Acute kidney injury (AKI) is sudden decrease in the function of the kidney due to a range of causes. Generally‚ AKI occurs as a result of other serious illnesses and with a lack of treatment it can lead to the build-up of salts and chemicals which can also affect the function of other organs. [1] Despite what the name may suggest‚ AKI does not occur as the result of a physical injury to the kidneys. [10] During the early stages of AKI‚ there are usually no symptoms‚ however if the patient isn’t producing
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Sports Injuries: An Annotated Bibliography Sports have been around since the olympics in 790 B.C.‚ yet only recently has the affects of these sports on our body been addressed. Dr. Bennet Omalu brought attention to the NFLs injuries like no other in 2002‚ when he discovered that the former football star Mike Webster‚ the Pittsburgh Steelers championship center‚ had a degenerative brain disease due to constant head trauma(1). Since the discovery other sports‚ such as rodeo for example‚ have shown
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Awareness on First Aid on Common Injuries by the MAPEH Major Students In University of Rizal System ACADEMIC YEAR 2011- 2012 An Undergraduate Thesis Proposal Presented to the Faculty of School of Education University of Rizal System Pililla‚ Rizal In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor of Secondary Education Major in MAPEH
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A Modern Sports Injury Clinic Is A Sorts Lover’s Paradise Public interest in sporting activities is increasing due the many health benefits associated with sports activities. Indulgence in sports can also lead to some common or serious sports injuries. For treatment of sports related injuries a Sports Injury Clinic is the best place to visit. A Sports Injury Clinic is equipped with the latest tools and technology to look after patients and treat them effectively. The team of professionals who treat
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Men participated in a very competitive and dangerous sport‚ with rodeo come’s injury and success. As per discussion above‚ women played a crucial role for men who were involved with rodeo‚ being supportive and doing most of the work so they could make a professional career within rodeo. The men are always on the move‚ partaking in rodeo events outside of their home city‚ making a living and trying to win competitions. “The amount of time spent traveling thousands of miles during season places a heavy
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after head injury remained significantly increased for as long as 12 years‚ irrespective of the severity of the injury‚ results of a case-control study showed. Among young adults‚ the risk disparity ballooned to more than a fivefold difference‚ Scottish investigators reported online in the Journal of Neurology‚ Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. Overall‚ patients with a history of head injury had more than a twofold greater risk of death than did two control groups of individuals without head injury. “As might
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Traumatic Brain Injury: Myths‚ Misconceptions and the Need for Lifelong Healthcare I don’t have a droopy face‚ a steel plate in my head‚ nor am I paralyzed in any region of my body. I have a speech impediment and disfluency‚ cognitive fatigue‚ short term memory loss‚ slow processing of information‚ noise sensitivity‚ and attention deficit. I look “normal” and I have a traumatic brain injury (TBI). Social prejudice and negative perceptions of survivors of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) exist. There
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Ask a Sacramento Personal Injury Attorney Have you been injured in a truck accident? Did a distracted driver cut you off and cause you to crash your motorcycle? Were you injured by a reckless driver while you were crossing the street? Did you slip and fall while on another person’s property? If so‚ you need a Sacramento personal injury attorney who has the experience‚ skills‚ and resources necessary to protect your legal right to recover compensation for your injuries. When you are searching for
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injured in a car crash or any other accident‚ you need a personal injury attorney who is dedicated to helping you achieve justice and get the financial relief you need. For over a decade‚ Daniel J. Grimm Attorney at Law from Layton & Southard L.L.C. law firm in Cape Girardeau‚ Missouri‚ has been helping victims throughout Missouri and Illinois collect the compensation they deserve. As an established authority in personal injury and workers’ compensation law‚ Daniel Grimm can provide effective representation
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Abstract This paper explores the meaning of Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and how it affects children and adolescents through their school years. The paper will first introduce what a traumatic brain injury can be‚ how it can be identified‚ and what the affects can be to the students. There will be two peer reviewed journals that speak on types of TBIs. The first article is based around information on Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS)‚ where the second article focuses the impact of post-traumatic stress
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