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Diagnosis and Treatment of Placenta Disorders

be accounted for approximately 15 percent of perinatal mortality (Angelini and Menihan, 1996). The diagnosis of placental ...

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...

Teaching and Autism

at one office visit. That night Christian had a slight fever and he slept for long periods of time. When he was awake he would scr...

Profiling Sufferers of Color Blindness

the paper a brief overview of what color blindness actually is. Some things that might be mentioned are that color blindness exist...

Overview of Stress in Patients

In nine pages this paper examines causes, symptoms, and results of patient stress in a nursing overview that includes the servant ...

Stress and K9 Police Officers

standpoint. They must daily confront ethical questions such as: Is it accepting a cash bribe? How about an offer of reduced cos...

Tumors of the Brain

Overall, there are two types of brain tumors - these are primary brain tumors that begin in the brain itself, and metastic brain t...

Overview of Psychogenic Shock

what accompanies significant pain ("Shock," 2004). From the loss of a loved one to a car accident to the discovery that ones spous...

Gastroenteritis and SRSV

In nine pages this paper discusses the SRSV organism that causes viral gastroenteritis in a consideration of transmission, symptom...

Biographical Sketch of Bipolar Disorder

(APA, 2003) and "These rates are consistent across diverse cultures and ethnic groups" (APA, 2003). The rate for bipolar II is abo...

Overview of Meningococcal Disease

can progress from initial symptoms: "to coma and death as quickly as 12 to 48...

Overview of Lead Poisoning

disabilities to death (2003). Although frightening, experts say that lead poising is preventable (2003). The way to accomplish thi...

Comparative Analysis of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and Rape Trauma Syndrome

is administered by a trained counselor for sexual assault victims. The test determines if the alleged victim has indeed been the v...

Mad Cow Disease Variant Cruetzfeldt-Jakob (vCJD) (Mad Cow Disease)

(2001). In general, symptoms progress to problems with walking and muscle coordination as well as forgetfulness and memory disturb...

Overview of Heart Disease

and strokes. Heart disease became commonplace. The rate of heart disease increased so sharply between the 1940 and 1967 that the W...

Overview of Macula Degeneration

As a result, the central vision deteriorates (Overview of Macular Degeneration, 2003). The...

Examination of Epilepsy

two, but may continue for longer periods. At this point, if the aura was not strong enough to detect the oncoming seizure, the mo...

Overview of the Medical Condition Known as Epilepsy

the brain occurs and this results in electrical discharges in the brain, a condition that is not normal ("epilepsy.com" PG) . Duri...

Nursing Homes and Abuse of the Elderly

over the age of 60 years in 1995, and that number will probably increase to about 1.2 billion (2002, p.1094) in 2025. Informatio...

An Examination of Cerebral Palsy

Cerebral palsy is not really a specific disease but a term utilized in order to describe several chronic disorders that tend to im...

Comprehensive Overview of Diabetes Mellitus

2001, p. 217). Diabetes mellitus is a group of metabolic diseases that are characterized by high blood sugar (glucose) levels i...

Using Adrenaline to Treat Anaphylatic Shock

(called IgE) (ONeill, 1990). This then sticks to other cells such as the mast cells or the basophils, this is a chain reaction as ...

Article on Mothers' Depression and Infants Critiqued

American Psychiatric Association. The authors indicate that postpartum depression has received a great deal of research att...

The Parish Nurse and Advanced Practice Nursing

issues of spirituality. In essence, the parish nurse has the ability to treat the whole patient, rather than only addressing symp...

Nursing Care and Patient Diagnosis

is wheelchair bound, but nevertheless cooks for herself and shops for herself in a nearby grocery store, using her motorized wheel...

The Field of Nursing and Issues of Aggregate Introduction and Diagnoses in Health Promotion

already has been diagnosed as having some form of heart disease. In that sense, primary prevention is not possible. The goals of...

Drug Ecstasy

to medical science (Ecstasy, 2004). It wasnt until the 1980s that it was first introduced to the "streets" as an illicit drug (Ec...

Defining Type II Diabetes

diabetes (because it often occurs in adults) or ``non-ketosis-prone diabetes (because ketoacidosis seldom occurs), but it is neith...

Epidemiology of Rheumatoid Arthritis

In six pages this research essay examines rheumatoid arthritis in an overview of its symptoms, diagnosis, and how it can be treate...

Research on the Pain of Rheumatoid Arthritis

In five pages this paper discusses the research on the causes, symptoms, and pain associated with the incurable rheumatoid arthrit...