Major histocompatibility complex

Softball has always been a favorite past time of mine. The heat from the summer days, the smell and taste of Gatorade and sunflower seeds always bring me to the memory of playing softball. Merriam Webster Dictionary defines softball as a sport that is similar to baseball but that is played on a smaller field and with a ball that is pitched underhand and that is larger and softer than a baseball When playing softball, you have to have a glove for catching, a bat for batting, cleats for playing…

the batter’s box with 3 hits. Throughout the last four games he has gone 8 for 17 and has also raised his batting average for the season to .247. As of Sunday morning, the Cubs are one of four division leaders with a six and a half game lead in the majors, and there isn’t a team with a larger lead. After the start the cubbies had to the season, it’s hard to consider them as being anywhere near average. The way the last two weeks have gone, I guess they are lucky to be in that category. A win…

300.82 Somatic Symptom Disorder with Predominant Pain and Persistent – Severe V61.03 Disruption of family by separation or divorce V61.10 Relationship distress with spouse or intimate partner V62.29 Other problem related to employment Justification of 300.82 - Somatic Symptom Disorder with Predominant Pain and Persistent – Severe Matt has more than one somatic symtom present that is causing him distress and significant disrution in his daily life. Matt has overal pain, specifcilly…

Mental illness, as defined by the National Alliance on Mental Illness, is a condition that affects a person’s thinking, feeling, or mood (“Mental Health Conditions”). According to The Kim Foundation, an estimated 26.2 percent of Americans who are age 18 or older are affected by mental illness each year. That percentage converts to approximately 57.7 million people (“Mental Disorders in America”). Travis Balitz, who is affected by Bipolar 1 disorder, a moderate stage of bipolar disorder, which…

Ellery Hale, the founder of the Observatory. However, WWI was in progress and Hubble enlisted in the infantry. He telegraphed Hale the next day saying, “Regret cannot accept your invitation. Am off to the war.” In 1919, when he was discharged. The new Major Hubble immediately went to the Observatory and introduced himself, still in uniform. When Hubble arrived at the Mount Wilson…

The Stress Sources Assessment concluded that overall, my total score on the stress events assessed, percentile was 19.0. The potential for distress chart, in a variety of area of my life, averaged from moderate to low stress percentages. All stress types that were categorized as moderate, in terms for potential distress, were located on the low end of the scale; the moderate scale ranges from 30%-70%. Altogether, I did not score over 40.0% in potential distress. Majority of the high scored…

Disorder: A Review Conduct Disorder was first introduced in the DSM-III in 1980 (Hinshaw & Lee, 2003). Currently, Conduct Disorder is defined in the DSM-V as “a repetitive and persistent pattern of behavior in which the basic right of others or major age-appropriate societal norms or rules are violated” (American Psychiatric Association, 2013) (p. 429). The symptom criterion that makes up Conduct Disorder, as defined by the DSM-V, falls into four main categories: aggression to people and…

The integumentary system is made up of skin, hair, nails, and exocrine glands. The integumentary system is also the largest organ in the body. With this being said, there are many diseases that can arise. The disease that I’ve decided to cover is, Psoriasis. Psoriasis is a condition in which skin cells build up and form scales and itchy, dry patches. No one really knows exactly what causes psoriasis, but most researchers agree that it is related to the immune system and genetics. No special…

There are many diseases that affect certain age and gender groups. Tay Sachs is an age specific disease, which is genetically passed down from parent to child. Tay Sachs can be diagnosed as early as 11 weeks into pregnancy using chorionic villi sampling (CVS). If Tay Sachs is not diagnosed before birth, a red spot on the macula, is also an indicator that a child has the genetically fatal disease. Tay Sachs begins to affect infants as early as 3-6 months of age. Symptoms of Tay Sachs become…

not only exemplify what they are doing/did do wrong, but how our entire country is becoming a criminogenic environment and that there may be no way to save it before we hit rock bottom. A specific example that Hayes talks about is when he discusses Major League Baseball (MLB) and steroids. Ever since I was a little girl, baseball was a big part of my family, so I could talk and listen to people talk about all day. When that topic arose, it was something that I could relate to. Before when I…