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Lucid Dreams: The First Virtual Reality
Number of words: 1130 - Number of pages: 5.... that we
will most certainly die. The same is true for dreams and dreaming(1). If we
sleep long enough we will reach an advanced stage of sleep where our body begins
to experience rapid eye movement (REM). It is during this REM period that we
experience most of our dreams. Many scientists try to speculate the reasons for
dreaming through biological our psychological means. This proves to be very
frustrating for someone trying to find empirical meaning and truth about his or
her dreams.
There are countless books written about dreams with just as many
different interpretations and meanings fo .....
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Anorexia Nervosa
Number of words: 1119 - Number of pages: 5.... preoccupation with dieting
and thinness leads to excessive weight loss. The individual may not
acknowledge that weight loss or restricted eating is a problem
(www.anorexia.com, Internet).
The American Anorexia Nervosa Association defines anorexia as a
"serious illness of deliberate self-starvation with profound psychiatric
and physical components."
Now that we know what anorexia means, lets narrate how this disease
came to be noticeable. We have the knowledge that anorexia nervosa is
affecting a greater number of individuals. Although it was discovered not
so long ago, an .....
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Endotracheal Suctioning
Number of words: 2454 - Number of pages: 9.... as “the ratio of amount of oxygen present in a known volume of blood to amount of oxygen that could be carried by that volume of blood” (p. 1398). Ackerman (1993), primarily concentrated on the measurement of SpO2 via a pulse oximeter monitor was the focus of the review. Such research will aid nurses and respiratory therapists with their decision of choosing whether to use normal saline, a subject that is often unconsidered. In research by Schwenker & Gift (1998), it was proven that healthcare workers are unsure or are unaware that adverse effects may exist when using normal saline pri .....
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Teen Suicide
Number of words: 578 - Number of pages: 3.... may try to kill themselves. Child and adolescent psychiatrists
recommend that if one or more of these signs occurs, parents need to talk
to their child about their concerns and seek professional help when the
concerns persist.
Teen suicide leaves behind an unceasing wake of questions. Parents,
friends, and classmates all ask in endless echo-WHY? Everyone tries to
make sense of it. But no sense can be made. All questions. No answers.
Just the cold, haunting specter of senseless death. Psychological studies
have discovered a number of links to teen suicide. It comes as no surprise
that dep .....
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Euthanasia
Number of words: 577 - Number of pages: 3.... for oxygen and suffocates. This is not merciful by any means, ().”
There is also another point that has to be looked at which is future medical advances. It would reduce pressure on scientists to come up with cures and symptomatic treatments for those of us who do want to live, no matter the circumstances. It would have to be thought of through a different point of view, think about the past. If had been legalized 40 years ago, there is a good chance that hospice care would not exist. I think that the improvement in terminal cared is directly effects how good treatments to minimize .....
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The Black Death
Number of words: 504 - Number of pages: 2.... are unclean. Unfortunately medieval society in general was unclean. It was even considered unhealthy to take baths. The results of the plague were devastating. Heavily populated areas such as major cities were the hardest hit. By 1350 a third of Europe’s entire population, about 25 million people, was dead. People tried numerous methods to stop the spread of the plague. They used leeches, coals, herbs, fire, and . Many people believed the world was about to end and that god was punishing them. Jews often became scapegoats. There was widespread slaughter of the Jews and many Jewis .....
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Environmental Tobacco Smoke
Number of words: 246 - Number of pages: 1.... a tremendous movement to make
cigarettes illegal. Now the debate is on environmental tobacco smoke also known
as secondhand smoke, passive smoking, and sidestream smoke. The worry is that
when non-smokers are exposed to secondhand smoke they face the same health
hazards as smokers.
Tobacco smoke contains more than forty known carcinogens. Sidestream
smoke carries these carcinogens into the air (Sussman 12). According to
scientific studies tobacco smoke contains four thousand chemicals, and at least
sixty are known to cause cancer. Carbon monoxide is the main gas in cigarette
smoke. .....
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Poor Habits And Their Effect On People's Self-Esteem And Self-Worth
Number of words: 1041 - Number of pages: 4.... habit which does their jobs fully by themselves, not by
computers. This really effects and influences a person's self esteem and
self worth in the work environment. All of these poor and spoiling habits
people have used cause the non-cherish world as it is.
Most of people have that heavy habit regard to money. People have
to work hard almost daily in order to earn money to survive and to put
aside for retirement. They have to be extremely cautious with their money
in order to be financially independent. It is difficult to keep ahead with
payment commitments such as credit card bills, m .....
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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
Number of words: 1761 - Number of pages: 7.... lines or keyboards, or athletes such as swimmers and baseball pitchers. All of the above predisposing factors ultimately lead to the narrowing of the costoclavicular space in the shoulder.
This injury is most commonly an overuse injury. This is due to the cause of the build up of scar tissue on the muscles of the neck by there being a stretching injury to the neck muscles. The tight muscles press against the nerves to the arm causing the symptoms. Neck pain and headaches are caused tightness of the neck muscles.
Treatment for this injury includes a trip to the doctor to rule out any other .....
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Euthanasia And Living Wills
Number of words: 1102 - Number of pages: 5.... time
to do so. Therefore, doctors have to debate the question of euthanasia - a
question that each one of us should ponder long before we are put in this
situation.
What is euthanasia? Euthanasia is not mercy killing. It has absolutely
nothing to do with killing. On the contrary, euthanasia by definition simply
means "good death" and in the applied sense it refers to "the patients own
natural death without prolonging their dying process unduly." What this
attempts to accomplish is to allow a person to die with peace and dignity. In
most cases life-support systems simply prolong the te .....
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