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Microbiology Case Study: Toxic Shock Syndrome I. Background AH, a 12-year-old Caucasian female, escorted by her 32-year-old mother to the local hospital’s emergency department early one morning. AH’s mother noted that within the past 3 hours AH has shown a variety of symptoms. These symptoms include: fever of 102ᵒ Fahrenheit, chills, aggressive vomiting, diarrhea, and an intense red rash of the palms and soles of her feet. AH also added that she has a sore throat, headache, muscle aches, and…

Pleural mesothelioma is a uncommon melanoma often medically clinically diagnosed in individuals who have used great levels of mesothelioma. The metastasizing melanoma effects the pleura, a thin cells part of lubricating cells that selections the breathing and chest area place surfaces. It sometimes needs a several years or more for changes to appear that are an indicator of pleural illness, and for a long time for symptoms to show. These modifications normally consist of a thickening or…

What is comparative anatomy, and what can we gain from it? Comparative anatomy is Organisms that are closely related to one another share many anatomical similarities. Sometimes the similarities are conspicuous, as between crocodiles and alligators, but in other cases considerable study is needed for a full appreciation of relationships like in cats and humans. Many anatomy students will end dissecting a cat long before they go near a human cadaver, there are many reasons for this such as lack…

When people experience stress their breathing may become short and rapid (Cuseo, et al., 2007). In contrast, breathing while relaxed is slow and deep. By controlling our diaphragm while breathing it allows us to slow our breathing rate and can lower our stress levels. Slowing our breathing rate can also slow down other systems in the body and allow our blood pressure to drop (Cuseo, et al., 2007). Another technique to reduce…

The movie, “Extraordinary Measures” is captivating real life story about a successful man working for a prominent pharmaceutical company, fighting for the lives of two of his children with Pompe disease. Pope Disease clinical features were first described by J. C. Pompe in 1932. By definition, Pompe disease, also known as AMD (acid maltose deficiency), is an autosomal metabolic disorder which damages muscle and nerve cells through the body. More specifically, Pompe disease, one of a group of 49…

One of the most controversial topics amongst religions is the issue of women’s reproductive health. This includes religions’ stances on abortion and contraception. Most religions have strict rules about what is permitted and what is not according to their sacred texts. For example, Roman Catholicism has always considered any deviation from the natural procreation a sin. Additionally, some books and letters from Bible condemn abortion and the use of contraception. However, in other religions’…

organs in the body are the heart, lung, liver, kidney, and spleen. There are also six hollow (fu) organs which are the small intestine, stomach, gall bladder, the triple burners: the three body zones. The zones are upper burner; anything above the diaphragm, middle burners; upper abdomen, and the lower burners; colon, urogenital system, and lower extremities. Most bodily functions are attributed to the solid organs and according to Chinese medicine, all the major energy are located there. This…

How Conception and Abortion is in the U.S. Debates about abortion have always been a big issue in both the United States and the world. Some people argue that it is wrong to do an abortion because you take away a child that has the right to a life. However, the other side argues that it is important for women to have the right to have an abortion if they want to. In addition to the debate about abortion, there are also debates going on about conception. In some cases men are sterile and cannot…

Introduction The respiratory system allows you to obtain oxygen, eliminate carbon dioxide, and regulate the blood’s pH level. The process of taking in air is known as inspiration, while the process of blowing out air is called expiration. A respiratory cycle consists of one inspiration and one expiration. To accomplish this major function known as respiration, these four processes (pulmonary ventilation, external respiration, transport of respiratory gases and internal respiration) must happen…

1. Crude death rate (CDR): Deaths in the year *1000 Population at midyear CDR in 2014= 9527401 *1000= 7.3 [1] 1,296,245,000 Interpretation: Crude death rate is the number of deaths in a population in a given year per thousand members of the population. The CDR of 7.3 indicates that there were 7.3 deaths per 1000 members in 2014. This value is less than the average CDR of the world (8). As compared to countries like Ukraine (developing nation), the CDR for India is…