Calculation of Gestational Age and Estimated Date of Confinement

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Presentation   |   09/26/2007   |   .ppt   |   26 slides
Document abstract : «After the diagnosis of pregnancy is made, it is imperative to determine the duration of pregnancy and the estimated date of confinement (EDC). Normally, human pregnancy lasts 280 days or 40 weeks (9 calendar months or 10 lunar months) from the...»

Synopsis abstract : «Calculation of Gestational Age. Clinical parameters of gestational age. Diagnosis of pregnancy at term. Ultrasonography. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Normal Pregnancy

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Presentation   |   09/26/2007   |   .ppt   |   27 slides
Document abstract : «Pregnancy (gestation) is the maternal condition of having a developing fetus in the body. The human conceptus from fertilization through the eighth week of pregnancy is termed an embryo; from the eighth week until delivery, it is a fetus. For...»

Synopsis abstract : «Pregnancy (gestation) is the maternal condition of having a developing fetus in the body. Gestational age is expressed in completed weeks. Live Birth. An immature infant weighs 500–1000 g and has completed 20 to less than 28 weeks of...»

Prenatal Care

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Presentation   |   09/26/2007   |   .ppt   |   45 slides
Document abstract : «Prenatal care as we know it today is a relatively new development in medicine. It originated in Boston in the first decade of this century. Before that time, the patient who thought she was pregnant may have visited a physician for confirmation but...»

Synopsis abstract : «The purpose of prenatal care is to ensure, as much as possible, an uncomplicated pregnancy and the delivery of a live healthy infant. This is the ideal time to stress the dangers of cigarette smoking, alcohol and drug use, and exposure to...»

Drugs, Cigarette Smoking & Alcohol During Pregnancy

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Presentation   |   09/26/2007   |   .ppt   |   26 slides
Document abstract : «Teratogenicity has been established for only a few drugs, but many more are still not proved to be safe for use during pregnancy. The physician should have a good reason for prescribing any drug early in pregnancy, or indeed during the last half of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Drugs. Cigarette Smoking. Alcoholic Beverages. Other matters of concern during pregnancy. Bathing. Douching. Immunization. Clothing. Exercise. Employment. Travel. Final Discussion....»

Assesment of Normal Pregnancy

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Presentation   |   09/26/2007   |   .ppt   |   48 slides
Document abstract : «The diagnosis of pregnancy is usually made on the basis of a history of amenorrhea, an enlarging uterus, and a positive pregnancy test. Nausea and breast tenderness are also often present. It may be crucial to diagnose pregnancy before the first...»

Synopsis abstract : «Diagnosis. Symptoms. Signs. Positive Manifestations. Fetal heart tones . Palpation of fetus. X-ray of fetus. Ultrasound examination of fetus. Pregnancy Tests. Biological tests. Immunological tests. Radioimmunoassay for hcg. Radioreceptor assay. Home...»

Gastritis

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Presentation   |   09/26/2007   |   .ppt   |   30 slides
Document abstract : «The stomach is a type of storage facility that receives all the things we ingest. Internally, it is lined by the mucosa, a pink layer similar to the one that we have in our mouth. Gastritis is a inflammation of the gastric mucosa, it can have...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Commom causes. Chronic Gastritis. Diagnosis. Treatment. Prevention. Conclusions....»

Nicotine Addiction

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Presentation   |   09/26/2007   |   .ppt   |   33 slides
Document abstract : «70.3 million Americans above 12 years reported current use of tobacco (59.9 million were cigarette smokers, 13.7 million smoked cigars, 7.2 million used smokeless tobacco, 1.8 million smoked pipes). In the past month, 4 million American...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Epidemiology. Risk Factors. Genetics. Pathophysiology. Pregnancy Considerations. Etiology. Diagnosis. Signs & Symptoms. Tests. Diagnostic Procedures/Surgery. Diffrenciation diagnosis. Treatment. Co...»

Narcolepsy

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Presentation   |   09/26/2007   |   .ppt   |   33 slides
Document abstract : «Disorder of unknown etiology characterized by excessive sleepiness typically associated with cataplexy and other REM sleep phenomena, such as sleep paralysis and hypnagogic hallucinations. Commonly misconceived as representing low intelligence...»

Synopsis abstract : «Description. Epidemiology. Risk factors. Etiology. Diagnosis. Signs and symptoms. Tests. Differential diagnosis. Treatment. Medication (drugs). Conclusions....»

