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Digestive System Disorders: Symptoms and Treatments

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Gastroesophageal Reflux Disorder (GERD)

Definition: Reflux occurring two or more times a week
Erosive Esophagitis: Inflammation due to acidity
Signs and Symptoms: Regurgitation, pyrosis (heartburn), pain
Causes: Increased intra-abdominal pressure, high alcohol/fat/chocolate intake
Complications: Esophageal stricture (narrowing due to scarring), Barrett’s metaplasia (precancerous change with mucous cells)
Treatment: Medications (antacids, proton-pump inhibitors, histamine blockers), lifestyle changes

Achalasia

Definition:

Workplace Health and Safety: Understanding Risks and Prevention

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Work and Health: Understanding the Relationship

Work directly affects health, both positively and negatively.

Positive: Work can provide economic stability, personal development, mental stimulation, independence, and satisfaction.
Negative: Work can lead to occupational diseases (e.g., stress, depression) and accidents.

World Health Organization (WHO) Definition of Health

Health is a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.

Employer Responsibilities

English Vocabulary and Grammar: Jobs, Nature, Travel, Tenses

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Jobs

Actor /æktə/ – Actor / Actriz
Artist /’ɑːtɪst/ – Artista
Astronaut /’æstrənɔːt/ – Astronauta
Author /ɔːˈθɔːr/ – Autor/a
Businessperson /bɪznəspɜːsn/ – Empresario/a, Persona de negocios
Cleaner /kliːnə/ – Limpiador/a
Dentist /’dentɪst/ – Dentista
Driver /draɪvə/ – Conductor/a
Firefighter /faɪəfaɪtə/ – Bombero/a
Footballer /fʊtbɔːlə/ – Futbolista
Hairdresser /’heədresə/ – Peluquero/a
Lawyer /lɔːjə/ – Abogado/a
Librarian /laɪˈbreəriən/ – Bibliotecario/a
Mechanic /məˈkænɪk/

Medieval Literature: Key Texts and Manuscript Analysis

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Key Texts of Medieval Literature

The Wife of Bath: 1392-1395

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight: c. 1375-1400

Le Morte d’Arthur: 1469-70 (Winchester MS 1470-1480)

Manuscript 4: 14th or 15th Century

Textura semiquadrata formata, early 15th century

Whereof may well be justified
That they may not be deified
And who that taketh away the honor
Which due is to the creator
And giveth it to the creature
He doth too great a forfeiture
But of Chaldee nonetheless
Upon this faith though it belies
They hold affirmed the credance
So

Patient Hospitalization: Factors, Relationships, and Humanized Care

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Hospitalization

A hospitalized patient becomes identified by a bed number, specific pathology, and hospital protocols, while experiencing a range of emotions.

Factors Affecting Hospitalization

Nature of health problem
Patient age (older patients and hospitalized children require special considerations)

Coping Strategies

Problem-focused coping: Active effort to change the situation.
Emotion-focused coping: Passivity, acceptance of treatment, seeking social support.
Avoidant coping: Denial of the condition,

Health and Disease: Concepts, Determinants, Prevention, and Statistics