Benign tumor

sound in the middle ear. Conductive hearing loss is caused by many different reasons, including ear infections, otosclerosis, benign tumors, or foreign body. Conductive hearing loss can be treated by medical treatments. Sensorineural hearing loss is not treatable and is permanent. Sensorineural hearing loss is also caused by many different reasons. Such as head trauma, tumors, otosclerosis, or hearing loss that runs in the family. Mixed hearing loss is when conductive and sensorineural…

The Great Recession had left me bewildered, confused and not really knowing what to do with myself. I had lost my decent paying job and my savings along with it. It was in 2010 that I had lucked into a job with a local non-profit after being unemployed for quite some time. I loved the work even though my position was mostly relegated to office duties. It was during this time I decided I wanted to pursue an education in social work. This wasn’t going to be easy for a single mother with two…

though such heartache and pain plagued my mother, she tells me that I was the gift she needed to survive these moments. Unfortunately, one year after my birth; my grandmother passed away due to an unfortunate medical mishap. My grandmother had a benign tumor the size of a pea on the right-side of her brain, and was advised that surgery was necessary to avoid potential growth; therefore, she elected to have the less invasive brain procedure using the Stereotactic Navigational System (SNS).…

Although there are many different interpretations of the term “monster”, it is often a word that is feared by people and can bring about many negative connotations. The term has evolved and changed over time but still can be interpreted to mean something that causes fear for people. In the epic poem Beowulf, one of the main monsters is a character named Grendel. Grendel has caused grief for the Danes for a long time, and has put people in danger because his destructive nature. Beowulf is seen as…

Case 2 45 y.o. African American male with an intussusception Brandi Weaver, PA-S Bethel University History of Present Illness On 8/3/2015 a 45 year old African American male presented to the ER with a chief compliant of diffuse abdominal pain and trouble having a bowel movement. The patient stated that he was experiencing rectal pain with bloody stools. He also complained of feeling his bowels pulling. The patient stated that he has lost roughly 40 pounds in the past month without trying to…

Summary Baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) is a unicellular organism, classified as a fungus, or an organism that lives and receives its nutrients by decomposing the organic material in its surroundings. This species is easy to use throughout laboratory tests because of their quick generation times, implementing the use of budding as a form of asexual reproduction. The naked eye can easily view the colonies that these yeast cells form, and carefully count them to determine the growth. The…

America has always been a nation of immigrants. For the past century, foreigners have poured in from all corners of the globe, giving the United States an identity best characterized as “a melting pot.” However, it is typical of Americans to marginalize those who have not yet assimilated to American ways and customs. In the case of Amy Tan, her mother was affected by her inability to speak English as coherently as others. Her “broken English,” as Tan calls it, caused her to be treated unfairly…

It represents approximately one third of the total uterus size, or approximately 2-5 cm long. Approximately half of it lies above the vagina and half extends into the vagina. The cavity is termed the cervical canal. It is a spindle-shaped and communicates with the cavity of the body through the internal os, and with that of the vagina, through the external os. The endocervix is the mucous membrane lining the cervix. The cells of the cervical lining secrete mucus to provide a lubricated surface…

My life changed forever when I was thirteen, my father died. The day was January 12, 1990. It was cold outside, everything was gray. There was a light frost on the ground. I woke up earlier than usual with an urgency to go home. I had stayed the night with my best friend, even though it was a school night. The schools in the parish were all closed due to a flu epidemic, everyone seemed to be sick. I was in the eighth grade and welcomed the break. Somehow I had lucked out and was not ill.…

2006, the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine was created to prevent both HPV and cervical cancer, two serious diseases that affect millions every year. HPV is a group of sexually transmitted viruses that causes infectious papillomas, which are benign tumors, to appear at the site of infection. It is the most common sexually transmitted disease (STD) and according to the Centers for Disease Control and Protection, or CDC, “nearly all sexually active men and women get [HPV] at some point in their…