Madagascar‚ officially the Republic of Madagascar (Malagasy: Repoblikan’i Madagasikara [republiˈkʲan madaɡasˈkʲarə̥]; French: République de Madagascar) and previously known as the Malagasy Republic‚ is an island country in the Indian Ocean‚ off the southeastern coast of Africa. The nation comprises the island of Madagascar (the fourth-largest island in the world)‚ as well as numerous smaller peripheral islands. Following the prehistoric breakup of the supercontinent Gondwana‚ Madagascar split from
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Case study Dengue Fever Submitted by: Barola‚ Venessa B. Cabrera‚ Rose Anne O. BSN 2Y2-3A Sir‚ Wilfred Rivera RN‚ MAN Introduction Patient’s profile History of Present Illness Physical Examination Anatomy and Physiology Pathophysiology Laboratoty Examination Result Course in the Ward Drug Study Nursing Care Plan Discharge Planning Nursing Procedure INTRODUCTION Dengue Fever is caused by one of the four closely related‚ but antigenically distinct‚ virus serotypes
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Definition Reflex tests are simple physical tests of nervous system function. Purpose A reflex is a simple nerve circuit. A stimulus‚ such as a light tap with a rubber hammer‚ causes sensory neurons (nerve cells) to send signals to the spinal cord. There‚ the signals are conveyed both to the brainand to nerves that control muscles affected by the stimulus. Without any brain intervention‚ these muscles may respond to an appropriate stimulus by contracting. Reflex tests measure the presence and
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The KING Corpsman Manual A Summary of NAVEDTRA 14295A Including Additional Chosen Instructions Summer 2012 Author’s Note This was written based upon a personal breakdown of the Hospital Corpsman Manual and other instructions. At the time of the summarization the author specifically left out information that was known to her. Upon writing this copy to assist other coworkers the majority of the left out information was researched and included‚ though there is no guarantee
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The Cardiovascular System: The Heart- Chapter 18 Heart Anatomy Size‚ Location‚ and Orientation * Approximately the size of a fist * Location * In the mediastinum between second rib and fifth intercostal space * On the superior surface of diaphragm * Two-thirds to the left of the midsternal line; balance projects to the right * Anterior to the vertebral column‚ posterior to the sternum Coverings of the Heart * Enclosed in pericardium‚ a double-walled sac
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Presented by: GAURAV ANAND 26th Oct‚ 2011 GAURAV ANAND 26th Oct‚ 2011 PRESENTED BY: SUDHANSHU SHEKHAR 17th Oct‚ 2011 ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- INDEX: 1. SETTING/ PLOT 2. CHARACTERS 3. MAIN EVENTS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER 4. BACKGROUND (HISTORICAL ASPECTS) 5. AUTHOR/ TITLE/ YEAR OF PUBLISHING 6. THESIS / VIEWPOINT 7. LANGUAGE/ STYLE 8. CONCLUSION & ANALYSIS 9. TITLE (JUSTIFICATION/
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Final - Med Term Question Answer False True or False - A word cannot end with a combining form (word root + vowel). False True or False - The definition of a medical word usually begins with defining the prefix first‚ the suffix second and the word root last. False True or False - Paralysis occurring on only one half of the body is known as quadriplegia. True True or False - Hyper-‚ hypo-‚ and poly- are all prefixes that indicate measurement. False True or False - Bi-‚ mono-‚ and primi-
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TEST ONE 1. A 75-year-old man with a 40-pack-year history of smoking and hypercholesterolemia is diagnosed with severe atherosclerosis. Atherosclerotic occlusion of which the following arteries would result in insufficient perfusion of the urinary bladder? (A) external iliac (B) Inferior epigastric (C) Internal iliac (D) Internal pudendal (E) Lateral sacral 2. A 36-year-old woman is hospitalized for treatment of a stomach ulcer has been progressively worse over several months. Radiographic
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The Cardiovascular System CHAPTER SUMMARY The importance of the cardiovascular system cannot be overstated. This is one system that students frequently know something about‚ at least from a plumbing viewpoint‚ but they often don’t completely understand the complexity of the system and the magnitude of its tasks. An essential component of presentation of the material is then to outline in detail the role of the cardiovascular system and its significance to all other body systems. This chapter
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Chiari I malformation with acute neurologic deficit after craniocervical trauma: Case report‚ imaging and anatomic considerations David E. Adler‚ MD‚ Josha Woodward‚ BS Legacy Emanuel Hospital In patients with Chiari I malformation‚ the occurrence of acute neurological deficit after craniocervical trauma is rare. This case describes a 41-year-old male who sustained a single blow to the face‚ fell and struck the occiput. On admission‚ neurologic exam revealed a profound paraparesis‚ upper extremity
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