Blue Baby Syndrome Did you know that when nitrates interact with the hemoglobin in red blood cells turns the hemoglobin; which carries oxygen‚ forms a new substance called methemoglobin. Methemoglobin can’t carry sufficient oxygen to the body ’s cells and tissues. This doesn’t seem to be a problem in adults‚ but when it comes to infants it seems to be a problem. I am strongly persuaded that nitrate in well water has to deal with blue baby syndrome. According to two cases on Environmental Health
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Rape Trauma Syndrome Forensic Psychology 44.343.201 By: Hannah Elliott October 14th 2012 There are plenty of television shows and cases on the news that show or talk about rape victims‚ but it doesn’t impact us as much as it should. Do you know the mental or emotional trauma that these victims go through after they have become a rape victim? Rape is one of the harshest forms of criminal violence against another human being. The victim is rendered powerless by physical force‚ threats‚
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Annotated Bibliography Article Reference Taylor‚ L. and Oliver‚ C. (2008). The behavioural phenotype of Smith-Magenis syndrome: Evidence for a gene-environment interaction. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research‚ 52‚ 830-841. (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2008.01066.x) Objective/Purpose Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) is not only evident through physical characteristics such as‚ a prominent forehead‚ up-slanting eyes and short stature; but also by developmental delays and moderate to severe
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Battered Woman Syndrome In Robert Agnew’s general strain theory‚ he talks about how strain and stress could cause an individual to commit crimes that they wouldn’t have committed without those circumstances. In his theory‚ he refers to negative affective states‚ which are the "anger‚ frustration‚ and adverse emotions that emerge in the wake of destructive social relationships". It is these negative affective states that are produced by strain. Agnew acknowledges that strain can be caused by
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STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY‚ ETIOLOGY‚ DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT. Roberto Carmona Florida International University Abstract: Steven Johnson Syndrome is an inmune disease charactherized by a detachment of the epidermis from dermis. It could be fatal and the pathophysilogy involves a complex hypersensitivity reaction with the participation of T lymphocytes that induce keratinocyte’s apoptosis. The syndrome can be cause by drigs‚ infections and malignancies. The diagnosis
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What is is: Posterior Tibial Neuralgia‚ more commonly known as Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome is a painful condition caused by the entrapment or compression of the posterior tibial nerve. Anatomy: The posterior tibial nerve is a branch of the sciatic nerve and innervates the posterior compartment of the legs. As it continues down the leg‚ it passes posteriorly and inferiorly to the medial malleolus. It ends and branches off into sensory branches that innervate the sole of the foot. The tibial nerve travels
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PharmaPoint: Dry Eye Syndrome - Global Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2022 th On 8 July 2014 The Dry Eye Syndrome (DES) pipeline is strong‚ with 49 molecules in various phases of development. More notably‚ the late-stage pipeline has three products with novel mechanisms of action to treat the inflammation associated with the disease. That said‚ physicians suggest that the largest unmet need for DES treatment is diagnosis. Browse Full Report @ http://www.jsbmarketresearch.com/he
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Marfan syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects the body’s connective tissue. Connective tissue connects all the organs‚ tissue and body cells together. It also plays an important role in helping the body grow and develop properly. People are born with Marfan Syndrome but they may not notice it until their teen years. The signs and the symptoms of the Marfan syndrome varies. They are so different‚ that people can have the same disease bt they can different symptoms. And with that being said‚ they
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Prader-Willi Syndrome: An Investigation into Paternal and Maternal Origins & Characteristics Abigail McNeal Liberty University COUN 502- Professor Myers August 15‚ 2011 Abstract Prader-Willi syndrome‚ (PWS) is a genetic disorder that occurs in about one in every eight thousand births in the United States. PWS occurs when there is a defect or deletion in the fifteenth chromosome from either maternal or paternal origins. Individuals diagnosed with PWS need enhanced supervision to address the
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The history and background of marfan disease. Marfan syndrome (MFS) is an inherited connective tissue disorder noteworthy for its worldwide distribution‚ relatively high prevalence‚ and clinical variability. This autosomal dominant syndrome has pleiotropic manifestations involving primarily the ocular‚ cardiovascular‚ and skeletal systems. Classic marfan syndrome MFS type 1‚ MFS1 has been considered a condition caused by the deficiency of a structural extracellular matrix protein‚ fibrillin-1; however
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