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Overview: Brachycephalic Airway Obstruction Syndrome, or more commonly referred to as Brachycephalic syndrome or abbreviated BAOS, is a syndrome that leads to respiratory distress in the affected breeds of dogs (CIDD). Brachycephalia is best described as a chondrodysplasia that has been a product of selected breeding of domesticated breeds of dogs and cats (Koch). Breed standards often encourage and require these negative anatomical features, ensuring these abnormalities are continually bred…

Sleep apnea is a common disorder where an individual’s breathing is briefly and repeatedly interrupted during sleep (Chieh-Lung Chou, Hsieh, Chen, Chang, Hang & Liang, 2015). The two types of sleep apnea are central sleep apnea and obstructive sleep apnea. Central sleep apnea is caused by an abnormality in the brain that does not send proper signals to the muscles that control breathing. The most common form of sleep apnea, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), is breathing that is interrupted due to…

Self-Decision According to the article “Four Models of the Physician-Patient Relationship,” the authors, Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Linda L. Emanuel, divided the physician-patient relationship into four different models: the paternalistic model, the informative model, the interpretive model and the deliberative model. In the paternalistic model, the doctor treats his patients that he considers the best. In the informative model, the doctor shares his professional knowledge and treatment options to…

2 Running head: STREAMS OF IMMIGERATION Assignment #1 “Personal Essay” Beruk S Solomon ENG 115-English Composition Professor Ahmed Wright October 18, 2016 There is a serious international and domestic migration problem in the world ,researchers say some reasons like political economic ,cultural and natural crises .there are different streams of immigration ; rural to rural ,rural to urban ,urban to urban and urban to rural ,but…

In November of 2010, I got my tonsils taken out, at eight years old. It really affected me because in the year of 2010 alone, I had already had strep throat about five or six times. It had been going on since we moved to Ohio, from Indiana in 2009, and it was just getting worse. My doctor was worried and we were sent to an ENT doctor, which stands for ears, nose and throat. I still know my doctor and go to get checked every six months. So from my tonsillectomy and recovery, here are the moments…

The sleeping disorder that I chose is sleep apnea. When a person has sleep apnea, they stop breathing for a short amount of time while they are sleeping. There are actually three different kinds of sleep apnea. They are obstructive sleep apnea, central sleep apnea, and complex sleep apnea syndrome. Obstructive sleep apnea is caused by the muscles in the back of the throat. These muscles relax and cause the airways to contract or close as a person breathes in. This doesn’t allow people to receive…

Avi Weisfogel is a doctor who specializes in treating patients suffering from sleep disorders. Dr. Avi Weisfogel is a co-founder and owner of the Dental Sleep Masters. This is a company that specializes in dental care and sleep disorders. This company was founded in 2014 by Dr. Avi Weisfogel together with two of his colleagues. He is a graduate of New York University College of Dentistry. This company is based in New Jersey. Dr. Avi Weisfogel established his first clinic Old Bridge Dental Care.…

Can you imagine a thirteen-year-old girl, who was healthy but had to take her tonsils out go from getting her tonsils removed to a near-death experience. In Rachel Aviv’s article “What Does It Mean To Die?” goes into a deeper meaning of false result on being brain dead. Aviv’s article uses Jahi’s story to prove that there is a lot of confusion between being brain dead and having the brain injury. Aviv uses rhetorical devices, like ethos, pathos, imagery and repetition to persuade her audience…

Diseases)). The surgeon may also make a slit in the covering of the brain called the dura to review the brain and spinal cord. Surgeons may also use electrocautery, which uses high-frequency electrical currents to destroy tissue and shrink the cerebellar tonsils. “Similarly, surgeons may open the spinal cord and insert a shunt to drain a syringomyelia or hydromyelia. A small tube or catheter may be inserted into the shrinx for continued drainage (Clinical…

The Lymphatic system consists of the tonsils, lymphatic vessels, the thymus, lymph nodes, and the spleen, and its functions include immunity, lipid absorption, and tissue fluid recovery (Saladin, Sullivan, & Gan, 2015). The lymphatic system consists of 6 main types of lymphatic cells: B Lymphocytes (B Cells), Dendritic Cells, Macrophages, Natural Killer (NK) Cells, Reticular Cells, and T Lymphocytes (T Cells). The unique function of each cell is briefly described below. B Lymphocytes (B Cells):…