*If you ever use this‚ please e-mail me at antisoma@hotmail.com. I ’d just like to know. Cryptosporidium parvum: Transmission and Infection Cryptosporidium parvum is a protozoan intestinal parasite causing a short-term enteric illness in individuals with functioning immune systems‚ and can cause a potentially fatal infection in immunosuppressed individuals. Because of C. parvum ’s resistance to many of the procedures used to process drinking water and food‚ and the parasite ’s extremely
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EXERCISE 7 Respiratory System Mechanics O B J E C T I V E S 1. To explain how the respiratory and circulatory systems work together to enable gas exchange among the lungs‚ blood‚ and body tissues 2. To define respiration‚ ventilation‚ alveoli‚ diaphragm‚ inspiration‚ expiration‚ and partial pressure 3. To explain the differences between tidal volume‚ inspiratory reserve volume‚ expiratory reserve volume‚ vital capacity‚ residual volume‚ total lung capacity‚ forced vital capacity‚ forced expiratory
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Respiratory Rate and Tidal Volume [pic] The total amount of air moved in and out of the lungs each minute (pulmonary ventilation) depends upon 2 factors: size of each breath (tidal volume) and number of breaths/minute (respiratory rate). For example‚ suppose your tidal volume is 500 mL (0.5 liters) and you breathe 15 times/minute. Your pulmonary ventilation = 15 breaths/min x 0.5 L/breath = 7.5 L/min. Pulmonary Ventilation = (Respiratory rate; breaths per minute) x Pulmonary Ventilation
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Venters didn’t look after himself very well‚ and soon developed one of the many opportunistic infections we’re prone to. I always find the term ’opportunistic infection’ amusing. In our culture‚ it seems to invoke some admirable quality. I think of the ’opportunism’ of the entrepreneur who spots a gap in the market‚ or that of the striker in the penalty box. Tricky buggers‚ those opportunistic infections. The members of the group were in a roughly similar medical condition. We were all anti– body
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Recently I have had the opportunity to volunteer with an organization called‚ “Upper Level Basketball”. It is a program through First Baptist Church in Hot Springs Arkansas that offers a basketball league to boys and girls with various developmental disabilities and special needs. Prior to volunteering I had no idea what this opportunity would entail‚ and quite frankly I felt underqualified for the job at hand. At that time I was struggling emotionally and wondering of my purpose in life‚ so when
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Tuberculosis (TB) is a bacterial infection spread through inhaling tiny droplets from the coughs or sneezes of an infected person. It is a serious condition but can be cured with proper treatment. TB mainly affects the lungs. However‚ it can affect any part of the body‚ including the bones and nervous system. Typical symptoms of TB include: having a persistent cough for more than three weeks that brings up phlegm‚ which may be bloody weight loss night sweats high temperature (fever) tiredness
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As respiratory therapist it is imperative to ensure that the treatment given is of top quality as well as efficient and cost-effective. In the pass‚ quality care was hindered by improper recommendations on therapy for patients from physicians‚ which led to increased cost in respiratory care. As a result‚ medical directors of respiratory care and RT’s have implemented protocols to keep misallocations from occurring. In addition‚ to the regulations created‚ having properly trained and educated RT’s
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RESPIRATORY PIGMENTS Colored‚ metal-containing proteins that combine reversibly with oxygen‚ found in the body fluids or tissues of multi-cellular invertebrate animals and microorganisms. The role of these pigments is primarily to aid in the transport of molecular oxygen. Thus they are distinguished from respiratory enzymes‚ which are concerned with the metabolic consumption of oxygen. Four distinctly colored groups of respiratory pigments exist among invertebrates: hemoglobins (purple‚ become orange-red
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only one cell. Bacteria multiply by splitting themselves in two‚ which is called a binary fission. Because of this they can increase in number rapidly. The majority are harmless‚ but some can be pathogenic which results in bacterial infection occuring. Bacterial infections can be treated by using antibiotics. Bacteria can evolve a resistance to antibiotic e.g. MRSA. Some diseases caused by bacteria include tuberculosis‚ pneumonia‚ salmonella‚ tetanus and syphilis. Viruses - are extremely small
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Air enters the nose by passing through the external nares or nostrils. The mucosa lining the nasal cavity‚ called the respiratory mucosa‚ warms the air as it flows pa Respiratory physiology The major function of the respiratory system is to supply the body with oxygen and to dispose of carbon dioxide. To do this‚ at least four distinct events‚ collectively called respiration‚ must occur: 1. Pulmonary ventilation Air must move into and out of the lungs so that the gases in
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