Final Project Nursing Roles 1 May 26, 2014 Cushing’s Syndrome Cushing's syndrome is a hormonal disorder that is caused by prolonged exposure of the body to high levels of the hormone cortisol for a prolonged period of time.. This syndrome affects mainly adults between the ages of 20 and 50 however it can occur at any age. Women are affected five times more often than men. Approximately 10 to 15 people out of every million people are newly diagnosed every year. It can be caused by several conditions
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Pilot Study: Irlen Syndrome and Irlen Treatment in the Prison Population HM Young Offender Institution Huntercombe Place Oxfordshire Introduction The Prison Service spends considerable resources on incarcerating inmates and on trying to prevent them from re-offending. There is considerable evidence to show that the percentage of inmates experience learning and/or behavioural problems is significantly above that of the general population. In addition, there is evidence that
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What is Tourette syndrome? Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called tics. The disorder is named for Dr. Georges Gilles de la Tourette, the pioneering French neurologist who in 1885 first described the condition in an 86-year-old French noblewoman. The early symptoms of TS are typically noticed first in childhood, with the average onset between the ages of 3 and 9 years. TS occurs in people from all
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The name of this article was “Chronic caffeine intake reverses age-induced insulin resistance in the rat: effect on skeletal muscle Glut4 transporters and AMPK activity”. The hypothesis of this study was that chronic caffeine intake reverses aging-induced insulin resistance in rats. The study included other aspects in order to rule these other aspects out of the cause of the insulin sensitivity. This meant that nothing else could be the cause of the insulin sensitivity. Wistar rats were used to
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form known as Asperger syndrome. The risk for this disorder is higher for males than females. In 1942 while working at John Hopkins Hospital, Dr. Leo Kanner conducted a study with a group of 11 children and at the end of the study introduced the label of “early infantile autism” into the English language. During that same time frame and half way around the world, Dr. Hans Asperger described a lesser form of the disorder that became known as “asperger syndrome”. These two disorders
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Tourette syndrome: Is It Neurological or Psychological? Tourette syndrome (TS), named for Dr. Georges Gilles de la Tourette, is a neurological disorder characterized by repetitive, stereotyped, involuntary movements and vocalizations called “tics” (National Institute of Neurological Disorders, 2012). For instance, someone with TS may repeatedly blink their eyes, shrug their shoulders or jerk their head. Early symptoms of TS are noticed in childhood between the ages of 3 and 9 and occurs in people
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Final Paper: Autism in Children: Conceptualizing the Complexities Genesis Cuesta The Chicago School of Professional Psychology December 13, 2012 Autism is a disorder that is becoming more and more common in our everyday society, despite a lack of everyday knowledge on this multifaceted disorder. Children are diagnosed with a range of autism disorders, fearing the consequences that come with it. In a short amount of time, the fields of medicine
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In today’s day and age, we are affected by many things that shape our lives: politics, social relations, sports, financial status of our bank accounts, or even our own health. In each and every aspect of human life stress plays a vital role in not only shaping our character, but also our future health. Stress is initially defined as the disruption of normal physical or psychological activity. The medical aspects are then defined as to how stress builds up in the human brain. There are many reasons
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LXXX BXXXXXXXX EN 1320 Composition I 05/04/14 Has Society Benefited from the Rapid Advancement of Technology? Technology has interwoven itself so deeply into our everyday lives that it would be hard to imagine life without it. Militaries around the world have benefited from the advances of technology, especially Hitler’s Armies during World War II. Hitler’s scientists created the rocket with the intention of firing missiles at the U.S.; now rockets can also be used to launch space shuttles
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Joseph Lee 4th Period Rett Syndrome is a disorder which affects the nervous system and is found almost exclusively in girls. One in 10,000-20,000 newborn babies are born with Rett Syndrome, making this disorder very rare. Rett Syndrome is often described as autism, cerebral palsy, Parkinson’s, epilepsy, and various anxiety disorders wrapped into one. In this paper, I will discuss what exactly Rett Syndrome is, who discovered it, how he discovered it, what its causes are, what
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