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All Clear: A Workbook For Sexually Active Accutane Users Who Can Become Pregnant, Taylor Petersen
All Clear: A Workbook For Sexually Active Accutane Users Who Can Become Pregnant, Taylor Petersen
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Accutane is a pill-based derivative of Vitamin A used to treat cystic acne. The process to start and continue the medication each month is tedious and full of potential for error. This is especially true for female patients who are able to become pregnant as they have the additional step of monitoring and updating their birth control through an online portal. Patients are treated like numbers and there is little to no customization within Accutane treatment from patient to patient. To make this worse, reliable information about the drug is scarce and many turn to social media platforms or other …
Alterations To The Brain Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Jacqueline Mader
Alterations To The Brain Following Traumatic Brain Injury, Jacqueline Mader
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Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) have been labeled as a modern-day epidemic, increasing exponentially with the advancement of technology and society. Gaining a better understanding of the cognitive paths, including the chemical and electrical signals of the brain, neural correlates, and possible interventions for TBI patients allows for the best possible outcome for every patient, and allows for the further advancement of care. By revising and reassessing the ways in which TBIs are categorized and described the prognosis for recovery paints a more realistic view for each individual patient case. The symptoms and impairments that may occur post-injury can be monitored …