disorders of blood vessels and vascular tissues
THE PRACTICAL REFERENCE GUIDE for WELDING INSPECTION MANAGEMENTTed visual inspection of pressure vessels and pressure piping (1)
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12/03/2014, 17:18
... fabrication and corrosion testing to ensure suitability Visual inspection of these corrosion tests may be an initial inspection requirement for the project, and requires an understanding and knowledge of ... ultrasonic testing (UT) ,and radiographic testing (RT) Each method has advantages and limitations, and must be specified only after a thorough understanding of the principles involved and how they relate ... central certification programs are offered by both AWS and ASNT and provide uniform personnel testing and portable documentation of qualifications to the practitioner of specific NDT methods Inspection...
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Báo cáo hóa học: " Retina identification based on the pattern of blood vessels using fuzzy logic" doc
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20/06/2014, 22:20
... uniqueness of the people’s blood vessels pattern [12] In 1935, Simon and Goldstein [7] first introduced uniqueness of the pattern of vessels among peoples; they also Figure Anatomy of the human ... which showed that pattern of retina’s blood vessels is different even for twins [16,17] 2.2 The strengths and weaknesses of retinal recognition Pattern of retina’s blood vessels rarely changes during ... part of the retina Figure shows a side view of the eye [15] Blood vessels form a connected pattern like a tree with OD as root over the surface of retina The average thickness of these vessels...
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Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Hearing (Part 1) doc
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06/07/2014, 15:21
... glossopharyngeal, and vagal afferents in the nose, oral cavity, tongue, pharynx, and larynx Flavor is the complex interaction of taste, smell, and somatic sensation Terms relating to disorders of smell ... features resembling glia of both the central and peripheral nervous systems, surround the axons along their course The glomeruli are the focus of a high degree of convergence of information, since ... nucleus and the amygdala Cognitive awareness of smell requires stimulation of the prepiriform cortex or amygdaloid nuclei A secondary site of olfactory chemosensation is located in the epithelium of...
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Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Hearing (Part 2) ppt
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06/07/2014, 15:21
... subjective distortion of taste and smell, which may become more severe as the disease progresses The loss of taste and smell may play an important role in the development and progression of HIV-associated ... with gliomas of the frontal lobe Occasionally, pituitary adenomas, craniopharyngiomas, suprasellar meningiomas, and aneurysms of the anterior part of the circle of Willis extend forward and damage ... hypoplastic, lack cilia, and not project above the surrounding supporting cells Meningiomas of the inferior frontal region are the most frequent neoplastic cause of anosmia; loss of smell may be the...
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Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Hearing (Part 3) pdf
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06/07/2014, 15:21
... spontaneous recovery often occurs Zinc and vitamin therapy (especially with vitamin A) are advocated by some Profound zinc deficiency can produce loss and distortion of the sense of smell but is not ... sensation and find it necessary to hyperflavor food, usually by increasing the amount of salt in their diet Taste Compared with disorders of smell, gustatory disorders are uncommon Loss of olfactory ... basis of chance because of the inclusion of some odorants that act by trigeminal stimulation Olfactory threshold testing is another method of assessing olfactory function Following assessment of...
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Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Hearing (Part 4) pdf
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06/07/2014, 15:21
... lateral margin and dorsum of the tongue; at the junction of the dorsum and the base of the tongue; and in the palate, epiglottis, larynx, and esophagus Figure 30-2 Taste A The taste buds of the anterior ... and vagal nerves The chorda tympani branch of the facial nerve subserves taste from the anterior two-thirds of the tongue The posterior third of the tongue is supplied by the lingual branch of ... lingual branch of the glossopharyngeal nerve (IX) [Adapted from ER Kandel et al (eds): Principles of Neural Science, 4th ed, New York, McGraw-Hill, 2000; with permission.] B The main types of taste...
