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J. J. is a 12-year-old, independent, type one diabetic; diagnosed at five years old. Her experience of being diagnosed was a difficult and almost fatal one. It all started when J. J. got a bad ear infection and had an accident, which was extremely abnormal for her, since she was already potty trained. The doctor put her on amoxicillin, and a week later she came down with a rash. J. J.’s mother brought her to the doctor, and he thought she had mono. They did a mono blood test and the results came…

The American Academy of Otolaryngology suggests an emergency supply checklist be provided to and reviewed with all patients or caregivers of patients with new tracheostomies (McCormick et al., 2015). Supplies such as oxygen, suctioning canister and tubing, tracheostomy collar should be available to the patient upon discharge. Although this checklist purposes to ensures consistent education, a survey found that many still feel unprepared and suggest continued education and evaluation in a home…

Premarin lies in the incredibly cruel methods used to produce this drug. The mares that are used for premarin are kept continually pregnant in stalls too small for them to even turn around in order for their urine to be collected by filthy, bulky tubing attached to their bladder. Is this a use or abuse? What happens when they can no…

And All That Jazz When someone mentions the word jazz most people probably picture something along the lines of a saxophone player standing on a street corner in the French quarter of New Orleans. Or a thought of the roaring 20s' and imagine your self at a party where everyone is dancing to the sound of a live band with trumpets, saxophones, and trombones. However these are actually surprisingly accurate to what jazz really is. But how did such an innovative type of music come about? Who was…

I am a Social Worker for the Providing Hope Mental Health Center in Plentyville, Nebraska. New clients are assigned to the next available social worker and today I was given the opportunity to meet a woman named Amy. Prior to our meeting, I was able to read a basic client information sheet, this is where I learned Amy had requested to speak with someone who specializes in domestic violence issues. Identifying Information Amy is a 35-year old Caucasian female. She was born, raised, and…

General introduction: Backpacking In general, backpacking is a self-governing, global, low- budget method for travelling. Its admirers, who backpack are called ‘Backpacker’. Who mostly travel for a longer time than normal tourists, visit diverse countries while on the road, which can take the months, sometimes years. We also have people who go camping, hiking and tramping in woods or outdoors, hitch-hiking their journey from a place to another and those with backpacks with switching between…

to a custom earpiece that fits into the ear canal, for all ages and hearing loss (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2014). Receiver in canal or ear: similar to behind the ear except has a speaker or receiver in the canal or ear, which is a tiny wire rather than tubing connecting the pieces, for all ages and hearing loss (Mayo Clinic Staff, 2014). Open fit: this is a variation of behind the ear hearing aid, helps keep the ear canal open wide to allow lox frequency sounds to enter the ear manually and for high…

1 Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) 1.1 Introduction Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death globally. Different types of cardiac operations are performed every day in hospitals varying in complexity to treat several lesions such as coronary artery bypass graft, heart valve replacement and total heart replacement. Cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is a crucial technique employed in the majority of these operations (Punjabi and Taylor 2013). It takes over the function of the heart and…

Cardiac work in the isolated heart from normal rats following acute MI Juea Park INTRODUCTION The heart is a muscular oragn which has to perform work to eject blood for the right and left entricles. Two laws govern the relationship between ventricular volume and cardiac pump performance. The first, the law of Laplace, is a low stating that when the ventricle dilates, the wall stress needed to achieve a give intraventricular pressure is increased. The second,…

1.1 Overview
 CSF definition It is a well-known fact that the brain lies within the skull and the spinal cord lies within the vertebral column. Between the soft neutral tissues and the bones that house them are three types of membranous coverings called meninges. Some of the space between these coverings is called subarachnoid space and filled with clear and colorless fluid (cerebrospinal fluid “CSF”). CSF circulates inside the central nervous system through the ventricular part of this system…