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The differential diagnosis that fits 5-year-old Johnny is Impetigo. Impetigo is caused by Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes, which are Gram-positive bacterias that are highly contagious (Hartman-Adams, Banvard, & Juckett, 2014). According to Hartman-Adams, Banvard, & Juckett (2014), it is the most common bacterial skin infection seen in children between the ages of two and five years old. The symptoms associated with impetigo are classified as ruptured oozing sores, and…

Broken Front Tooth! What to Do - Helpful Guidance from Your Family Dentist in Red Deer No matter where it is in your mouth, a damaged tooth can be distressing. When you sustain an injury such as this, you may experience pain, fear, and anxiety. If a front tooth breaks off, your emotions will likely be heightened even further. When you lose one or more of your teeth, be sure to make an appointment with one of the Red Deer dentists at Parkland Mall Dental Centre. We will devise a treatment…

medications. Get whatever your family normally uses, but lay in a good amount of them. Don’t forget disinfectants, antibiotic ointment, anti-itch cream and iodine for cleaning wounds. You’ll need hand sanitizers, ace bandage, thermometer, an assortment of gauze and bandages, scissors, medical tape, duct tape and cotton balls and swabs. You’ll be able to handle first aid care with these…

waxy at room temperature and successful penetration by the aqueous based staining solutions (such as Gram’s) is prevented. PROCEDURE: Smear of organisms to be stained were prepared. & the smears were heat fixes. The slide was Place on wire gauze on a ring stand. The slide was Saturate with carbolfuschin. The slides were heated with a hand –held Bunsen burner until steam can be seen rising from the surface. The slide was heated to maintain steaming for 3-5 min. As the slide begins to…

The surgeons assistant, in a chatty mood and already donning cerulean scrubs, hastily leads me down the 7th floor hallway lined with unoccupied stretchers, past two sets of imposing doors into the nurses' break area leading to the locker rooms. The contrast between the sterile North Wing of UMMC and the rest of the medical center, which resembled the local mall begins to affect me immediately. Pulling on the one-size-fits-all uniform, I feel like I'm infiltrating a funeral home, and though I…

As I lay on the hard bed, my head resting on the soft hospital pillow I began to think about the events that led up to that moment. My mother and I were driving back from Aunt Mildredś end of the summer barbeque. All of the windows were rolled down, and the speakers boomed so loudly you could feel the vibrations down by your feet. ¨Danielle, for goodness sakes, will you please put on your seatbelt,¨ my mother stated practically. I reached over for the end of the belt. It felt cold and…

window latch. Balancing on her bathtub’s rim, she unwrapped the scarf she had tied carelessly around the dusty gash. The red of her blood had seeped into the wine of the cloth, the draining of blood on the battlefield. Cleaning herself up and wrapping gauze around the tender wound, her body slid into the cold bathtub, her legs still dangling outside the vessel. The race had been easy, like she knew it would be. Her bike was made for speed, made for someone like her. She could control the…

drainage or germs near the site, and recover the site to catch drainage and keep the healing area away from open air. Especially over time, it is important for the nurse and patient to frequently change the dressing in order to monitor for signs and symptoms of infection and to promote healing as the edges begin to close. The other priority treatment of ambulating four times per day is important in maintaining physical ability and to prevent further issues due to an operation. The perioperative…

In the book The Complete Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi she recounts her life during the Iranian Revolution and the war that followed. During the Iranian revolution the Germans sold chemical weapons to Iran and Iraq during the duration of the revolution. These chemical weapons were a huge reason the medical resources were taken from the civilians and put towards the soldiers of the revolution. In the book, Satrapi talks about her trip to the hospital for her uncle and her witnessing victims of…

Emotional destruction, brutal sport fields and blurry vision are just some of the moments that sum up the first four paragraphs of acclaimed novel, The Chocolate War. This novel is a basic story, however usage of techniques such as metaphors, similes and verbs have changed my outlook on the book. I now see a complex, dramatic piece of literature. There are many themes and ideas displayed in these passages which challenge a variety of thought. Firstly, this quote looks at sport being compared…