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    Metabolic syndrome

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    Running head: METABOLIC SYNDROME Metabolic Syndrome James Doucette College of Western Idaho Abstract Metabolic syndrome is an emerging diagnosis in the medical field that has effects on patient care. Becoming familiar with it and having it become a common part of patient care will‚ if used appropriately will increase the lives of those who have become affected with or are at risk of becoming diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a constellation of risks

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    Kallmann’s Syndrome

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    Kallmann ’s Syndrome ABSTRACT Kallmann’s syndrome is a rare disorder which affects predominantly man. Typical characteristics are a failure to go through puberty and an absent sense of smell. Although the disease is not life threatening‚ somebody with kallmann’s syndrome has an hormonal imbalance hypogonadotropic hypogonadism due to GnRH deficiency because a small area of his or her brain called the hypothalamus is unable to work properly. Specialised hormone replacement therapy is available

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    Nephrotic Syndrome

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    Nephrotic syndrome is a group of symptoms including protein in the urine‚ low blood protein levels‚ high cholesterol levels‚ and swelling. The urine may also contain fat‚ which can be seen under the microscope. Nephrotic syndrome is caused by various disorders that damage the kidneys‚ especially the basement membrane of the glomerulus. This causes abnormal excretion of protein in the urine. This condition can also occur as a result of infection‚ use of certain drugs‚ cancer‚ genetic disorders

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    Marfan Syndrome

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    Marfan Syndrome Wesley Thompson Jim Hutchins Biomedical Core 1110 November 19‚ 2011 Marfan syndrome is a variable‚ autosomal-dominant disorder in the connective tissue with distinct physical characteristics. The principal features affect the cardiovascular system‚ eyes and skeleton. This condition affects the connective protein that forms the structural support for tissues outside the cell. This disease is a result of a faulty makeup of chromosomes. Since MFS (Marfan Syndrome) is an

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    Down Syndrome

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    DOWN SYNDROME TRISOMY 21 BY: CYNTHIA AGUILAR 11/05/2012 Down syndrome affects many people in this world. Not only does it affect the person diagnosed as Downs‚ but it also affects their family and everyone around them. There are physical characteristics that help you identify somebody with Downs. There are also some health concerns that you need to worry about. Down’s Syndrome‚ it is one of the most frequently occurring chromosomal

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    Tourette's Syndrome

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    In this imbalance research paper‚ it will discuss and explain of a certain disorder in the nervous system called Tourette’s syndrome. It will also acknowledge the current studies and research that can potentially find a way to cure this disorder. First‚ we need to more knowledgeable about this disorder. Tourette’s syndrome “is a nervous system (neurological) disorder that starts in childhood. It involves unusual repetitive movements or unwanted sounds that can’t be controlled (tics)” (Mayo Clinic

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    Xlri Topics

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    their GD and PI round as well. XAT 1996 There is no right way of doing a wrong thing. XAT 1997 By the third or fourth week of the term‚ business school had succeeded in afflicting me with a variation of the Stockholm syndrome‚ named after the incident in which a hostage in a Stockholm bank robbery fell in love with one of her captors. XAT 1998 Max Weber‚ a German Sociologist‚ defined state as an entity that has a monopoly over legal violence. India proves that the converse is also true; if

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    Marfan Syndrome

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    Marfan’s Syndrome Marfan syndrome is an inherited connective-tissue disorder transmitted as an autosomal dominant trait. It is distributed worldwide‚ has a high prevalence rate and has pleiotropic manifestations‚ meaning one gene influences multiple traits that do not seem to be related. Mutations of the FBN1 gene on the 15th chromosome (more specifically chromosome 15q21.1) cause Marfan syndrome. The FBN1 gene is coded to make a glycoprotein called fibrillin-1

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    Down Syndrome

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    Down Syndrome (DS) is the most common chromosomal condition in the United States‚ affecting about 1 in every 700 babies (CDC). This condition is also known as Trisomy 21‚ due to there being an extra copy of chromosome 21 (CDC). This extra chromosome results in changes in the development of the brain and body‚ which in turn can lead to cognitive and physical challenges (CDC). Some hallmark physical characteristics include almond shaped eyes that slant up‚ smaller hands and feet‚ shorter stature‚

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    Compartment Syndrome

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    Cited: Board‚ A.D.A.M. Editorial. Compartment Syndrome. U.S. National Library of Medicine‚ 18 Nov. 0000. Web. 09 Oct. 2012. . [->0] - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Compartment_(anatomy)

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