Essays Tagged: "Prognosis"

Protecting Dad From the Bad News, concerning fidelity

s. Ralph is unawareof the severity of his condition and wanted to know what his state of health and prognosis were.The nurse evaded his questions initially, and his daughters did not want to tell him ...

(2 pages) 56 0 4.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Law & Government Essays > Law

A simple essay on multiple sclerosis.

ually becomes symptomatic between the ages of twenty and forty with twenty-seven being the average. Prognosis varies greatly from person to person. MS can progress rapidly causing profound disability ...

(2 pages) 76 2 3.7 May/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

The Fabry Disease

A good essay about the classification,description,diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of the fabry diesease. Very good essay,neatly done, well organizedThe Fabry ... xamination. Prenatal diagnosis by way of Amniocentesis or Chronic Villus Sampling is also available.PrognosisPeople affected by this disorder usually dies by the age of 40-50 from kidney failure or ce ...

(1 pages) 38 0 3.0 Feb/1997

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Simple essay on Multiple Sclerosis

ually becomes symptomatic between the ages of twenty and forty with twenty-seven being the average. Prognosis varies greatly from person to person. MS can progress rapidly causing profound disability ...

(2 pages) 75 0 4.5 Jun/2002

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Discuss Bernard Lewis's prognosis concerning the future of the Arab countries

Lewis's prognosis of the future of Arab countries is written from an entirely Western point of view. It is m ... required giving of a percentage of your wealth to the poor definitely has socialist flavor.Lewis's prognosis is clearly biased. It seems that he tends to look down on Arabs as a people whom are not f ...

(2 pages) 45 0 4.1 Jul/2002

Subjects: History Term Papers > Middle Eastern History

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (Lou Gherig's disease)

pan after diagnosis are three to 10 years, although 20 percent of those affected will outlive their prognosis by a number of years. ALS affects more men than women. Approximately 60 percent of those a ...

(2 pages) 56 0 2.0 Nov/1996

Subjects: Science Essays > Biology

The rise in the new herbal remedy Glucosamine.

ts research is still limited and new, and therefore needs further analysis before making a definite prognosis. To fully understand whether Glucosamine is in fact a successful supplement one must first ...

(3 pages) 36 1 3.0 May/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Imagery in S. King's "Quitters, Inc.".

h psychotically cruel and also disturbingly supernatural. Donatti, during Dick Morrison's follow up prognosis, relays some privileged information about Morrison's mentally challenged "half" a son. A s ...

(2 pages) 24 0 3.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Humanities Essays

This is the biography and prognosis of a fictional character named Eddie.

e refuses to cooperate to continue to get the help he needs. Improvement appears to descend.Eddie's prognosis: borderline schizophrenia, slight autism, severe obsessive-compulsive behavior, Haphephobi ...

(1 pages) 21 0 2.0 Nov/2003

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Discuss the different neoplasms which may arise in the lung. Discuss their staging and grading with regard to prognosis and treatment. Are there any promising new treatment modalities?

ng the different neoplasms arising in the lung, as well as their staging and grading with regard to prognosis, has lead to some promising new treatment modalities.Neoplasms of the lung"Neoplasia liter ... nly two categories - limited disease (about 25 per cent) and extensive disease (about 75 per cent). Prognosis is not good - survival time without treatment usually being 1-3 months. With treatment how ...

(9 pages) 52 0 3.3 Jan/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

The Effects of Marital Stress

ings happen inside the body when it is faced with a stressful situation. Marital stress worsens the prognosis in women with coronary heart disease (Orth-Gomer, 2000). Orth-Gomer identified 292 women, ...

(4 pages) 89 1 4.1 Apr/2004

Subjects: Science Essays > Mental Health

Oceans rising

global warming the areas in red could be underwater in the years to come. I beg to differ from this prognosis of global warming causing the ocean levels to rise. The oceans of planet earth are not get ...

(3 pages) 28 0 5.0 May/2004

Subjects: Science Essays

Treating Schizophrenia

Looking at the disease itself, how it is diagnosed, the common symptoms, treatment options, and the prognosis help researchers decipher which treatment options produce the best results. Doctors and re ...

(9 pages) 134 0 3.0 Jun/2004

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine > Diseases

Asperger's Syndrome

ferent symptom than Asperger's syndrome. There are several studies being conducted in the research, prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment of Asperger's syndrome.Asperger Syndrome is along the spectrum o ...

(4 pages) 190 2 5.0 Nov/2004

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Pathology and Therapy

is - distinguishing one illness from anotherEtiology - how the illness is caused and how it developsPrognosis - a forecast about what course the illness is likely to takeCriteria of Abnormal BehaviorD ...

(6 pages) 176 0 4.0 Apr/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology

Etiology of Pervasive Developmental Disorders.

es that mutually support and contradict each other. These disorders are so multi-facetted that even prognosis can be difficult. Deciphering all of the various planes of a PDD in addition to creating a ... ct, the behaviors that are exhibited occur in such varying levels that their can be no standard for prognosis.Also notice the amount of inconclusive data involved in the past and current researchBased ...

(5 pages) 60 0 5.0 Dec/2005

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Psychology > Common Disorders

Emasculation of Macbeth

foretell him to become the Thane of Cawdor and then eventually the King of Scotland. When the first prognosis becomes a reality, Macbeth realizes the rectitude behind the witches' prophecies. Lady Mac ...

(4 pages) 4219 0 0.0 Jan/2006

Subjects: Literature Research Papers > European Literature > Authors > Shakespeare > Macbeth

Teratogens

of the embryo/fetus. Describe what the teratogen is, its harmful impact, and the long-term effects/prognosis for the person affected. Use a search engine on the WEB (i.e., Google) and summarize what ...

(4 pages) 52 0 5.0 Mar/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine

Euthanasia: An Issue of Quality of Life

d; she is diagnosed with fatal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also called Lou Gehrig's Disease. Her prognosis: steady deterioration of motor function, including speech, mobility, and ability to swallo ...

(7 pages) 79 0 4.5 Apr/2006

Subjects: Social Science Essays > Controversial Issues > Euthenasia

The Use of Telomerase in Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Treatment of Cancer: With a Special Look at Breast Cancer

s looked at specifically and it has been found that telomerase provides a means by which diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment can all be aided by use of telomerase. Research has provided a hope at the ... ormal amount of regular somatic cells. The questions as to how telomerase can be used in diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment methods are to be looked at more in depth.According to Soder, Hoare, and Mu ...

(10 pages) 30 0 0.0 Nov/2006

Subjects: Humanities Essays > Health & Medicine