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INSDUSTRIALIZATION AND INMIGRATION: In less than fifty years, the US was transformed from a rural republic into an urban state. The nation´s economic progress, based on iron, steam and electrical power, was speeded up by thousands of inventions like the telephone and typewriter, but the terrible working and living conditions and the unfair monopolies that characterized the industrial revolution in Britain, were repeated on an even bigger scale. An important factor was continuous and unrestricted
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EMT EXAM # 2
Chapters 4,5 7, 8, 10, 11
1. What is considered objective information.
Is the one that is measurable or verifiable in some way. Might be the patients pulse rate. A sign is objective information
2. What is a pertinent negative.
Signs or symptoms that might be expected, based on the chief complaint, but the ptient denies having.
3. How do you document a patient’s chief complaint.
Should be in the patient’s own words or in the words of a bystander, if the patient is unresponsive.
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THE SCIENTIFIC METHOD: – Science is the systematic and organised body of knowledge. It is as objective as possible and always justifies itself.– The Scientific method is based on rules and ways that are common in every area of Science so that other researchers can study and analyse our data and maybe continue our studies to get into more depth.The structure of the scientific method: 1)Ask a question (something that can be measured) 2)Do background research 3)Construct a hypothesis 4) Test the hypothesis
Read MoreDaily Habits for “Automatic” Health, Well-being, and Success
Daily Habits for “Automatic” Health, Well-being, and Success
| Reason Why |
|---|---|
Floss Teeth or Oil Pulling | Prevent Gum Disease – Risk for heart-disease among people with gum disease is double that of people who don’t have gum disease & you are 3 x more likely to have a stroke |
Exercise or Brisk-Walking 30 mins | Lowers risk of heart-disesase, cancer, stroke, type II diabetes. Burns calories, Improves posture, Lowers blood pressure, promotes better sleep, Increases levels of oxygen in your body, |
Hepatitis A
It is an acute viral illness.
Stages of Hepatitis A:
a) incubation;
b) prodromal or pre-jaundice – with an average duration of 7 days, characterized
by malaise, headache, low fever, anorexia, weakness, intense fatigue,
arthralgia, nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort in the hypochondrium region
right, aversion to certain foods and cigarette smoke;
c) jaundice – with varying intensity and duration usually 4-6 weeks.
It is preceded by two to three days of dark urine. There may hipocholia
Leptospirosis
Acute infectious disease with systemic involvement and endemic, which may present in epidemic form under certain conditions. The infection may be asymptomatic, subclinical or cause severe clinical conditions, anicteric or icteric with high mortality. The form can simulate sub-clinical syndrome. The anicteric form occurs in 60 to 70% of cases and has two phases:
a) Phase septicemic – characterized by hepatomegaly and, more rarely, splenomegaly, gastrointestinal bleeding, myalgia involving the calves,