Turner Syndrome Allie Fitzgerald BIOL 150 11/22/11 Turner syndrome (TS) is a genetic condition in which a female does not have the usual pair of two X chromosomes (“What is TS?”). This condition was named after Dr. Henry Turner‚ who was one of the first researchers to describe the features of Turner’s Syndrome in 1930s. TS occurs in about 1 female out of every 2‚000 female births‚ but is much more common in miscarriages. A diagnosis of TS is made through a karyotype test. This is performed
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Cushing’s Syndrome Cushing’s Syndrome is a condition that results from chronic exposure to excessive amounts of glucocorticoids circulating in the blood stream for an extended period of time. The disease was first reported by Harvey Cushing over one hundred years ago‚ yet the condition still plagues endocrinologists today. Reasons for this difficulty include the vast amount of often vague symptoms that the syndrome presents‚ most of which are found in a plethora of other conditions as well‚ combined
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Charge Syndrome Introduction Charge Syndrome is a specific collection of non-randomly occurring congenital anomalies. The acronym CHARGE actually stands for the major features of this syndrome. The letter C stands for coloboma of the eye‚ H is heart defects‚ A stands for atresia of the choanae‚ R is retarded growth and development‚ G stands for genital abnormalities and lastly letter E stands for ear anomalies and/deafness. The cause of this syndrome may be genetically heterogeneous‚ but
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4/19/2010 Stress is the ‘wear and tear’ our bodies experience as we adjust to our continual changing environment; it has physical and emotional effects on us and it can create negative feelings. As a positive influence‚ stress can help compel us to action; result in a new awareness and an exciting new perspective. As a negative influence stress can result in feeling of distrust‚ rejection anger‚ and depression‚ which in turn can cause health problems such as headaches‚ upset stomach
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Gain attention: Did you imagine that how many hours you work a day after graduated? 6 hours? 8hours? 10 hours? According to a survey by the Census and Statistic Department of the SAR government‚ there are near 40% interviewed employees who were working over 8.5 hours a day and 25% interviewed employees who were working over 10 hours a day‚ which is very long working hours. Introduce topic: Today I am going to persuade you to support the government legislate the law of “Standard Working Hours”
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Chapters 7 and 8 When an individual already feels crowded or is in a high density setting… Physiological stress & health – Physiological stress rises faster as density increases for those with large interpersonal distance preferences • Shown in high blood pressure & cardiac issues‚ sweating • High density can precipitate illness due to easier disease transmission • Feeling crowded can cause poor health regardless of density Psychological stress & mental health – Issue – high density
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Mental Illness Research Questions - Munchausen Syndrome What illness are you researching? Factitious Disorders Munchausen Syndrome Ganser Syndrome What is the definition of your disorder? What might be physical/noticeable characteristics of this disorder? Munchausen syndrome is a mental disorder where a person repeatedly pretends to have severe illnesses‚ when they actually are the ones causing the illness to themselves. Those who have this illness will mostly complain of physical pain‚ as opposed
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Turner Syndrome It was first described in 1930‚ and first diagnose in 1959. Now a days‚ 1 of 2‚000 females are born with this syndrome. Turner syndrome (also known as TS) is named after the famous endocrinologist Henry Turner‚ who was the first person to described and published any findings about this syndrome. This condition is also known as Bonnevie-Ullrich syndrome‚ Gonadal dysgenesis‚ and Monosomy X. The syndrome is a non-inherited chromosomal condition that only occurs in females. It’s cause
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thoroughly? yes Corrie Nicholas Sedita English 101 November 25‚ 2012 Stockholm syndrome: Cause and Effect Stockholm syndrome; an issue that lends it name from a 1973 robbery of Kreditbanken in Stockholm‚ Sweden‚ in which two robbers held four bank employees hostage from August 23 to 28. These robbers shared a space with their victims and became emotionally attached and even defended them after. Today this syndrome is viewed as a psychological response to a situation where the victim has had their
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Introduction This paper will explore the case study of Suzanne‚ an independent living 25-year-old woman with Downs Syndrome that presents with progressively worsening congenital heart and lung abnormalities. She has been referred to a transplant center to be evaluated for a possible heart-lung transplant. The transplant center will be in charge of determining whether or not she will be able to handle her post-transplant care. In order to make this determination‚ “A Guide to Moral Decision Making”
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