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Preoperative evaluation Cardiac surgery, including coronary artery bypass grafting and surgery for valvular disease, represents one of the most common classes of surgical procedures performed worldwide. Advances in the percutaneous management of coronary artery disease as well as in cardiac surgical techniques have led to improved outcomes with consequent longer life expectancy for patients. Greater numbers of patients with depressed left ventricular function, multiple comorbidities, failed…

throughout treatment (“Children”). Finding a private place to let the anger go, talking to other parents who have felt anger at the time of diagnosis, finding solutions to the problem at hand, understanding the anger one feels, accepting that anger is normal and coming to understand the root of it, realizing that no one is to blame, and expressing it in healthy ways are a few ways for parents to cope with anger (“Children”). Finally, there is fear. Getting information that is accurate,…

Physical effects and needs of older offenders Throughout the literature, delivering age-appropriate health care is a main goal shared by multiple publications (Aday, 2013; Aday & Krabill, 2012; Handtke & Wagmo, 2014; Human Rights Watch, 2012). The growing demand for medical services within correctional facilities has become an important issue in prison health care. Like all other prisoners, older offenders have the right to be treated with age-appropriate health care services and reasonable…

the stipulation of the thirteenth amendment, includes the opportunity for all American citizens, regardless of whether they are inherently placed or chose to be in any subgroupings, to a set of unalienable rights in life. Unfortunately, certain subgroups are targeted by U.S. institutions and, thereby, stripped of their rights through both direct, systematic means and indirect, hidden practices of marginalization. The United States’ incarceration and judicial systems have had consequences of…

and the unknown. Profiling is technically defined as “the recording and analysis of a person's psychological and behavioral characteristics, so as to assess or predict their capabilities in a certain sphere or to assist in identifying a particular subgroup of people” (Oxford Dictionaries). Profiling is namely a generic term, so experts have broken it up into several categories. These include: victimal, psychological, criminal, ethnic, predictive, and behavioral profiling. All of these types of…

effectiveness of evidence based practice, MIS reduction programs implemented by internet based mental health support. Media and societal norms are closely related. What is seen on, heard from and reported by the media, influences what people perceive as normal and acceptable behaviours (Corrigan, Powell & Michaels, 2013; Pescosolido, 2013). Consequently, a negative portrayal induces a societal shift of negativity towards that event or illness, thus shaping how communities and individuals view…

Chile covers 756,950 square kilometers of land (292,258 square miles). It never gets wider than 240km (150 miles), but it is over 2,800 miles long. It is almost twice the size of California. Chile also includes two islands: Juan Fernandez Islands and Easter Island. More than 17.8 million people live in Chile. Santiago, the capital city, has a population of 308,000, but when counting Santiago Metropolis 6.68 million people live in that area. This is the largest city. The next on the list is the…

Introduction Succession is referred to as changes within an ecological community following a disturbance of a relatively large area (Connell and Slatyer 1977.) Succession is broken down into two main time periods: primary and secondary. Primary succession is classified as the formation of soil and colonization of annual plants over a depleted land. Secondary succession is classified as the colonization and development of perennial plants over an established ecosystem. The process at which…

Wilson Disease is also known as Hepatolendicular Degeneration. “Wilson Disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disorder that results in accumulation of copper in the liver as a consequence of mutations in the gene encoding the copper- transporting P-Type ATPASE (ATP7B)” (Wooton-Kee et al.,2015). Wilson Disease is inherited and begins between the early mid ages, affecting very few people. This disease is not common and is a very rare disease. Wilson disease starts as a result of copper poisoning…

We are finding different and new ways of defining one’s heritage. The racial options of the 2000 Census were modified to accommodate those who want to express their multiracial heritage. For the first time, respondents could identify themselves as members of more than one racial category. Also, a separate question about ethnicity appears before race (Banks, 2005). The United States has been called the melting pot due to the diverse cultures. According to U.S. census there is an estimated 3.5…