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    Inside the Mind of a Killer "We serial killers are your sons, we are your husbands, we are everywhere. And there will be more of your children dead tomorrow." Ted Bundy had stated this just days before his execution in 1989 for murdering over 30 people. It is surely obvious that Ted Bundy 's mind differs from the thought process of someone who has not killed another being. The questions we ask now are, How is it different? What makes his and plenty like him so very different? Experts have spent…

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    Serial Killers Analysis

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    Serial killers have seen a rise in popularity as of late. With several television shows and novels based in these crimes, analyzing serial killers has been a popular pastime. With all of the recent attention given to serial murder, there is a growing interest in the psychology behind their behavior. When analyzing them, certain factors appear to be present. These factors are what lead them to become a serial killer and these seem to be shared with multiple killers. Serial killers are both born…

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    Serial Killing

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    The topic of serial murder is seen all over media. It ranges from shows such as Dexter and Criminal Minds to movies like The Silence of the Lambs, Psycho, and Hannibal. While very entertaining, these shows, and the general media, fail to fully portray the actual reasons for serial killing. They force the observer “to believe that persons capable of random homicides must indeed be mentally ill or sick” (Hickey, 2016, p. 77) and it only increases our societies fear of those who have mental…

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    more than that. The one major attribute to a psychopath is described as a “poverty of affect,” which means that the individual does not have the capacity to accurately imagine how another person thinks or feels, leaving them to lack empathy. The Mask of Sanity, a book by Hervey M. Cleckley,…

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    Sociopaths are characterized by their aggression, risk-taking tendencies, and their lack of concern for one’s own health or the health of others. In addition, sociopaths do not feel remorse and are able to get away with much more immoral behavior than someone without this mental illness. Not all Sociopaths fall under the classification of a serial killer or serious criminals. In fact, many sociopaths are able to control their desire to carry out the violent acts drawn up in their emotionless…

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    What are the potential error for CPAP (continuous positive airway pressure) versus oxygen in (OSA) obstructive sleep apnea? Most people with untreated OSA experience multiple episodes of hypoxemia sometimes more than hundred a night. Most patients declining CPAP treatment their doctor prescribe them oxygen for overnight use. This might help with ameliorate some risk of untreated sleep apnea. Some of the error that I notice was that that outcome measured on a continuous scale, the baseline…

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    and was slightly short of breath. He still felt sick to his stomach as well. Due to his shortness of breath he was his arterial oxygen saturation was checked and it was at 84% when he was…

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    Split Night Case Summary

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    desaturations 2334 Upon trying to begin CPAP the patient expressed being excessively anxious in regards to wearing the CPAP mask. She immediately felt she could not tolerate CPAP and asked that the mask be removed. Following this trial the patient began to vomit. CPAP was discontinued at this time and the patient was placed on oxygen at 1 LPM via nasal cannula. The patient uses oxygen…

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    only do the high temperatures cause heat damage to the delicate lining of the dog 's nose and upper airway, the toxic chemicals in smoke cause tissue injury. The carbon monoxide in the smoke binds to the red blood cells in the dog 's body, preventing oxygen from being carried and causing tissue death. Additionally, the potentially harmful substances that are burned in the fire can irritate the airway and bind to the air sacs in the lungs, hindering breathing. Recognizing the signs of smoke…

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    Pulmonary Aspiration

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    symptoms of pneumonitis. The majority of symptoms will develop within 2 hours post aspiration. Some symptoms of aspiration include the development of new cough, wheezing, hypoxemia, and radiologic changes. The oxygen saturation decrease of 10 or more percent, when compared to the preoperative oxygen saturation, is suggestive of the development of pneumonitis (Nagelhout,…

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