“Ma’at in practice‚ was a kind of moral stasis‚ an acceptance of the world as it is‚ a reluctance to change anything for fear that the result might be worse than the reality already experienced. The Ma’at to ancient Egyptians was a way of life or something to try and live by also something very
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comfort zone and cling to it. A basic tendency of people is to seek a context in which they have relative safety and a sense of control. In establishing themselves‚ they attach their sense of identity to their environment. This creates a comfortable stasis from which any alternatives‚ even those which may offer significant benefit‚ will cause discomfort. Talking about the future thus is seldom enough to move them from this ’frozen ’ state and significant effort may be required to ’unfreeze ’ them
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Discussion Ampullary widening is the most decisive part for a successful endoscopic removal of common bile duct stones. (11) ES is the most commonly used method since the first description in 1974. (18) However‚ ES carries substantial procedure-related risks‚ such as hemorrhage and perforation‚ and perhaps an increased incidence of ascending cholangitis and de novo formation of bile-duct stones‚ especially in younger patients.(19) As an alternative to ES‚ endoscopic papillary balloon dilation was
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APPENDICITIS Reporter: Rita May C. Reyna APPENDIX The appendix is a normal true diverticulum of the cecum. Like any diverticulum‚ it is prone to acute and chronic inflammation‚ and acute appendicitis is a relatively common entity. Other lesions‚ including tumors‚ can also occur in the appendix but are far less common. The appendix is a wormlike extension of the cecum and‚ for this reason‚ has been called the vermiform appendix. The average length of the appendix is 8-10 cm (ranging from 2-20
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Commentary Samples from Exam 1‚ May 2001 Higher Level Stephen Edgar’s “The Secret Life of Books” is about the nature of reading and the power of literature to affect the reader. The poem personifies books‚ imagining how they silently plot to draw in their readers‚ and then moves to a discussion of how the readers are changed by their reading. Edgar structures his poem to illustrate the nature of this relationship between literature and its readers. “The Secret Life of Books” is divided
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Arendt suggests that memory‚ as elaborated by poets should always be an exercise in education. For ‘the very fact that so great of an enterprise as the Trojan War could have been forgotten without a poet to immortalize it several hundred years later offered only too good an example of what could happen to human greatness if it had nothing but poets to rely on for its permanence’ (Arendt‚ 1958: 197). In The Republic‚ Plato‚ in his Socratic dialogue called Homer ‘the educator of Hellas’‚ for immortalizing
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Stroke treatment‚ Alzheimer Most common cause of stroke-thrombus by atherosclerosis Embolus-2nd most common Hemorrhage-90yr old+‚ cerebral artery problem ER care • Thrombus and Embolus-anticoagulant • Hemorrhage-heparin • Know the cause and prioritizing the intervention • Airway-Hemiplegia Pt easily gets tongue obstruction • Turn the head to the side • 10-30* HOB for better venous return • O2 • IV • VS • Assessment-Neuro‚ pupil‚ Glasgow coma scale‚ Ask Pt Q ex) Raise your hand
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Genitourinary- 40 questions Assessment Findings *PAIN won’t always be present. KIDNEY: (dull constant ache) Not always present if pt has renal disease (don’t have w/ proteinuria or hematuria) Have CVA tenderness (hit hand over kidney)‚ lower abdominal pain‚ intermittent pain(indicates renal stones)‚ flank pain (side) N/V‚ diaphoresis‚ s/sx of shock. Cause: Acute obstruction like stone‚ clot BLADDER- lower ABD pain (usually seen w/ distention) dull‚ continuous pain may be intense after voiding
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Treatment After a diagnosis of COPD is made‚ the next step is a plan of care for the patient. Primary healthcare providers can reduce further lung damage and COPD exacerbations through early diagnosis‚ pharmacological‚ and rehabilitation interventions (Bauldoff‚ 2012). Pulmonary rehabilitation is a program in which a team of healthcare professionals help manage and treat the problems caused by COPD‚ resulting in a reduction of symptoms and an improved quality of life. It typically combines exercise
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they are compensated. Prior to the 19th century‚ in this mostly agrarian society‚ men where attached to the land and women were expected to operate within the confines of the home. However‚ the changing nature of the economy and work unsettled the stasis of clearly defined roles. In trying to cope with this shift‚ American society was afflicted by something closely resembling cognitive dissonance. The need for female labor was at odds with the social injunction not to violate female delicacy. In the
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