Tonsillitis is when the tonsils show signs of inflammation‚ are tender and the person has difficulty swallowing or breathing. Most of the time‚ tonsillitis is caused by an infection with a common virus but is can also be caused by bacterial infections. If your tonsillitis becomes serious enough or you have it enough times‚ you may end up having a surgery called a tonsillectomy. A tonsillectomy is a surgery that removes a person ’s tonsils. There is however a minimum requirement a person must
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Have Asphalt Roofing Material? 3 Things To Watch Out For Many homeowners love asphalt roofing material because it is low-maintenance and very durable. It’s why you’ll find asphalt roofing on most roofs in your neighborhood. However‚ asphalt roofing cannot be ignored‚ since they do require some routine maintenance to keep them in great condition. Be aware of the following things that you should watch out for. Algae and Moss Your roof is susceptible to algae and moss growth if there is a fair amount
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Audiology for number of reasons. Firstly‚ Audiology needs and involves significant direct and indirect patient contact. To name a few processes like otoscopy‚ PTA‚ tympanometry‚ handling hearing implants‚ ear molds and cerumen management exposes clinician to various objects and bodily fluids. (Bankaitis & Kemp 2000). Secondly‚ audiologists work in different types of clinical setups such as health care facilities‚ hospitals‚ physicians’ offices‚ clinics‚ schools‚ aged care facilities and provide
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Running head: CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE PREOPERATIVE SHOWER Chlorhexidine Gluconate Preoperative Shower Christine Elizabeth Costlow Annapolis Hospital POHA / PACU September 30‚ 2012 Chlorhexidine Gluconate Preoperative Shower “Each year‚ more than 18 million surgical procedures are preformed in US hospitals. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 2.7% of these are complicated by surgical-site infections (SSIs)‚ accounting
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Introduction In my report I will discuss what I did as an experiment and what I hope for it to achieve. Firstly I carried out an experiment to assay the effectiveness that a range of disinfectants have on the growth of ecoli and whether or not it can prevent it from growing. From the experiment i should be able to see that some disinfectants have a greater effect than others do. From this I shall then draw a conclusion and evaluation on what was the most effective‚ and could there have been any
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Bacteria Lab Write-Up Jianna Liu P8 Purpose: The purpose of this lab is to find out which substance‚ alcohol‚ antibacterial soap‚ water‚ or hydrogen peroxide‚ is the best at preventing the growth of bacteria. Hypothesis: Antibacterial soap will be the best because soap is a substance that people use to wash their hands because it takes away the germs. Even the name‚ antibacterial soap‚ suggests that it fights off bacteria. Hydrogen peroxide is second because it is used
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Case Scenario 1- Ethan the puppy: Ethan is a 7-week-old Rottweiler puppy that has been with his new family for 3 days. The client contacted the clinic at 8am this morning to make an appointment for 10am for Ethan’s first vaccination. When talking to the client upon arrival to the clinic his family comments to you that Ethan has been quiet and sad for the last 24 hours with a small amount of diarrhea produced at 10am yesterday and 3 am this morning. There are no notes about his illness on the appointment
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) are the most common nosocomial infection‚ accounting for 38 percent of nosocomial infections. It is estimated that SSIs develop in 2 to 5 percent of the more than 30 million patients undergoing surgical procedures each year. The environment plays a big role whether or not the patient would develop Surgical Site Infections. (Brunner & Suddarth‚ 2008). The postoperative period extends from the time the patient leaves
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“CAImito Leaves Decoction as Antiseptic Mouthwash” II. ABSTRACT Common problem of people orally are: bad breath‚ gum diseases and many more. It is usually prevented by brushing the teeth several times as prescribed‚ some uses mouthwash after they brush their teeth‚ some uses tongue scrapers to help clean their mouth and more. But as time passes and researches are done‚ companies have come up of an idea that helped them to sell more and let us people be more interested diseases which
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Olivia Teasdale Mrs. Gaspar SBI3U1 10/07/13 The Effect of Disinfectants and Antiseptics on Bacteria Growth Abstract The purpose of this lab was to determine the effect of disinfectants and antiseptics on bacterial growth. By observing the effects of 5 different inhibitors including alcohol‚ bleach‚ soap solution and distilled water‚ it was determined what antiseptic or disinfectant was able to best inhibit this kind of bacterial growth. Nutrient Agar was poured into a Petri dish with four quadrants
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