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Baby Is Born Umbilical Cord
1,296 words... can be starving for food and that can impact the brain of the fetus and cause malformations. Smoking or drinking during pregnancy can form defects in the fetus and cause it to be The fetus is growing in size and has been training for his entrance into the real world. He has been moving around for quite awhile, since about the eighth week. When the fetus moves inside the uterus he is not just playing he is helping to build muscle and strengthen his bones at the same time. At this time the fet...
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Central Nervous System Peripheral Nervous System
1,688 words... ws the cross-bridge to detach and re-attach to another active site on an actin molecule. This contraction cycle is repeated as long as free calcium is available to bind the troponin and ATP is available to provide the energy. The signal to stop contraction is the absence of the nerve impulse at the neuromuscular junction. When this occurs, an energy requiring calcium pump located within the sarcoplasmic reticulum begins to move the calcium back into the sarcoplasmic reticulum. This removal o...
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Birthing Classes Nine Months Time
709 wordsDecember 15 th, 1989, I remember as if it were yesterday. The whole experience was so fast that I never had time to realize what was happening. I was twenty-three years old. I had been married for sixteen months. My wife and I had been together for a little over two years. Life with her was great. I never imagined it being any better. Boy was I wrong. In March of 89 my wife informed me that she was pregnant. I was in shock; I didnt know what to say. I was thrilled, excited, and shocked all at th...
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Doctors And Nurses Doors Opened
1,739 words... listing position, but that my water had broke. Then she proceeded to tell us that I was not having contractions and that my cervix was not softened or dilated. While we waited for the ultrasound technician to show up Donny went to the phone and call everyone and let them know that my water in fact had broke. While he was gone I asked the nurse what they were going to do since my water had broke, but I was not having any contractions or dilated. She told me they would probably put me in a roo...
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President George Bush Menstrual Cycle
1,340 wordsAnalysis of the FDA Approved Abortion Pill RU- 486 now known as Mifepristone, the abortion pill, first entered the clinical trials in Geneva in 1981, and France approved the pill in 1988. Due to Americas political stance on abortion, the French manufacturer, Roussel-Ucla, announced that the pill would not be distributed in the United States in fear of boycotts and threats. (Newsweek, The Abortion Pill, pg 29) A year after that President George Bush banned any imports of the pill in the U. S. Lat...
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Blood Flow Carbon Dioxide
1,475 wordsCaring for women in pregnancy presents a unique challenge to the healthcare team. Obstetrical nursing requires an in-depth knowledge of the physiological, psychological, and social processes of the high-risk childbearing woman and her fetus during pregnancy. In a community hospital setting, care challenges can be further complicated by the possible limitations of available resources. The following case study will explore the necessary insights and their implications in caring for the high-risk p...
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W B Saunders Amniotic Fluid
1,496 words... eceleration pattern is indicative of a uterine and / or placental blood flow problem. In the case of PIH, the late deceleration types will most likely be the pattern seen due to the compromised utero placental blood flow. Another risk associated with preeclampsia points to the propensity for decreased maternal renal blood flow due to vasoconstriction. Vasospasm, with the resulting decrease in blood flow, leads to a decrease in glomerular filtration rate (GFR), decreased clearance of uric aci...
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Eccentric And Concentric Muscle Contractions
1,323 wordsIso kinetic, Eccentric, and Concentric Muscle Contractions There are three basic types of muscle contraction: isometric, isotonic, and iso kinetic. An isometric contraction occurs when a muscle contracts, producing force without changing the length of muscle. To demonstrate this action, in the sitting position place your right hand under your thigh and place your left hand on your right biceps muscle. Now, pull up with your right hand or in other words, attempt to flex your right elbow. Note tha...
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Epidural And Natural Childbirth
1,530 wordsEpidural and Natural Childbirth Childbirth is principal and very important mission for every woman. Every future mum looks forward to happiness of bringing a new person to this world, and to joy of seeing him growing up and developing. But at the same time every pregnant woman is usually very anxious about the severe pain and suffering, which always accompany the whole long process of natural childbirth. Modern medical technologies offer some opportunities to cope with the pain by using, for exa...
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Eleven Year Blind People
336 wordsA blind eleven-year-old Braille Braille A blind eleven-year-old boy took a secret code devised for the military and saw in it the basis for written communication for blind individuals. Louis Braille spent nine years developing and refining the system of raised dots. The original military code was called night writing and was used by soldiers to communicate after dark. It was based on a twelve-dot cell. Each dot or combination of dots within the cell stood for a letter or a phonetic sound. The pr...
