Infiltration

.Diseases of the Diaphragm Ultrasound examination of the diaphragm is difficult and, under normal conditions, is made through the abdomen. For this reason the left diaphragm is more difficult to assess, because the stomach, containing air, prevents the transmission of the ultrasound beam Diaphragm defects, either congenital, traumatic or hernias, are difficult ultrasound evaluation.Viewing is enhanced when associated with pleural effusion, since the fluid acts as an acoustic window…

Polluted runoff is water from rain or melting snow that runs across the paved land instead of seeping into the ground and being filtered naturally. It happens with the water that flows off of our streets, parking lots, and building rooftops and it picks up all kinds of hazardous waste like pet waste, debris, manure, pesticides, oil, and automotive fluids. If the runoff is poorly treated or untreated, it negatively affects the water quality and the aquatic life in the local streams, then the…

Hoover was the long-time director of the FBI (1924-1972) and spent much of his career gathering intelligence on radical groups and individuals and "subversives," Martin Luther King Jr. being one of his favorite targets. Hoover's methods included infiltration, burglaries, illegal wiretaps and planted evidence, and his legacy is tainted because of it. He died in Washington, D.C., on May 2, 1972. J. Edgar Hoover was a director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, lawyer, and criminologist. Born…

Compartment syndrome occurs when pressure builds up within an enclosed muscular compartment due to swelling or internal bleeding. It is most likely to occur in the leg following fractures of either the tibia or fibula, but rarely occurs in the thigh. A 27 y.o. male presented to the Emergency Department complaining of severe pain in his left thigh. He works at a fast food retail shop, runs marathons regularly (but hasn’t in the past 4 months) and he recalls no trauma to the leg over the weeks…

Physicist Vandana Shiva said that a river is the life blood in an ecosystem. Our life source is our heart and very much like our heart, water gives us power. In the world of water politics, water is power, meant both literally and figuratively. In fact, water is the basis of many things currently. It is the source of our own nutritional benefit and without it we would perish. It is the substance granting life to many organisms of non-human descent. It is the reason for our rainy days and our…

In the reading of The Marshall Plan Speech, George C. Marshall, Secretary of State, developed an economic program called The Marshal Plan, which aimed to reduce hunger, homelessness, and unemployment to nations in the Western Europe. After World War II, the United States needed to formulate a plan to help rebuild war torn Europe and help create a stronger environment for Europe as a whole. He challenged the countries of Europe to get together and produce a plan for regeneration, which the US…

The most profound intellectual monarch in western civilization governed the greatest influential empire in history, the Holy Roman Empire. Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was born on April 4th, 121 AD into a high Roman society family. By the age of six, he was brought to the attention of Emperor Hadrian, who immediately foresaw a promising future in him, and took it upon himself to personally train him as an Equestrian and offer him the finest education possible (Bunson 261). Bunson believes that…

body’s metabolism, growth and development, and regulate body temperature. Hashimoto’s thyroiditis also known as lymphocytic thyroiditis is the most predominant autoimmune thyroid disorder. According to Zaletel and Gaberscek (2011) “lymphocytic infiltration of the thyroid gland is often followed by a gradual destruction and fibrous replacement of the thyroid parenchymal tissue” (p. 576). As large numbers of white blood cells called lymphocytes aggregate in the thyroid and produce antibodies a…

These factors compare to the demise of the Black Panther Party and other radical African American organizations in the 1960 's and 1970 's in that the "major danger and worst enemy of the urban guerilla is infiltration into the organization by a spy or informer", which led to uneasiness and the destruction of many plans and the arrest of many leaders (Rahman,…

Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (NHL) is a type of cancer that originates in the lymphatic system, the system in the body that is responsible for fighting disease, and is known to be the 6th most common cause of cancer death.1 There are many different types of lymphoma and is classified based on multiple factors such as the pathophysiology of the disease, how the disease metastasizes to other organs and its response to treatment. The two main types of lymphoma are NHL and Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Hodgkin’s…