Biology revision notes. Microorganisms | lifestyle | Inheritance | Environment | FluTonsillitisSalmonellaCold Fungus | EnimicInfectionHIVAidsHypothermia | DiabeticHeart Disease InfectionArthritisDown-Syndrome | Swine FluCancerAmmoniaChicken poxExima | * 3 disease in London in the 1800: Malaria, Cholera, Typhus * Poor Sanitation, Street where dirty (unclean water and washing) * Closer you live to the pump the more houses were affected. * They catch the cholera by contact with
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As an intern at Peak Physical Therapy, I shadow all of the PT’s, however, being a Psychological Sciences major with a concentration in neuroscience, I can’t help but interest myself in the patients that Courtney works with that are diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. For those of you who do not know about MS, it is a neurodegenerative disorder that destroys the myelin (fatty tissue) around the nerves, which then causes motor impairments, numbness in the limbs/extremities, Lhermitte’s symptom (an electric
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Ultrasound Features The appearance of normal gallbladder wall on sonography is such as pencil-thin echogenic line. The gallbladder wall thickness depends on the distention of gallbladder and allows the pseudo-thickening in the postprandial state (Figure 4). The characteristic of gallbladder is in saccular structure and it have a thin wall (<3mm) which filled with anechoic fluid (Figure 5). The size of gallbladder is variable by depend on status of fasting. Usually, the gallbladder is scanned in the
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Review how different memory enhancement drugs may work and how their development could influence society. Memory enhancing drugs also referred to as nootropics and smart drugs have the capabilities of enabling high functioning retrieval of information. Use of smart drugs can influence society, the benefits and the risks need to be carefully considered if nootropics were to become available to the public. Memantine is a voltage-dependant N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist with characteristics
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Osteoarthritic Knees and PRP Therapy Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections have shown great promise for individuals suffering with osteoarthritic knees. The process is called PRP therapy and it’s a treatment that uses the patient’s own blood plasma to slow the progression of osteoarthritis (OA), to alleviate the accompanying pain, and to improve a person’s quality of life. Case study results from the National Institutes of Health, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23238250, and the Hospital for
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Hello I am writing today to inform you about a particular topic. This topic is about heart disease; heart disease covers many different conditions that have to do with the heart. From coronary disease to blood vessel disease. These diseases have results such as heart rhythm problems, children can also be born with such diseases. Heart disease is a shortened term for the correct medical name called Cardiovascular disease. Heart disease symptoms vary depending on the type of heart disease that you
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Cardiovascular Prevention Program Reducing the risk factors related to chronic diseases is difficult, especially in the population that has heightened risk factors. Risks factors such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, high glucose are ones of the most common risks factors that could lead to chronic diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus. CVD in particular, is the leading cause of death for adults 65 and over (and second for adults 45-64) (Kaiser 2013). The table below shows
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Hypertension and Asian Indian Americans Hypertension is the precursor to many other degenerative diseases. Chronic high blood pressure leads to higher risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke. It can also make diseases such as diabetes and renal disease much worse. Hypertension is common across all population groups with around a third of the general population developing the condition. Ethnic minorities in the United States have more prevalence of hypertension than their non-Hispanic Caucasian
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Reduce the Risk Background Heart disease has been around for a long period of time but without the resources and technology we have today it was not identified. To be more specific according to an article by Carmen Chai during the 1960 the doctors were still getting the idea of what was the meaning of heart disease. They had no idea what caused it or how to treat it. Heart disease is the main cause of death between men and women. More than 600,000 million Americans die annually by heart disease
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FON 241 LL Lab 7 Lipid and Blood Cholesterol Analysis Name: ___Tonya Hembree______ Questions: 1. Using the blood work data, does Mr. Doe exhibit high blood cholesterol? Quantify your answer with supported data. (5 pts.) Normal cholesterol >200. Borderline is 200-239 High risk is 240 <. Mr. Doe is at 249mg/dl. He is at risk for heart disease. 2. It is recommended that total blood cholesterol be below 200 mg/dL. How does Mr. Doe’s level compare to the recommendation? (5 pts.) Mr. Doe’s level
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