Essays about: "severity of illness"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 18 essays containing the words severity of illness.

  1. 6. Relationship between exposure to traumatic stress and mental illness : A study on flood victims in Nepal

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Emelie Zakariasson; [2020]
    Keywords : Traumatic stress; PTSD; depression; anxiety; coping self-efficacy; neurobiology;

    Abstract : Traumatic experiences, such as natural disasters, do not only cause people to suffer from material and financial losses, but they can lead to a maladaptive regulation of the stress response and to the onset of stress-induced psychopathology. Traumatic stress has been shown to alter brain structures and functions involved in the stress response. READ MORE

  3. 7. An Analysis of the Reliability of Internet-Based Symptom Checkers

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

    Author : Eva Despinoy; Sarah Narrowe Danielsson; [2020]
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    Abstract : Symptom checkers are online tools used for suggesting diagnoses and/or giving triage advice based on symptoms inputted by a person. The purpose of this study is to investigate if some specific symptom checkers are reliable by analyzing the diagnosis results and triage advice given when inputted with specific symptoms, and by comparing the questions asked by the different checkers. READ MORE

  4. 8. Phenotypic variation for BOAS within four brachycephalic dog breeds : can good welfare be obtained?

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Animal Breeding and Genetics

    Author : Ida Bertilsson; [2019]
    Keywords : BOAS; French bulldog; English bulldog; Pug; Boston Terrier; Conformation; welfare; phenotypic variation; respiration; brachycephaly; dog;

    Abstract : Brachycephalic obstructive airway syndrome (BOAS) is an upper airway obstruction that was considered the most severe disorder identified according to the Generic Illness Severity Index for Dogs. The aim of this master thesis was to investigate the phenotypic variance correlated to BOAS in the Swedish population of four brachycephalic breeds; English Bulldog, French Bulldog, Pug and Boston Terrier and discuss their welfare implications. READ MORE

  5. 9. Omvårdnad vid huggormsbett på hund

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical Sciences

    Author : Ellinor Bremsjö; [2016]
    Keywords : ormbett; hund; omvårdnad;

    Abstract : I Sverige blir varje år drygt 2000 hundar bitna av huggorm (Vipera berus), den enda giftiga orm vi har i Sverige. Ormarna är som mest aktiva under våren och sommaren och därför sker de flesta ormbetten på hundar under den perioden. Det gäller att djursjukhusen och klinikerna i landet är väl förberedda på att ta emot ormbettsskador. READ MORE

  6. 10. Whose Health Should Be Given Priority? Ethical Valuation of Swedish Pharmaceuticals

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

    Author : Emelie Pauli; Julia Widén; [2014-07-22]
    Keywords : Risk aversion; inequality aversion; health care prioritization; severity of illness;

    Abstract : The official guidelines in health care state that a more severely ill patient should be prioritized over a less severely ill patient, but it is still debatable how much more care and resources should be allocated to this patient. The aim of this study is to address this issue. READ MORE