Material and Method Subjects and samples- This was a case-control study conducted in King George’s Medical University, a tertiary-care teaching institute, and Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, a tertiary-care government non-teaching institute, in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. A total of 1118 subjects were enrolled including 559 cases and 559 controls. Cases were defined as mothers (age 18-40 years) of live preterm neonates (birth at less than 37 weeks of gestation).…
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al. 2012: 443). I still believe it is much more likely that the individual suffered from a form of…
With the current available treatments and medication as well as the early diagnosis, SLE is considered a chronic disease with relatively lower mortality rates[90]. SLE symptoms usually present during the first years of obtaining the disease, but can progress quite slowly and be mistaken for other diseases[24][29]. The severity of SLE ranges from benign and can rapid progress to possibly fatal [25]. Fortunately, many patients can manage SLE with medication and live a normal life span [62]. There are several valid systems that measure SLE disease activity and symptom severity, such as the Systemic Lupus Activity Measure (SLAM), SLEDAI, Lupus Activity Index (LAI), European Consensus Lupus Activity Measurement (ECLAM), and British Isles Lupus Activity Group (BILAG) Index [25].…
Program Evaluation of Substance Abuse Treatment Center Description of Ambrosia Treatment Center’s Program: Ambrosia Treatment Center’s mission statements is “We strive to offer progressive treatment modalities to help the sick and suffering addict and alcoholic start their journey of recovery in a respectful, nurturing and comfortable way”. Ambrosia treatment centers offer this as personal goals for all their clients – “While building a supportive environment to ensure sobriety is the top priority, life continues after treatment. Now that addiction no longer rules their lives, clients are encouraged to plan for their future. This can include continuing education, finding employment, managing finances and repairing family relationships”.…
After researching investment opportunities, Jay and Leigh Carlos decided to open a home for the mentally retarded (Borden & Cooper, 2002). After fifteen years of operation, they had acquired two facilities to house the mentally retarded and an adult day-care, and they were looking to expand even further. Leigh was a registered nurse, and she was in charge of keeping the organization in compliance with all federal, state, and local regulations (Borden & Cooper, 2002). Although the facilities offered care given by licensed practical nurses, they did not offer round-the-clock care by this type of professionals. They also did not offer full service medical care such as hospitals, and injections were unusual for their facilities.…
Treating Shingles with Acupuncture What is “Shingles” and how do we get it? Shingles is a painful condition characterized by a skin rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox - the varicella zoster. It is also known as Herpes Zoster.…
To diagnose and manage 17-year-old male presenting with palpitations, fever, and malaise, it will be important to obtain a family history and patient history. On the exam, I would complete a full head to toe assessment focusing on the head, eyes, ears, nose, neck, chest, heart, throat and lungs looking for signs of viral or bacterial infection. Also inquiring about the onset of symptoms precipitating factors, anything that has improved symptoms or anything that has worsened symptoms. A detailed history of any previous bacterial of viral infection should be…
Annotated Bibliography Works Cited Page: “Othello, the Moor of Venice” Dahl, Joanne, and Tobias Lundgren. “Behavior Analysis Of Epilepsy: Conditioning Mechanisms, Behavior Technology And The Contribution Of ACT.” The Behavior Analyst Today 6.3 (2005):191-202. PsycARTICLES. Web.…
The next week, I was so eager to learn something new. The psychiatrist announced that it was the military week. This implies that he would spend long hours interacting with them because they were new clients. He needed to get good and solid information about every one of them. Most of the clients who worked in the military or who fought in the military, suffered from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PSTD).…
on 2-12-14. Information was obtained largely from the patient, patient's wife and supplemented with assessment findings from the patient’s chart. The student nurse found the patient to be within the normal range for his age in the body systems of skin, hair, and nails, head, eyes, ears, sinuses, and nose, breast, genital. The patient also was found to be in the normal range for his age in his sleeping and rest patterns (Jarvis,…
Dr. Nick: I am director of one of the largest CF programs and I spend about half of my time with clinical care, both in the hospital and the clinic. I have a large research program that is both clinical trials and I have my own lab as well. Interviewer: On average, how many cystic fibrosis patients would you say are under your direct care? Dr. Nick: Under my direct care probably about 200.…
New England Journal of Medicine, 33(3), 211-214. Retrieved from…
Ethically Challenged Debates focused on ethics have been argued by many factions and seem to have been in an infinite loop since the idea of experimenting on humans began. Those who wish to further their progress by running trials on human subjects man the front for one side of the argument, and those who run the opposition to human experimentation provide resistance. The latter is held in control by the Institutional Review Board or IRB. But what happens if it is the same entity for both fields of the debate and the one who conducts these experiments are also in charge of denying others the same “progress”?…
Patient Interview Paper The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressive and mostly irreversible deteriorating condition of the function of the lung and disease of heterogeneous with comorbidities. According to World Health Organization (WHO, 2015) the COPD is going to be the third leading cause of death by 2030 and estimated approximately 80 million in worldwide. This is the general term used to explain the numeral conditions inclusive of chronic bronchitis and emphysema. The knowledge of pathophysiology of COPD will help the nurses in nursing process to care of such patients.…