Coma

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Presentation   |   08/23/2007   |   .ppt   |   63 slides
Document abstract : « Coma is a state of unconsciousness that differs from syncope in being sustained and from sleep in being less easily reversed. Cerebral ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Examination and major diagnostic procedures. Fever. Asymmetry of muscle tone. Respiration. Pupils. Eyelids and eye movements. Tests. The electroencephalogram. Coma from supratentorial structural lesions. Aqueductal obstruction. The...»

Trip down memory lane : Hallucinogens and its effects

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Presentation   |   07/17/2008   |   .doc   |   3 pages
Document abstract : « Hallucinogens lead to an increase in heart rate and blood pressure. It can put a user in a coma or even cause heart and lung failure. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «The beginning .. Brief view of Hallucinogens.. LSD: Lysergic Acid Diethylamide.. Psilocybin and Psilocin.. MDMA: Methylenedioxy-Methamphetamine.. Heaven trip.. Hell trip.. Conclusion.....»

The Trees: Jupiter and Mercury Destroy the City of Phrygia

Philosophy & literature   |   Literature   |   Presentation   |   05/16/2008   |   .doc   |   5 pages
Document abstract : « secret ingredient. "First, comes the nervousness, a little trembling, eventually a coma," Baucis laughed. "Ha! Finally, a ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction. Turning the town to ashes. Baucis and Philemon. Welcoming the guests. Conclusion. Works cited....»

The ethics of Merton: Non-violence and its connection with the sacred

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   07/08/2008   |   .doc   |   9 pages
Document abstract : « They emerge from the primeval depths and by their appearance they tear open the infernal or divine abyss from which they coma and enable us to see for a moment ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Conjectures of a Guilty Bystander.. The duty of a righteous man.. Emptiness makes us the vehicle of a greater understanding. . Religion is bound up in the dogmas which can be used as tools of power and division.. How do you enforce nonviolence?...»

Even this simple paper is beautiful: American beauty as a philosophical primer

Philosophy & literature   |   Humanities/philosophy   |   Presentation   |   11/19/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « On the night when he first fantasizes about Angela, he says, I feel like I've been in a coma for the past twenty years. And I'm just now waking up. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. American Beauty as a film.. No place for people who see the inherent beauty.. Laura Mulvey's essay 'Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema'.. The transition.. Lester's change - sudden and drastic. . A disparity between beauty and being...»

Diving into "Water on the Brain" Hydrocephalus: An Exploration

Social studies   |   Psychology   |   Presentation   |   05/06/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « dementia, focal neurological deficits, general neurological deficits, learning disabilities, epilepsy, abnormal thought and behavior, coma and death. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Basic pathology. Specific types and respective etiologies. Causes. Symptoms. Demographics and epidemiology. Possible treatment. Prognosis. Diagnostic concerns. Conclusion. References ....»

Reconciling truth and fact: Abortifacient herbs in a medicalized world

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Presentation   |   07/27/2008   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « She was not even taken to the hospital until nearly 7 hours after overdosing. She went into a coma and was on life support for several hours. ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Are ancient practices in health and well-being recognized with scientific findings?. The medical world's dependence on scientific experiments to validate itself.. Herbalists specializing in women's health.. Mechanism of action on...»

As a result of the practice of organ transplantation, do we ultimately require a re-thinking of the meaning of death?

Science & technology   |   Medical studies   |   Presentation   |   01/15/2009   |   .doc   |   7 pages
Document abstract : « A definition of irreversible coma, Journal of the American Medical Association (1968), 205:337 This condition was carefully distinguished from a PVS, whose ...»

Synopsis abstract : «Introduction.. Defining and redefining death.. Current definitions.. Critique of the current formulation of brain death.. Is it time to abandon brain death?. Alternative approaches to the formulation.. Should organs from patients in pvs be...»

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