college she began working at New Jersey University doing research in the School of Medicine and Dentistry. Her research brought large grants to the school. After two years she started working with the Sickle Cell Foundation of Georgia. Most of her time was spent raising money to fight Sickle Cell Anemia. At the same time she was teaching at Morehouse in Atlanta‚ Georgia. During this time Sydney and Marry Harris had their first and only child (daughter). After the birth of her child she spent five years
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diseases disrupt homeostasis. Cancer‚ Sickle Cell‚ and Diabetes al disrupt homeostasis in their own unique way. Cancer poisons a certain organ or organ system‚ disrupting homeostasis in a very big way. Now‚ if one were to have Sickle Cell aimena then the blood would be very thin and one would be constantly wary. Type 1 diabetes prevents the body from creating insulin; therefore‚ it disrupts homeostasis. Diseases can cause symptoms in many ways. For example: Sickle Cell causes many symptoms. One of these
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NUR 221 Final Review Obstetrics: • Physiological changes of pregnancy of each body system including fundal height and vs • Postpartum changes (progressive‚- return of menstruation and lactation retrogressive‚- involution of the uterus‚ 6 weeks involution‚- return of the uterus to it’s pre-pregnant stage‚ contraction‚ lochia- rubra-1-3 days‚ mod-heavy‚ red w/ clots‚ serosa-4-10 days‚ mod-scant‚ pink‚ alba-11-21 days‚ scant‚ whitish/tan) • Postpartum checks ( B-breasts U-uterus/fundus B-bleeding
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Anemia in the United States: the prevalence and treatment of Iron Deficiency Anemia‚ Pernicious Anemia‚ Fanconi anemia‚ Sickle Cell anemia‚ and Thalassemia in the United States Abstract This paper will look to compare 5 different types of anemia their evolution‚ the most heavily affected population and their mortality rates. Anemia is the most common blood disorder currently affecting more than 3 million Americans and over 2 billion people globally. Although many cases of anemia are mild‚ it can
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Instructor’s resource manual: Human diseases: A systemic approach (6th ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall. • Select a genetic disorder from the list below. o Huntington’s disease o Achondroplasia o Cystic fibrosis o Sickle cell anemia o Phenylketonuria o Down syndrome Navigate to the healthfinder® Web site. Use the alphabetic index under Diseases‚ Conditions and Injuries on the left side of the page to locate your selected genetic disorder. Describe to a 7th-grade
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Amira’s lab values is as follows; Hematology: hemoglobin 10.1 g/dL; hematocrit 25%; platelets 50‚000/mm3; white blood cell count 2‚000/mm3; differential: neutrophils 20%. The chemotherapy treatment‚ causes a variety of side effects. One of the adverse effect is called as myelosuppression‚ where the bone marrow activity is decreased resulting in fewer red blood cells‚ white blood cells‚ and platelets (National Cancer Institute [NIH]‚ n.d.). The normal hematological lab values for a 13 year old female
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Contents page * Project partners * Event concept * Objectives * Resources * Analysis * Marketing plan * Design plan * Operation plan * Project management plan * Financial plan Project partners The sickle cell society are our main partners‚ this is the chosen organisation we will be donating a percentage of the final profit too. After having spoken to the management team in charge of the organisation they have confirmed their participation and are willing
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practitioners have a critical role that requires managing the pain‚ which is the hallmark of this disease in children (Quinn‚ 2013). Generally‚ SCD is a result of defective haemoglobin making the red-blood cells stiffed‚ forming a “sickle” of a crescent shape rather than flexible and round. These sickled cells consequently resulting in vascular occlusions having both acute and chronic complications such as painful episodes of attacks on different organs in the body (Graumlich et al.‚ 2010). Therefore‚ addressing
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3.1 Describe how to manage an infant and a child with foreign bodies in their eyes‚ ears and nose. Children having foreign bodies in their eyes‚ ears and noses are common things you will see this a lot if you were to work in a minor injuries unit or in a walk in centre. There are several things that can gets stuck in any of these places crayons‚ glitter and beads. Beads fit into the ears and noses incredibly well‚ its almost like they are asking for it to happen. When things get stuck up a child’s
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“Race” James Baldwin once said‚ “I am what time‚ circumstance‚ history‚ have made of me‚ certainly‚ but I am also so much more than that. So are we all.” When the subject of race comes up‚ I feel like that quote is very meaningful. According to class lecture‚ race is an arbitrary social classification of clearly bounded categories based on skin color which corresponds to no biological reality. To be able to understand race today‚ a person should have a background on the history of race. According
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