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Toxic Shock Syndrome Low Blood Pressure
1,590 wordsTOXIC SHOCK SYNDROME (TSS) was discovered almost 20 years ago. At first no one knew what was causing it, although it was quickly linked with "superabsorbent" tampons (which are no longer on the market). Eventually researchers discovered that a poison produced by a type of bacteria known as Staphylococcus aureus is responsible for TSS. Some theorized that tampons may produce small ulcerations, which allow bacteria to enter the body. Another theory is that stagnating blood within or behind the tam...
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Toxic Shock Syndrome Years Of Age
1,700 words... y lives. At first, it seemed to be a bad flu or cold, and Jamie was to spend a few days in bed. But it got worse... Jamie became disoriented and the slightest movement caused her to feel faint as her blood pressure sank lower. A fine red rash covered her torso; her kidneys had failed. She grew weaker and weaker. Her mother rushed her by boat to the doctor. They had to call an air ambulance. The paramedics were scared; they'd never seen anything like this before. It was clear that Jamie's con...
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
1,524 wordsLiving with Tourette syndrome gives a deeper insight to the highly misunderstood and understated disease, Gilles de la Tourette syndrome. The book delves into the origin of the disease, the symptoms, the medications, and the treatments. Then the author gives thoughtful advice, a guide, so to speak, for parents, relatives, loved ones, and sufferers of Tourette. The author Elaine Fate Shimberg, is the mother of three children with Tourette Syndrome and a board member of the Tourette Association. S...
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Q T Interval Long Q T Syndrome People
435 wordsWhat is the long Q-T syndrome (LQTS)? Long Q-T syndrome is an infrequent, hereditary disorder of the heart's electrical rhythm that can occur in otherwise-healthy people. It usually affects children or young adults. When the heart contracts, it emits an electrical signal. This signal can be recorded on an electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG) and produces a characteristic waveform. The different parts of this waveform are designated by letters -- P, Q, R, S and T. The Q-T interval represents the time f...
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21 St Chromosome Downs Syndrome
388 wordsDowns Syndrome- A Chromosome Abnormality Aimee-Kate 3 - 2 In humans the Chromosome compliment is 46, however in a person with the disease called Downs Syndrome, an extra chromosome is formed to give 47. Usually in Downs Syndrome there is an extra copy of chromosome 21. Also called Trisomy 21, this is the most common variant of Downs. The effects of this extra chromosome are that this person will have a learning disability. The average life expectancy for a sufferer of Downs Syndrome without furt...
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People Do Not Realize Rheumatic Syndrome Pain
467 wordsMany people do not realize what effects your body can get when it does not have the proper physical needs to stay strong and healthy. One of the effects is a rheumatic syndrome called FIBROMYALGIA, also known as Fibrositis and Myofasical pain syndrome. This syndrome is diagnosed with a history of at least three months of widespread pain and tenderness in eleven to eighteen of tender-point sites. These points include: the neck, the shoulders, the chest, the rib cage, the lower back, the thighs, t...
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Running Head Microbiology 100 Module 5
1,131 wordsRunning head: MICROBIOLOGY 100 MODULE 5 Microbiology 100 Module 5 July 29, 2009 Microbiology 100 Module 5 Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is the respiratory disease caused by the SARS-associated coronavirus SARS-CoV, however, there are assumptions that other infectious agents can have a role in some cases of SARS viral infection (Peiris, Yuen, & Osterhaus, 2003). There are few major characteristics of SARS which account for its spread and the severity: infectivity (the ability of the vi...
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Munchausen Syndrome By Proxy
785 wordsMunchausen Syndrome by Proxy Munchausen Syndrome by proxy is a chronic form of so called factitious disorder, when a person fabricates or induces syndromes of a hard disease in another person. Frequently it can be related to a parent and little baby, when a mother or (very rarely) a father tries to prove that her child has symptoms of a serious illness and to gain attention and sympathy from medical personnel, or to appear as a good, concerned and caring parent. The term of Munchausen Syndrome b...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prenatal Alcohol Exposure
887 wordsFetal Alcohol Syndrome Alcohol consumption has always been a serious public health problem that negatively affects all organs and functions of the human organism. During the last several decades the problem has attracted much attention of the society, as it was discovered that consumption of alcohol by pregnant women may cause development of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome that leads to fatal malfunctions of practically all systems of unborn babies that can not be treated. Whenever a pregnant woman decid...
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Syndrome Genetic Material
253 wordsTurner? s Turners Syndrome Turner? s Syndrome Turner? s Syndrome is a common disease in females that affects many body systems. It affects about out of 2, 000 females. This genetic disorder is characterized by the lack of sexual development at puberty. Although the exact cause of Turner? s Syndrome isn? t know, it is believed that the disorder may result from an error during the division of a parent? s sex cells known as meiosis. Turner? s Syndrome is a defence in the amount of genetic material ...
