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Overview of Human Papillomavirus (PPV)

up on their own, they can recur at any time, and for the most common HPV types that do not cause warts, treatment can prove ineffe...

STROKE SIGNS, PROTOCOLS AND LESSONS

or knowledge; affective, or feelings/emotion and attitude and psychomotor, in other words, manual or physical, skills or action (C...

Brief Summary of Depression

from chronic - or dysthymic - depression); dysthymic depression, mild yet chronic in its attack upon the individual. The perpetua...

Diagnosing Medical Problems

body" (What causes anemia?, 2009). The symptoms of this condition include pale skin and fatigue, and the causes include "[A]n iron...

Trauma Registry Databases and How They Are Used

trauma registry, then, has been viewed as a critical component to the successful development of any hospital or critical care trau...

Examination of Breast Cancer

& Estrin, 2003). However, a core biopsy or incisional biopsy is when just a small part of the tissue is used ( Pfeuffer & Estrin, ...

Schizophrenia

been great strides made in the treatment of the disease, enabling many patients to live full lives (Mueser and McGurk 2036). What ...

Arguments in Favor of Legalizing Marijuana for Medical Use

are important issues and deserve attention because they will shape our nations future. Clearly we can build more and more prisons,...

Alcoholism, A Family Disease

to demonstrate that it is not easy to pinpoint or treat. It affects people from all walks of life. The bum on the street might not...

Spinal Tuberculosis Management and Prevention Literature Review

is actually a form of tuberculosis. The story of Alexander Pope is just an anecdote and by no means signifies its origin. Skeleton...

Definition and Types of PTSD

Hurricane Katrina is one of the most recent examples of an event that resulted in PTSD among some victims. Szegedy-Maszak (2005) ...

Coelho's The Alchemist and Fate

It is a "lie" that people are controlled by Fate, but at the same time, ones personal destiny is already laid out and what is more...

Overview of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

tendons in the passageway becomes irritated and swell (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, 2006). The result...

Collective Term Known as Dementia

instances that affects both genders of younger age groups (Draper, 2004, p. 82). Etiology Alzheimers disease is age-related, and ...

A Research Proposal on Social Phobia

approaches: medications and psychotherapy. Cognitive behavioral therapy has shown the greatest promise. Among other elements, this...

Overview of scleroderma

occur, due to the effect of the disease on intestinal muscles. Heart and lungs may also be affected because of poor blood flow and...

Anorexia: Informational Essay

be anemia, light-headedness and swollen joints. Reduced muscle mass is also a danger for anorexics; if the disorder becomes sever...

Breast Cancer in Women

"uninhibited in her sexual expression, regardless of her prior inclinations" (Thorne and Murray, 2000, p. 142). She will probably ...

A Discussion of Amnesia

In two pages this paper defines amnesia, considers its diagnosis and treatment methodologies along with the the biological, physic...

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Lou Gehrig's Disease

comprised of both a smooth exterior and a tubular inner membrane that establish plate-like double membranes called cristae. Studi...

Colon Cancer Overview

with Lynch syndrome I (colonic tumors) and II (colonic and additional tumors such as endometrial, ovarian or breast. According to...

IBC Inflammatory Breast Cancer

dose of antibiotics, after which time -- when the indications do not disappear -- further testing in the form of biopsy, ultrasoun...

Personality Disorders: Case Study Analyses

2008). He saw both his mother and his fianc?e as weak and lacking their own lives (Mendelowitz, 2008). The use of this case study ...

Guillain Barre/Physical Therapy

stress ad fearful concerning what is happening to them. Reassurance and description of the phases of the illness and the positive...

Headaches and Migraines

that could be severely disabling (Taylor et al, 2004, p. S-3). The differences between a migraine and a tension headache are as f...

Saving Fritz: How Much Is Too Much?

the neck but are now more often given in the leg, so that it can be amputated if a cancer occurs, thus savings the cats life (Lync...

Saving Fritz: Is There A Limit to Love?

dies is equivalent to the grief they feel for a person; in some cases it is even greater, because the animal cannot speak and tell...

Abruptio Placentae

age, particularly among those women who are under 20 or older than 35; * Maternal uterine fibroids; * Maternal smoking, alcohol us...

What is ADHD?

in a childs behavior in that it violates the norm. Eventually, the child is examined and possibly diagnosed with ADHD. ADHD is th...

Educating a 13-Year Old in the Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS)

the disorder in the family (Irritable bowel syndrome, 2009). It appears to be especially distressing for children: "Children with ...