awareness of the drugs may have an effect also. The type of the drug and the corresponding population it is targeted for is important too. For example‚ if it is a heart disease medicine‚ than the population of the elderly is relevant. If it is sickle cell disease‚ the population of the African American children is relevant. If it is breast cancer‚ then it will be predominantly for women. 3. A) The regression equation based on the excel regression analysis (screenshot below‚ and actual excel
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1. 2. Basis of life are (a) nucleic acids (c) nucleoproteins Life span of parrot is (a) 140 years (c) 80 years Theory of ’saltations’ (b) proteins (d) amino acids (b) 60 years (d) 40 years was given by (c) Mixed (d) None of these 11. Pappus helps in dispersal of pollen in (a) Asteraceae (b) Brassicaceae (c) Malvaceae (d) Solanaceae 12. In which of the following groups are seeds present? (a) Psilophyta (c) Lycopodiophyta 13. Match the columns. Column I (Vitamins) A. B. C. D. B‚ D E C
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Megaloblastic anemias Definition: groups of anemias characterized by macrocytosis (in the peripheral blood) and megaloblastic changes in the bone marrow. The megaloblasts are large blasts – bone marrow. In periphery= macrocytosis= macrocytic anemia Cause: IMPAIRED DNA SYNTHESIS due to folate/ B12 deficiency Vitamin B12 is involved in the synthesis of methionine from homocysteine;methionine is necessary for the synthesis of myeline; B12 deficiency will explain the neurological manifestation
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have a medical condition called Anemia. Anemia occurs when the bodies red blood cell count is below normal. A normal hemoglobin count for a female is 12.0grams/100ml and 13.5grams/100ml for a male. This can be hereditary but it can also occur in the body for a number of reasons such as massive blood loss‚ vitamin deficiency‚ and cell deformities. Anemia Anemia is a common blood disorder that occurs when your level of healthy red blood cells is too low. Red blood cells contain a protein called hemoglobin
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breathing‚ chest recession and bilateral crepitations on auscultation. A repeat haemoglobin level estimation gave a result of 2g/dl. Blood for grouping and cross match was taken and the obstetrician ordered blood transfusion of three units of packed cells if available otherwise whole blood. This was not available till in the morning at 8.30AM when two units of whole blood were availed. Since admission the patient was put on Oxygen and the head of bed raised. The bed had sidebars to prevent her from
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10.5005/jp-journals-10006-1177 Judith Angelitta Noronha et al NURSING PRACTICE Anemia in Pregnancy—Consequences and Challenges: A Review of Literature Judith Angelitta Noronha‚ Esra Al Khasawneh‚ Vidya Seshan‚ Shanthi Ramasubramaniam‚ Savithri Raman ABSTRACT Anemia during pregnancy is a global public health challenge facing the world today‚ especially in the developing countries. Anemia in pregnancy is an important contributor to maternal mortality/morbidity as well as to the low
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Case Study 1: Anemia Situation: The client is a 77 – year – old widow who relies on her late husband’s savings for all her expenses. Over the past few years‚ she has eaten less and less meat because of her financial situation and the trouble of preparing a meal “just for me”. She also has medicines to buy for the treatment of hypertension and arthritis. Over the past 2 to 3 months‚ she has felt increasingly tired‚ despite sleeping well at night. When she goes to the clinic‚ the doctor orders blood
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Condition: Maple Syrup Urine Disease Maple Syrup Urine Disease is a genetic disorder caused by mutation in the DBT‚ DLD‚ BCKDHB‚ and BCKDHA genes‚ which codes for Branched Chain Keto Acid Dehydrogenase (BCKD). Normally‚ BCKD would process the keto acid derivatives for leucine‚ isoleucine‚ and valine and continue them on their respective metabolic pathways. As a result of these breaks in the metabolic pathway‚ the patient may suffer from mental retardation‚ lethargy‚ poor feeding habits‚ vomiting
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Anemia is a disorder of the blood. It occurs when your body does not produce enough erythrocytes or red blood cells (RBCs). Without the erythrocytes oxygen can not be adequately delivered to the tissues and organs throughout the body. This will cause you to become weak and tired. A person may also experience headaches‚ skin pallor‚ and faintness. Your body may attempt to compensate for these symptoms by speeding up the heart rate and respiratory rate. This is the body’s attempt to return oxygen
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Hereditary methemoglobinemia is most commonly referred to as "the blue people disease" or "met-h". It is believed that this disease started in Kentucky with the blue Fugates of troublesome creek. It was started about six generations ago with a man named Martin Fugate. He was a French orphan. Martin came here with his red-headed American bride (Elizabeth Smith). Her skin was as pale as pale could get. They had seven children‚ four of them are believed to have blue colored skin. The clan of them kept
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