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    Cataract

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    because they might get hit with a ball or any other things that injure the eyes. In addition, this type of forming a cataract may develop years after the eye injury. A cataract is also caused either by medications or by diseases. Chlorpromazine, corticosteroids and other phenothiazine-related are considered as a way of a cataract development. It can also result from being exposed to toxic substances, radiation or ultraviolet…

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    Acute Gout Attack

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    can resolve on its own within a few days to several weeks. But anti-inflammatory helps to resolve the symptoms quickly. For gout exacerbation, NSAIDS are the first line treatment. Recommendations are indomethacin, naproxen, colchicine or oral corticosteroids. Starting treatment within 24 hours of symptom onset, provides complete resolution of the symptoms. Even though all NSAIDS are equally effective, indomethacin is commonly prescribed and preferred (Hainer et al., 2014). I should have included…

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    Flovent's Off Label Uses

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    inhaled corticosteroid that is in powder form and comes in two different delivery methods, a DPI and MDI. A DPI, or diskus, is a device that allows the individual to inhale the drug in a dry…

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    Asthma Research Paper

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    Asthma is a chronic disease that effects the airways to the lungs causing inflammation, irritation, and difficulty breathing. Most of you may not think of asthma as a killer disease, yet more than 5,000 Americans die of asthma each year. According to the Mayo Clinic web page, asthma also accounts for more than 400,000 hospital discharges annually. As the number of people with asthma increases, the more likely you are to meet a person who has the disease. I have had asthma my whole life but as I…

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    fractures of this kind, is also determined by underlying conditions, such as hyperthyroidism, benign and malignant tumors, including chemotherapy and radiation treatments. Even particular pharmacological treatments, such as the prolonged use of corticosteroids, may contribute to the reduction of bone mass and thus to an increase in the risk of vertebral fracture. Symptoms- • Sudden, severe back pain •…

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    Multiple sclerosis (MS) affects about 2.3 million people from around the world and women are affected by it by about two times more than men. For characteristics, MS has three different phenotypic subtypes; progressive relapsing MS, secondary progressive MS, and primary progressive MS. The causes of multiple sclerosis are uncertain, but it is considered an autoimmune disease. An autoimmune disease is where the immune system attacks its own tissue. MS is thought to be responsible for…

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    In the fifth grade during spring break my family and I decided to go to Clifty Falls and walk around in the caves and on the walking trails. I had told my mom I was having trouble breathing that morning and wanted to stay home, but of course she would not let me because it was a”family event.” We were there long enough to eat lunch and travel down a path to a waterfall and on the way back we decided to stop in one of the caves. About that time I felt my chest tightening up and knew that this was…

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    The proteome of M. paratuberculosis strain JTC303 CF was different from that of the CE. Specifically, CF proteins generally had lower pIs (4.4 to 5.5) and smaller masses (most s immune system loses control of the pathogen, or the pathogen begins active replication, the organism disseminates, and the host response shifts to a Th2 type immune reaction. The hallmark of this infection stage is production of detectable serum antibodies. A positive relationship has been shown between the level of…

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    Heart Failure Case Study

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    diagnosis: Diagnosis is usually made from patient history and find other causes of heart failure. (The signs and symptoms for heart failure dyspnea, fluid retention, peripheral edema, nausea.) The most helpful tools of the diagnosis is echocardiogram. The chest x-ray identify the heart enlargement. Character’s : • Heart failure symptoms, including unexplained right heart failure • Arrhythmias • Conduction abnormalities • Thromboembolic events • angina pectoris managements : Heart-Healthy…

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    The main purpose of anti-cancer drugs is to fight cancer cells. Cancer is a larger group of diseases that only have one thing in common that is abnormal cells growing at of control. While the growths of cells are very controlled, that is the opposite case with cancer. But with cancer the cell cycles are disrupted and the cells then divide causing them to multiply enabling a mass of cells called tumors. Benign and malignant are the two types of tumors. Benign are non-life threatening but…

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