Hinds and Watts (2008) define VAP as a nosocomial infection which arises between 48 hours and 72 hours in patients requiring mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours. They suggest that this is because of the aspiration of secretions during Intubation and VAP occurring after 72 hours is mostly as the consequence of aspiration of infected secretion from the airway. VAP prolongs intensive care stay and increased risk of other complications associated with it. Lou sole M et al (2011) published
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Systems Biology Systems biology involves the study of an organism as one single system. Instead of analysing all the individual components that make up a cell‚ the cell is instead viewed as an interacting network of genes‚ proteins and biochemical reactions and these are studied as a whole. In 20th century‚ molecular biology was focused upon. A ‘reductionist’ approach was followed‚ in which the individual components‚ such as the cell nucleus or sugar metabolism‚ were studied in isolation. However
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Drug Overdose Ketline Abel January 13‚ 2011 A drug is any substance that when absorbed in the body alters the normally body function. In pharmacies drugs are a chemical substance in the treatment‚ cure‚ prevention or diagnosis of disease or otherwise physical or mental well being. All drugs have the potential to be misused whether prescribed by a doctor‚ bought over the counter or bought illegally off the streets.
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Nutrition Assessment ● Which of the following diets have the potential to meet all the pt. nutrient needs? → soft + full ● Mid-arm muscle circumference provides information about → somatic protein status ● Purpose of nutritional screening → ID pts. at nutritional risk. ● Nut. screening should be done (H) within ??? after admittance → 24 hours ● Limitations to 24h recall → not representative‚ reliance on memory ● Which of the following can be used for assessing bone mineral density + fat
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Causes of disease in humans A disease is usually a medical condition that affects the body of an organism. In humans‚ disease is often broadly used to refer to any condition that causes pain‚ dysfunction‚ distress or death to the person affected. In this sense‚ it sometimes includes injuries‚ disabilities‚ disorders‚ syndromes‚ infections‚ etc. The most common cause of disease in humans is via pathogens; microorganisms such as viruses‚ bacteria‚ protozoa‚ and fungi that cause disease in humans
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on and bandage wounds. Veterinary technicians can do dental procedures such as cleaning by the removal of plaque and stains. Filing and polishing teeth as well as other routine procedures. These professionals may also give anesthesia and preform intubations that are not emergencies. Veterinary technicians may deal with blood components of patients and the giving of blood. They are allowed to measure mediation but not dispense it. An experienced technician can put in a central line and perform arterial
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the bird and its actions throughout the poem‚ providing us with an image of what she’s seeing. The poem makes the reader feel and experience the simple way the bird acts beautiful f nature. Dickenson creates the mood of the poem by detailing the sequence of activities a bird goes through as simple as they may be‚ she then turns the description into a poetic endeavour though imagery and contrast. The first three stanzas of the poem are reasonably interchangeable since they describe three
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paired statements describing characteristics Problems in Taxonomy • We like to classify organisms according to their phylogenetic‚ or evolutionary‚ relationships‚ but this is not always easy • Evolution occurs continuously and at a relatively rapid rate in microorganisms‚ and our knowledge of the evolutionary history of organisms is incomplete ○ It is far more important to have a taxonomic system that reflects our knowledge than to have a system that never changes • Certain problems in
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rifting continental grabens‚ foreland basins‚ collisional overthrust mountain belts‚ or other highlands undergoing rapid uplift; associated with meandering fluvial valleys and playa lakes GEOMETRY: wedge-shaped and limited in lateral extent from only a few tens of meters to kilometers TYPICAL SEQUENCE/ SEDIMENTOLOGY: coarsening upward sequence; fining upward sequence during decay of the fan FOSSILS: rare because of high oxidation‚ high-energy flood waters and coarse cgl b. Fluvial/River
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Products include: drugs‚ food and enzymes * Used in agriculture‚ food science‚ medicine and animal husbandry * Microbes are mainly used (ie: bacteria‚ fungi or protoctista) * +’s of using microbes: * Rapid life cycle * Grow rapidly in optimum conditions * Asexual reproduction is used in many bacteria * ˳˚˳ genetically identical * Secrete proteins out of cells ˳˚˳ easily
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