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    What Is Kawasaki Disease?

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    Kawasaki disease‚ also known as Kawasaki syndrome is an inflammatory disease that is potentially fatal affecting the circulatory system‚ heart‚ skin‚ mucous membranes and the immune system generally in infants and children younger than five years of age. Aneurysms‚ due to the inflamed coronary arteries lead to stenosis or coronary artery thrombosis‚aneurysm rupture‚ myocardial infarction and sudden death. The cause of this condition is unknown‚ but there has been an hypothesis linking this condition

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    Chapter 19 The Cardiovascular System: The Heart 1. How is the heart positioned in the mediastinum? It rests on the diaphragm‚ near the midline of the thoracic cavity‚ with about two-thirds of the mass lying to the left of the body’s midline. 2. Which layer of the pericardium is both a part of the pericardium and a part of the heart wall? Serous pericardium 3. What is the function of pericardial fluid? Reduces friction between the membranes as the heart moves 4. From most superficial

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    SCI250 Week 6 Chapter 23 Cardiovascular System Quiz Section: Multiple Choice 1. The normal microflora of the heart includes species of ________ Gram-positive bacteria. Gram-negative bacteria. fungi. viruses. None of the above 2. Which of the following is least likely to cause Septicemia leading to endotoxin-induced shock? Staphylococcus aureus Pseudomonas aeruginosa Klebsiella Proteus Serratia 3. Rheumatic fever caused by Streptococcus pyogenes most likely results from ________

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    Cardiovascular Research Paper - Factor that claims to help decrease stress For Homo Sapiens‚ meaning wise man‚ stress; defined as an organism’s total response to environmental demands or pressures‚ has allowed humans to stay alive in the delicate moments of evolution. That’s why we’re still here! It is an adaptation trait that has allowed to our early ancestors to survive. For example‚ when chimpanzees (that share 99 percent of our genetic sequence) are confronted with danger‚ like being spotted

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    As with any high intensity sport‚ there are many cardiovascular benefits of basketball. Between bouts of running‚ jumping‚ dribbling‚ and bouts of rests‚ kids are participating in total body interval training without even realizing it. Interval training boosts aerobic capacity‚ energy levels‚ and metabolism‚ which in turn helps kids concentrate more in school. The ability to control our limbs in space may come naturally‚ but being able to pass and shoot with precision during a basketball

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    Causes of disease in humans A disease is usually a medical condition that affects the body of an organism. In humansdisease is often broadly used to refer to any condition that causes pain‚ dysfunction‚ distress or death to the person affected. In this sense‚ it sometimes includes injuries‚ disabilities‚ disorders‚ syndromes‚ infections‚ etc. The most common cause of disease in humans is via pathogens; microorganisms such as viruses‚ bacteria‚ protozoa‚ and fungi that cause disease in humans and

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    Cardiovascular Case Study

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    Cardiovascular Case Study: Atrial Fibrillation and Oral Anticoagulation Scenario You are the nurse working in an anticoagulation clinic. K.N. is a patient who has a longstanding irregularly irregular heartbeat (atrial fi brillation‚ or A-fi b) for which he takes the oral anticoagulant warfarin (Coumadin). Recently‚ K.N. had his mitral heart valve replaced with a mechanical valve. You know that there are different PT/INR (prothrombin time/International Normalized Ratio) goal recommendations based

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    January 2015 The causes of disease in humans A disease is defined as a disorder of structure or function in a human‚ animal‚ or plant‚ especially one that produces specific symptoms or that affects a specific location and is not simply a direct result of physical injury. In this essay I will explore the causes of disease in humans‚ in terms of pathogen infection‚ viruses‚ lifestyle factors and genetics. Infectious diseases are caused by pathogens; any organism that causes disease. Pathogenic microorganisms

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    The causes of disease in humans A disease is an abnormal or particular condition that can affect parts of an organism‚ or all of it. A disease can be due to a pathogen such as a bacterium‚ a fungus or a virus or it could be due to our genetics‚ or even our lifestyle choices. Throughout this essay I will discuss these various ways. A microorganism is a single or multicellular organism which is the most popular cause of disease. There are many type of microorganisms such as a virus‚ bacterium‚ prion

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    Cardiovascular System Lab

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    Introduction: The cardiovascular system has multiple components that work to ensure an enough oxygen is supplied to the muscles‚ both at rest and during exercise. The objective of this laboratory session was to measure‚ and compare how the cardiovascular system responds to dynamic and isometric exercise. The research question for this lab was “What is the effect of different exercise modalities on the cardiovascular system?”. In response to this research question‚ the following hypothesis was formed

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