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Natural Disasters Vocabulary

• Avalanche: avalancha (a large amount of snow and ice that suddenly falls down a mountain)
• Drought: sequía
• Earthquake: terremoto
• Epidemic: epidemia (a situation in which a disease spreads very quickly and infects many people)
• Flood: inundación
• Forest Fire: incendio forestal (a situation in which a large area with trees burns)
• Hurricane: huracán (a violent storm with extremely strong winds and heavy rain)
• Landslide: corrimiento de tierras
• Tsunami: tsunami (a series of powerful ocean waves, typically caused by underwater earthquakes or volcanic eruptions, displacing a large quantity of water)
• Volcanic Eruption: erupción volcánica
• Tremors: temblores
• Collapsing: colapso
• Damage: daños
• Famine: escasez (hambre)
• Starve: morir de

Symbolism in The Great Gatsby

Symbols

The Green Light

• Symbolizes Gatsby's hopes and dreams.
• Represents everything that haunts and beckons Gatsby: the physical and emotional distance between him and what he desires.

The Eyes of T.J. Eckleburg

• Symbolize the haunting waste of the past, which lingers though it is irretrievably vanished, much like Eckleburg's medical practice.
• Can also be linked to Gatsby, whose own eyes, once described as "vacant," often stare out blankly, keeping "vigil" over Long Island Sound and the green light.

The Valley of Ashes

• Depicts the stark contrast between the laborers (lower class) and the rich (upper class).
• Shows the consequences of being left behind.

East and West

• Both morally corrupt.
• East: Old money, rooted in tradition.
• West:

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Future

Alien, Artificial Intelligence, Catastrophe, and More

Explore potential future scenarios, from advancements in artificial intelligence and space travel to challenges like climate change and overpopulation. This section delves into both optimistic and pessimistic perspectives on what the future holds.

Keywords:

• Alien
• Artificial Intelligence
• Catastrophe
• Climate Change
• Colony
• Crime Wave
• Cyborg
• Epidemic
• Hologram
• Optimistic
• Overpopulation
• Pessimistic
• Pollution
• Robot
• Space Station
• Space Travel
• Virtual World
• War

Actions:

• Arm yourself
• Call yourself
• Consider yourself
• Defend yourself
• Look after yourself
• Prepare yourself
• Teach yourself

Interactions:

• Bump into
• Call round
• Come along
• Go along
• Come round-over
• Drop sb off
• Go out
• Have sb around
• Meet up with
• Pick sb up
• Stay in

Professions:

• Artist
• Baker
• Beginner
• Biologist
• Controller
• Cyclist
• Editor
• Founder
• Instructor
• Journalist
• Maker
• Operator
• Owner
• Politician
• Professor
• Psychologist
• Ruler
• Scientist
• Stranger
• Swimmer
• Survivor
• Technician
• Tourist
• Traveler
• Visitor
• Winner

Entertainment

Adventures,

A chair with a toilet seat which can be wheeled over the toilet/ commode chair.

A stick with a piece that fits under your arm to help injured or disabled people walk/ crutches.

A piece of wood with a handle which helps patients move themselves in bed/ hand block.

A belt which helps support patients when standing/ handling sling.

A device to lift patients/ hoist.

A triangular bar which hangs over a hospital bed to help a patient lift themselves/ monkey pole.

Extremely overweight/ obese.

A flat board which helps nurses transfer patients from one bed to another/ patient slide.

Rehabilitation; treatment which helps patients to relearn skills after an injury or stroke/ rehab.

A cord ladder placed at the end of the bed which a patient uses to move from lying... Continue reading "Assistive Devices for Patient Mobility and Support" »

* Feedback on service

- We has excellent service from first enquiries on the telephone to arrival at the resort. Staff very friendly and afficient.

- Very pleased to receive the receipt and confirmation the day after booking.

- We were very dissatisfied with the service at the hotel. Our room was dirty and the hotel receptionist was rude.

- When I booked my holiday, your representative quoted me the wrong price. I pointed out the mistake, but she made no apology.

- The holiday representative had good local knowledge and gave useful information.

- The service in the hotel restaurant was poor.

* Complete the extracts from company brochures with the present simple or future form of the verbs in brackets.

- If you (find) find the same product at a lower... Continue reading "When should TIBA be made ()" »

***CASES:

-68 year old ...6-8 , 2-3(C)-------->Nitro 100mg x2 ,t 4mg(B)--------->J/UC/CRP/US(-82 YO +Pn+ Peyonephritis (B)-------> Cetrizxone 750 mg Once!-86 YO_+On_C dificiline Tx(D)--------->discontinue cetiaxone....Vanco

Women, depression-------CITALOPRAM!*** Q:

-Dementia+ UI(D)------->Reminder+Adaptation-GI malaria Exacerbation(C)---->Longest( NSAID----oprharin)

Chap 1 - Risk Management: A coordinated set of activities & methods that is used to direct an org. & to control the risks that can affect its ability to achieve. 

Contraception

Contraception for women who are breastfeeding
- A mother should not wait until the return of their menstrual period
1) regular intervals between breastfeedings (4 hours during day and 6 hours during night)
2) supplemental food 5%
3) for 6 months postpartum, when a woman doesn’t have menstruation
- condoms and spermicides can be used immediately
- intrauterine device can be inserted within the first 48 hours postpartum
- progesteron-only pills: 21 days postpartum, do not have any adverse effects on milk volume
- combined oral contraception: from 6 weeks, but it has adverse effect on milk volume- Contraception for overweight women- Overweight doesn't influence on the effectiveness of contraception. - Overweight increases the risk of... Continue reading "Contraception and Sexual Health Guidelines" »