medical therapy‚ so appendicitis is considered a medical emergency. When treated promptly‚ most patients recover without difficulty. If treatment is delayed‚ the appendix can burst‚ causing infection and even death. Appendicitis is the most common acute surgical emergency of the abdomen. Anyone can get appendicitis‚ but it occurs most often between the ages of 10 and 30. Causes
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ARDS By: Stacy M Hucek Med Surg Clinicals Brian Krogh 25 February‚ 2013 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is an acute form of respiratory failure that results from the alveoli becoming damaged. This makes them more permeable to intravascular fluid. When the alveoli become more permeable to fluid‚ less oxygen is able to be delivered to the blood stream resulting in less oxygen reaching vital organs such as the brain and kidneys. (Lewis‚ Eighth Edition)
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Acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) is a cancer of the blood and bone marrow‚ the spongy tissue inside bones where blood cells are made. The word "acute" in acute myelogenous leukemia means the disease’s rapid progression. It’s called myelogenous leukemia because it affects a group of white blood cells called the myeloid cells‚ which normally develop into the various types of mature blood cells‚ such as erythocytes‚ leukocytes and thrombocytes. A myelocyte is a young cell of the granulocytic series
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AP® EUROPEAN HISTORY 2009 SCORING GUIDELINES Question 6 Analyze the various ways in which the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648) represented a turning point in European history. 9–8 Points • Thesis is explicit and fully responds to the question. o Refers to three significant results of the Thirty Years’ War representing a turning point. • Organization is clear and effectively supports the argument. o Body paragraphs go on to develop the various results of the Thirty Years’ War as alluded to in the thesis
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What is Disease? What is Illness? The words disease and illness are often used interchangeably. They are also confused as being the same thing or similar when actually there are important differences between the two terms. A disease can be described as an abnormality in the body‚ organs‚ or systems. Whereas illness is a period of sickness affecting the mind or body. What is the difference between an abnormality and sickness though? Why is it that these definitions sound so similar when in reality
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PERSONALITY‚ 2011‚ 39(5)‚ 713-720 © Society for Personality Research DOI 10.2224/sbp.2011.39.5.713 DEVELOPMENT OF THE ACUTE STRESS RESPONSE SCALE YEBING YANG‚ JINGJING TANG‚ YUAN JIANG‚ XUFENG LIU‚ YUNFENG SUN‚ XIA ZHU‚ AND DANMIN MIAO Fourth Military Medical University‚ Xi’an‚ People’s Republic of China In this study we developed a scale to provide a tool for accurate assessment of acute stress response (ASR). We determined the dimensions and symptom clusters of ASR according to a review of the literature
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The assessment of patients forms a major component of the nursing role. It allows the nurse to gain vital information to base the planning and implementation of prioritised care on. A systematic method of assessment is required‚ that ensures that all areas of assessment are covered and that the assessment and subsequent interventions are as effective and efficient as possible. One method that can be followed for patient assessment is the primary and secondary surveys‚ with an additional assessment
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staining methods‚ the classification into acute lymphoid leukaemia became possible in 1913‚ and in 1973 ALL was divided into origin from B or T-lymphocytes.Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a malignant neoplasm of hematopoietic stem cells‚ highly occurring among children with a proportion of 30% of all pediatric malignancies. The initial peak incidence of this hematologic malignancy is at 2 to 5 years of age‚ followed by a second peak over age 50. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is a condition
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functioning. Mental illness not only affect a person’s thoughts ‚emotions‚ or behavior‚ but also affects his or her ability to adapt and carry out such
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experience of illness requires many adaptation and adjustments. Discuss the processes involved in coping with a serious illness. “It is more important to know what kind of patient has the disease‚ than what kind of disease the patient has”- William Osler Different individuals react differently to developing a chronic illness. Their reactions depend on many factors‚ such as their coping skills and personalities‚ the social support they have‚ the nature and consequences of their illness and the impact
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