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4 Th Ed Drop Out Of School
888 wordsFor hundreds of years, English has been continuously changing. Words that were unacceptable 300 years ago are now commonplace. English has always had a trademark of being a comfortable language, the language of the common people (MacNeil 143). Change in the grammar and diction of a language is natural, and English is always confronted with changes. Among them are the use of slang, clipped word endings, and new dialects. Some Conservatives do not like changes because they claim that standard Engl...
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Rapid Eye Movement Stage Of Sleep
904 wordsThe subconscious is usually the right side of the brain or the opposite side of the persons writing hand. Within the subconscious lie different types of things such as suppressed emotions, creativity, and basic human instinct (Ullman and Zimmerman 1979). The conscious part of the mind works when people are awake and is the part of the mind that handles things that people can understand. No one truly knows why a person cant interact with the subconscious while awake, however studies show that dre...
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Baby Is Born Umbilical Cord
2,675 wordsFetal development Fetal Development Fertilization Fetal development starts with the process of fertilization. It starts when the female ovulates producing an egg. This egg then travels into the fallopian tube where it waits to be fertilized. Once sperm enter the body they must travel up the uterus until they make their way up to the egg. Once at the egg the sperm try to get in. They sperm wiggle their tails until they make it in. Once it makes it in the egg will not any other sperm in. The sperm...
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Coronary Artery Disease Coronary Heart Disease
871 wordsHeart attacks cause the death of millions of people per year. In this paper I will talk about the scientific names for heart attacks, the main causes of heart attacks, the symptoms of them, the treatments for them, and the last thing we will talk about is who is at risk for having a heart attack. But, before we can talk about these things we really should determine what heart attack really means. Heart Attack (noun): an acute episode of heart disease (as a myocardial infarction) due to insuffici...
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Coronary Artery Disease Beats Per Minute
2,046 wordsThe Normal Cardiac Cycle During each heartbeat, the two upper chambers (right and left atria) contract, followed by contraction of the two lower pumping chambers (right and left ventricles). This action is coordinated by the hearts electrical system. Normal electrical activation of the heart occurs in an orderly fashion. With each beat, the electrical impulse starts in the sinus (or sino atrial) node (in the right atrium). The impulse spreads through the atria, stimulating the atria to contract....
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Stage Of Labor Uterine Contractions Pregnancy
229 wordsThe causes for women to cease menstruation is because egg cells are encased in structures called follicles, which ruptures, allowing to release an egg, but if she does not start menstruating then it will still secrete progesterone. By the third month of pregnancy the lining of the placenta takes place. The next signs show is the fullness and tenderness of breasts. estrogen and progesterone are responsible for changes like milk ducts, and your breasts will increase in size. In the early months th...
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Muscle Contractions Skeletal Muscle
875 wordsThe musculoskeletal system is made up of bones, joints, and muscles. This system gives the body form and support, and protects the body while allowing it to move. Basically, the muscles in this system perform three important body functions: the movement of body parts, maintenance of body parts, and production of body heat. These muscles all consist of a mass of protein fibers grouped together, and most are of mesoderm al origin. And almost all of the muscle fibers you will ever have or need were...
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Physiological And Psychological Surgical Abortions
1,096 wordsPhysiological And Psychological Effects Of Ru- 486 Essay, Physiological And Psychological Effects Of Ru- 486 Physiological and Psychological Effects of RU- 486 are Less Severe than the Effects of Other Types of Abortions RU- 486, an abortion in a pill, medically called an abortifacient, was developed in France by Russell Ucla. This procedure of abortion has less psychological pressure and its physiological effects are also less severe than traditional surgical abortions. It can be used only up t...
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Coronary Artery Disease Coronary Arteries
746 wordsQUESTION: What is Angina? And what is the cure? RESPONSE: Angina refers to the pain arising from lack of adequate blood supply to the heart muscle. Typically, it is a crushing pain behind the breastbone in the center of the chest, brought on by exertion and relieved by rest. It may at times radiate to or arise in the left arm, neck, jaw, left chest, or back. It is frequently accompanied by sweating, palpitations of the heart, and generally lasts a matter of minutes. Similar pain syndromes may be...
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