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Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Muscle Weakness
1,379 words
Muscular dystrophy is a group of progressive,
genetic diseases in which the muscles that control
movement degenerate and weaken. In some forms of
this inherited disease, the heart and other
involuntary muscles and organs are affected too.
There are nine types of muscular dystrophy - (1)
Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy (2) Duchenne Muscular
Dystrophy (3) Becker Muscular Dystrophy (4)
Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (5)
Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy (6)
Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (7) Oculop...
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Hemp Seed Oil Making Drugs Legal
5,475 words
... deteriorate again. The marijuana really was
beneficial. When he smoked, he could walk unaided,
and see clearly. To prove the skeptics, he stopped
smoking again for six months. He became blind, and
lost control of his arms, legs, hands, and feet.
He was now addicted to Valium and became
depressed. He started smoking again. Within three
weeks, he started to improve. After six months, he
could read, write, walk, and could teach his
children how to play soccer. He could kick the
ball. He was reb...
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Mg Kg Neuromuscular Junction
2,659 words
Neuromuscular blocking agents are an essential
aspect of attaining adequate muscle relaxation in
patients prior to attempting endotracheal
intubation. Succinylcholine is one these agents
used, most commonly when attempting a rapid
sequence induction. Succinylcholine administration
is associated with muscle fasciculation's and
subsequent myalgias postoperatively. A non
depolarizing neuromuscular agent is commonly
administered to reduce the occurance of
fasciculation's and myalgias. Additionally, ...
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Cause Of Death Chest Pain
1,499 words
Causes of Pneumonia Bacterial Pneumonia Viral
Pneumonia Mycoplasma Pneumonia Other Kinds of
Pneumonia Treating Pneumonia Preventing Pneumonia
is Possible If You Have Symptoms WHAT IS
PNEUMONIA? Pneumonia is a serious infection or
inflammation of your lungs. The air sacs in the
lungs fill with pus and other liquid. Oxygen has
trouble reaching your blood. If there is too
little oxygen in your blood, your body cells can't
work properly. Because of this and spreading
infection through the body pneum...
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Hemp Seed Oil Red Blood Cells
2,632 words
... Furthermore, these drugs have terrible side
effects encompassing bone softening, reduced
production of red blood cells, swelling of the
gums, and emotional disturbances. Overdoses my
cause rapid uncontrollable eye movements, loss of
motor coordination, coma, and even death. Studies
have shown that treatment with cannabis is
extremely successful. Here is a case of a 24
-year-old man, a sufferer of epilepsy: "With the
phenytoin (prescription medication), I had about
one seizure a week. After s...
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Low Blood Pressure People With Bulimia
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... Withdraws into self, becoming socially
isolated (Kirby 69). More than half of bulimics
are severely depressed and often suffer from
alcohol and drug abuse in addition to their eating
problems. Unlike the anorexic, who is excessively
thin, the bulimic is usually within a normal
weight range, but his or her weight fluctuates
(Kirby 70). While anorexia often begins in junior
high, bulimia tends to develop in later
adolescence. While anorexic girls are
perfectionist and controlled, bulimic young...
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People Were Killed Early Morning
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A tornado is a violently rotating column of air
that extends from a thunderstorm cloud to the
earths surface. They are sometimes nicknamed
twisters because of their shape and because of
what they do. The winds in the tornadoes are
usually 100 mph or less. In +F 4 's they can
exceed 250 mph. They usually stay on a track of a
few miles or less and are less than 100 yds. wide.
For the development of tornadoes there are a few
conditions required. An abundant low-level of
moisture and unstable atmosp...
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Anorexia Nervosa Self Starvation
1,595 words
Anorexia nervosa is a life threatening eating
disorder defined by a refusal to maintain fifteen
percent of a normal body weight through
self-starvation (NAMI 1). Ninety-five percent of
anorexics are women between the ages of twelve and
eighteen, however, in the past twenty years, this
disorder has become a growing threat to high
school and college students (Maloney and Kranz
60). Anorexia produces a multitude of symptoms,
and if not treated, anorexia can lead to permanent
physical damage or deat...
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Studies On Augmentative Or Alternative Communication
1,937 words
After speech is acquired, we use verbal and
nonverbal communication to manipulate our
environment. We communicate to give and receive
information, to express intentions, beliefs and
feelings. We communicate to solve problems, to
entertain and to interact. How can we communicate
when we cannot speak or understand speech? The
solution is called Augmentative or Alternative
Communication (AAC), a broad field that teaches
alternative forms of communication to enhance the
lives of the disabled. AAC is...
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Canine Parvovirus Common Dog Virus
1,383 words
There are many diseases and viruses that come in
conflict with the average dog today. If no
precautions are taken to prevent these viruses,
chances are the dog is more than likely to
contract one. One of the most common among these
viruses is called canine parvovirus. Since the
discovery of the canine parvovirus in 1978, the
number of dogs infected has increased rapidly and
tremendously (Welch). Canine parvovirus has
appeared worldwide making it one of the most
common viruses to dogs. It can be ...
