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    Acute Dystonia

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    Answer the following questions: 1. List and explain the extrapyramidal side effects from first-generation antipsychotics Acute dystonia- muscle rigidity of the neck that causes head to move to one side. Rapid onset. Akathisia- psychomotor restlessness. Inability to be still. often found to be distressing. Pseudoparkinsonism- temporary symptoms caused by medication that are often seen with Parkinsons's disease: tremor, reduced accessory movements, impaired gait, and stiffening of muscles.…

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    Acute Appendectomy

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    The study’s goal was to see whether or not antibiotics could be effective in treating cases of acute appendicitis in an unselected population.3 Patients over the age of 18 with provider confirmed appendicitis were included in the study. Since the study wanted this to be an unselected population, eligible patients were accepted regardless of whether…

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    Animal Testing Papers

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    Nearly all of the estimated 2000 new chemicals and thousands of chemical products introduced each year must undergo acute safety tests to determine whether the substance is toxic or lethal and whether it causes allergic skin reactions or damage to eyes or skin. Much of this acute testing is still conducted using mice, rats, guinea pigs, and rabbits, with many animals experiencing death, acute illness, pain, and distress from toxic effects. Many substances also require chronic toxicity and…

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    Animals are tested on for product research worldwide for a wide range of things, such as medicines and cosmetic products. Both private facilities and government laboratories conduct this sort of experimentation, and there are few laws to stop these tests or protect the animals. Most of the animals however, are killed during or after the testing. Everyone wants the sense of security when using a new product of any kind that it will be safe, but there has always been that question of whether…

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    Acute Urticaria

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    called urticaria are red welts or bumps that appear on the body of the patient. The condition is called acute urticaria if it lasts not more than six weeks, and chronic urticaria if it continues beyond six weeks. Acute urticaria is most commonly caused by exposure to an allergen or by an infection. The cause of chronic urticaria is largely unknown yet until nowadays. Contact dermatitis is a kind of reaction that appears when the skin comes in contact with an allergen or an irritant. Symptoms can…

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    Acute Bronchospasm

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    Introduction Acute bronchospasm caused by asthma is also referred to as an asthma attack. Bronchospasm means your air passages become narrowed. The narrowing is caused by inflammation and tightening of the muscles in the air tubes (bronchi) in your lungs. This can make it hard to breathe and cause you to cough or breathe loudly (wheeze). What are the causes? Possible triggers include: Animal dander from the skin, hair, or feathers of animals. Dust mites contained in house dust. Cockroaches.…

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    Throughout history animals have been used for research. In 258 BC, a Greek physician and scientist named Aristotle did experiments on living animals. The experiments that Aristotle did was never for medical research. Instead it was to gain knowledge about animals. However in 199 AD another Greek physician named Galen did animal experiments, but only to advance his understanding for science. Also, during the twelfth century there was an Arab physician named Zuhr that did animal experiments for…

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    Should Human Products be Tested on Animals? “The question is not, can they reason? nor, can they talk? but, can they suffer?”(qtd. in Should). Millions of animals endure human product testing. Even though they are not as advanced as humans they can still feel and suffer. Common human products are tested on them in different test dealing with toxicity. These tests are unnecessary, costly, and don’t predict reliable results but the truth is ignored. Animals are very different than humans and the…

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    multiple different classifications of porphyria, with acute intermittent porphyria being the most common. Porphyrins, the building blocks of hemoglobin, are excreted in the urine of affected people, causing extreme symptoms that range from pain to neurologic disturbances. While there are ways to treat symptoms and methods to avoid frequent attacks, there is no cure do to the foundation of the disease beginning at the genomic level. Symptoms from acute attacks can be treated by avoiding and…

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    Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia

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    other parts of the body. In the case of acute lymphocytic leukemia, however, cancer starts from early versions of white blood cells, which are also called lymphocytes (“What is Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia?”). Since these cells are inherently a part of the immune system, they can spread quickly throughout the body, affecting essential organs such as the lymph nodes, liver, spleen, and spinal cord (“What is Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia?”). However, the term “acute” refers to the ability of the cancer…

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