Medical Specialties Several specialties exist within the field of medicine. I have chosen 8 specialties to describe. These specialties are: neurology‚ cardiology‚ orthopedics‚ ophthalmology‚ gastroenterology‚ urology‚ dermatology‚ and gynecology. Neurologists work with the nervous system. A neurologist studies any disorder that has to do with the nervous system. Neurologists treat patients for a variety of symptoms; patients can be seen for something as minor as lower back pain to something serious
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Ban teenagers from tanning salons Five percent of the business at San Diego’s Hollywood Tans was from teenagers. The number of teenagers going to tanning salons is on the rise. The annual revenue brought in by teenagers using the salons has reached five billion dollars (California 1). Although it helps the tanning salon industry‚ it is a huge health threat to the teenagers. They can get sunburned which the inflammation of the skin is caused by overexposure to ultraviolet radiation. It is
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across America in 1932 (“Biography”). Her first “book‚” lovingly bound by her father‚ was “My Relatives‚” a series of scathing satiric drawings and captions (“Flannery O ’Connor”). Her highly protected childhood was shattered when her father developed lupus and died in 1941. In the fall of 1945‚ O’Connor enrolled in the journalism graduate school at the State University of Iowa to pursue a career as a political cartoonist. Within her first few weeks in Iowa City‚ she found her way to Paul Engle’s Writers’
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CONTRAST MEDIA IN CHILDREN Principles regarding contrast media utilization and associated adverse events are generally similar between children and adults. This section will address specific areas in which pediatric use of contrast material differs from adult use and attempt to avoid repeating recommendations that are similar for both patient populations. contrast media. As viscosity increases‚ the pressure associated with IV contrast medium injection increases. This physical property is especially
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Aortic aneurysm is a condition in which silent and irreversible focal dilations of aortic wall is occurred due to loos of the wall integrity (1). Abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) is a type of aortic aneurysm that is associated with high risk of mortality ‚ each year in US the AAA causes 4500 death and it is the 14Th cause of death (2). Thoracic aortic aneurysm (TAA) is another type of aortic aneurysm that is quiet rare with a prevalence of 5-10 per 100‚000 in UK (3) . Most of the time AAA and TAA
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Abstract: This article deals with the chemical composition of essential oil from the fruits of Solanum erianthum‚ a species extensively used in traditional medicine. The essential oil from fruits was extracted by hydrodistillation and the chemical composition of the essential oil was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The yield of essential oil based on the dry weight of the plant was 0.05 % (v/w). Twenty two compounds accounting for 99.2 % of the total oil were identified
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A Good Man is Hard to Find Flannery O’Connor’s story‚ A Good Man is Hard to Find‚ brings a story in which she connects her experience as a victim of lupus erythematosus with her writings. The story begins with an ordinary family that embarks on a journey that becomes the last of their lives as the journey approaches to an end‚ as well as their imminent death‚ yet something astounding happens with the main character. The main character‚ the Grandmother‚ changes her heart by the cruel ways of the
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and provocative authors of the 20th century‚ Flannery O’ Connor is known for her violent‚ yet symbolic short stories. Unfortunately‚ we only got to see a small selection of writings from her‚ as she died in 1964 at the young age of 39 from lupus erythematosus. Although she was largely unknown during her short life‚ she has been posthumously recognized as one of the greatest writers of her time. Terry Teachout‚ chief culture critic and drama critic with the Wall Street Journal‚ acknowledges O’Connor
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diseaseIV: acute pulmonary edemaORAL: hypertension | Contraindicated with allergy to furosemide‚ sulfonamides‚ allergy to tartrazine (in oral solution); anuria‚ severe renal failure‚ hepatic coma‚ pregnancy‚ lactation.Use cautiously with SLE- Systemic Lupus Erythmatous‚ gout‚ diabetes mellitus | CNS: dizziness‚ vertigo‚ paresthesias‚ weakness‚ headache‚ drowsiness‚ fatigue‚ blurred vision. Hearing lossCV: orthostatic hypotension‚ thrombophlebitisDermatologic: photosensitivity‚ rash‚ urticariaGI:
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Reference Guide for Pharmacy Technician Exam Krisman REFERENCE GUIDE FOR PHARMACY TECHNICIAN EXAM EDITION 2014-2015 (Covers an updated 2013-PTCB Blue Print) MANAN SHROFF www.pharmacyexam.com 1 Reference Guide for Pharmacy Technician Exam Krisman This reference guide is not intended as a substitute for the advice of a physician. Students or readers must consult their physicians about any existing problem. Do not use any information in this reference guide for any kind
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