11 résultats pour "clinic"
- Mayo Clinic.
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Medicine.
C Other Health Professionals Medicine is not restricted to physicians. A wide variety of health care practitioners work in this exciting field. By far the largest professional group is nurses. Registerednurses help physicians during examinations, treatment, and surgery. They observe, evaluate, and record patients’ symptoms, administer medications, and provideother care ( see Nursing). Nurse practitioners perform basic duties once reserved for physicians, such as diagnosing and treating common i...
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Sexually Transmitted Infections.
D Genital Herpes Genital herpes is caused by infection with the herpes simplex virus (HSV). Most cases of genital herpes are due to HSV type 2. Some cases, however, result from genitalinfections with HSV type 1, a common cause of cold sores. Genital herpes causes recurrent outbreaks of painful sores on the genitals, although the disease oftenremains dormant with no symptoms for long periods. In the United States, one in five individuals over the age of 12 is infected with HSV type 2, and the va...
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Síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA) - ciencias de la
naturaleza.
se multiplica a una gran velocidad, sufriendo diversas mutaciones genéticas. Al principio, se produce un descenso de la cifra de linfocitos T CD4 pero, al poco tiempo, lascifras normales se recuperan en respuesta a una activación del sistema inmunológico. Durante esta etapa los individuos son altamente contagiosos. El paciente entra entonces en un periodo libre de síntomas (fase asintomática) cuya duración puede ser superior a diez años. Durante ésta, el virus continúa replicándosecausando una d...
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Psychology.
Clinical psychology is dedicated to the study, diagnosis, and treatment of mental illnesses and other emotional or behavioral disorders. More psychologists work in this field than in any other branch of psychology. In hospitals, community clinics, schools, and in private practice, they use interviews and tests to diagnose depression,anxiety disorders, schizophrenia, and other mental illnesses. People with these psychological disorders often suffer terribly. They experience disturbing symptoms t...
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Bowling.
In each of the first nine frames the bowler rolls one or two balls. If the bowler knocks down all ten pins with the first ball, he or she has rolled a strike, the best roll possible. An X is recorded on the scoresheet or screen, and the bowler receives ten points (the number of pins knocked down) plus a bonus of the number of pins thebowler knocks down in his or her next two bowls. The maximum possible score in a strike frame, therefore, is 30: the strike followed by two more strikes on subseq...
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White House - geography.
Each Thanksgiving, the pardoning of the turkey takes place in the Rose Garden. This ceremony of rescuing a turkey and sending it to a petting zoo began during HarryTruman’s term, although Abraham Lincoln is said to have set a precedent by sparing his son’s pet turkey from the oven. III INSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE A large complex is needed for the many activities that take place at the White House. The White House has 132 rooms, 4 dining rooms, 35 bathrooms, 8 staircases, 3elevators, a clinic, a den...
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Birth Control.
without a prescription and used alone or with a condom, diaphragm, or cervical cap. Spermicides used alone must be inserted deep into the vagina before each act ofintercourse and a woman should not douche for six to eight hours after intercourse. With typical use, spermicides used alone are effective in preventing pregnancyabout 74 percent of the time. They may cause an allergic reaction such as irritation of the vagina or penis. B Intrauterine Device The intrauterine device (IUD) is a small pl...
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Abortion.
Intact dilation and extraction, also referred to as a partial birth abortion, consists of partially removing the fetus from the uterus through the vaginal canal, feet first,and using suction to remove the brain and spinal fluid from the skull. The skull is then collapsed to allow complete removal of the fetus from the uterus. III SOCIAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES Abortion has become one of the most widely debated ethical issues of our time. On one side are pro-choice supporters—individuals who favor a...
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Síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA) - ciencias de la
naturaleza.
se multiplica a una gran velocidad, sufriendo diversas mutaciones genéticas. Al principio, se produce un descenso de la cifra de linfocitos T CD4 pero, al poco tiempo, lascifras normales se recuperan en respuesta a una activación del sistema inmunológico. Durante esta etapa los individuos son altamente contagiosos. El paciente entra entonces en un periodo libre de síntomas (fase asintomática) cuya duración puede ser superior a diez años. Durante ésta, el virus continúa replicándosecausando una d...
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Sistema inmunológico - ciencias de la naturaleza.
Las citoquinas son compuestos solubles, responsables en gran parte de la regulación de la respuesta inmunológica. Si son segregadas por los linfocitos, reciben el nombrede linfoquinas; si son segregadas por los monocitos, se denominan monoquinas. Algunas citoquinas amplifican o incrementan una respuesta inmunológica que está encurso, otras hacen que las células proliferen, y otras pueden suprimir una respuesta inmunológica en funcionamiento. El sistema inmunológico, al igual que otros sistemasco...