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Management of stable COPD : smoking cessation ( PULMO HANDBOOK OF COPD )

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1. Points · Smoking is an addiction and a chronic relapsing disorder. · Smoking should be routinely evaluated whenever a patient presents to a healthcare facility · All smokers should be offered the best chance to treat this disorder. · Permanent remissions can be achieved in a substantial percentage of smokers with currently available treatments. · Successful treatment of this disorder can have a substantial benefit in reducing many secondary complications of which chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one. · Smoking cessation activities and support for its implementation should be integrated into the healthcare system. 2. Background A. Smoking as a primary disorder Cigarette smoking is an addiction and a chronic relapsing disorder regarded as a primary disorder by the Department of Health and Human Services Guidelines in the USA and by the World Health Organization. Therefore, treating tobacco use

VALENTINE’S DAY ( SHORT HISTORY )

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My dearest, When two souls, which have sought each other for, however long in the throng, have finally found each other ...a union, fiery and pure as they themselves are... begins on earth and continues forever in heaven. This union is love, true love,... a religion, which deifies the loved one, whose life comes from devotion and passion, and for which the greatest sacrifices are the sweetest delights. This is the love which you inspire in me... Your soul is made to love with the purity and passion of angels; but perhaps it can only love another angel, in which case I must tremble with apprehension. Valentine's Day or Saint Valentine's Day is a holiday celebrated on February 14 by many people throughout the world. In the English-speaking countries, it is the traditional day on which lovers express their love for each other by sending Valentine's cards, presenting flowers, or offering confectionery. The holiday is named after two among the numerous Early Christian marty

FUNGSI PENDENGARAN PARA PENYELAM TRADISIONAL DI DESA BOLUNG KECAMATAN WORI KABUPATEN MINAHASA UTARA

Darryl Virgiawan Tanod, Sked ABSTRAK Penelitian ini adalah mengenai fungsi pendengaran pada penyelam tradisional yang dilakukan di desa Bolung kecamatan Wori kabupaten Minahasa Utara, tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antara penyelaman dengan fungsi pendengaran pada nelayan tradisional ini. Jenis penelitian yang digunakan adalah survei deskriptif dengan rancangan cross sectional – study (studi potong lintang ). Dimana pengukuran dilakukan hanya satu kali pada satu saat pada suatu populasi di suatu tempat/daerah. Penelitian mendapat sampel berjumlah 11 orang dan melakukan tes fungsi pendengaran menggunakan Tes Bisik dan Tes Garpu Tala. Dari hasil pemeriksaan diatas maka didapati bahwa yang mengalami gangguan pendengaran sebesar 72,72 %, sedangkan yang tidak mengalami gangguan sebesar 27,27 %. Hal ini menurut peneliti dapat disebabkan oleh rupturnya membran timpani atau dapat disebabkan oleh hal – hal yang lain seperti trauma, infeksi atau k