Speech October 7‚ 2014 Meningitis General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: To inform listeners about meningitis Introduction 1. Brain damage‚ deafness‚ loss of limbs‚ blindness‚ learning disabilities‚ death. Every single one of you sitting here today are three times more prone to die of meningitis than anyone else you know. 2. Receiving the meningococcal vaccine can reduce contracting the disease by 80-100%; 120-130 college students contract meningococcal meningitis and 15% die. 3.
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Schizophrenia means ’split mind‚’ but the name really refers to the fragmenting of thought processes and emotions found in schizophrenic disorders. Schizophrenia is characterized by psychological disturbances in five areas; perception‚ language‚ thought‚ affect (emotions)‚ and behavior. Perceptual symptoms can vary from patient to patient. This is because the senses of people with schizophrenia may be either enhanced or blunted. The filtering and selection processes that allow most people to concentrate on
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ever been diagnosed with meningitis or ever felt any symptoms and believed you had meningitis? Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges caused by viral or bacterial infection. In this research paper the purpose is to explain why this disease is relevant in society today‚ the use of the disease as a biological weapon‚ the different types‚ the bacteria that causes meningitis‚ and the history of this infection. Through this research it will examine the role meningitis play in life today as
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Meningitis What is Meningitis? • The __________________ of the meanings • Meninges: the membranes that cover the ________ and spinal cord Types of Meningitis • Bacterial meningitis: o Life threatening if not treated within 48 hours but is very rare. o There are many small stands of bacterial meningitis. o Most serious is _____________meningitis‚ causes septicimia. • Viral meningitis: most common and not serious. Mistaken for common _____.
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If bacterial meningitis is suspected several tests sound be done before beginning treatment. A blood sample should be taken and a complete blood count (CBC) should be performed and a lumbar puncture should also be performed as soon as possible. Laboratory findings The white blood cell count (WBC) should be 5‚000-10‚000 /mm3. Critical values associated WBC are 30‚000 /mm3. Variables that may increase white blood cell count include: Physical activity and stress‚ final months of pregnancy and/or labor
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Meningitis is a disease that affects the protective membrane which covers the brain and spinal cord known as meninges. Meningitis is originated from the Greek word membrane inflammation. There are three major types of inflammation‚ which may have been caused infection by bacteria‚ viruses‚ and fungi‚ however‚ there are some can be a result of certain medication‚ physical trauma or disorders. Over the 300 deaths every year‚ in the United States alone is the consequence of this very critical infection
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Outbreak of fungal meningitis Disease outbreaks are one of the biggest concerns in the world‚ because they can happen out of nowhere and cause a lot of damage before being dealt with. The United States faced such an outbreak when a‚ supposedly safe‚ pain relief medication resulted in an outbreak of fungal meningitis. Fungal meningitis is a rare infection that occurs mostly in patients with compromised or suppressed immune systems; however‚ the epidural steroid injections used to treat inflammation
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Running head: IMPLEMENTATION OF ACTION PLAN Implementation of Action Plan Week Three Elizabeth E. Laird Grand Canyon University RDG 580: Practicum in Reading July 28‚ 2010 Abstract In this paper the author of this paper will reflect upon the third week of the implementation of an Action Plan created for a struggling student. Additionally this paper contains a Creative/Critical Thinking Reflection Form‚ and a Practicum Activity Log Summary.
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Action Plan/Development Plan 1. Positive Encouragement and motivation to each other (be our brother’s keeper) 2. Delegation and empowerment of Staff Non-judgemental / constructive criticism. People learn best when they are enjoying themselves. We will exhort our Team to identify and exercise their specific God-directed role(s) 3. Staff Training/courses 4. To have active listening Skills 5. Consider every ones opinions /values has important 6. Coordinate the activities that involve hospitality
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This is the case of AMN‚ a 3 year old single male child‚ who was admitted to . He is a Roman Catholic and a Filipino who was born at CHR V Langkaan II Phase II‚ Dasmariñas Cavite and currently residing at B36 L18 CHR V Phase II‚ Dasmariñas Cavite. He has two other siblings‚ Alvin and Jeng-jeng who stayed with him at the hospital with his grandmother. The person to be contacted with regards to his condition is his mother‚ Evangeline Nietes who lives with him. His current physician is Dra. Castro.
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