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    The Alph A Short Story

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    quickly but failed to recognise the room. He couldn’t remember a thing. The last thing he could remember was running out into the woods. He did however notice his pouch on the nightstand. Behind his pouch was a framed photo of two boy's. Louis quietly crept over and snatched the pouch. He made sure his charm was inside before shoving the pouch in

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    and may cause stoma blockage if consumed in large amounts. • Consuming foods such as parsley and yoghurt can help to deodorize fecal matter. • Drink a minimum of 8 cups of water daily. Ostomy care and maintenance: • Empty collection pouch when ½- ¾ full • Change pouch every 3-5 days or if leakage occurs; this will assist in keeping the skin around your stoma in good condition. • Clean skin gently and apply barrier guard/ cream as instructed by your physician. When to contact your Physician Contact

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    During this surgery, the surgeon will fashion a small stomach pouch and surgically attach it to a miniscule section of the small intestine. This pouch will allow food to literally bypass the small intestines; thus, making the patient feel much fuller with less food intake. Though there is now a bypassed section, digestive juices still freely move around the

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    Gastric Bypass

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    monitors to see inside the abdominal cavity and places the trocars a fist length away from each other. Four 10mm trocars and two 5mm trocars are used for this surgery. Gastric ligaments are “pulled down at the angle of His” (Ayloo, 2014). The gastric pouch is then created by “creating a window in the lesser sac” (Ayloo, 2014). The stapler is then used to “transect the stomach horizontally and then vertically at the angle of His”.

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    The movie Winter in the Blood, was made 38 years after the novel was first published and was not directed by the author, James Welch. This among many reasons may explain some of the noticeable differences between the movie and text. Although the basic plot in the movie stays true to that of the book there was some added “Hollywood magic” to make it more viewable on the big screen. The book, Winter in the Blood portrays the grandmother as grouchy and simple while the movie Winter in the Blood depicts

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    Pituitary Adenomas

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    RATIONALE AND JUSTIFICATION OF STUDY Pituitary adenomas are one of the most common intracranial tumors and constitute 10% to 20% of all primary brain tumors. They are generally classified as either “functioning” or “nonfunctioning,” with functioning (secretory) adenomas representing approximately 70% of all pituitary tumors1, 2. Clinically, pituitary adenomas present with a classic semiologic triad related to hypersecretion, hypopituitarism, mass effect (headache, visual disturbances, and hydrocephalus)

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    Endocrine System Obesity Obesity is a disorder of the Endocrine System. Obesity means having too much body fat, it occurs over time when more calories are eaten than being use. The balance between calories-in and calories-out differs for each person. Factors that might affect weight consist of your genetic makeup, overeating, eating high-fat foods, and not being physically active. Furthermore, several endocrine abnormalities are reported in obesity. Some of these abnormalities are considered as contributory

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    Malabsorptive surgery Malabsorptive surgery includes the vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) and bilio-pancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (BPD-DS). These surgeries rearrange or remove part your digestive system that limits the absorption of calories and nutrients. (Patil 1). Treatments with a large malabsorptive component result in the most weight loss but tend to have higher complication rates. VSG The vertical sleeve gastrectomy involves the removal of a large portion of the stomach

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    In relation to their swimming adaptations, Emperor penguins also need to be able to dive to great depths in order to retrieve vital resources such as food. Emperor penguins tend to hunt for quick, midwater squid as well as fish and therefore they need to be capable of diving to relatively deeper and remain submerged for longer period of time, in relation to other penguin species. Emperor penguins can dive to depths of approximately 550-565 metres towards the sea floor which is known as the “twilight

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    My Favorite Room Essay

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    If I had to choose what my favorite room in my house was, I would say my bedroom. You will be placed on the south east corner of the room in front of the door. You are in a twenty foot in width by fifteen foot in length by eight foot in height room. In this essay i will describe the area of my room without using the actual names of each item. There is one door and one window within the room. In the middle of the ceiling is a white mechanism with rotating blades that helps cool the air. Each blade

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