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Overview of Leukemia

children (Steen and Mirro 14). This suggests different causes of adult and childhood cancer, something that could in fact be a s...

Pediatric Patient Catheterization

Sometimes just the opposite can occur and the bladder does not empty like it should, if at all. Other problems that seem to be ass...

Kwashiorkor Form of Malnutrition

Mehl? hrschaden (Hait, 2001). The reason it is called the disease of the elder child is due to the fact that the mothers milk is ...

Children and Meningitis

sets in (which is actually blood poisoning) that a rash, not unlike that, that one might get from an acute case of poison ivy or p...

An ADHD Review

"generalized impulsivity disorder, with the traits of impulsivity manifesting at the motor, emotional, social, and attentional lev...

Autism

an avoidance of eye contact, absence of speech or a nonsensical parroting of others (referred to as echolalia), apparent deafness ...

The Clash of Parents and Medical Professionals in 'Baby Owens'

ultrasound or even an abdominal x-ray (National Institute of Health, 2004). Such was the case with Baby Owens. After the ...

Symptoms of Schizophrenia and Comments from Patients

2004). this symptom is sufficient for a diagnosis (HealthyPlace.com). Schizophrenia is treated with both drugs and therapeutic i...

A look at the Herpes Viruses

subfamily have longer reproductive cycles and a more narrow host range. In this group, infected "cells often become enlarged. Lat...

Cancer Interventions

care professionals and systems because of previous negative experiences. The literature emphasizes that all women, regardless of...

Summaries of DSM IV Disorders

Communication Disorder, Not Specified. Pervasive Developmental Disorders: Autism-lists of symptoms are presented in 3 separate ca...

Overview of Sinusitis

whatever substances that have become trapped in it) toward openings known as ostia, which lead to a passageway in the back of the ...

Overview of Coronary Artery Disease

known as hardening of the arteries (Obesity, Fitness & Wellness Week, 2006). These plaque blockages can be either hard and consol...

Epidemiology of Syphilis

so easily treated in many instances. At least one of the pharmacological treatment mainstays has recently been noted as ineffecti...

Asthma and the Human Respiratory System

Many diverse conditions can affect the lung. Asthma is one such condition. Unfortunately, asthma is too often dismissed as an in...

High Heels and Resulting Medical Problems

wear heels? It can result in a neuroma, leading to affected areas often between the third and fourth metatarsals (Christiansen, 20...

DSM IV Diagnostic Criteria and Treatment of PTSD

after the exposure to the initiating traumatic event (Stein, 2002). If PTSD-like symptoms become evidence and are intense prior to...

Adolescent Type I Diabetes Care Plan

much sugar remains in the blood and too little energy is transferred to other cells. The diabetic needs to take externally adminis...

A Case History of Angina

of angina, but no indication of muscle damage or clotting (as would be the case in coronary thrombosis). It should also be...

Red Genital Lesions and Patient Diagnosis

how it was initiated. This means that contacting partners, or figuring out who might have given one the disease, can become rather...

Overview of Malaria

fact that malaria parasites have built up a tremendous tolerance to the standard drugs administered to fight the disease. The ext...

Pathology and Treatment of Liver Cancer

Cancer, 2003). Of course the disease is serious, but it is potentially curable with the surgical intervention not accessible to m...

Chemical Dependency Issues

the substance replaces recreational social or occupational activities (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). * The continuing u...

MAOA and Conduct Disorder

the correlation between incidences of maltreatment and increased risk for antisocial behavior (Sluzki, 2007). The Caspi, et al, s...

Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: The Cosmetic Surgery Addiction

physician Enrique Morselli back in 1891 as dysmorphophobia, BDD has been defined as "the fear of having a deformity" (Hunt, Thienh...

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 ...

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) ...

Borderline Personality Disorder

reckless driving, overspending, stealing). [Again, not including suicidal or self-mutilating behavior covered in Criterion 5] (Ame...

Post-Traumatic Stress Syndrome And The Counting Method

upon as wholly overwhelming. II. SUMMARY The individual conjures up a traumatic memory while the therapist counts from ...

Prevention And Treatment Programs For Alcohol Abuse

prevention of alcohol abuse from a community perspective has made Sacramento, California a precedent setting city whereby extended...