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    pressure. This side effect is part of the hepatitis B vaccine and even though no one has died from the allergic reason the outcome of the vaccine clearly outweigh the risks, in turn causing the hepatitis B vaccine safe. Though if not vaccinated every year about 5,000 individuals die soon after being infected with the hepatitis B virus and nearly 10,000 individuals every year suffer severe liver damaged, known as cirrhosis, or liver cancer caused by the hepatitis B virus (The Benefits of…

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    Hepatitis B Vaccine Essay

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    failure, cirrhosis, and liver cancer that come from being infected, may question why their child needs a vaccination at such a young age, thats when the doctors informs them so they can protect their baby from further complications. As well as Hepatitis B babies needs many more vaccines in their first year of life. As can be seen, vaccines are great for your child to be immune to those virus that can led to serious health problems, there has been research done that getting some of those…

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    undetected and untreated, that begun with alcoholic hepatitis and progressed all the way to alcoholic cirrhosis, due to the overconsumption of alcohol and his socioeconomic status (homeless). Alcoholic hepatitis is characterized by inflammation of the liver. In hepatitis, the inflammatory response causes edema to form in the liver and obstruct the bile canaliculi, possibly causing liver cell necrosis, Kupffer cell hyperplasia, and scarring. Hepatitis in this way can be caused by drinking large…

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    Cirrhosis Literature Review

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    the process of healing of wounds, leading to fibrogenesis - an uncharacteristic obstinate process of connective tissue production and removal (Anthony, 1978). It has been reported that cirrhosis occurs in roughly 20 % of individuals diagnosed with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). But, this statistic is gotten from risk evaluations after 20 years of infection (Fattovich et al., 1997). And because HCV contraction can occur early in life through either contaminated medical equipment or injection drug…

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    your answer in detail. In my opinion, I believe that this case study is a quantitative study. In the study, the writer wanted to evaluate whether stressing the potential benefits of the hepatitis B vaccination was more or less effective than expressing the potential dangers of not getting the hepatitis B vaccination. In quantitative research, the data is structured, refined and generally based on numerical scales centered on closed-ended questions, objective in nature (p8.) b. Is this a…

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    These are four doses of the Hepatitis B vaccine, four doses of the DTaP vaccine, four doses of the Hib vaccine, four doses of the Pneumococcal vaccine, three doses of the Rotavirus vaccine, three doses of the Polio vaccine, up to 2 doses of the Flu vaccine, 2 doses of the Hepatitis A vaccine, one MMR shot, and one Chickenpox shot. The most rapid development of a human occurs during the first two years of…

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    United States with increasing prevalence. It is the fifth most frequently diagnosed cancer and second highest in terms of mortality, with one million cancer deaths yearly. A variety of risk factors contribute to HCC, including hepatitis B viral (HBV) infection, chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, cirrhosis of any cause including environmental toxins, alcohol abuse, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, hereditary hemochromatosis or alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency among others. There has been…

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    Hepatitis B Case Study

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    the different treatments and people that are teaching her at the hospital. 2: Teach the mother about the benefits of using prophylactic agents in the eyes of her son once he is born. 3: Teach the mother about the benefits of giving her son the hepatitis B vaccine before he is discharged to go home. Outline I. First, we should talk to the mother about what she should expect for her son within the first few hours of birth if no complications should arise during delivery. Parents generally want…

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    Hepatitis C Case Study

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    We thought it was from sexual intercourse, but he never goes with women. He just went out to buy alcohol with his friends, my mother-in-law said. (Mother and my brother-in-law live together with my niece). So the doctor explained that the hepatitis C is caused by the kidney damage or alcohol abuse and not always from sexual intercourse. One of the causes is inflammation of the kidney from alcohol abuse. Nine days later, a miracle happens, Manuel finally wakes up from being comatose. Since…

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    Assessing the current and historical health history of the pregnant woman directs the appropriate antenatal care, allowing planning of appropriate intrapartum management, whilst preparing postpartum and postnatal care options. Effective antenatal advice provided by midwives’ enables the patient to make informed choices regarding care during pregnancy (3Centres Collaboration, 2012e; Australian Health Ministers’ Advisory Council [AHMAC], 2012; AHMAC, 2014). Reviewing and monitoring progress…

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