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Tourette's Disorder
<view this essay>.... case of TS is unlikely to be confused with any other disorder. However, only a decade ago TS was frequently misdiagnosed as schizophrenia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Sydenham's chorea, epilepsy, or nervous habits. The differentiation of TS from other tic syndromes may be no more than semantic, especially since recent genetic evidence links TS with multiple tics. Transient tics of childhood are best defined in retrospect. At times it may be difficult to distinguish children with extreme attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) from TS. Many ADHD children, on close examination, have a few phonic or motor tics, grimace, or produce noises similar .....
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Leukemia
<view this essay>.... weakened (Reagan
90). The classification of leukemia is based on what organ it is attacking.
Leukemia can be in acute or chronic form, which means it can happen rapidly, or
be prolonged and severe (Bourne 996). To diagnose leukemia doctors have to
insert a needle into the bone marrow to extract it and then then view it under a
microscope to see if it has any abnormalities that relate to that of leukemia.
Some of the symptoms that are involved with leukemia include: lack of energy,
fever, susceptibility to infection (because of lack of white blood cells),
excessive or repetitive bleeding, easy bruising, and also enlargement of the
liver, spleen and l .....
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Schizophrenia: Explained And Treatments
<view this essay>.... the term "schizophrenia," referring to what he called
the "splitting of the various psychic functions" (Honig 209-211). Having a
"split personality" is often incorrectly associated with schizophrenia.
Possessing multiple personalities on different occasions is a form of neurosis
vice psychosis (Chapman). Symptoms most commonly associated with schizophrenia
include delusions, hallucinations, and thought disorder (Torrey 1). Delusions
are irrational ideas, routinely absurd and outlandish. A patient may believe
that he or she is possessed of great wealth, intellect, importance or power.
Sometimes the patient may think he is George Washington or another great
h .....
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Human Variations In High Altitude Populations
<view this essay>.... adjustment high altitude populations must make are firstly
physical and secondly cultural. Although most people adapt culturally to their
surroundings, in a high altitude environment these cultural changes alone aren’t
enough. Many physical adaptations that reflect “the genetic plasticity common to
all of mankind(Molinar,219)” have to be made to survive and even more than that
thrive in this type of environment.
In this paper I will describe the high altitude stresses. Along with
adaptations made by the populations living in them. The two high altitude
populations which I will examine in this paper are the Tibetan people of the
Asian Himalayas and the Quec .....
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Be Healthy And Drug Free
<view this essay>.... brother.
There are many different types of drugs. Some drugs are good for you
and some could kill people. Some good drugs are anesthetics, hormones, vaccines,
and antibiotics. Some bad drugs are narcotics. These are sleep inducers.
Examples of this are codeine, heroin, and morphine. Other drugs include cocaine,
nicotine, and marijuana.
Nowadays, drugs are a big problem in our society. The only drugs that
you should take should be drugs that your doctor prescribed for you. And you
should only take the amount of that drug that he tells you to. Every drug can
be poisonous if you take too much.
Peer pressure is hard to turn down. Peer pressure is w .....
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The Ebola Virus
<view this essay>.... cause the hemorrhagic fever. The two outbreaks alone
where documented with 550 cases and 430 deaths.
Scientist have concluded that there are three different strains of
the Ebola virus. The scientist have been able to diagnosed the virus y a
technique called ELISA(enzyme-linked immunosorbant assay, this technique
looks for specific viral proteins mode from the infected patient. When the
virus is detected there is stricked safety precautions all nurses and
others have to go through and do. The CDC has classified the Ebola virus as
a Biosafety level 4, which means that the greatest safety precautions are
taken.
This Ebola cell is shaped as a .....
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Schizophrenia
<view this essay>.... disease, but researchers are focusing on four leading theories: the Genetic Theory, the Environmental Theory, the Biochemical Theory, and the Bio-Psycho-Social Theory.
The Genetic Theory argues that is caused by traits in a person's genetic makeup. A normal person has twenty-three pairs of chromosomes. Each pair contains one chromosome from each parent. In corresponding locations called loci of each chromosome, the genes for specific traits are located. Some researchers believe that mutations with these genes can cause . We inherit our genes from our parents, but this does not mean that the parents of a schizophrenic are mentally ill. Problems in a per .....
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Miscarriage
<view this essay>.... of a pregnancy, but an acceptable word to use when doctors refer as to the fetus that is no longer able forego and develop in it’s mother’s womb. There are seven different terms describing the different stages that a woman can have a at. The first one is threatened /abortion that means that the woman experiences vaginal bleeding during the first 28 weeks of pregnancy. The bleeding may be light or heavy and may or may not be accompanied by lower abdominal discomfort and backache. It is a relatively common situation. The second word used is, spontaneous /abortion, and it indicates that the abortion occurred naturally and that it was not induced. .....
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