number Question 1: discuss the distinctive characteristics that set chordates apart from all other phyla Page 3 Question 2.1: Describe the events that takes place during metamorphosis of solitary ascidians Page 4 Question 2.2: Discuss the feeding method of larvaceans Page 5 Question 3: discuss each of the following aspects of Hemichordates Phylogeny body organisation Page 6 Question 4 write explanatory notes on each of the following 4.1) Adaptation of sharks which promote buoyancy
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* Family: Mellitidae * Genus: Mellita * Species: quinquiesperforata * Multicellular organism; radial symmetry * Organ systems: * Respiratory: Tube feet with specialized petalloids, or gills, to increase surface area for countercurrent gas exchange * Circulatory: Oxygenated water passes from the tube feet to the ampulla and then to the podial pores. * Digestive: Food is taken in at the lantern and then passed to the stomach via the esophagus. * Excretory: Waste
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Ethically, the medical staff enforced their code of ethics by doing what was necessary for the patients’ health. The medical professionals in this case did what they thought was the right thing to do by inserting a feeding tube to make sure that Bouvia was receiving the proper nutrition. In healthcare there are several professional standards in which they need to abide by in order to deliver the highest level of quality of care that is necessary for the better health of the patient. For instance
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” (ANA, 2001) This is not an easy topic for the courts to support. In the case of Terry Schiavo, despite the family fighting to keep her alive, as she was alive in every sense of the term other than she needed tube feeding and fluids. When her husband decided he wanted the feeding tube discontinued the family fought through the court system. Despite the testimony of many other medical professionals that she was disabled, the courts stood by the initial decision of the judge. There is no one specific
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Case Study 1: In late September a woman brings her 14 yr old daughter to the family physician. The doctor examines the back of the daughter’s thigh where there are pale red, non-raise discolorations. The rash covers a wide area of the thigh and seems to be roughly circular. The center of the circular area appears normal. There are no other symptoms, but the rash has been present for over three weeks and it seems to be growing. The doctor questions about possible exposures. Has she worn any new
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frequent episodes of bacterial pneumonia. Step 2: Identify the relevant criteria–obligations, values, and consequences. Firstly, I will ask my grandfather which option let his more comfortable. (He can write down the answer) If I choose he has a feeding tube surgically inserted in his throat. This action will help grandfather hurt to a minimum. He doesn’t need to worry about episodes of bacterial pneumonia. If I choose have the staff continue to offer him food and drink. This action cannot solve the
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Nursing Program CLIENT INFORMATION FORM Student's Name Date of Care: Client Initials Room Number Sex: Age : Admission Date: Admitting Diagnosis: Rt. Lobe infiltrate, Breast & Bone Cancer Secondary Diagnosis if any): Respiratory Distress Surgery Type/Date (if any): Lumpectomy on Rt. Foot at 2002 Working Medical Diagnosis/Etiology (describe definition, pathophysiology
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death would offer more unhappiness than happiness. According to utilitarianism, John Stuart Mill states that happiness promotes pleasure and offers the absence of pain (Collier & Haliburton, 2015, p. 9). The physician promotes happiness by using a feeding tube to remove the pain that is associated with hunger due to
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medical treatments such as dialisis, ventilators, feeding tubes and organ and or tissue transplants. If a patient has kidney failure they might or might not want to be on dialysis. The advance directive would spell out whether the patient would want such treatment if he or she was not able to convey this to the medical personnel. If the patient was at the end of life and did not want to be kept alive via artificial means such as a ventilator of feeding tube, the advance directive would have the patients
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PBH 101 Assignment on malnutrition Submitted by: Saadat Islam ID # 1510987030 Submitted to: Yamin Tauseef Jahangir Malnutrition basically indicates lack of nutrition which is caused by not having enough to eat or not eating the right things. According to The World Health Organization (WHO) malnutrition is the contributor of child mortality rate by 40% all over the globe, and it has been found that malnourished children tend to grow up having less worse health and lower educational achievements
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