Patient-Focused Concept Map Introduction M.P. is a 42-year-old male patient admitted on 2/22/2016 for infected stage IV decubitus ulcers, and penile deformity caused by urethral erosion from indwelling catheter. Patient is also anemic, and is on isolation precaution due to MRSA, staphylococcus aureus, and Escherichia coli infections. M.P. is a homeless paraplegic with double above the knee amputations (due to a motor vehicle accident in 2013) with an opiate addiction suffering from severe…
Instead of saying ‘myself’ he always said ‘my buttocks’.” (Achebe, 102). This slight difference in the pronunciation of language emphasizes that there is an existence of many larger and more prominent differences that have existed and been ignored. Also, the use of words that cannot be directly translated…
Mary Roach's 2003 novel, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers, explores rich and diverse experiences that post-mortem bodies undergo in the non-life phase. Roach gives a detailed description using open, uncensored episodes of interviews of people who work in close proximity with cadavers ranging from doctors to morticians to body farm personnel. Through personal fascination and humorous experiences, Roach shows how cadavers are the uncelebrated heroes of our past, present, and future time…
their legs and pressing them to exert steady and rhythmic pressure on the whole genital area. Such pressure affects the clitoris, labia minora and majora. During masturbation the female may lie face down or with her knees drawn against her belly. Her buttocks may then move rhythmically forward and against each other. In face down position the female presses her genitalia the bed or against th pillow, which is placed under her pelvis or between her pelvis or between her thighs. Thus the clitoris…
In her essay “La Prieta,” she begins by saying, “When I was born, Mamágrande Locha inspected my buttocks looking for the dark blotch, the sign of indio, or worse, of mulatto blood” (220). In this sentence or passage, she clearly points out that she faced discrimination since the moment she was born, and even worse, the discrimination began with her…
imperialism has on the mentality of the colonizers is evident in the beating of the encaged prisoners. The narrator states, “The wretched prisoners huddling in the stinking cages of the lock-ups, the grey, cowed faces of the long-term convicts, the scarred buttocks of the men who had been bogged with bamboos,” (Orwell, 276). This horrid, inhumane treatment of the colonized is a theme frequently explored in post-colonial literature which contributes to the portrayal of colonizers as callous and…
In The Kite Runner, Hassan got raped by Assef, a neighborhood bully, and Amir watched this happen, but did not intervene. “Assef knelt behind Hassan, put his hands on Hassan’s hips and lifted his bare buttocks. He kept one hand on Hassan’s back and undid his own belt buckle with his free hand,” (Hosseini 75). This quote is so important because it provides an image in detail of what Hassan was going through at that very moment. In the midst of all this…
Imagine you are a three-year-old and you have to wake up six in the morning. The first thing that you do is a cold tanning spray to your body, heavy make-up and hard lipsticks. Then you had to dress up like a Barbie with glitzy gowns, extended hair settings and rehearsal for the talent show. At 10am, the competition starts with five critiques of grading all the way until 2:30pm, the judging time, but it did not mean that you can take a rest because you need to look energetic to judges and…
Breastfeeding for New Mothers Imagine how it might feel to be a new mother who has decided to breastfeed her baby. There are so many thoughts and questions swirling around in her brain. Is she doing it right? Is the baby getting enough milk? Perhaps most importantly, how to hold and position the baby. These are just a few of the questions that as an expecting mother, I wonder about. Although breastfeeding is a natural process, each new mother will go through her own process of trial and error…
collection of measurements relevant to human body called anthropometric data. Therefore, in this case, before designing the office chair, various body dimensions which include sitting elbow height, shoulder height, knee height, popliteal height, buttock-popliteal length, stature and body weight of the adults of working age were probably being measured. Then the seat height, seat depth, seat width, backrest height (upper), armrests of the office chair…