The World of Medicine (Lecture 1) Delivery of Health Care in the US Inpatient versus outpatient Community hospital versus tertiary care Community hospital – serves the common medical needs of the community Tertiary (academic) – addresses complex medical problems‚ training‚ and research (Hershey‚ Geisinger) Teaching hospital Specialty hospital (ortho‚ Meadows) Rehab hospital Prehospital versus hospital (healthcare starts before you get to the hospital) Access to care issues – over 47 million
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterized by intrusive thoughts that fuel fear‚ leading to increased anxiety and eventual compulsive reactions. Both adults and children that suffer with OCD‚ are often aware that their thoughts and behaviors are irrational‚ however‚ the impulse to perform the compulsive ritual to relieve the anxiety of the obsessive thought‚ is too powerful for them to ignore. The cycle of anxiety‚ obsessive thoughts‚ and compulsive reactions‚ becomes
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NSG306 Health Assessment: Health History on Mr. Ricky Ricardo Jean Bors-Koefoed & Sarah Wright Baptist College of Health Sciences Health History Biographical Data Date: 05-23-2010 Name: Ricky Ricardo Gender: Male Race/Ethnicity: Hispanic Marital Status: Married Date of Birth: XX/XX/XX Occupation: Medical Device Representative Address: XXX XXXX XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Phone Number: (XXX) XXX-XXXX Contact Person (relationship to patient): Lucille
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Study Guide Notes ¡V Test 1 CHAPTER 1 1. Linnaeus ¡V naming system Hooke ¡V cells in cork Van Leeuwenhoek ¡V animalcules (1st obs. of live microorganisms) Redi ¡V experiment to disprove spontaneous generation ¡V meat Needham ¡V experiment to prove spontaneous generation ¡V broth (vital force) Spallanzani ¡V heated broth did not develop microbial growth Virchow ¡V biogenesis (living can only arise from preexisting living) Pasteur ¡V air contained‚ but did not produce‚ microbes (broth‚ s-flasks);
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PANDAS Classification and external resources Streptococcus pyogenes 01.jpg Streptococcus pyogenes (stained red)‚ a common group A streptococcal bacteria. PANDAS is hypothesized to be an autoimmune condition is which the body ’s own antibodies to strep inappropriately attack‚ damage‚ and inflame the brain ’s basal ganglia. MeSH C537163 PANDAS is an acronym for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with Streptococcal infections‚ a rare disease that usually appears in children
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Around the middle of May‚ in 1997‚ a tiny zygote was conceived. Born to Randi and Milton‚ this zygote began its development. It grew tremendously for 9 months in its mother’s womb‚ till out popped a beauitful baby girl. This little girl has made significant strides in her life as well as her ups and her downs‚ but eventually‚ she’d dream of one day becoming a teacher and helping other children to develop. This is the story of me. I was conceived after about a month of my parents trying to get pregnant
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PART I: SCIENTIFIC METHOD Scenario 1 Step 1: Observation Upon observation that the lights do not turn on when the light switch is turned to the “on” position‚ and also using the natural light coming in through the open front door‚ I observe the light switch is intact and nothing is out of place. I realize further research is necessary to determine the cause of the lights remaining off. This is an everyday situation perfect for the scientific method so after observation‚ it is on to the next
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The Cardiovascular System CHAPTER SUMMARY The importance of the cardiovascular system cannot be overstated. This is one system that students frequently know something about‚ at least from a plumbing viewpoint‚ but they often don’t completely understand the complexity of the system and the magnitude of its tasks. An essential component of presentation of the material is then to outline in detail the role of the cardiovascular system and its significance to all other body systems. This chapter
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Health and Safety in the Child Care Setting: Prevention of Infectious Disease A Curriculum for the Training of Child Care Providers Module 1 Second Edition Health and Safety in the Child Care Setting: Prevention of Infectious Disease A Curriculum for the Training of Child Care Providers Module 1 Second Edition Developed by The California Child Care Health Program 1322 Webster Street‚ Suite 402 • Oakland‚ CA 94612-3218 (510) 839-1195 Funded by a grant from The California Department
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chronic glomerulonephritis have no history of kidney disease. The following may increase your risk of this for condition: * Blood or lymphatic system disorder * Exposure to hydrocarbon solvents * History of cancer * Infections such as STREP INFECTIONS‚ virus heart infections‚ or ABSCESSES Many condition causes or increases the risk for glomerulonephritis‚ including: * Amyloidosis * Anti-glomerular basement membrane antibody disease * Blood vessel disease‚ such as vasculitis
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