The government initiatives to reduce junior doctors’ hours within the NHS Plan (DH 2000) have increased the call for midwives to expand their traditional role and take on some of the tasks that in the past have mainly been carried out by junior doctors (Kings Fund 2011). Having been working within the community setting as a midwife for the past three years I was interested in extending my role in order to provide more holistic care for my caseload of clients and their babies. Holistic care for mothers
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Cri Du Chat syndrome is a rare chromosomal abnormality that affects an arm of chromosome number five. Other well-known names of the syndrome include; 5p minus‚ 5p monosomy‚ and Lejeune’s Syndrome. The words Cri Du Chat translate in French to “cry of the cat‚” this is referring to the distinct cry of children burdened by this disorder. When the deletion of the short arm on chromosome 5 occurs‚ multiple genes are also deleted. This deletion of genes can vary depending on how much of chromosome 5’s
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are not to work in groups! 1. Explain the Tetralogy of Fallot and its major defects. Also explain how each defect may cause abnormal heart functions. A congenital malformation of the heart characterized by a defect in the ventricular septum‚ misplacement of the origin of the aorta‚ narrowing of the pulmonary artery‚ and enlargement of the right ventricle. 2. A child is born with severe craniofacial defects and transposition of the great vessels. What cell population may play a role in
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United States alone are born with congenital heart defects every year (Fact Sheets). With this number increasing‚ it is highly likely that a student in a general biology class would know someone who was born with a heart defect (Fact Sheets). Because of these developing numbers‚ cardiac surgeons and cardiologists collaborated with special engineers in order to make a groundbreaking operating room that would be tailored to specific child heart defects. With this collaboration‚ they designed Hybrid
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congenital heart disease‚ renal anomalies‚ and bleeding difficulties. Noonan syndrome affects a good percent of the world and may happen to anyone. Noonan syndrome has many key symptoms and very few certain treatment options. Noonan syndrome used to be referred to as the male version of Turner’s syndrome (and is still sometimes described in this way); however‚ the genetic causes of Noonan syndrome and Turner syndrome are distinct. The principal features of Noonan disorder include congenital heart defect
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caring for sick or premature newborns. Low birth weight‚ congenital heart defects‚ breathing issues‚ and intestinal problems are just a few of the serious issues that NICU doctors and nurses address for the youngest
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Moral dilemmas in medical practice Interview assignment with health care professional Ofra Weisz Student number: 2031213 Ofra_91@hotmail.com Mobile number: 06 21865469 07-10-2012 Amsterdam University College Honours programme Teachers: Prof. dr. Guy Widdershoven Drs. Suzanne Metselaar Biographical background Mrs. M. is twenty five years old and got married three years ago. She was born and raised in the Netherlands and has a religious Jewish background. M. is studying
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PharmaPoint: Ulcerative Colitis - Global Drug Forecast and Market Analysis to 2022 On 14th April 2014 During the forecast period from 20122022‚ the growth of the UC market will be driven largely by the entry of Johnson & Johnsons (J&Js) Simponi and Takedas Entyvio‚ which will lead to an increase in the overall number of patients being treated with biologics in the US‚ 5EU‚ Japan‚ and Canada. Another key event affecting the UC market is the anticipated launch of biosimilars‚ given that the patent
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Jacqueline Noonan. Dr. Noonan studied over more than 800 patients while she was attending the University of Iowa. She noticed that her patients had congenital heart disease at that time and tried to find other abnormalities with in the patients. She noticed that a hand full of her patients that had congenital heart abnormality also had facial defects‚ excessive webbing‚ short height‚ and eyes too wide apart. A former student of Dr. Noonan‚ Dr. John Opitz started calling this genetic disorder "Noonan Syndrome"
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My name is Melissa Losada. I was born in Michigan in the year 1995. I lived there with my mom until my younger sister Rebecca was born. Soon after we moved to West Virginia to be with my grandmother‚ it was 1996 I was two years old when I moved to the city of Beckley‚ West Virginia and that is the only place I have ever lived since. Beaver elementary is where I went to elementary school‚ I lived directly in front of the school so I was never really far from home. Back then my mom was our girl scout
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