Convulsion

Characterized by convulsions, eclampsia can result in the patient’s death (Lawrence). During eclampsia seizures, patient safety is the most important implication. Ricci explains safety measures in Maternity and Pediatric, such as turning the patient to their side, side rails…

This method is known as electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), or also commonly called shock treatment. “The passive of the current induced immediate unconsciousness and although the patient retained no memory of the violent convulsions which followed, the muscular spasms which followed almost always caused serious brushing and laceration of the tongue and lips. Or often more serious injuries such as fractures of the limps or even of the spine” (Brainwaves). Shock treatment was…

Drugs are bad for everybody that’s common sense, right? Marijuana, however, isn’t a drug it is a plant. It can be used just like cotton and other plants used to make materials. The only difference is that it is more durable than the others. Marijuana only has two known chemicals in it. Those are Delta-9-tetrahydrocannibinol (THC) and Cannabidiol (CBD). THC is the only mind altering chemical, yet it has no negative effects. Marijuana has many other names, such as weed, hemp, cannabis, THC, smoke,…

Due to a large disaster in 1920, where women were drawn to salons for an eyelash treatment designed to make their lashes darker. The dye, called Lash Lure, did as it promised but in exchange for lush lashes, the beauty searches received problems from mild eye irritation, to blindness, and even death. This horrible cosmetic incident led to the main cosmetic animal test used today, the Draize tests. The Draize skin test is where the hair of rabbits, mice or rats is shaved in a small area. The…

Question: Ordinary air contains about 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and small amounts of several other gases. As a diver descends, the pressure of the air he is breathing increases by about one atm for every 10 m of depth. Oxygen may become toxic and cause convulsions if it is breathed at a pressure above 1.4 atmospheres. According to Dalton’s Law, at what depth should a SCUBA diver be concerned about oxygen toxicity if he is breathing ordinary air? Discussion Points: • Dalton’s Law states that the…

I believe the decrease of wild hogs is necessary for three reasons. The first reason being they carry, and spread disease. The second reason is because they are overpopulated and breed up to three times a year having 12-15 offspring each time. The final reason is they destroy our crops, fields, and the equipment used to maintain them. When hogs are able to roam freely they can spread diseases. Although these infectious diseases may not be harmful to people, they are very dangerous for pets…

Decades ago 2,4-Dinitrophenol (DNP) was introduced as a weight loss drug acting as an agent that uncouples oxidative phosphorylation causing significant increase in basal metabolic rate. However, the consumption of the product has resulted in many deaths due to misuse causing adverse effects such as hyperthermia, tachycardia, diaphoresis and tachypnea. The rate of metabolism is closely linked to the rate of respiration; therefore, if metabolism is increasing there should also be an increase in…

birth only to die quickly afterwards. An overabundance of cerebral spinal fluid can cause the bovine calf’s head to be malformed and dome-shaped. There can be a birth that the bovine calf will live, but symptoms of weakness, depression, spasms, and convulsions will result from cerebral pressure on the brain’s functions. Clinical signs of droopy ears, head and even blindness will be identified along with the inability to suckle. A number of infectious diseases have been identified to cause…

during the winter of 1691-1692 (Davidson & Lytle, 2005, p. 25). Accusations of witchcraft led to the death of twenty individuals. Reverend Samuel Parris’ daughter and niece came down with afflictions. The girls appeared to have pains, pricks, and convulsions. Many individuals, mostly women, were imprisoned. This forced them to defend themselves through forceful interrogation techniques. Admitting guilt allowed to the individuals to live; however, they had to give names of others that were…

Epilepsy Disease is a brain disorder. Clusters of nerve cells in the brain signal abnormally. The normal pattern of neuronal activity is disturbed. It causes strange sensations, emotions, and behavior. Sometimes it causes convulsions, muscle spasms, and loss of consciousness. Epilepsy is not contagious or caused by a mental illness or mental retardation. It cannot be cured, but can eventually go away on its own in some people. It may develop because of an abnormality in the brain wiring, an…