Obesity has become a major health issue in the United States and Europe [1]. It is estimated that more than one-third of population in the US is obese [2]. Obesity and morbid obesity are defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥30- <40 kg.m-2 and ≥40 kg.m-2‚ respectively. A broad range of health issues such as cardiac disease‚ hypertension‚ stroke‚ type 2 diabetes mellitus‚ obstructive sleep apnea and obesity hypoventilation syndrome are associated with obesity. All of the latter consequently increases
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Introduction Trofino (n.d) states that to succeed in the nursing profession‚ nurses must be ready for a high-touch‚ high-caring and high-tech profession where learning never cease. According to the Singapore Nursing Board (2014)‚ nurses are required to maintain their competencies through continuing nursing education in order to deliver safe patient care and to keep updated with the advances and innovations in healthcare. Working in the Emergency Department (ED) Television programme has
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Immune-Compromised Host: What Can I Do to Fight Pneumonia? Pneumonia is an infection causing inflammation of the air sacs in one or both lungs. The air sacs may be filled with pus or fluid resulting to cough with phlegm or pus‚ chills‚ fever‚ and difficulty breathing. Bacteria‚ fungi‚ viruses‚ and a variety of organisms can cause pneumonia. But what if you are an immune-compromised host? When you already have a weakened immune system and you get pneumonia‚ it is called “pneumonia in an immune-compromised
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Patents Wheatley v Drillsafe Ltd. (2001) Wheatley v Drillsafe Ltd. Facts: Wheatley (W)‚ the proprietor and licensee of a European patent relating to a threaded hole cutting device‚ appealed against a decision holding that the patent was invalid on the ground of common general knowledge and accordingly should be revoked‚ and also that‚ in any event‚ there had been no infringement of the patent by Drillsafe (D) and others. Contentions: D maintained‚ inter alia‚ that its use of a semi-penetrating
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Understanding autoimmune disease is the subject of intense study within the medical community and although there have been great strides in the direction of uncoiling the mystery of autoimmune responses‚ there is still much to be discovered. Cell-mediated autoimmune disease is defined as a disease in which one’s immune system attacks the healthy cells of their own body. Such diseases as Multiple Sclerosis‚ Rheumatoid Arthritis‚ Celiac Disease‚ and Lupus fall into this category. With Zika virus
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progressively downhill course. He was initially hospitalized and found to be mildly hypoxic‚ which rapidly corrected subluminal low-flow oxygen therapy however‚ he gradually became more oxygen dependent on high-flow oxygen‚ eventually requiring intubation with mechanical ventilation in order to maintain his oxygenation. He underwent an open lung biopsy an attempt to delineate the etiology of his pulmonary situation‚ and this was reported as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and abilities. The specimen
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progressively downhill course. He was initially hospitalized and found to be mildly hypoxemic which was rapidly corrected with supplemental low-flow oxygen therapy. However‚ he gradually became more oxygen dependent on high-flow oxygen‚ eventually requiring intubation with mechanical ventilation in order to maintain his oxygenation. He underwent an open-lung biopsy in an attempt to delineate the etiology of his pulmonary situation‚ and this was reported as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in alveolitis. The specimen
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progressively downhill course. He was initially hospitalized and found to be mildly hypoxic‚ which rapidly corrected with supplemental low flow oxygen therapy however‚ he gradually became more oxygen dependent on high flow oxygen‚ eventually requiring intubation with mechanical ventilation in order to maintain his oxygenation. He underwent an open lung biopsy in an attempt to delineate the etiology of his pulmonary situation‚ and this was reported as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and alveolitis. The specimen
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Resuscitate‚ is an order that alerts medical professionals not to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation‚ CPR‚ on an individual. CPR consists of life saving methods such as procedures that can involve mouth to mouth resuscitation to using a defibrillator‚ intubation‚ and using cardio tonic drugs to bring the patient back to life. DNR orders is a legal document that has been sustained by the individual or proxy‚ typically is for patients that are seriously ill or may be terminally ill‚ preventing
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airway is compromised‚ and the patient cannot breathe on his or her own. A common reason for needing this in the pediatric population is due to a subglottic stenosis (SGS) (Deutsch‚ 2010). Although an SGS can be congenital‚ most are the result of intubation‚ as the subglottis cannot stretch to accommodate the endotracheal tube (ETT). While many acquired SGS happen from 2 weeks to 10 years old‚ the majority of these are before the age of 1 (Santer & D’Alessandro‚ 2016). Anatomy and Physiology:
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