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- 501: Leukemia
- ... 1995). Leukemia can be diagnosed in a number of ways. Blood work is commonly done in the laboratory. Different forms of blood work include checking the hemoglobin count, platelet count, or white blood cell count. X-rays are routinely done for treatment follow-up. Ultrasound is also used as a treatment follow-up. CT Scan is a special type of x-ray used as a detailed cross section of a specific area of the body. Bone marrow is routinely tested to examine progress of the disease. Spinal taps are also used in certain types of cancers ...
- 502: Leukemia
- ... small possibility of obstruction of the blood vessels. Treatment of these Leukemias include chemotherapy with alkylafing agents, or antimetabodies that suppress the growth of abnormal white cells. Another treatment of some kind would be the x-ray or the administration or radioactive substances, or radiophosphorus, may be used. After treatment these diseases may last for many years. Age of the person diagnosed with Leukemia does play an important part in how ... Myeolcytic Leukemia is not as successful but has been improving more and more throughout the 1990's. Scientists that study the cause of Leukemia have not had very much success lately. Very large doses of x-rays can increase the efficacy growth of Leukemia. Chemicals such as Benzene also may increase the risk of getting Leukemia. Scientists have tried experiments on Leukemia in Animals by transmitting RNA into the body of ...
- 503: Development of the Human Zygote
- ... these syndromes which are recognizable at birth are shown in Table 4. TABLE 4. Findings in established chromosomal abnormalities in man (Pritchard, MacDonald, and Gant, 1985) Syndrome Chromosomal Complement Signs Recognizable at Birth Turners 45 / X Lymphangiectatic edema of hands and feet Klinefelters 47 / XXY None Triple X 47 / XXX None YY 47 None Downs trisomy 21 47 Mongoloid facies, Simian line Translocation 46 Same Trisomy 13 - 15 47 Cleft palate, Harelip, Eye defects, Polydactyly Trisomy 16 - 18 47 Finger flexion, Lowest ears ...
- 504: Angina Pectoris
- ... waste products, mainly urea and creatinine in the blood. Normally these levels should be quite low. There are other factors which can be tested such as salt level, blood fat and sugar levels. A chest x-ray provides the doctor with information about the size of the heart. Like any other muscles in the body, if the heart works too hard for a period of time, it develops, or enlarges. An ... entails "squashing" the atherosclerotic plaque with balloons. A very thin balloon catheter is inserted into the artery in the arm or the leg of a patient under general anaesthetic. The balloon catheter is guided under x-ray just beyond the narrowed coronary artery. Once there, the balloon is inflated with fluid and the fatty deposits are squashed against the artery walls. The balloon is then deflated and drawn out of the ...
- 505: Ritalin
- ... additional doses (Bailey 5). Doctors as well as pharmacies benefit monetarily from the constant appointments to the doctor and the many prescriptions respectively, for a drug that may be doing more harm than good. No X-ray, blood scan, or CT scan determines who does or does not need Ritalin (Hancock 52). Hancock states that prescribing Ritalin has become more of an art form rather than a scientific method (52). Physicians ... additional doses (Bailey 5). Doctors as well as pharmacies benefit monetarily from the constant appointments to the doctor and the many prescriptions respectively, for a drug that may be doing more harm than good. No X-ray, blood scan, or CT scan determines who does or does not need Ritalin (Hancock 52). Hancock states that prescribing Ritalin has become more of an art form rather than a scientific method (52). Physicians ...
- 506: Loss of Freedom Through Apathy
- ... to please this group, even if it means stepping all over another group to please them. In contrast the age bracket with the lowest voter turn-out are new voters between 20 and 29. This "X" generation of voters will have their rap music censored for being too explicit and their action films for being too violent. The Internet that this generation seems to embrace so dearly will be censored by the telecommunications bill and its television programming will include little ratings on the top left of their screens. Politicians will have no problem abusing the rights of this Generation X because simply put, they don't go our and vote. In this way the government pays more attention to the elderly as compared to the young. They will care more about the trials and tribulations ...
- 507: The Character of Macbeth
- ... woman born', he does not want to fight, but MacDuff says that he is a coward and he will exhibit him in captivity. Macbeth says I will not yield to kiss the ground before young Malcolm's feet and to be baited with the rabble's curse. Though Birnam wood be come to Dunsinane and though opposed being of no woman born, yet I will try the last. Before my body ... and damned be him that first cries, "Hold, enough!"' There is nobility in the way that Macbeth chooses to die fighting, and his remnants of dignity and pride make the thought of being subservient to Malcolm and being exhibited as a tyrant unbearable. Although Macbeth was hated as an abhorred tyrant'(5:7 L10) by all, his pride and nobility were preserved by his decision to die rather than be captive ...
- 508: Macbeth: Macbeth - A Tragic Hero
- ... Macbeth kills him and takes the crown for himself after Duncan's sons flee from Scotland. Then Macbeth reigns for a while, has several people killed, and is eventually slain by Macduff when he and Malcolm return leading the armies of England. Often people read the play and automatically conclude that Macbeth's tragic flaw is his ambition; that he is compelled to commit so many acts of violence by his ... willingness to trust the witches and his wife; no matter how terrible their ideas may be. By the end of the fourth scene Macbeth is already beginning to acknowledge the witches' words as truth after Malcolm becomes Prince of Cumberland, the heir to throne, "(Aside) The Prince of Cumberland! That is a step on which I must fall down or else o'erleap, for in my way it lies."(1.4 ...
- 509: Macbeth: The Symbol of Blood
- ... bloody piece of work," and Ross says "is't known who did this more than bloody deed?", they are both inquiring as to who performed the treacherous acts upon Duncan. When Macbeth is speaking about Malcolm and Donalbain, he refers to them as "bloody cousins" A final way, and perhaps the most vivid use of the symbol blood, is of the theme of guilt. First Macbeth hints at his guilt when ... out." After the death of Macbeth at the hands of Macduff, the symbolic theme of blood swings back to what it was at the beginning of the play. It is the symbol of honour to Malcolm this time. The death of Macbeth is honoured feat that Macduff is congratulated for. So as we have seen meaning of the symbol of blood change from honour to treachery, and then to guilt, after ...
- 510: Macbeth: Character Analysis of Macbeth
- ... the prophecies of the supernatural. He changed his mind five times before murdering Duncan. The witches' prophecy that he would be king made him decide to leave it to "chance," but Duncan's announcement that Malcolm was to be his heir made Macbeth realize that he would have to take a course of action for the prophecies to come true. He changed his mind again before he reached home until his ... this enterprise to me?"). Macbeth himself acknowledged his "vaulting ambition" that would drive him to murder after Duncan evaded fate (I,3, "If chance will have me King, why,/ Chance may crown me") by announcing Malcolm as his Successor. Macbeth's powerful imagination made him already victim to superstition. His superstition was seen by his susceptibility to the witches' influence unlike Banquo who still was not sure about their credibility. It ...
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