HYPERTENSION‚also known as high blood pressure‚ is the most common chronic cardiovascular disease in which the blood vessels (arteries) have persistently raised pressure. Blood pressure is the force of blood exerting against the walls of arteries as it is pumped by the heart through out the body. Therefore‚ hypertension occurs when the blood is pushes harder against the arterial wall. It is called the “SILENT KILLER" because it shows no signs and symptoms that is why it is important to check
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Parkinson’s disease Parkinson’s disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that often impairs motor skills‚ speech‚ and other functions‚ and has no known cure (Wikipedia). It affects about 100‚000 Canadians and 1.6 million people worldwide (Parkinson’s Society Canada). Diagnosis can be difficult especially in the early stages due to symptom overlap with other diseases. Early signs are often dismissed as signs of normal aging‚ in Michael J Fox’s case his twitchy finger was
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2nd week of sim lab‚ we are given a scenario for the day. I was to play the role of family member‚ whose husband is admitted as a result of severe knife like epigastric pain on the RUQ. Diagnostic test shows pancreatitis. Begin a family member I was so worry about what going on with my husband‚ I kept asking the nurses to tell me what was going. The nurse did not communicating with me effectively‚ is like I was left out entirely. Even when the doctor walked in I was expecting the nurses to at least
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Introduction Osteomyelitis An infection of the bone or bone marrow .It can be usefully sub classified on the basis of the causative organism (pyogenic bacteria or mycobacteria)‚ the route‚ duration and anatomic location of the infection. In children‚ the disease usually results from untreated acute hematogenous osteomyelitis. The bone may be predisposed to infection due to recent trauma. Especially in times of civil unrest or war or as a complication of surgical procedures such as open reduction and internal
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Sci/230 week 7 physiology Assignment Deborah Waters January 5‚ 2013 University of Phoenix Starfish Starfish are very unique creatures. Starfish are sometimes called sea stars. They are classified as invertebrate Echinoderm. Starfish are commonly found in rocky tide pools and are sometimes found washed up onto shore of all the world oceans. They live in tropical waters and on the seafloors of colder climate. Starfish does not have blood. They have a water vascular system where the starfish
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Poverty: Causes‚ Responses and Consequences in Rural South Africa Elizabeth Francis‚ April 2006 Development Studies Institute London School of Economics Houghton St London WC2A 2AE e.m.francis@lse.ac.uk CPRC Working Paper No. 60 Chronic Poverty Research Centre ISBN: 1-904049-59-1 Elizabeth Francis is a Senior Lecturer in Development Studies at the London School of Economics. Acknowledgements The research on which the case study is based was carried out as a collaborative project
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Atmospheric Issues Kristin Barker SCI 275 University of Phoenix 03/31/2013 April Croxton The following paper is meant to inform you about a serious threat facing the world today. This threat is known as Global Warming and has been a controversial topic which has been making headlines across the world in recent years. Throughout this paper we will discuss the possible causes and effects of Global Warming and the ways we can work to prevent them. According to Google
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3-Day Diet Analysis Week 1 assignment 10/21/2012 SCI/241 Cassandra Cook I know that my eating habits are not that great. I work at a fast food restaurant full time so mainly my lunches are fast food. Lately‚ I have not been eating as much of what I usually due since becoming pregnant and I want to provide best for my unborn child. I like a lot of canned foods though such as chicken noodle soup and raviolis. I know there is not much nutrients in canned foods though. When I make dinners for
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Last Monday‚ I got to experience a sensational performance by the University Symphony‚ composed by Dr. Jonathan Pasternack‚ that enhanced my knowledge and emotional state through the uniqueness of both the symphony and opera act. Having only experienced a symphony once during the course of my life‚ I was ecstatic to attend such a soothing and joyful concert. The concert was fairly short‚ it last two hours‚ and consisted of 2 symphony songs and 1 opera act. The first two were symphony‚ which were
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University of Phoenix Material Environmental Science Worksheet Answer the following questions in at least 100 words. The answers are found in Ch. 1–4 of Environmental Science. 1. What would you include in a brief summary on the history of the environmental movement? In the first two centuries of U.S. history was a widespread environmental destruction. In the 19th century there were four people who played a key role in protecting the environment; Henry Thoreau‚ John Audubon‚
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