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    5.Explain the stages of anesthesia. There are four stages of anesthesia. Stage I is called the analgesia stage. In this stage a person feels pain but does not care. Pain progressively diminishes. The patient remains awake and conscious. They can see and hear. Analgesia stage has three planes. The first two planes are relative analgesia. These two planes are appropriate for dental hygiene care. In this stage the reflexes and respiration remain normal. Best administered for short procedures.…

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    Best Stroke Rehabilitation Treatment Weakness, paralysis, loss of muscle function. Loss of muscle function itself does not cause paralysis. Communication between muscle and brain diseases is caused by stroke. I actually have some form of paralysis, nerve injury. Depending on the cause, stroke affects muscles and parts of the body. You can still keep living what is stated as body paralysis and most harmful injury. Unfortunately, only a part of the direct damage was sustained. , Physical,…

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    There are a lot of characters in this story that can be used to represent the theme of paralysis, but the one that shows it the most is Gabriel. He specifically states that he “hates his country and is sick of it” (Joyce 165). You would think that someone who claims so passionately to be sick of his country would decide to leave the country and seek happiness and a life somewhere else, but in the spirit of paralysis he dec stays put deciding to remain idle numb, and paralyzed in Ireland. He…

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    can embark on learning how to have lucid dreams, these misconceptions need clarification. Below are some of the misconceptions that hinder one from seriously learning lucid dreaming: • Being in a state of paralysis while in dream state, or what is known as sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis often occurs when having terrifying dreams. Dreams appear real to the dreamer and if the dreamer sees demons lurking, this affects…

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    In the film, Extreme Measures, Dr. Myrick experiments on several human subjects in order to reach the goal that no scientist or doctor has ever accomplished: to cure paralysis. Under the Utilitarianism of both Jeremy Bentham and John Stuart Mill the experimental procedures performed by Dr. Myrick are justifiably Utilitarian. The fundamental foundation of the reasoning behind Utilitarianism is the maximization of happiness for the most amount of people, also known as the Principle of Utility. The…

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    “I’ve dropped my Brain – My Soul is numb – The Veins that used to run, Stop palsied – ‘tis Paralysis, Done perfecter on stone” (235). The beginning of this poem can be interrupted as being about how Dickinson is stuck, unable to keep going as she is now. Looking at how she repeats herself in a way by using “palsied” and then “paralysis” on the same line. It reinforces the theory that she is stuck as she is. By just focusing on the first stanza a great deal of information can be gathered about…

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    Clostridium botulinum (Botulism) Principles of Microbiology - Section 006 Maritzabel Barajas Audra Melton Introduction Botulism is an often times fatal disease which attacks the nervous system causing paralysis. (Sterba) The bacteria Clostridium Botulinum makes the neurotoxin that causes the partly deadly disease. Although the occurrence is rare, this disease is of great concern because when it happens it can have a high fatality rate. (Gale) The bacteria name comes from the Latin word…

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    Hypnos: A Short Story

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    The more recent condition that has entered my life is known as sleep paralysis. Sleep paralysis is the temporary inability to move or speak when waking or falling asleep. The most horrifying moment of my life is the first time I had experienced sleep paralysis which was at the end of freshman year. At the time I was experimenting with a sensation known as lucid dreaming; the ability to be conscious inside of your…

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    Polio Research Paper

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    during the 1900s. It can cause total muscle paralysis and even death. Polio can attack at any age, but those under age 5 are most vulnerable to the disease. Michael Underwood, a British physician, wrote the first clinical description of polio in 1789. There is evidence dating back to the Ancient Egyptian times of polio. The first documented polio epidemic in the United States occurred in 1894. There were a reported 18 deaths and 132 cases of permanent paralysis. In 1905, Ivar Wickham noticed…

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    Bell's Palsy

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    BELLS PALSY Overview Bell's palsy is a sudden weakness and paralysis of the muscles in the face. This makes half of your facial muscles appear to tire. On that side, you may have trouble smiling or closing your eye. It is also known as facial palsy, there is no specific age of occurring. The exact cause is usually unknown, but it is assumed to be the cause of swelling, compressed and inflammation of the nerve that control of facial muscles. It might be a reaction that occurs after bacterial or…

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