Overview Diabetic hyperosmolar syndrome is serious complication that is sometimes experienced by diabetic patients‚ most commonly those with type 2 diabetes. It occurs when the body consistently produces dangerously high blood sugar levels. As a result‚ the body attempts to flush out the excess blood sugar through increased urination. If it is not treated‚ it can become life threatening or even fatal. While the condition often develops in response to an infection or illness‚ it can also be caused
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time. Functional Assessments of Raymond • Health Perception/Health Management – – – – Cannot express much emotion Cannot make direct eye contact Cannot make any decisions for himself Cannot understand his own mental illness (Autism) • Nutrition/Metabolic – Has a set routine where he cannot have dinner past 4pm. – Has set days for different types of foods – Can only eat the “menu item of the day” for dinner • Pattern of Elimination – Does not have any issues in this area. Assessment Continued
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advantages and disadvantages? Budd Chiari Syndrome •Clinical term used to describe the manifestation of hepatic venous outflow obstruction •Secondary to hepatic vein thrombosis •Or to the narrowing/occlusion of the inferior vena cava (Khan 2009‚Val DC 2003) Ostial stenosis web thrombus Abdominal vein Liver Stomach Gallbladder Enlarged caudate lobe Inferior vena cava Portal vein (Menon et al.‚ 2004) Budd Chiari Syndrome • Primary type -Endoluminal venous (I.e. Thrombosis
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Student: Eibhlín Ní Mhuircheartaigh ID Number: 59210388 Qualification: M.Sc. Guidance & Counselling Module: ES551: Wellbeing‚ Society and Lifelong Learning Title of Essay/Seminar Paper: Case Study: School struggles of those living with Asperger Syndrome Please indicate the term and academic year this module was studied: Spring 2010 Term: Autumn Spring Summer Academic Year: 2009/2010 Is this a re-submission? Yes No Word length: 2‚735 Date of
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How foreign is Foreign Accent Syndrome? Christina Stone ENG101 Mr. Link Tuesday October 30‚ 2012 Foreign Accent Syndrome is a rare medical disorder in which a patient develops what sounds like a foreign accent. Further investigation reveals a significant increase in the number of cases over the past few years. This essay will consider some of the reasons why Foreign Accent Syndrome also known as FAS has had such a rapid escalation. The question of whether FAS is
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The common cause of congenital myasthenic syndromes is genetics‚ affecting the junction where the nerve triggers muscle activity. The inherited autosomal recessive gene exists in both parents‚ who pass the mutated gene to the offspring. The syndrome appears shortly after birth or early childhood. Severity ranges from minor to increasing concentrations of muscle weakness. There are over twenty different genes known to cause congenital myasthenic syndromes‚ as different as each individual. Sometimes
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Evidence suggests that a very significant proportion of children with Down syndrome could be placed successfully in a mainstream school. Research data‚ although still somewhat limited‚[1] indicates that such placements lead to academic as well as social gains and increase the chances of the child making local friendships that extend beyond the school day. These facts have lead increasing numbers of parents to seek an inclusive placement for their child. In some parts of the country[2] over 80% of
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Accessory navicular syndrome involves an extra piece of either cartilage or bone located on the medial side of the foot‚ on the navicular bone. The accessory navicular articulates with the navicular bone‚ while the navicular bone articulates with numerous bony structures. It articulates posteriorly with the talus‚ anteriorly with the cuneiform bones‚ and laterally with the cuboid bone. The joint associated with accessory navicuar syndrome is the talonavicular joint (Panchbhavi‚ V. K.‚ 2015‚ December
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Microbial Cell Factories BioMed Central Open Access Research Metabolic engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae for the production of n-butanol Eric J Steen1‚2‚ Rossana Chan1‚3‚ Nilu Prasad1‚3‚ Samuel Myers1‚3‚ Christopher J Petzold1‚3‚ Alyssa Redding1‚3‚ Mario Ouellet1‚3 and Jay D Keasling*1‚2‚3‚4 Address: 1Joint BioEnergy Institute‚ 5885 Hollis Avenue‚ Emeryville‚ CA 94608‚ USA‚ 2Department of Bioengineering‚ University of California‚ Berkeley‚ CA 94720‚ USA‚ 3Physical Biosciences
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Overview Tourette Syndrome (TS)‚ also named multiple tics-coprolalia syndrome‚ was initially described by Gilles de la Tourette in 1900. It is a “developmentally regulated neurobehavioral disorder characterized by multiform‚ frequently changing motor and phonic tics.” (Brunn‚ Cohen‚ &Leckman‚ 2012) Tics means “involuntary‚ rapid repetitive and stereotyped movements of individual muscle groups.” (Brunn‚ Cohen‚ &Leckman‚ 2012) Although the definite cause of TS is unknown‚ it is well recognized that
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