Neuropathic Pain

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Presentation   |   09/26/2007   |   .ppt   |   33 slides
Document abstract : «Neuropathic pain is defined as pain in association with nerve injury or dysfunction. It may be triggered by numerous insults including direct nerve injury, infection, metabolic dysfunction, autoimmune disease, neoplasm, drugs, and neurovascular...»

Synopsis abstract : «Description. Epidemiology. Pathophysiology. Etiology. Associated conditions. Diagnosis. Tests. Treatment. Medication (drugs). Sugery. Conclusion....»

Chemical Changes

Science & technology   |   Physics & chemistry   |   Case study   |   09/26/2007   |   .doc   |   6 pages
Document abstract : «The purpose of this lab was to find out the indications of chemical changes and reactions when mixing two different substances, which are listed specifically in the Observations section. The purpose is also to find out how a percent by mass solution...»

Synopsis abstract : «Purpose. Theory. Materials. Procedure . Observations. Errors. Other Observations. Conclusions....»

Experiment: Mole Ratios, Limiting and Excess Reactants and Precent Yield

Science & technology   |   Physics & chemistry   |   Case study   |   09/26/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «The purpose of this lab is as follows: To use mole ratios to predict the amount of precipitate formed, to use mole ratios to study the effect of reactant molarity on the yield of product, to use mole ratios to study limiting and excess reactants,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Purpose: . Theory:. Materials. Procedure-. Observations. Experiment Errors. Conclusion. Sometimes the smallest occurrences are a big deal in chemistry and it is important to note them and acknowledge that they exist.....»

The Goodness of Meat

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Research papers   |   09/28/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Imagine a life where people are weak and constantly ill. Imagine everyone being bed ridden and unable to operate the human body at the level appreciated today. By removing meat from a diet, this is a scenario that becomes a real life horror movie....»

Synopsis abstract : «Imagine a life where people are weak and constantly ill. Imagine everyone being bed ridden and unable to operate the human body at the level appreciated today. The advantages to eating meat are numberless, and the health benefits far out weigh the...»

Effects of Decreasing pH on Freshwater Ecosystems Inhabited by Snails and Salvinia

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   School essay   |   10/02/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The ecosystem of a freshwater lake, stream, and river is greatly influenced by the environment it is in. Temperature, light, nutrients, rainfall amounts, species composition and organic or inorganic pollutant levels all differ from lake to lake,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Materials and methods. Results. Discussion. Conclusion. Works cited....»

DNA I & II

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Presentation   |   10/02/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «DNA technology is vital to our technological progress as a society. Without such things as gene therapy which is part of DNA technology many medical feats would not have been accomplished. DNA manipulation is used in many aspects of life, ranging...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. DNA manipulation . Procedure followed. Written results. Discussion. References....»

Life vs. Politics

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Presentation   |   10/02/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Thousands of years ago, before the thought of a cell had ever crossed anybody's mind, man revolutionized society with advances such as fire, the wheel, irrigation and the telescope. Man has now arrived at the next step, shall we say "the wheel" of...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Galileo: The revolutionary. The research on embryonic stem cells. Ddefinition of a stem cell . In-Vitro procedure and embryo's with a minimum chance of survival. The Committee on the Biological and Biomedical Applications of Stem Cell...»

Lab Report: Fermentation

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Presentation   |   10/02/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Fermentation is the anaerobic conversion of sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol by yeast. It uses the NADH produced by glycolysis and "regenerates" more NAD+ which is then again used by glycolysis. The process of Alcohol fermentation is the one we...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The experiment. The procedure. Results. Discussion. Conclusion. References....»

Not 'To Study or Not to Study,' But How?

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Presentation   |   10/02/2007   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «To highlight what constitutes the foundation of Man, anthropologists, ethnographers, and theologians like Jonathan Smith, Claude Lévi-Strauss, and Clifford Geertz constantly study "savage" societies, societies very different from our own. Scholars...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Jonathan Z. Smith: Religion is solely the creation of the scholar's study. Solving the problem of ambiguous classifications. Claude Levi Strauss' views on anthropology . A method of finding 'the unshakable basis of human society'. The...»

Hydronium Concentration of Water and its Effect on Fast Plant Growth

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Case study   |   10/02/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Acid rain has always been said to damage the plant life which absorbs the acid water as it would regular water. In this experiment we have decided to see whether this is true and if acid content of water has any effect on plant growth. We have setup...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The Wisconsin fast plant . Method. Results. Discussion. Conclusion. Resources....»

