Accreta: occurs when the placenta attaches too deep in the uterine wall but it does not penetrate the uterine muscle. This is the most common accounting for approximately 75% of all cases. Placenta Increta: occurs when the placenta attaches even deeper into the uterine wall and does penetrate into the uterine muscle. This accounts for approximately 15% of all cases. Placenta Percreta: occurs when the placenta penetrates through the entire uterine wall and attaches to another organ such as the bladder
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Christi-Anne Beatty Wednesday‚ March 27‚ 2013 English IIB Acc. 2nd Period Why People Should Exercise More Physical exercise is one of the most important things in the world. With proper exercise you can avoid or reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease‚ breast cancer‚ and improve your brain power. Now wouldn’t that be nice? If you were to get exercise regularly you could become a doctor with your brain power‚ and with that much skill you could help cure people of these formidable illnesses
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there is medicine and pills to terminate the pregnancy (“Abortion Procedures”). In medical abortions‚ there are two pills called mifepristone and misoprostol. Mifepristone is the pill women would take first to cause the embryo to detach from the uterine wall. Then‚ two days later the women will take the misoprostol pill. This pill contracts the uterus to expel the embryo (Lauren Panariello). Morally‚ the medicine is a more proper way to abort the baby than the late-term way. A women can take the
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The effects of cigarette smoking on the development of thyroid eye disease in patients with Graves’ disease: A clinical review Summary points * Thyroid eye disease (TED) is thought to be caused by the stimulation of retro-orbital TSH receptors by thyrotropin receptor stimulating antibodies. * There is a strong association between cigarette smoking and the development and progression of thyroid eye disease. * Cigarette smoking has adverse effects upon treatments for Graves’ disease
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Reproductive System 1. How is a vasectomy performed? Be sure to cite the specific anatomical structures involved. How does this prevent pregnancy? Vasectomy refers to the surgical procedure that involves male fertilization that helps to perform lasting birth control. During this procedure‚ surgeon cut off part of the male anatomy called vas deferens that transports sperm from the epididymis to the ejaculatory ducts. It prevents further sperm entering into the seminal stream. After this procedure
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Breast Cancer Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women‚ and about 15 % of those women who are diagnosed with breast cancer has a family member already diagnosed with it. In knowing their family history these individuals usually get a genetic testing done. The problem with genetic testing is that special training is needed in order to convey and analyze such results. You must also take into consideration the probability of a false negative and false positive. Although
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Why are pregnant women always complaining? The simple answer is that a pregnant woman’s body is always changing. When this is said‚ many think of the physical changes that one can see or feel. However‚ even though these physical changes are important‚ the true question is what causes these physical changes? Physical changes to a pregnant women’s body are the result of physiological changes. What is a physiological change? To understand what this kind of change is‚ the term physiology must be understood
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Generic Name: meperidineBrand Name(s): Demerol | Pregnancy Category: C | Route of Administration: IM‚ SUBCUT | Drug Category: opioids analgesic | Indication: labor analgesia | Normal Dosage:Labor analgesia Adult: 50-100 mg given when contractions regularly spaced repeat q1-3h prn | Side Effects:CNS: drowsiness‚ dizziness‚ confusion‚ HA‚ sedation‚ euphoria‚ increased intracranial pressure‚ seizures‚ respiratory depression‚ anaphylaxis | Nursing Considerations/Teachings/Interventions: Nursing
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Abortion is the termination of pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo before viability.[note 1] An abortion can occur spontaneously‚ in which case it is often called a miscarriage‚ or it can be purposely induced. The term abortion most commonly refers to the induced abortion of a human pregnancy. After viability‚ the relevant procedure is referred to as a "late termination of pregnancy".[1][note 1] Modern medicine utilizes medications and surgical procedures for
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Case #2 Maria Bowman Focus questions – Set I 1. What are the implications of this test? An abnormal maternal serum alpha fetoprotein (triple screening test) may reflect genetic predisposition for Down’s syndrome (Trisomy 21) or Edward’s syndrome (Trisomy 18). Alpha fetoprotein is also increased in amniotic fluid in pregnancies associated with open neural tube defects (ONTD) such as Spina Bifida that allow the fluid to leak from the fetus into the amniotic fluid. The implications of positive
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