lower back. Each disc is made up from a tough outer caseing‚[annulus fibrosus] this contains a soft gel like substance for which the medical term is nucleus pulposus. When the outer caseing ruptures and the gel begins to protrude out between the vertebra and so a slipped disc has occurred. The slipped disc can not only cause a lot of severe back pain but can cause pain in any part of the body. If the slipped disc is pressing on nerves‚ the pain will go to where ever those nerves lead to in the
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Dear Mr. Shawn Nauman‚ This letter is in response to your March 1‚ 1995 editorial regarding abortion. It must have been very tough at times‚ growing up with parents who were so young and unprepared for a child. I must commend your parents for doing such a wonderful job of raising a son who grew up to be so vocal with his opinions and thoughts. I realize with your mother being a teenager at the time of your conception‚ and with the timing of her pregnancy‚ with regards to the infamous Roe v. Wade
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compare them to many other animals in the ocean. They range in size from 1.6-20 cm and vary in color from shades of red‚ orange‚ yellow‚ gray‚ and green. They can also have patterns covering their body like zebra stripes or spots. They are part of the vertebra group which means they have an interior skeleton. Their bodies are covered in armored plates for protection. These plates also serve as ribs and are probably a derivative of scales. Seahorses breathe through gills and do not have a tail fin like
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Effects Of Maltreatment On Childhood Brain Development Alysa Treat T00587098 November 8th‚ 2016 Neurobiology Dr. Sayyed Abstract In 2013 an estimated 679‚000 children were victims of maltreatment and approximately 3.1 million children received help from Childhood Protective Services in the United States alone. Abuse or neglect can be categorized as maltreatment‚ which takes many different forms from physical‚ sexual‚ or emotional abuse‚ and parental
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NORMAL LEVEL-TWO ULTRASOUND SCAN Ultrasound examination during should include a systematic evaluation of fetal anatomy. Apart from anencephaly‚ the fetal organs cannot be accurately measured before 17-18 weeks of gestation. After 30-35 weeks‚ evaluation becomes increasingly difficult. Hence level-two ultrasound scan is done at 18 to 20 weeks of gestation. CLASSIFICATION OF FETAL SONOGRAPHIC EXAMINATIONS 1. First-Trimester Ultrasound 2. Standard Second- or Third-Trimester Ultrasound
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1. INTRODUCTION The task of taking an abdominal x-ray is a task which consists of many processes. The author will‚ in this essay‚ describe many of these processes‚ including patient care‚ radiation protection and descriptions of projections required for the case study. The information will be divided into the following headings: Case Study‚ Patient Care Plan‚ Radiation Protection and Descriptions of Projections. 2. CASE STUDY A 24-year-old female patient was referred for an abdominal x-ray to the
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| Fantastic Voyage | Battle of the Lung | | India Hornsby | HS 130‚ Section 03Unit 4 AssignmentKaplan UniversityMarch 27‚ 2012 | | Good morning everyone! Signing on‚ India Hornsby with ASAP Health. I will be reporting live inside Mrs. Frizzle. She has been under the weather for about two days now. A bacterium is invading the lower lobe of her right lung. It’s my job to pilot the invasion and do a live report on what I see. I will enter from the right femoral vein and follow a path
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OSTEOPOROSIS Stroehlein OBJECTIVES Osteoporosis • Porous bones • Systemic skeletal disease-loss of bone mass (low bone density) • Increased bone fragility-risk for fracture • 44 million Americans‚ more than one tenth of the population • One of the most common disorders associated with aging ‚although NOT a consequence of normal aging Risk Factors and the Effects on Bone Typical Loss of Height Associated with Osteoporosis and Aging Manifestations • Loss of height • Pain does not occur unless
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An assignment on Analysing Tourism & Hospitality in Business Abstract Business environment in now a days is too competitive though in different countries tourism and hospitality industry is growing very fast. As a result‚ tourism and hospitality industry holds approximately 5 percent of total production in the world. Therefore‚ various association in tourism and hospitality are trying to grip largest market share and increasing their market place. UK hotel & tourism industry has been developing
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medullary cavities that are formed are all RED MARROW As you grow at the age of 6 y/o‚ you start replacing the red marrow with YELLOW MARROW So when you the age of 10‚ most of the red marrow is replaced by yellow marrow except: Sternum Ribs Vertebra Pelvic bones Epiphysis of the long bones So this are the sites of hemopoeisis in adults Bone marrow aspiration –usually taken from the pelvic So these are now the sites of red marrow Types: Red Marrow Active in hemopoeisis Yellow
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