we should consider before getting a cochlear implant. This is an important subject because 98% of Deaf children are born to hearing parents and these parents do not understand what being Deaf really means. Most of these parents resort to a cochlear implant before fully understanding what the consequences could be. A cochlear implant is a mechanical device that replaces the function of of a damaged ear‚ generally used for Deaf people. This implant is surgically implanted into the head by the
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Case Study 1: Breast Cancer Situation: The client is a 50-year-old female teacher who was notified of an abnormal screening mammogram. Diagnosis of infiltrating ductal carcinoma was made following a stereotactic needle biopsy of a 1.5 x 1.5 cm lobulated mass at the 3:00 position in her left breast. The client had a modified radical mastectomy with lymph node dissection. The sentinel lymph node and 11 of 16 lymph nodes were positive for tumor. Estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors were
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brain. The cells that stimulate the nerve fibers and transduce the vibrational signal to electrical signal are the hair cells in the cochlea. A cochlear implant is designed to act in place of these cells (Christiansen and Leigh 363). It is inserted into the patient’s cochlea and contains a processor that takes the
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these interventions are specifically directed to alter‚ eliminate‚ or correct non-life threatening conditions. Cochlear implants are a technology in the branch of Biomedicine‚ which attempts to cure deafness. When surgically implanted and given specific appropriate conditions‚ this instrument can help provide some sense of sound to persons who naturally cannot hear. Cochlear Implants also known as CIs create: Acoustic signals‚ which are received by an external microphone and transmitted‚ to a CCU placed
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you know what is breast cancer? Breast cancer is a malignant tumour that develops from cells in the breast. How breast cancer spreads to other parts of the body? The cancer cells grow and divide out of control‚ invading and damaging nearby tissues and organs. Cancer cells also break away from the original tumour and enter the bloodstream or lymphatic system. This spread of the cancer is called metastasis. Breast cancer may appear as a lump but there are many different types of breast lumps. Most lumps
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Breast Cancer Eva Caballero School of Health Professions Abstract Breast cancer is a disease in which malignant cells (cancer) form in the tissues of the breast (Hail‚ 2011). It is considered a heterogeneous disease – differing by individual‚ age group‚ and even kinds of cells within the tumors themselves (Hail‚ 2011). There are several types of breast carcinomas including Ductal Carcinoma In Situ‚ Invasive Lobular Carcinoma‚ and Male Breast Cancer (Yi-Bin & David‚ 2011). Some methods used
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Speech Outline Title: Breast cancer amongst women in the United States Specific Purpose: To inform the audience on the Symptoms/ Risk‚ Treatment‚ and how a person can possibly lower the risk of breast cancer. Thesis Statement: Women survive breast cancer everyday through early detection and treatment. Introduction: I. Have you ever place yourself in the shoes of someone diagnose with breast cancer? II. One in every 8th women in the world has breast cancer and most of them don’t even
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Setting the Table – http://www.artofcookery.com/settingthe table.htm Cochlear Implants- http://deafness.about.com/cs/cochlearfeatures/a/cochlearimplant.htm The two essays I have read and are address to with the facts and also with the evidence to the following points for both essays. “Setting the table”‚ and “cochlear implants”. The facts are going to show how both authors wrote each essay in a time order fashion and the topic presented and the space order‚ informative process. What characteristics
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Breast Cancer‚ is cancer that start in the tissues of the breast of men and women. In some rare cases‚ it is known that breast cancer can start in other areas of the breast. Such as‚ the mammary gland‚ lobules‚ areola‚ nipple‚ lactiferous ducts‚ and the subcutaneous fat. It is known‚ that there are two types of breast cancer: Ductal Carcinoma- starts in the tubes (ducts) that move milk from the breast to the nipple.1 This is the most common cancer in woman. Lobular Carcinoma- starts in the parts
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Breast cancer is a frightening disease. It can be fatal‚ and while two thirds of the cases occur among mature women‚ it also strikes younger females and about nine thousand males each year. The fear generated by breast cancer is intensified by the somewhat shocking reality that breast cancer has actually increased over the last fifty years. In 1940‚ a woman had a one-in-twenty chance of developing the disease‚ while today one out of every eight women will get breast cancer. According to the National
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