immune system from disease or medications‚ immobility‚ and other factors that interfere with normal lung protective mechanisms. The organisms that cause Pneumonia may vary. Community-acquired pneumonia may be caused by Streptococcuspneumoniae‚ Haemophilus influenzae‚ Legionella pneumophila‚ Mycoplasma pneumonia‚ Influenza viruses types A‚ B adenovirus‚ parainfluenza‚ cytomegalovirus and coronavirus‚ and C. pneumoniae. Hospital-acquired pneumonia could be caused by Psedomonas aeruginosa‚ Staphylococcus
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Difco & BBL Manual Manual of Microbiological Culture Media Second Edition Editors Mary Jo Zimbro‚ B.S.‚ MT (ASCP) David A. Power‚ Ph.D. Sharon M. Miller‚ B.S.‚ MT (ASCP) George E. Wilson‚ MBA‚ B.S.‚ MT (ASCP) Julie A. Johnson‚ B.A. BD Diagnostics – Diagnostic Systems 7 Loveton Circle Sparks‚ MD 21152 Copyright 2009 Becton‚ Dickinson and Company 7 Loveton Circle P.O. Box 999 Sparks‚ Maryland 21152 ISBN 0-9727207-1-5 All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America AOAC
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BASIC ELEMENTS OF AN ETHICAL ORGANIZATION There are at least four elements which exist in organizations that make ethical behavior conducive within an organization. The four elements necessary to quantify an organization’s ethics are: 1) Written code of ethics and standards 2) Ethics training to executives‚ managers‚ and employees 3) Availability for advice on ethical situations (i.e. advice lines or offices) 4) Systems for confidential reporting. Good leaders strive to create a better and
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Joel Talkoff Second Year Composition Brandon Marshall 21 April 2013 Animal Experimentation Animal testing has been at the forefront of most advances in medical history. Without it‚ we would assuredly be ages behind where we are now in terms of medical sciences. Animal testing is a highly controversial topic with many opponents who would go out of their way to “liberate” these animals who were born for this reason‚ bred in captivity so as to do no damage to the species as a whole. The evidence
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HIV / AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection / acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a disease of the human immune system caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). During the initial infection a person may experience a brief period of influenza-like illness. This is typically followed by a prolonged period without symptoms. As the illness progresses it interferes more and more with the immune system‚ making people much more likely to get infections‚ including opportunistic
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In 2009 8.1million children under five died worldwide which means that every day more than 22‚000 children died and 2/3 of deaths‚ 5.4million‚ were due to infectious diseases (UNICEF 2010). Mass vaccination campaigns are accepted as a number one solution to the child mortality from the preventable infectious diseases. Vaccines are one of the greatest public health attainments which from people benefited throughout the last two centuries (Stern‚ Markel 2005). They are the safe guardians of both children
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Online BIO 150 Introductory Microbiology #3 Lab Report NAME __ Lab Group 2_____ Answer the following questions as you work your way through the lab material typing in your answers. Then submit your finished lab report as a Microsoft Word document. This lab report is worth 100 points towards your final lab grade. Each Q is worth 2 points unless otherwise noted. Also‚ per the Honor Code‚ this work must be your own. This is due Mon. 10/8 at 11:59 PM. The theme of this lab is the identification
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She lost her hearing when she was only 18 months old. She had haemophilus influenza and was rushed to the hospital hours away from death. In order to save her life‚ doctors gave her strong antibiotics which left her with a profound hearing loss. Her mother discovered her deafness. She had dropped pans on the kitchen floor
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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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1.CANCER Cancer /ˈkænsər/‚ known medically as a malignant neoplasm‚ is a broad group of diseases involving unregulated cell growth. In cancer‚ cellsdivide and grow uncontrollably‚ forming malignant tumors‚ and invading nearby parts of the body. The cancer may also spread to more distant parts of the body through the lymphatic system or bloodstream. Not all tumors are cancerous; benign tumors do not invade neighboring tissues and do not spread throughout
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