Nitrogen fixation

An independent 72-year old man , MR. Allan, presented to the emergency department with progressively increasing shortness of breath (SOB) over the past few months .Initially shortness of breath was exertional , but increased to shortness of breath at rest. He had an ongoing cough for one week. My essay will begin with a review of his presenting condition, patient history and symptoms on arrival to Intensive care unit. I will also look at the patient investigations and assessment findings. MR…

Introduction Stevens Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are acute life-threatening skin diseases characterized by extensive epidermal sloughing at the dermoepidermal junction resulting from keratinocyte apoptosis. 1 Both TEN and SJS are rare, affecting approximately 1 or 2 persons per 1, 000,000 populations annually, and are considered medical emergencies, as they are potentially fatal. 2 The exact molecular pathogenesis of TEN and SJS are not fully understood. TEN…

List A: Microbiology of Inflammatory COPD Exacerbation Microbiology Results Indication Sodium Level 142 mmol/L Normal Potassium Level 5.1 mmol/L Normal Chloride Level 101 mmol/L Normal Bicarbonate Level 29 mmol/L Normal Urea Level 7.3 mmol/L High (2.9–7.1 mmol/L) Creatinine 91 umol/L Normal eGFR CKD-EPI 73 mL/min/1.73m^2 Normal Bilirubin Total 10 umol/L Normal Protein Total Level 68 g/L Normal Albumin Level 28 g/L Low (35–55 g/L) ALP 68 U/L Normal GGT 16 U/L Normal ALT 29 U/L Normal AST 22…

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Tichina Payno Hayes Focus 1: Nutritional Management Focus Objective 1. Develop at least two (2) complete nursing diagnosis related to nutritional status. Impaired Swallowing related to gastroesophageal reflux disease as evidenced by heartburn and epigastric pain. (789) Risk for deficient fluid volume related to deviations affecting intake. (337) Imbalanced Nutrition: less than body requirements related to inability to absorb nutrients as evidenced by abdominal pain and cramping. (527) Risk for…

A 37-year-old primigravida presented at 8 weeks’ gestation with sudden abdominal pain, which lasted for one hour. An initial examination revealed a blood pressure (BP) of 89/54 mmHg with a pulse rate of 82/min. The uterus was of appropriately sized for gestational age without her abdominal muscular defence and the viable foetus was detectable by transvaginal ultrasonography. Her haemoglobin level was 11.2 g/dl. After two hours, her pain progressively worsened and abdominal guarding developed.…

proteins by aerobic micro organisms and higher plants is called Nitrate assimilation. Denitrification The process of conversion of nitrate and nitrite into ammonia, nitrogen gas and nitrous oxide (N2O) is called denitrification. This process ends in the release of gaseous nitrogen into the atmosphere and thus completes the nitrogen cycle. A number of bacteria such as Pseudomonas denitrificans, Bacillus subtilis and Thiobacillus dentrificans are involved in this…

us with easier, faster, and overall more efficient versions of everything. Due to advances in science, these have all been made possible. A particular brilliant mind, known as Fritz Haber, is responsible for the synthesis of ammonia through nitrogen fixation, chemical warfare, the Born-Haber cycle, and many other important discoveries in the modern field of chemistry. Fritz Haber was born on December 9, 1868, into a prosperous Jewish family. He was the son of first cousins Siegfried and Paula…

deciduous, and coniferous forests each possess distinctive traits and soil characteristics. Forests soils give important contributions in nitrogen and phosphorus transformations. These transformations are dependable on the weather conditions of the forest and the type of vegetation it contains. Soil mineralogy and organic matter also play an important role in the nitrogen and phosphorus transformations on the forest floor. Boreal forests are the second largest biome and make up 33% of the…

consistently taller than the non-inoculated plants throughout the entire project. The plants with bacteria grew faster, taller, and healthier because they were receiving more nitrogen than the plants without bacteria. The Rhizobia bacteria provided the plants with an abundant source of nitrogen through the process of biological nitrogen fixation.…