Brendan Garrett Intro to Lit 2205 Geek Love Vietto 11/27/12 A Disturbing Case of Abuse Child abuse is an awful and unfortunate ongoing occurrence that happens every where in the world and it is something difficult to completely stop. It is hard to stop because it may not be noticeable at first look but if you can look into the situation more you can find out clues that in may be occurring. It is also a touchy subject because accusing a parent or guardian of child abuse is very difficult to do in
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If testing is done strictly for informative purposes and to prepare the family for any abnormalities‚ it might not be as controversial. However‚ if test results come back positive for a genetic abnormality‚ such as Down syndrome‚ ethical dilemmas arise from a decision of whether or not to abort the pregnancy. For certain life threatening illnesses that would reduce a child’s life expectancy down
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against the law. Many people do not know what abortion is‚ or who can receive abortion and why would they received. Abortion is essential for genetic abnormalities‚ poor families‚ and undecided couples. Abortion is essential for genetic abnormalities. In the advanced countries‚ prenatal testing is done for pregnant women in order to detect fetal abnormalities. This helps the parents to know if they make decision to keep the baby or not. Also‚ it helps them to think if they are able to handle this situation
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Detecting ECG Daniela Paszkiewicz and Lyndsey Wessel Abnormalities in VO2 Max Tests ECG “An electrocardiogram (ECG) is a medical test that detects cardiac (heart) abnormalities by measuring the electrical activity generated by the heart as it contracts.” http://www.istockphoto.com/file_thumbview_approve/3733 698/2/istockphoto_3733698-electrocardiogram-ecg-ekgwith-human-heart-on-screen.jpg Function of Electrocardiograph Electrocardiograph measures a patients ECG ECG can help detect a
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occurs with high energy ultrasound probably does not exist with this common use. There is no epidemiological evidence of ultrasound associated abnormalities: some fifty million women have been exposed to ultrasounds in early pregnancy‚ yet no pattern of problems has yet been shown” (Chamberlain). Without a pattern of problems or connection of abnormalities of the fetus to ultrasonography present in these studies it is hard to connect ultrasounds with bad or poor effects on unborn
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summarize information that is available from various genetic websites and who might find these types of sites useful. I will also select two abnormalities of sex chromosomes and two gene-linked abnormalities from Chapter 2 of our text entitled Child Development (Santrock‚ 2014) and use the information from the websites to provide a brief report on each abnormality. When browsing through the websites of GeneTests (www.geneclinics.org)‚ Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) (www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query
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Down Syndrome Report by: SCHOOL SUX The chromosomal abnormality involved in most cases of Down syndrome is trisomy-21‚ or the presence of three copies of the 21st chromosome. As a result‚ the affected person has 47 chromosomes in all body cells instead of the normal 46‚ although how this causes the condition’s symptoms is not yet known. Scientists assume that the reason for the abnormal chromosomal assortment is the fertilization of an ovum having 24 chromosomes by a sperm with a normal assortment
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Chapter 1 Cardiovascular Disorders I. Normal cardiac anatomy‚ physiology‚ and function A. Cardiac and coronary artery anatomy (see Figure 1-1) The left anterior descending artery is the most common site of coronary artery occlusion. B. Cardiac cycle (see Figure 1-2) In 10% of patients‚ the posterior descending artery derives from the left coronary artery. C. Cardiac output (CO) 1. Heart rate (HR) a. Number of cardiac contractions per unit time; commonly expressed as beats per minute (bpm)
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CLINICAL HISTORY I. General Data F.B.‚ 30 years old‚ G4P2(2012)‚ married‚ Filipino‚ Roman Catholic‚ housewife‚ born in Don Carlos‚ Metro Manila‚ and currently residing in Zone III‚ Sampaloc‚ Dasmarinas‚ Cavite‚ was admitted for the third time at DLSUMC on April 16‚ 2013 at around 9:30am. II. Chief Complaints Labor pains and passage of watery vaginal discharge III. Past Medical History The patient has a history of hypertension since 2006. It was diagnosed since her second pregnancy
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Spiekerman‚ C. F.‚ Wahl‚ P. W.‚ Kuller‚ L. H.‚ Cushman‚ M.‚ Furberg‚ C. D.‚ Dobs‚ A.‚ Polak‚ J. F.‚ & Savage‚ P. J. (1999). Cardiovascular disease in older adults with glucose disorders: Comparison of American Diabetes Association criteria for diabetes mellitus with WHO criteria. Lancet‚ 354‚ 622 – 625. Berger‚ B.‚ Stenstrom‚ G.‚ & Sundkvist‚ G. (1999). Incidence‚ prevalence‚ and mortality of diabetes in a large population. A report from the Skaraborg Diabetes Registry. Diabetes Care‚ 22‚ 773 – 778. Choi
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