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Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Hearing (Part 5) pptx
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06/07/2014, 15:21
... Gustatory Losses Renal disease Aging Stroke and other CNS respiratory tract disorders Candidiasis Trauma Drugs (antithyroid and antineoplastic) Upper Endocrine disorders infections Oral neoplasms Pemphigus ... to the oral cavity and pharynx; viral infections; endocrine disorders; neoplasms; and aging Neural gustatory losses occur with neoplasms, trauma, and surgical procedures in which ... complaints Xerostomia, the use of antibiotics or glucocorticoids, or immunodeficiency can lead to overgrowth of Candida; overgrowth alone, without thrush or overt signs of infection, can be associated...
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Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Hearing (Part 6) pot
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06/07/2014, 15:21
... nerve in the mastoid Disorders of the Sense of Taste: Treatment Treatment of gustatory disorders is limited No effective therapies exist for the sensorineural disorders of taste Altered taste ... Hearing Hearing loss is one of the most common sensory disorders in humans and can present at any age Nearly 10% of the adult population has some hearing loss, and one-third of individuals >65 years ... xerostomia Appropriate treatment of bacterial and fungal infections of the oral cavity can be of great help in improving taste function Taste disturbance related to drugs can often be resolved by changing...
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Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Hearing (Part 7) pps
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06/07/2014, 15:21
... response to particular phases of the cycle of the sound wave Intensity is encoded by the amount of neural activity in individual neurons, the number of neurons that are active, and the specific neurons ... systems Nearly two-thirds of HHIs are nonsyndromic, and the remaining one-third are syndromic Between 70 and 80% of nonsyndromic HHI is inherited in an autosomal recessive manner and designated DFNB; ... (KCNQ4, SLC26A4), and gap junction proteins (GJB2, GJB3, GJB6) Several of these genes, including connexin 26 (GJB2), TECTA, and TMC1, cause both autosomal dominant and recessive forms of nonsyndromic...
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Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Hearing (Part 8) ppsx
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06/07/2014, 15:21
... mitochondrial disorders [mitochondrial encephalopathy, lactic acidosis, and stroke-like episodes (MELAS); myoclonic epilepsy and ragged red fibers (MERRF); progressive ... Cytoskeletal protein EYA1 Developmental gene SIX1 Developmental gene KVLQT1 Delayed BOR syndrome Jervell and LangeNielsen syndrome rectifier K+ rectifier K+ channel KCNE1 Delayed channel Norrie disease ... Cell-cell interactions Pendred syndrome SLC26A4 Chloride/iodide transporter Treacher Collins TCOF1 Nucleolar-cytoplasmic transport Usher syndrome MYO7A Cytoskeletal protein USH1C Unknown CDH23...
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Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Hearing (Part 9) pdf
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06/07/2014, 15:21
... bone and normal ear tissue Theories of pathogenesis include traumatic implantation and invasion, immigration and invasion through a perforation, and metaplasia following chronic infection and ... the canal; atresia or neoplasms of the canal; perforations of the tympanic membrane; disruption of the ossicular chain, as occurs with necrosis of the long process of the incus in trauma or infection; ... CT scan of temporal bone; t , MRI scan Conductive Hearing Loss This results from obstruction of the external auditory canal by cerumen, debris, and foreign bodies; swelling of the lining of the...
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Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Hearing (Part 10) docx
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06/07/2014, 15:21
... directed towards the control of vertigo A low-salt diet is the mainstay of treatment for control of rotatory vertigo Diuretics, a short course of glucocorticoids, and intratympanic gentamicin ... ear canal, and determine the integrity of the ossicular chain and the involvement of the inner ear CSF leaks that accompany temporal bone fractures are usually self-limited; the value of prophylactic ... schwannoma Pulsatile tinnitus requires evaluation of the vascular system of the head to exclude vascular tumors such as glomus jugulare tumors, aneurysms, and stenotic arterial lesions; it may also...
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Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Hearing (Part 11) ppsx
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06/07/2014, 15:21
... canal of the elderly is often dry and fragile; it is preferable to clean cerumen with wall-mounted suction and cerumen loops and to avoid irrigation In examining the eardrum, the topography of the ... be evidence of chronic eustachian tube dysfunction or cholesteatoma Insufflation of the ear canal is necessary to assess tympanic membrane mobility and compliance Careful inspection of the nose, ... acoustic reflexes, and acoustic-reflex decay This test battery provides a screening evaluation of the entire auditory system and allows one to determine whether further differentiation of a sensory...
