EFFECTIVENESS OF PROPHYLACTIC IRON AND FOLIC ACID IN PREVENTING MATERNAL ANEMIA AMONG VEGETARIANS-A CASE CONTROL STUDY INTRODUCTION: Anemia complicating pregnancy poses a considerable danger to pregnant women and the fetal outcomes. Maternal anemia is defined as presence of less than 9gm% of hemoglobin in blood (Van Hove et. al‚ 2000). There is a significant risk of premature delivery and miscarriage in anemic women. The fetus is also at risk for low birth weight and severe anemia
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11 Maria Jesus Pascual‚12 Ana García-Noblejas‚4 Lucia López Corral‚5 Bianca Xicoy‚6 Jordi Sierra‚1 and Norbert Schmitz13 1 Hematology Department‚ Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau‚ Barcelona‚ Spain; 2Department of Haematology‚ Addenbrooke’s Hospital‚ Cambridge‚ UK; 3EBMT Office‚ Barcelona‚ Spain; 4Hematology Department‚ Hospital de la Princesa‚ Madrid‚ Spain; 5 Hematology Department‚ Hospital Clínico Universitario‚ Salamanca‚ Spain; 6Hematology Department‚ ICO-Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol‚ Badalona
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INTRODUCTION Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy‚ previously known as Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH)‚ are high blood pressure disorders of pregnancy. It has long been one of the major problems for mothers in pregnancy‚ along with infection and postpartum hemorrhage. PIH is classified as gestational hypertension‚ mild preeclampsia‚ severe preeclampsia and eclampsia‚ depending on how far development advances. A woman is said to be preeclamptic when her blood pressure increases and shows protein
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A REPORT ON THE ORGANIZATION STRUCTURE OF YASHODA HOSPITALS Abstract: This report on the administration of Yashoda Hospital‚ Secunderabad is based on primary data which was collected by visiting the various departments and specialties in the hospital. The report describes the functioning of the hospital and the various organizational levels involved. It also talks about the different departments and how they function. This report can act as a window to the students of BITS regarding the working
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packaging‚ and pricing under marketing. The functional business areas differ for different types of organizations‚ such as hospitals‚ universities‚ government agencies and so on. In a hospital‚ for example‚ functional areas may include cardiology‚ hematology‚ nursing‚ maintenance‚ physician support… Functional areas of university can include athletic programs‚ placement services‚ housing‚ academic research‚ counselling (poradenství)… Specific strengths and weaknesses in the functional areas of business
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Respiratory Case Study The following case study is of a 37-year old Hispanic male weighing 145 lbs and 70 inches tall found unconscious by his girlfriend. According to her he was unconscious for about 15 hours and she was concerned because he would not wake or respond and was breathing shallow and slow. She then called 9-1-1. The patient entered the ER by emergency vehicle and on my initial assessment Pt had an altered mental status‚ was very unresponsive showing symptoms of a possible drug overdose
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PN 0004C Weekly Clinical Planning Sheet Student Name: S.H Care plan #5 Patient Initials: t.l Age/Sex: 73/f Allergies: Potassium Nurse on Duty: Regin Admission Date: 06/29/2013 Admitting Physician: Dr. Cole Consulting physician: Code status: Hospice‚ dnr Activity Level: As tolerated Diet: nectar thick/puree Patient History and Diagnoses: primary
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Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Jessica Fujita Southeastern Institute Mrs. Malmsten Author Note Jessica Fujita‚ Medical Assisting‚ Southeastern Institute of Nashville TN. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Jessica Fujita‚ Medical Assisting‚ Southeastern Institute‚ Nashville Campus‚ Nashville TN‚ (615)889-9388. E-mail: rayven202000@yahoo.com Abstract Lymphoma makes up 5% of all cancer cases in the country‚ with
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GASTROENTEROLOGIST Gastroenterologist is also a sub-specialty of internal medicine .a gastroenterologist deals with digestive system problems. They diagnose and treat disorders of the gastrointestinal tract. • ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) — a procedure to detect disorders in the ducts such as narrowing‚ gallstones‚ blockages‚ tumors and cysts. An ERCP combines the use of X-rays and endoscope — a long‚ flexible‚ lighted tube. The endoscope is advanced through
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St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was founded in 1962‚ is a pediatric treatment and research facility focused on children’s catastrophic diseases and cancer. It is located in Memphis‚ Tennessee‚ and is a nonprofit medical corporation. St. Jude was the first institution to develop a cure for sickle cell disease with a bone marrow transplant and has one of the largest pediatric sickle cell programs in the country. St. Jude has developed protocols that have helped push overall survival rates for
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