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What is Kawasaki’s Disease by Stacey Thornhill
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 13, 2013 | 6:13 am | 1 Comments
Kawasaki’s disease, also known as Kawasaki’s syndrome, is an autoimmune disease primarily affecting children under the age of five. A pediatrician in Japan, Tomisaku Kawasaki, first described the disease in 1967. It was not until 1976 that the first cases were reported outside of Japan in Hawaii. In 2006 the number of hospitalizations in the US for Kawasaki’s was more...
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What is Heterochromia Iridis by Alexandra Adelman
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 11, 2013 | 8:15 am | 0 Comment
The iris is an intricate part of the eye. Its job is to level out the amount of light that enters the pupil, acting as an aperture. Iris can be many colors such as shades of brown, green, blue, hazel, and sometimes even violet. Heterochromia iridis is when the iris color does not match the other eye's. The name is pretty self-evident; “hetero”, meaning different, more...
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How Common is Preeclampsia (Pregnancy) by Loretta Hughes
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 10, 2013 | 12:42 pm | 0 Comment
Preeclampsia is a disease that affects 5% to 8% of all pregnant women. This disease causes high blood pressure and high protein levels in the urine sometime after the 20th week. If left untreated the outcome for mother and baby can be deadly. Symptoms are shadowed by what may be regarded as normal pregnancy symptoms, from mild to severe and from slowly developing to more...
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What is Hemiparesis by Taylor Autry
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 8, 2013 | 7:45 am | 0 Comment
Hemiparesis is a disorder which impairs movement. This disorder refers to one-sided weakness. This disorder occurs in about 80% of people who have suffered a stroke. Hemiparesis causes weakness and possibly the complete inability to move one side of the body. Weakness can impact all of the limbs on the effected side of the body. Although hemiparesis is found very common more...
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Atopic Dermatitis by Brittany Blumer
By CPR Nashville, TN at February 2, 2013 | 10:41 am | 0 Comment
Atopic Dermatitis, also known as eczema, is dry patches of skin that can appear anywhere on the body and usually itch. These patches frequently appear on the inner bends of the arms and legs, the chest, neck, face, wrists, ankles, and even the delicate skin surrounding the eyes. The patches range in color from red to a brownish-gray. Small red bumps can appear on the more...
