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    1. Signs and symptoms of some common childhood illnesses: Chicken pox- Chickenpox is a mild and common childhood illness that most children catch at some point. It causes a rash of red‚ itchy spots that turn into fluid-filled blisters. They then crust over to form scabs‚ which eventually drop off. However‚ even before the rash appears‚ the child may have some mild flu-like symptoms including: • feeling sick • a high temperature (fever) of 38ºC or over • aching‚ painful muscles • headache •

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    because she gets to spend time with both her children and her four grandchildren‚ and cherishes every moment. When our trip was over‚ she began her radiation treatments on the last day of July. Her 25 treatments left an area on her chest that resembled sunburn. She did well with these treatments also‚ only having a few days where she felt ill. When she finished her treatments on August 1st my family sent her an arrangement of bright and cheerful flowers with an attached note that explained how we were proud

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    is symbolic of Edna’s "awakening". Chopin utilizes practical uses of the sea to reveal Edna’s veto of her lifestyle. As Edna returns from the beach "burnt beyond all recognition" (Chopin)‚ she differentiates from members of high society who avoid sunburns. Swimming represents Edna’s feelings of alienation among the Creoles. Swimming also "frees" Edna from societal views as she learns the craft. The sea is also symbolic of defeat. "She looked into the distance‚ and the old terror flamed up for an instant

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    The first thing you see when you look at a person is their skin. It’s the largest organ of the body that’s made of epithelial tissue. It consists of two main layers‚ the epidermis and the dermis. As it’s the first thing in contact with the environment around us‚ it acts as a protective layer. Skin cancer is the rapid uncontrollable growth of abnormal skin cells that’s usually triggered by ultraviolet radiation. When skin cells with damaged DNA grow rapidly they form tumors. (Skin Cancer Foundation

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    Burns Burns Burns are injuries to either skin (caused by heat‚ electricity‚ or chemicals)‚ or respiratory tract (caused by inhalation of smoke or hot particles). According to the CDC someone in the United States sustained burn injuries every 30 minutes (CDC‚ 2013). Pathophysiology The cell and tissue damage noted in burns is a result of exposure to temperatures above 44⁰C‚ which cause proteins to denature (Hettiaratchy & Dziewulski‚ 2004). This breakdown causes tissue necrosis; the necrotic

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    formed not just over Antarctica—as they currently do each spring—but over the Arctic‚ too. By 2040‚ the ultraviolet (UV) index‚ the measure of the sunburn-causing radiation reaching the Earth’s surface‚ rose as high as 15 on summer days in mid-latitude cities such as Washington‚ D.C. (A UV index of 10 is considered very high today and quickly leads to sunburn if you don’t wear sunscreen.) In the simulated future‚ two-thirds of the planet’s ozone layer disappeared by 2065. Ozone holes swirled over both

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    Anatomy & Physiology Assignment 1 Ms. Renuka Fernando By: Lakni Jayasinghe Table of Contents What is Psoriasis? 3 Different types of Psoriasis 4 Symptoms of Psoriasis 6 How is Psoriasis diagnosed? 7 How can Psoriasis be treated? 8 Can Psoriasis be spread? 9 Things that can cause Psoriasis symptoms to flare 10 Medical Treatments: Topical Agents 11 Medical Treatments: Systematic Agents: (Drugs taken within the body) 12 Medical Treatments:

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    Mental disorders are dismissed by people today because they are internal. When a person has a cold they cough‚ when a person has sunburn they turn red or peel‚ but when a person has a mental disorder they… and that ’s where the debate begins. Do mental disorders truly exist? What are the causes? As a result of mental disorders some people exhibit a change in behavior or do things outside of what is status quo. That leads me to my topic - the psychoanalytic approach vs. the humanistic approach

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    When most people think of hospitals‚ they picture a community that puts safety first for their patients and healthcare professionals. But‚ that’s not 100% true. For health care providers who work in the radiology field they are continuously getting exposed to radiation and have to be very cautious with how much they receive. “Radiology is the science dealing with X-rays and other high-energy radiation‚ especially the use of such radiation for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.” In 1895 Röntgen

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    Other methods that were used before the invention of distillation include hand expression. Used only on the citrus fruits‚ the rinds were squeezed by hand until oil glands burst. It was then collected in a sponge and then put in a container. There was also Enfleurage. This was the way of getting oils from flowers. Heads of flowers were placed on to a glass frame‚ covered in fat and were replaced until the fat was saturated with the essential oil. It was the extracted with alcohol which dissolved

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