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    F. Scott Fitzgerald uses the colors gray,blue, and brown to symbolize characters and things in the novel The Great Gatsby. Fitzgerald uses the color gray to visually show the dullness and poverty of the land. “But above the gray land and the spasms of bleak dust which drift endlessly over it.” It represents the hopelessness of the town even though at it’s sides are East Egg and West Egg which are wealthy. Myrtle died there. The color gray is commonly associated with loneliness and…

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    Pros And Cons Of An Icer

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    As I was watching a television show, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., one of the characters invented something that they called an "icer." It was a gun that shot out dendrotoxins so the victim would be temporarily paralyzed, but not killed. It seemed to me that with the incidents of police brutality that have been prevalent in our news lately, a non-lethal weapon seems like it could be a benefit. We've had many news reports of accidental police shootings due to panic. If the policeman pulls out and…

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    Coronary Heart Disease

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    You should get emergency medical help right away 3 Variant angina Variant angina is a rare type of angina. It happens without warning. The pain is caused by sudden tightening or spasm of a coronary artery. It most often happens at rest, between midnight and early morning. The pain can be severe. Common triggers: emotional stress; extreme cold; smoking; use of cocaine or of medicines that narrow blood vessels; usually occurs while…

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    Pain in MS can have a number of causes, including damage to the nerve fibers from the inflammatory process, damage to motor nerve fibers that causes spasms, spasticity, along with immobility and fatigue that cause MS patients to compensate using other muscles. MS impacts the entire body through the nerves and brain and muscle spasms, which can cause great pain in some sufferers, are common symptoms of the condition. A 2014 report focused on the effects of cannabinoids in treating chronic…

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    Neck Pain Case Studies

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    the patient’s progress, and make any necessary modifications to the treatment plan. The patient has neck pain with right upper extremity numbness, tingling and weakness. On exam, there was positive cervical and lumbar tenderness. There were muscle spasms noted in the paraspinal muscles. The cervical and lumbar ROM is reduced. The patient is currently on medications and has been performing home exercise program. There are clear functional deficits and the treatment regimen needs to be monitored…

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    post-ictal phase. Aura is a premonitory symptom, that occurs before the onset of seizure. It can be sensory, motor, visceral or autonomic. Only one third of children can describe aura. Aura is followed by tonic phase, in which the skeletal muscles undergo spasm. Muscular rigidity is the typical feature of antigravity muscles (flexors of the arms and extensors of legs). The duration of tonic phase is about 30 -35 seconds. The child loses his consciousness and falls on the floor. At the time of…

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    balance problems, numb feet and fatigue which making it more difficult to walk. Fatigue, about eight in ten people feel fatigue. Fatigue causes weak muscles, slowed thinking, and sleepiness. Fatigue may occur even after a good night’s sleep. Muscle spasms may also occur and can after mostly the leg muscles. This is an early symptom that happens in about 40% of the people with multiple sclerosis. The pain might vary from mild stiffness or strong. Sexual trouble, women may experience vaginal…

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    Multiple Sclerosis is a chronic, progressive, degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. This disorder usually affects young adults between the ages of 20 and 40. Multiple frequency of occurrence is rare, .1% currently afflicts about 400,000 in the United States and 1 million worldwide. The cause of multiple sclerosis is unknown, but it is likely that multiple factors act in concert to trigger or perpetuate the disease. It has been hypothesized that multiple sclerosis results when an…

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    mundane brain function that can cause you to have a vicissitude or loss in consciousness. Most seizures can cause a decrease in the blood flow to the brain. Symptoms can include loss of consciousness, unusual sensations, and uncontrollable muscle spasms. Seizures can also come from having a head injury, drug overdose, brain tumor, infection, low blood sugar or other health problems that can affect the brain. Seizures can transpire perpetually which could lead to epilepsy. Kids under five…

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    I think medical marijuana should be legal around the world because medical marijuana is safer than alcohol and legal prescription you can not overdose on medical marijuana but by having to much alcohol you can get alcohol poisoning. Medical marijuana can help reduce the the side effects of any pain you are having it also helps with any disse you may have you also do not have to smoke it to get the effect of it say people do not want to smoke it because they do not want to hurt there lung there…

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