vs nature. Captain Ahab’s leg and Moby Dick represent anti-transcendentalist ideas and are symbols throughout the story. Captain Ahab
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The man with the heavy leg is a story about a man who has fallen over at the Luxumberg gardens. Even thought people see him lying there no one offers to help him in any sensible way. The man is a sick war veteran whose last bit of medicine is about to run out. the man is eventually helped into an ambulance and the ambulance drives off. Absurdism origin is based somewhere around world war 2. After which people sought to understand how fellow men could commit such atrocities upon one another. Absurdism
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Bruce’s right leg. (4 marks) Deep vein thrombosis refers to the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein in the leg. Deep vein thrombosis tends to occur in leg veins‚ such as the popliteal or femoral veins‚ as well as deep veins within the pelvis. The blocked vein in Bruce’s right led caused edema and led to tissue ischemia. Edema developed inferior to the blocked vein. Blockage of the vein increased the capillary hydrostatic pressure increased the amount of fluid that flowed from the capillaries
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Alien Hand Syndrome Alien Hand syndrome‚ also known as Anarchic Hand syndrome and Dr. Strangelove syndrome‚ is a neurological disorder in which a person’s hand seemingly has a mind of its own. The person will feel normal sensation‚ but will have no conscious control of their afflicted hand or hands. This syndrome is best documented when a person has the two hemispheres or their brain surgically separated‚ a routine surgery for those with epilepsy. A person with alien hand syndrome can feel
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Tugas Manajemen Strategi Dosen : F.A. Handoko Sasmito‚ MBA Nama : Yosta Yoserizal NRP : 9109201409 Menurut saya‚ industrial based view itu bukan sebagai faktor yang paling menentukan dalam memenangkan persaingan. Terdapat beberapa faktor lain yang juga harus dipertimbangkan ‚ seperti resourced based view dan Institutional based view. Ketiga faktor ini saling melengkapi dan digunakan sebagai dasar dalam penetuan strategi suatu perusahaan untuk dapat mencapai performance yang optimal
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* Ellen started a blog to protest the CEO’s bonus‚ noting that no one below director has gotten a raise in two (2) years and portraying her bosses as “know-nothings” and “out-of-touch”. Ellen started a blog to protest the CEO’s bonus. The employer would need to make sure that Ellen’s post had not been commented on by other employees who were in agreement with her. The company should also look to its’ social media policy if it has one. The employer could be covered if the policy states that employees
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