Frog Cardiovascular System

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Case study   |   10/02/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «The heart is probably one of the most important muscles in an organism's body. It is what drives the flow of nutrients, oxygen, and other vital cells across an organism's body. In different organisms the heart can have slightly different anatomical...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The blood in the frogs heart . The delay in ventricular contraction . Norepinephrine and Epinephrine in the cells. Methods. Results. Discussion. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Osmolarity and Body Volume

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Case study   |   10/02/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Our bodies and many other animals' cells extracellular and intracellular fluids are mainly comprised of water with ionized salts in solution. These salts, mainly Na+, K+, Cl-, Ca2+, and Mg2+ ( Foundations Of Biology: Cell and Organ Physiology,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Evolution into osmoconformers . The subject of the experiments. Methods. Results. Discussion. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Reflex Physiology

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Case study   |   10/02/2007   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : «A human specimen can contain a number of involuntary responses (responses not consciously controlled) to outside stimuli; science calls this response a reflex. Some reflexes disappear as e mature into adults, such as suckling, grasp reflex, Moro...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Methods. Results. Discussion. Conclusion. Bibliography....»

Information Systems Studies

Science & technology   |   Computer science   |   School essay   |   10/05/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Ever since Microsoft released its newest installment in the Windows operating system line-up, titled Vista, computer users around the globe have been having mixed feelings about the highly anticipated product. Since its release in November of 2006,...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The missing features. Font composition. Easier networking capabilities. Fewer reboots and faster startups. Improved stability. The topic of the presentation . Conclusion....»

Lab Report on Reflexology

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Case study   |   10/09/2007   |   .doc   |   8 pages
Document abstract : «Reflexes are the body's involuntary responses to various stimuli. They are controlled in large part by the human nervous system which has three main functions: sensory input, integration, and motor output. Sensory input is due to sensory receptors...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Reflexes: The body's involuntary responses . Neurons: The main unit of the nervous system. The whole process of a knee jerk reflex. Results. Calibrating the transducer. Discussion. The final results of our experiment . The existance of...»

Ka and Buffer Titrations

Science & technology   |   Physics & chemistry   |   Case study   |   10/09/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «As living things, we are highly sensitive to changes in our environment; this doesn't only mean changes outside our body, but changes from within also. For the cells in our bodies to function properly a certain temperature and pH has to be...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Methods. Results. Discusion. Works cited....»

ATP Production through Fermentation

Science & technology   |   Biology   |   Case study   |   10/09/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Many people are already indirectly familiar with the processes of fermentation, from the baker to the body builder. The baker, when baking his bread, adds yeasts that produces CO2, which makes the bread rise. Alcohol is also produced during this...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Methods. Results. Discussion. Work cited....»

Bacterial Transformation

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Case study   |   10/09/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «The process of genetic transformation is an important tool used in biotechnology. It has been used in agriculture to create plants that are resistant to different kinds of conditions. In medicine it is being used to try and create bacteria that...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Methods. Results. Discussion. Work cited....»

Reflex Physiology Lab Report

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Case study   |   10/23/2007   |   .doc   |   4 pages
Document abstract : «Our experiment was concerned with the reflex response in humans, and how it compares to a voluntary neural pathway as well as how it is enhanced by what is known as the Jendrassik Maneuver. Our hypothesis was that the reflex response would be faster...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. The neuron. The connection between one neuron and its effector . Materials and methods. Results. Discussion. Conclusion. Works cited....»

Frog CV Lab Report

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Case study   |   10/23/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «One of the most important organs in the body is the heart. Of course, this organ is of great importance not only in humans but in all vertebrates. Blood, which carries nutrients, oxygen, and wastes from organ to organ within the body is pumped by...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Materials and methods. Results. Discussion. Conclusion. References....»

Osmolarity and Body Volume

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Case study   |   10/23/2007   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : «Water comprises a very large part of an organism's body. The delicate balances within the systems of an organism involve the concentrations of, to name a few, Na+, K+, Cl-, and Ca2+ salts (Dilger and Collins, p. 9). There are two types of fluids...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Materials and methods. Results. Discussion. Citations....»

Bacterial Transformation Lab Report

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Case study   |   10/23/2007   |   .doc   |   2 pages
Document abstract : «Bacterial transformation is the transforming of a bacterial cell using plasmids spliced with various types of DNA from other cells (Miyazaki, 201). Instead of a nucleus with chromosomes, bacterial cells have one large circular chromosome in their...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Methods. Results. Discussion. Conclusion. Works cited....»

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