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Figure 5. Laser Scanning Polarimetry. Figure 5. Laser Polarimetry used to detect early signs of retinal damage through the phase changes of a polarized laser light. Adapted from 20/20 eye associates. Drug therapy The goal of therapy include three key elements. Reduce and control the intraocular pressure, maintain the optic nerve and the retinal ganglion cell layer and preserve the visual field. (AAO, 2010). According to the American Academy of Ophthalmology Preferred Practice Pattern guidelines

If you don’t have city sewage you probably have a septic system. A septic system is a system that treats removes and disposes of water. Usually this water is from homes and businesses. Septic systems are responsible for the removal of water waste. If it is working properly it will safely remove filtered water out of harms way and back into the aquifer. If a septic system is not working properly it can be dangerous it may cause the near by water table to overflow causing flooding and water contamination

How does caffeine affect our body? Caffeine is the most common thing in those kinds of beverages, such as Coca-Cola, Mountain Dew, Gatorade, coffee, etc. Drink too much will affect our body. It will cheer you up, but somehow still will destroy your body. Addicted to caffeine may cause blood glucose, Insulin Resistance and Muscle, Skeletal disease. Caffeine is a xanthine alkaloid compound, but also a central nervous system stimulant, and can be very beneficial to human health if ingested, appropriately

John Doolittle once said, “Developments in medical technology have long been confined to procedural or pharmaceutical advances, while neglecting a most basic and essential component of medicine: patient information management”. Millions of Americans and citizens around the world today are prescribed pharmaceutical drugs every year. Some are for simple things, such as allergies, and others are for life threatening conditions if not treated properly, such as diabetes, heart disease, and high cholesterol

Thalidomide was a drug created for pregnant women in 1957.It was first introduced on the market in west Germany on October 1, 1957. It was created to help combat symptoms associated with women 's morning sickness, but it caused more harm than good. It created a worldwide epidemic. It was created as a harmless sleeping pill. Thalidomide created many birth defects affecting 10,000 children worldwide like phocomelia and Amelia . Thalidomide could be bought without a prescription from the doctor in west

creatine to maximize metabolic adaptations to overcome the metabolic stresses from training with the goal of overcoming both bone and muscle breakdown for increased synthesis, and preparing the bodies energy stores for the next bout. Carbohydrates Dose: 1.0-1.2 g/kg body wt or 50g Timing: immediately after within 2 hours of last set Strategy: high glycemic

Treatment Options with Mechanism of Action: Beta2-Adrenergic Agonists: Beta2-adrenergic agonist work by stimulating beta2-adrenergic receptors and increasing cylic 3’5’ adenosine monophosphate, or cAMP (Arcangelo et al, 2017). The increase of cAMP results in relaxation of the smooth muscle of the airway. The cAMP also accelerates the activity of the bronchial ciliary (Arcangelo et al, 2017). Short-acting (Ventolin HFA) and long-acting (monotherapy not recommended, but a long-acting beta2-adrenergic

A patient presenting with numbness and tingling is worrisome as it can mean that the patient is unsteady or has the potential to injure themselves. If a person experiences numbness in their hands they could easily spill a hot beverage on themselves and end up with a burn. Numbness to the hands means that they could also potentially run their arm into a doorway and injure the skin, muscle or even bone. Patient’s exhibiting memory difficulties could find themselves away from home and not remember

A balanced diet is one that provides an adequate intake of energy and nutrients for maintenance of the body and therefore good health. A diet can easily be adequate for normal bodily functioning, yet may not be a balanced diet. An ideal human diet contains fat, protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals, water and fibre all in correct proportions. These proportions vary for each individual because everyone has different metabolic rates and levels of activity. Malnutrition results from an unbalanced

hospital two weeks after the incident and her license was suspended on September 30th by the California Department of Public Health. A report by the hospital’s medical physicist calculated that the boy’s absorbed radiation dose was 2.8 Gy (2,800 mSv) and possibly as high as 11 Gy (11,000 mSv). The dose the boy received compared to a range of 1.5-4.0 mSv for a normal pediatric CT study of the entire spine. A report by the hospital 's medical physicist concluded the child had a lifetime increased risk