August 1999. The total cost incurred for the overall construction is USD 157 million (RM 560 million). With the capacity of providing 960 impatient beds and twenty clinical disciplines‚ this hospital are served as a centre for Gastroenterology‚ Rheumatology‚ Hepatology‚ Hepatobiliary Surgery‚ Vitreoretinal Surgery‚ Colorectal Surgery‚ Microsurgery and Renal Service. It also has a dedicated multidisciplinary Ambulatory Care Centre consisting of day care surgery‚ medical day care‚ endoscopy and lithotripter
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Natalie Rauschenbach Lupus Nephritis Abstract Systemic lupus erythematosus is the most common form of lupus ranges from mild to severe. Lupus is an autoimmune disease which means the person’s immune system cannot tell the difference of healthy tissue and infected tissue. This issue confuses the body and instead of creating antibodies to destroy the damaged/infected tissue and the body destroys the person’s healthy tissue. The study of focus determines whether current treatments for lupus
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For the last few decades‚ and as long as many adults can remember‚ the view of gene inheritance has been written in the four letter language of DNA. Genetic mutations and re-combinations have driven most descriptions of how phenotypic traits are handed down from one generation to the next (The American Association for the Advancement of Science). Researchers and physicians attempted to untangle and discover the clues that suggested gene function could be altered by more than just changes in sequence
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Borrelia burgdorferi Overview: Lyme disease was first recognized in the United States in 1975 by Dr. Allen Steere‚ following a mysterious outbreak of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis near the community of Lyme‚ Connecticut. The rural location of the Lyme outbreak and the onset of illness during summer and early fall suggested that the transmission of the disease was by an arthropod vector. Adult female Ixodes tick (deer tick) From Brown University In 1982‚ the causative agent
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12). Protect Yourself from Tick Bites. Retrieved May 11‚ 2009‚ from www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/Prevention/ld_Prevention_Avoid.htm Corapi‚ K (2007). Strategies for Primary and Secondary Prevention of Lyme Disease. Nature Clinical Practice Rheumatology ‚3 (1)‚ 20-25. Healthy People 2010: 14 Immunization and Infectious Diseases. (n.d.). Retrieved May 9‚ 2009‚ from http://www.healthypeople.gov/Document/HTML/Volume1/14Immunization.htm Preece‚ A. (2008). Lyme Disease: Rising Incidence and Risk
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There are many hospital departments‚ staffed by a wide variety of healthcare professionals‚ with some crossover between departments. For example‚ physiotherapists often work in different departments and doctors often do the same‚ working on a general medical ward as well as an intensive or coronary care unit. Each department tends to be overseen by consultants in that specialty with a team of junior medical staff under them who are also interested in that specialty. Accident and emergency this department
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CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND This chapter presents an overview of this study. This section includes the background of the study‚ statement of the problem and hypothesis‚ significance of the study‚ scope and limitation and definition of terms. Introduction Bitter melon or ampalaya is said to be the most bitter of all vegetables of cooking in Asian countries. Different countries formulate their own dishes and improve its cultivation for a higher demand in the market. Ampalaya is also
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What are the different types of position during surgical operation? The surgical positions are (1) Recumbent (Lying or reclining)‚ (2) Dorsal (pertaining to the back)‚ (3) Modified Fowler’s‚ (Fowler’s position- that in which the head of the patient’s bed is raised to 18-20 inches above the level. (4) Genupectoral position- the patient resting on his knees and chest‚ arms crossed above his head. (5) Left lateral‚ (6) Lithotomy position-the patient on his back‚ legs flexed on his thighs‚ thighs
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Research Paper: Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis is a form of arthritis that causes joint degrading which is most commonly found in the knees‚ hands‚ hips‚ feet‚ and spine. Osteoarthritis is the second most common form of arthritis and first most common in the U.S (Brandt‚ Kenneth D.‚ M. ‚ Doherty‚ and Stefan Lohmander‚ 1998‚ 67). This disease is caused when there is gradual cartilage loss from joints; this can cause bony spurs and cysts (Brandt‚ Kenneth D.‚ M.‚ Doherty‚ Stefan Lohmander‚ 1998‚ 30)
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The Aga Khan University Hospital‚ Karachi Organization Accredited by Joint Commission International Fact Sheet Aga Khan University Hospital (AKUH) is the principal teaching site of Aga Khan University (AKU) in Karachi‚ the first private international university in Pakistan. The University is an academic centre of Aga Khan Development Network‚ a group of development agencies‚ institutions and programmes that work primarily in developing countries of Asia and Africa. AKUH started operations in
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