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    Polio Research Paper

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    people will have no physical symptoms, and that 1 out of 4 people will have flu like symptoms, which included fever, fatigue, nausea, vomiting, headaches, and neck stiffness. A smaller portion of people develop more serious symptoms, including paresthesia, meningitis, and paralysis, paralysis being the most severe symptom. Between 2 and 10 out of 100 people die due to the effects on the muscles that help you breathe, and to the destruction of motor neuron cells. Poliovirus lives in an infected…

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    The two diagnoses that best fit Fred’s case study are panic disorder and generalized anxiety disorder. These two mental disorders are alike because in order to be diagnosed with either one of these, the patient must have: a persistent concern or worry about additional panic attacks or their consequences, a significant change in behavior related to the disorder, the disturbances is not attributable to the physiological effects of a substance or another medical condition, and the disturbance is…

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    or open places. The root word agora is Greek for open spaces such as market places where usually there are large amounts of people. People with Agoraphobia can experience symptoms such as trembling, breaking out in a sweat, heart palpitations, paresthesias (tingling or "pins and needles" sensations in the hands or feet), nausea, fatigue, rapid pulse or breathing rate, or a sense of impending doom. People can experience one or more symptoms…

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    she had been misdiagnosed with a stroke (Mahawish). The exact timespan of when HvCJD started for her is unclear. In variant CJD, the symptoms early on that are common are anxiety and depression. Mahawish says the main features are dementia and paresthesia (feeling of pricking on the skin). The average age for vCJD is much younger than the others at just 26 with a timespan of 14 months typically before death. There is major change in the hypothalamus in the brain, but the cerebral cortex and…

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    Myelin sheath insulates nerve fibers. The disease is different for different patients, and can vary not only in the appearance of symptoms but in the rate and progression. More common symptoms include fatigue, paresthesia, muscle stiffness or spasms, tremors, weakness, dizziness, paralysis, and bladder or bowel issues. It is a disease of the central nervous system. Although myelin is present in both the central and peripheral nervous systems, different cells produce…

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    patient may be in present with complaints of acute dyspnea and suffocation o 'Can 't breathe ' is a short summation of complaints in the child that is exquisitely accurate o The patient may report paresthesia ( 'pins and needles sensation ') as a manifestation of hyperventilation; peri-oral paresthesia is typical o In some cases the patient may arrive in…

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    Intravascular fluid dwindles and the patient becomes hypotensive, tachycardic, and urine output is decreased. Ischemia persists and the affected limb becomes cyanotic. With progression, cyanosis increases and the patient begins to form bullae, paresthesia, weakness, and compartment syndrome. In 40% - 60% of cases, there is arterial and venous capillary…

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    CC (chief compliant): JID is a 27 year-old African American male who presents for a history and physical examination. He presents with complaints of nasal drainage and a nonproductive cough. He states “I have had a runny nose and cough for the last past 2 weeks”. HPI: Onset: Runny nose and non productive cough that began 2 weeks. Location: Nose: nasal drainage chest: nonproductive cough Duration: Nasal drainage continuous throughout the day. Coughing throughout the day and increases…

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    The Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPIs) was introduced to the market in 1989 which advanced the medical treatment of acid-related disorders. Acid-related disorders is used to describe a spectrum of conditions in which acid is involved in the generation of symptoms and / or complications. They are amongst the most usually prescribed agents in inpatient and outpatient settings. It is positioned as the sixth most frequently dispensed therapeutic class in the US and third in Ireland in 2009. As per the…

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    Ohemaa Asantewaa Ofori-Addae BIO 150 Poliomyelitis Polio is a very contagious illness that is caused by a virus. Poliomyelitis is caused by a human enterovirus of the Picornaviridae family and caused by poliovirus. The polio virus can be transmitted from one person to another through oral contact with secretions or through fecal contact from an infected person. Polio can cause paralysis, difficulty in breathing and even death. Polio sometimes affects children most often. In spite of so many…

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