ARSENIC IN DRINKING WATER Arsenic in Drinking Water: Effect on Health ABSTRACT: Drinking water can be contaminated with arsenic through natural resources such as soils and rocks‚ but it also results from human activities. Long-term ingestion of arsenic exposure through drinking water can cause multiple adverse health effects including cardiovascular‚ pulmonary‚ immunological‚ neurological effects and endocrine problems such as diabetes. Ingestion of arsenic-rich water can increase the risk
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possess anti-inflammatory properties Codeine: depresses pain impulses at the spinal cord. Decreases cough reflex and GI motility Acetaminophen: Drowsiness Nausea Vomiting GI bleeding Renal Failure Leukopenia Neutropenia Hemolytic Anemia Thrombocytopenia Rash Hypersensitivity Cyanosis Anemia Jaundice CNS Stimulation Delirium Vascular collapse Seizures Coma Death Codeine: Sedation Lethargy Restlessness Hallucinations Bradycardia Hypotension Tachycardia Circulatory collapse Dry mouth Urine
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MEDICINE JUNE 2013 By FCPS PART 1 Qbank Facebook Page Thanks to Zoha Ali & Asad Ali 1.Scenario: Lady with dry eyes and dry mouth... diagnosis is a.Sjogren(Ans) b.Milkulicz syndrome? 2 Smooth and cordinated movement by a. basal ganglia(Ans) b. spinocerebellar 3.Scenario: elderly‚diplopia‚granuloma‚raised b.p a. giant cell arteritis(Ans) b. takayasu disease c. wegeners Granulomatosis 4. Zinc required for a cellular oxiadtion(Ans) b glucose oxidation c 5. Maxillary artery form
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( 2069 words ) Choose a medical condition that interests you and research it. Write about the possible uses of hypnosis in the treatment of the condition as you see them. Author: MARIANA DUMITRIU Tutor: ALAN DAVIDSON Course Code: BOURN1S Bournemouth‚ March 2012 This essay will aim to compile the hypnotherapy approaches in the treatment of the autoimmune diseases. I have a personal interest in this area‚ which prompted me to research this particularly
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1 Introduction: Arsenic is a ruthless killer in Bangladesh’s drinking water is making millions of people sick and may be causing as many as 3‚000 deaths each year. That killer--naturally occurring arsenic in the water drawn from family wells--appears to have been released through a process involving crop irrigation‚ at least in one part of the country. At a research site in the southern part of Bangladesh‚ scientists calculated that irrigation pumping‚ which began in the last several decades‚ has
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8 Position Paper j ASH‚ BATES‚ EHR System Adoption Factors and Forces Affecting EHR System Adoption: Report of a 2004 ACMI Discussion JOAN S. ASH‚ PHD‚ DAVID W. BATES‚ MD‚ MSC Abstract After the first session of the American College of Medical Informatics 2004 retreat‚ during which the history of electronic health records was reviewed‚ the second session served as a forum for discussion about the state of the art of EHR adoption. Adoption and diffusion rates for both inpatient and outpatient
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Trends Biomater. Artif. Organs‚ 25(2)‚ 86-90 (2011) http://www.sbaoi.org Platelet-Rich Plasma: A Novel Bioengineering Concept Palwinder Kaur‚ Puneet‚ Varun Dahiya1 Department of Prosthodontics‚ Swami Devi Dyal Dental College & Hospital‚ Barwala‚ Distt. Panchkula. Haryana 1 Department of Periodontics‚ D J Dental College‚ Modinagar. Corresponding author: Dr. Palwinder Kaur‚ e-mail: soniya.bagri@gmail.com Received 19 August 2010; Accepted 12 January 2011; Available online 4 May 2011 A promising
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1.What Is Cancer? CANCER‚ a 6 letter word that makes our world upside down. Cancer is not just one disease‚ but a large group of almost 100 diseases. Its two main characteristics are uncontrolled growth of the cells in the human body and the ability of these cells to migrate from the original site and spread to distant sites. If the spread is not controlled‚ cancer can result in death. 2.How does cancer occur? The body is made up of trillions of living cells. These cells grow‚ divide‚ and die in
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MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING MEDICAL SURGICAL NURSING RESPIRATORY SYSTEM: List 4 common symptoms of pneumonia the Tachypnea‚ fever with chills‚ productive cough‚ nurse might note on a physical exam. bronchial breath sounds. State 4 nursing interventions for assisting Deep breathing‚ fluid intake increased to 3 liters/ the client to cough productively. day‚ use humidity to loosen secretions‚ suction airway to stimulate coughing. What symptoms of pneumonia might the nurse expect to see
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Introduction AG is 50yo female with a history of Sclerosing Mesenteritits‚ diabetes‚ hypothyroidism‚ smoking and alcohol abuse. She was admitted on 1-27-12 for severe abdominal pain along with nausea and vomiting. CT scan of the abdomen revealed a massive gastric dilation and thickening of the duodenal wall leading to occlusion of the duodenal lumen. I met AG on 2-23-12 when she was three weeks post-operative (post-op)‚ gastrojejunostomy‚ resection of the pancreatic head mass biopsy‚ and
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