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Coronary Artery Disease High Blood Pressure
2,644 words
Aneurysm-This term refers to a localized dilation
of an artery or chamber of the heart. The behavior
and prognosis for aneurysms varies, depending on
their size and location. Aneurysms of the heart
are usually the result of a prior heart attack.
They generally don't require surgical resection.
They may result in congestive heart failure and
arrhythmias. Aneurysms of the main artery of the
body, the aorta, generally require resection once
they reach a certain size-anywhere from 4. 5 to 6.
0 centi...
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Low Blood Pressure Beats Per Minute
2,499 words
... when they occur in the cardiac cycle as well
as by echocardiography and cardiac
catheterization. MVP-see Mitral Valve Prolapse.
Myocardial Infarction-Death of a region of the
muscle supplied by an occluded coronary artery.
This is commonly referred to as a 'heart attack. '
A previously stable atherosclerotic plaque in a
coronary artery-one that was only partially
occluding the artery and producing either a stable
anginal pattern or no symptoms at all-ruptures its
surface due to shear stress ...
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Carbon Dioxide Methane Renewable Energy Sources
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By the middle of the twenty first century, there
is evidence that the Earth will be warmer than it
has been at any time in human history, and quite
possibly since the end of the dinosaurs, some 65
billion years ago. If we stay at the rate we our
now (fossil fuel consumption / growth in
population) then within the next two century the
Earth's air might not be fit to breath. Many
people in the world do not think that this is a
major concern and that it is normal for the
Earth's temperature to incr...
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Middle School Elementary School
750 words
Learning Disability in School or Emotionally
Handicapped in School. Children with the physical
disabilities have to meet real challenge when they
approach the middle school level. The transition
from elementary to middle school causes a number
of questions for all children and especially for
the children with disabilities. The article (Erik
W. Carter, Nitasha M. Clark, Lisa Cushing, Craig
H. Kennedy) explains the problems which may arise
during the transition and their possible
solutions. The fi...
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Coronary Artery Disease Coronary Heart Disease
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INTRODUCTION In todays society, people are gaining
medical knowledge at quite a fast pace.
Treatments, cures, and vaccines for various
diseases and disorders are being developed
constantly, and yet, coronary heart disease
remains the number one killer in the world. The
media today concentrates intensely on drug and
alcohol abuse, homicides, AIDS and so on. What a
lot of people are not realizing is that coronary
heart disease actually accounts for about 80 % of
all sudden deaths. In fact, the num...
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Psychological Dependence Opium Poppy
2,700 words
Drug and Alcohol Abuse Both Drug and Alcohol abuse
seems to be a big problem in our world today, with
the idea that some kind of substance is needed to
have fun. Its mostly in the teenage and young
adult years that drug abuse begins, and most older
addicts started when they were young. In this
paper i am going to go over a few will used drugs,
their ingredients, uses, and effects. Alcohol
Alcohol, the most wide abused drug, In todays
world, alcohol is not often thought of as a drug
largely becau...
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Hemp Seed Oil Dangerous Side Effects
5,104 words
For many years, the United States government has
outlawed drugs such as marijuana from sale in the
marketplace. Yet, with prohibition, marijuana use
has decreased only minimally. It appears as though
the media has publicized only the bad aspects of
marijuana use. What many people do not realize are
the many positive aspects of marijuana
legalization, including new medical cures, cleaner
and more efficient industry and Marijuana, as most
people commonly know it, is really a plant called
hemp, or ...
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Central Nervous System Spinal Cord
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Introduction Multiple Sclerosis By: Stephanie
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic, often
disabling disease that randomly attacks the
central nervous system (brain and spinal cord).
The progress, severity and specific symptoms of
the disease can not be predicted; symptoms may
range from tingling and numbness to paralysis and
blindness. MS is a devastating disease because
people live with its unpredictable physical and
emotional effects for the rest of their lives. MS
is a well-known disease, but...
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Hong Kong Virus Infection
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Clinical Features of Influenza Influenza, commonly
called the flu, is caused by viruses that infect
the respiratory tract. Compared with most other
viral respiratory infections, such as the common
cold, influenza infection often causes a more
severe illness. Typical clinical features of
influenza include fever (usually 100 oF to 103 oF
in adults and often even higher in children) and
respiratory symptoms, such as cough, sore throat,
runny or stuffy nose, as well as headache, muscle
aches, and of...
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People Were Killed Early Morning
1,043 words
A tornado is a violently rotating column of air
that extends from a thunderstorm cloud to the
earth? s surface. They are sometimes nicknamed
twisters because of their shape and because of
what they do. The winds in the tornadoes are
usually 100 mph or less. In +F 4 s they can exceed
250 mph. They usually stay on a track of a few
miles or less and are less than 100 yds. wide. For
the development of tornadoes there are a few
conditions required. An abundant low-level of
moisture and unstable atmos...
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