Acid Maltase Deficiency: It is an autosomal recessive disorder‚ in which the defect is in the gene for the acid maltase enzyme‚ which leads to accumulation of glycogen stored in muscles. Glycogen build up‚ weakens the muscles of a patient suffering from this disorder. This may affect respiratory muscles resulting in respiratory failure. It is also known as the Pompe Disease. Although‚ in childhood and adolescence the symptoms show slow progress and are less severe‚ infantile forms cause death within
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Ehlers-Danlos Hypermobility Type: Pathophysiology and Treatment Abstract Ehlers-Danlos syndrome is a degenerative condition caused by the malformation of collagen within the body. Many different types of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome have been linked to different types of collagen malformation in different tissues. Hypermobility type Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (HT-EDS) is the most common type of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. HT-EDS is mainly characterized by marked joint instability and mild cutaneous involvement
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Overview of the Skeletal System Laszlo Vass‚ Ed.D. Version 42-0018-00-01 Lab RepoRt assistant This document is not meant to be a substitute for a formal laboratory report. The Lab Report Assistant is simply a summary of the experiment’s questions‚ diagrams if needed‚ and data tables that should be addressed in a formal lab report. The intent is to facilitate students’ writing of lab reports by providing this information in an editable file which can be sent to an instructor. Purpose
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Getting to Know the iBotTM 1. Who is Dean Kamen? Dean L. Kamen (born April 5‚ 1951) is an American entrepreneur and inventor from New Hampshire. Born in Rockville Centre‚ New York‚ he attended Worcester Polytechnic Institute‚ but dropped out before graduating after five years of private advanced research for drug infusion pump AutoSyringe. He is the son of Jack Kamen‚ an illustrator for Mad‚ Weird Science and other EC Comics publications. Kamen is best known for inventing the product
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pathology LEARNING OBJECTIVES-BPT Cell death and Cellular adaptations At the end of the lesson on cell death and cellular adaptations‚ the student should be able to: 1) Define cellular adaptations 2) Enumerate the types of cellular adaptations 3) Define hypertrophy and hyperplasia with examples 4) Classify types of atrophy 5) Enumerate the common causes of atrophy 6) Define metaplasia 7) List the various types of metaplasia with examples 8) List the causes of cell injury 9) Name the
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Function of the skeletal system includes: • Shape and support of the human body is all due to our skeletal system. The curvature of the vertebrae column bones plays a major role in our upright posture. So people with bone conditions like osteogenesis imperfecta (genetic malformation) where the skeletal system are poorly formed‚ the patients are not just prone to fractures but have poorly moulded bones and irregular postures. • The skeletal system is also the site of insertion of muscles and ligaments
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Abstract Introduction The head of the femur articulates with the acetabulum in the pelvic bone forming the hip joint‚ while the distal part of the femur articulates with the tibia and kneecap forming the knee joint. By most measures the femur is the strongest bone in the body. The femur is also the longest bone in the body.Using the AP view of the hip‚ angle formed by axis of femoral shaft and line drawn along axis of femoral neck passing through center of head of femur. At birth‚ the femoral neck
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Police Operations Test #3 Chapter 6 & 7 Crime Mapping- This technology gives agencies nationwide the Intel to efficiency deploy officers to prevent crime. GIS- Geographic information systems a fancy term for creating‚ updating and analyzing computerized maps. 3)Responding to Calls about Crime and Disorder- How police officers respond to calls about committed crimes depends on several important variables. What specific crime is involved Is the crime still in progress? How
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IWCC NURSING Test Blueprint Iowa Western Community College Nursing Program Test Blueprint (NCLEX Based) Course Name Lifespan IV Date Spring‚ 2014 Faculty Unit: Comprehensive Final Exam Exam Name Test #: Comprehensive Final Unit NS Process NCLEX Test plan Blooms Taxonomy Question # Competency # Content Tested Discrimination Difficulty Assessment Analyzing Planning Implementing Evaluate Safe and Effective Care
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This paper will cover a type of abuse known as Shaken Baby Syndrome. Shaken baby syndrome is a major cause of infant morbidity and mortality which is widely recognized in the medical literature. Signs may include retinal hemorrhage‚ subdural or subarachnoid hemorrhage‚ and associated fractures. Victims are often younger than 6 months old and have been affected by violent shaking with rapid angular deceleration and possible terminal impact. In this paper I will discuss the symptoms‚ prevalence‚ treatment
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