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    Middles East, and Central America. SYMPTOMS Symptoms of this condition include: • Loss of appetite. • Feeling very tired. • Fever. • Nausea. • Vomiting. • Abdominal pain. • Dark yellow urine. • Yellow skin and eyes (jaundice). • Itchy skin. DIAGNOSIS This condition is

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    George Washington was very heroic because he trained his troops that won the revolutionary war, had struggles, but overcame them, and helped his troop through the hard winter at valley forge. While Washington was a commander in the war, he gradually beat the British. During this period at Valley Forge, many of the troops died of many diseases, some of which were contagious. Also, Washington struggled but overcame them. George Washington made a difference because he did many things to bring about

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    Fatigue. Abdominal pain. A yellowish discoloration of the skin, whites of the eyes, and mucous membranes (jaundice). Swelling of the ankles or abdomen. Hardened skin with painful lumps (panniculitis). DIAGNOSIS Your health care provider can diagnose AAT deficiency with a blood test or a DNA sample from your mouth. He or she may order additional tests

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    Benefits Of Radishes

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    Radishes are very good for the liver and stomach, and it acts as a powerful detoxifier also. That means that it cleanses blood, removing toxins and waste. It also decreases the destruction of red blood cells that happens to people suffering from jaundice by increasing the supply of new oxygen

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    the treatment is close monitoring on outpatient basis. Nursing Intervention 1. Monitor VS frequently. 2. Administer antipyretics as ordered. 3. Monitor I & O for signs of dehydration. 4. Assess skin color and sclera for indications of onset of jaundice. 5. Provide support to the family if needed. 6. Administer IV fluids. Nursing Diagnosis 1. Hyperthermia related to high

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    Appearances Can Be Deceiving: The Hero in A Farewell To Arms Throughout literature, heroes are faced with challenges they have to overcome through courageous acts. The character of a hero has to follow certain ethical codes created by the society which do not leave any space for the hero to break them. Superficially, the main character in A Farewell To Arms, Frederic Henry, appears to be a traditional hero; however, if we track the character’s actions closely, we can conclude that he is just the

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    Over 350 million of those infected never rid themselves of the infection. Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver that causes symptoms such as jaundice, extreme fatigue, nausea, vomiting, and stomach pain; hepatitis B is the most serious form of the disease. Chronic infections can cause cirrhosis of the liver or liver cancer in later years. Meningitis-Meningitis, often known as spinal meningitis

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    Diabetic Mother

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    Signs and Symptoms include: Blue or Patchy skin color, rapid breathing, and rapid heart rate, newborn jaundice, poor feeding, lethargy, weak cry, puffy face, reddish appearance, tremors or shaking. 4. LABS to monitor. Before the birth an ultrasound is performed on the mother to determine the size of the baby. A lung maturity test if the baby is going

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    SYNOPSIS KEY POINTS • Early-stage disease is generally asymptomatic, whereas advanced disease may present with persistent abdominal or back pain, jaundice, sudden-onset diabetes, sudden weight loss, and/or a palpable abdominal mass • Smoking, obesity, diabetes, history of chronic pancreatitis, and a family history of pancreatic cancer are major risk factors. Diabetes and chronic pancreatitis are comorbidities • Combination ultrasound, multidetector CT (MD-CT), and magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography

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    Hemolytic Disease of the newborn (HDN) is a disorder of the blood in the infant that results from incompatibility between the mothers blood and the fetus’s blood, and may be life threatening. In the case that the two bloods accidentally cross during pregnancy, the mother’s body produces antibodies that attack the fetal red blood cells; also known as erythroblastosis fetalis. Cause HDN is most often caused by ABO incompatibility, or when the mother and the infant have incompatible blood types that

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