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Creutzfeldt Jakob Disease Cerebral Cortex
7,827 wordsDementia is an organic brain syndrome which results in global cognitive impairments. Dementia can occur as a result of a variety of neurological diseases. Some of the more well known depending diseases include Alzheimers disease (AD), multi-infarct dementia (MID), and Huntington's disease (HD). Throughout this essay the emphasis will be placed on AD (also known as dementia of the Alzheimers type, and primary degenerative dementia), because statistically it is the most significant depending disea...
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Adhd
4,751 wordsDifferential Diagnosis Today the full-blown case of TS is unlikely to be confused with any other disorder. However, only a decade ago TS was frequently misdiagnosed as schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Sydenhams chorea, epilepsy, or nervous habits. The differentiation of TS from other tic syndromes may be no more than semantic, especially since recent genetic evidence links TS with multiple tics. Transient tics of childhood are best defined in retrospect. At times it may be difficult...
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Years Of Age Syndrome Patients
760 wordsDown Syndrome Have you ever caught yourself staring at an individual you believed to be retarded or handicapped? Maybe you snickered under your breath when one of them made a funny noise that caught you off guard. I m sure many of us have been in a situation similar to these and know the guilty feeling you get inside when you react in such a manner to their actions. I think most of our guilt comes from pity and our reactions come from the lack of knowledge on the topic. People tend to ignore wha...
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Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Fetal Alcohol Effects
2,065 wordsFetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) is a condition affecting children born to women who drink heavily during pregnancy. There are three criteria used to describe the effects of prenatal alcohol exposure and to make a diagnosis of FAS. The first of these is a pattern of facial anomalies, these features include: &# 61558; Small eye openings &# 61558; Flat cheekbones &# 61558; Flattened groove between nose and upper lip &# 61558; Thin upper lip These characteristics can gradually diminish as the child age...
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Abused As A Child Evidence To Support
1,808 wordsPSYCHOLOGY Flash Memory FLASH MEMORY PSYCHOLOGY TERM PAPER Memory is the main faculty of retaining and recalling past experiences. A repressed memory, is one that is retained in the sub conscious mind, in which one is not aware of it but where it can still affect both conscious thoughts, memory, and behavior. When memory is distorted, the result can be referred to what has been called the False Memory Syndrome (Thomas Billing Publishing 1995): a condition in which a persons identity and interper...
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Abused As A Child Evidence To Support
1,801 wordsPSYCHOLOGY Flash Memory Flash Memory PSYCHOLOGY TERM PAPER Memory is the main faculty of retaining and recalling past experiences. A repressed memory, is one that is retained in the sub conscious mind, in which one is not aware of it but where it can still affect both conscious thoughts, memory, and behavior. When memory is distorted, the result can be referred to what has been called the False Memory Syndrome (Thomas Billing Publishing 1995): a condition in which a persons identity and interper...
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Mental Retardation Mentally Retarded
3,168 wordsRunning Head: Cognitive Impairments The definition of mental retardation is made up of three classifications. The onset must be recognized before the age of 18, the individual must show deficits in adaptive behavior and have a sub-average intellectual level. (Wong, D. , 1995) General intellectual function is determined by IQ, which is measured with one or more standardized and individually administered intelligence tests. Mental retardation is not based solely on IQ. Adaptive function must be si...
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Syndrome Connective Tissue
296 wordsMarfan? s Syndrome is most often a hereditary disease. The gene which causes Marfan? s Syndrome is a dominant gene, yet, Marfan? s Syndrome is a very rare disease. It is estimated that 5 out of every 100, 000 people have Marfan? s Syndrome. If one parent has Marfan? s Syndrome, there is a 50 % his / her children will have it as well. In some cases, Marfan? s Syndrome is not always hereditary. Nearly 15 % of the people who have it did not get it from a family member. In these people, it occurs be...
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Legalizing Marijuana Smoking Marijuana
4,090 wordsLegalizing Marijuana for Medical Use Should we have the right to control what substances we put into our bodies? We have been denied the right to use certain substances, despite their possible medical values. The media has bombarded us with images that portray the use of marijuana as strictly a means for teenagers to get high. The truth is, behind these preconceived views, there are substantial medical values. Marijuana is a very versatile drug, and is capable of relieving a wide range of sympto...
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Vital Statistics
1,963 wordsImagine the thought of a mother going in to her child? s room and kissing her baby good night. Expecting to hear the gentle breath of her baby all that she hears is silence. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the? sudden death of an infant under one year of age which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history? (Willinger, et al. , 1991). More children die of SIDS in a...
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