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Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Hearing (Part 12) ppsx
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06/07/2014, 15:21
... establishes the presence and severity of hearing impairment, unilateral vs bilateral involvement, and the type of hearing loss Conductive hearing losses with a large mass component, as is often seen in ... with sound stimulation The presence of OAEs indicates that the outer hair cells of the organ of Corti are intact and can be used to assess auditory thresholds and to distinguish sensory from neural ... tone elicits contraction of the stapedius muscle The change in compliance of the middle ear with contraction of the stapedius muscle can be detected The presence or absence of this acoustic reflex...
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Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Hearing (Part 13) docx
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06/07/2014, 15:21
... nerve and brain Axial and coronal CT of the temporal bone with fine 1- mm cuts is ideal for determining the caliber of the external auditory canal, integrity of the ossicular chain, and presence of ... demyelinating lesions of the brainstem, and brain tumors Both CT and MRI are equally capable of identifying inner-ear malformations and assessing cochlear patency for preoperative evaluation of patients ... dehiscence and perilymphatic fistula Imaging Studies The choice of radiologic tests is largely determined by whether the goal is to evaluate the bony anatomy of the external, middle, and inner...
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Chapter 030. Disorders of Smell, Taste, and Hearing (Part 14) doc
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06/07/2014, 15:21
... The use of a tinnitus masker is often followed by several hours of inhibition of the tinnitus Antidepressants have been shown to be beneficial in helping patients cope with tinnitus Hard -of- hearing ... antibiotic therapy of adequate duration for AOM and by ventilation of the middle ear with tympanostomy tubes in middle-ear effusions lasting ≥12 weeks Loss of vestibular function and deafness due ... electrical equipment and target practice and hunting with small firearms All internal-combustion and electric engines, including snow and leaf blowers, snowmobiles, outboard motors, and chain saws,...
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DESIGN, INSPECTION, AND CERTIFICATION OF PRESSURE VESSELS AND PRESSURIZED SYSTEMS pot
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31/07/2014, 23:21
... review and physical inspection of the PV/S to ensure compliance with the requirements of this handbook All components must be tested and tagged as outlined by paragraph 7.1a and section of this handbook ... techniques and requirements of PV/S inspection and testing and certified by the PSM may witness pressure relief valve set tests and hydrostatic tests of nonwelded tubing and flex hoses in place of the ... standard being used The PSMO maintains a copy of all codes and standards listed below and can provide organizations with technical guidance in the design of Category A PV/S a Applicable Codes and...
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DISORDERS OF THE VULVA AND VAGINA pps
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05/08/2014, 16:20
... cystic acne, and symptoms are soreness and local swelling, edema, CHAPTER 20 DISORDERS OF THE VULVA AND VAGINA 581 cellulitis, and suppuration of the groin Involvement of apocrine glands establishes ... burning, and dyspareunia Candida vaginitis commonly leads to dermatitis of the vulva and thighs Symptomatology generally begins in the premenstrual phase of the cycle, but ϳ20% of women with Candida ... abundance of bacteria of various morphologies, the absence of homogeneous bacilli (lactobacilli), and an absence or paucity of inflammatory cells Pap tests are not effective in the diagnosis of BV and...
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Báo cáo y học: " Prehospital point of care testing of blood gases and electrolytes — an evaluation of IRMA" pdf
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12/08/2014, 18:20
... (CPR; blood gases and electrolytes); all forms of dyspnea or hypoxia (blood gases); suspected acidosis (blood gases and electrolytes); cardiogenic shock resistant to therapy (blood gases and electrolytes); ... Prehospital point of care testing of blood gases and electrolytes — an evaluation of IRMA Critical Care 1997 1:79 Submit your next manuscript to BioMed Central and take full advantage of: • Convenient ... to evaluate the management and usefulness of a new transportable blood analyzer at the site of an emergency, and the immediate therapeutic consequences A prerequisite of the study was not to disturb...
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