an even more toxic substance‚ which can cause substantial damage. Not eating when drinking and consuming a variety of alcoholic beverages are also factors that increase the risk for liver damage. People with alcoholism are also at higher risk for hepatitis B and C‚ potentially chronic liver diseases than can lead to cirrhosis
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PRECONCEPTION Preconception Counseling and Care Preconception health promotion provides women and their partners with information that is needed to make decisions about their reproductive future. Preconception counseling guides couples on how to prevent unintended pregnancies and to achieve pregnancy when desired‚ stresses risk management‚ and identifies healthy behaviors that promote the wellbeing of the woman and her potential fetus (Moos‚ 2006). All providers who treat women for well-woman
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Question 1 The first statement is correct as lead is a highly intoxicated substance that can cause damage‚ especially in young children. There are many symptoms to lead poisoning which include: irritability‚ loss of appetite and nausea‚ headaches‚ unexplained abdominal pain‚ muscle aches‚ constipation‚ learning problems‚ short attention span‚ easily distracted‚ mental retardation and behaviour problems including aggression and impulsivity. As seen in the statement “this is disturbing because it
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While most people are not aware of how far back tattoos and their uses are dated in history‚ tattoos date back thousands of years and have a variety of uses. Tattoos symbolize everything from personal experiences‚ religion‚ or simply art. There are literally thousands of designs and styles that variety from black to elaborate colorful schemes. Rather flaunted or hidden‚ sought as art or bought out of a whim‚ the tattoo has left its mark on generation after generation (Krakow‚ 1994). Throughout history
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It is of a common belief that life has no monetary value and is instead priceless‚ yet many people contradict this belief when it comes to biomedical technology. Biomedical technology‚ the product of the medical field joining with the fields of engineering and science‚ is one of the fastest growing consumers of tax dollars. Although biomedical technology has been around for ages‚ it did not start to grow so exponentially until the post World War II era. Soon after WWII‚ biomedical technology research
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My Utopian World: People Helping People More than 214 soldiers have lost their lives in the last six months‚ while serving the United States of America. In a perfect world this is something that would never occur. The idea of war is something that would be non-existent. The world would be a happy carefree adventure where there were no worries about starving children in Africa‚ schools shootings in the US‚ or global warming‚ to name a few. These are just some examples of the large scale problems
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range from a mild flu-like illness to a severe disease with pulmonary hemorrhage‚ renal failure‚ and occasionally death. Consequently‚ leptospirosis is easily mistaken for other febrile illnesses including influenza‚ dengue fever‚ meningitis‚ or hepatitis. Therefore‚ rapid and appropriate laboratory diagnostic tests are needed to aid clinical case identification and to facilitate the implementation of rapid outbreak investigations for optimal treatment and patient management. Leptospirosis (also
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common illness and infections caused by bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi‚ and parasites. Bacteria Food poisoning‚ Bubonic plague‚ Bacterial meningitis‚ Cholera‚ Diphtheria‚ Rheumatic fever‚ Scarlet fever‚ Tuberculosis Viruses: Chicken pox‚ Hepatitis A‚ B‚ C and HIV‚ Influenza‚ Measles‚ Mumps‚ Shingles‚ Yellow fever Fungi: Athletes foot‚ Thrush‚ Tinea (Ring worm) Parasites: Malaria‚ Tape worm‚ Head louse‚ Bed bug‚ Body louse 1.3 Describe what is meant by ‘infection’ and ‘colonisation’
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of 69. In the urban and rural areas the drinking water source has unimproved to a percentage of 31 in 2010. Haiti is a country that has a high degree of a risk of disease. Food and or waterborne diseases include: bacterial and protozoal diarrhea‚ hepatitis A and E‚ and typhoid fever. As well as vectorborne diseases‚ which include dengue fever and malaria (2013). Haiti is a free market economy. They have advantages of low labor costs and tariff-free access to the US for many of its exports. Serious
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An In-Depth Look at Portal Hypertension Portal Hypertension (PH) is an increase in the pressure within the portal venous system. The portal venous system is a network of veins that carry blood from the digestive organs to the liver. The most common cause of PH is cirrhosis of the liver. Cirrhosis is an advanced stage of liver scarring called fibrosis. This impedes the liver’s ability to function. PH caused by cirrhosis can often lead to the restored patency of a certain ligament of the liver called
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