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Arabic and the Problem of Diglossia
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This paper speaks about Arabic and the problem of diglossia. In the paper, the author discusses the place of Arabic in the world of languages. The author also speaks about some of the aspects that make Arabic a difficult language to learn for speakers of Indo-European languages and discusses the problem of diglossia in modern Arabic. Ultimately, he makes a proposal on a possible way to teach Arabic that directly addresses the diglossia issue.

Subject:
Arts and Humanities
Languages
Material Type:
Teaching/Learning Strategy
Author:
Andrew Freeman
Date Added:
10/14/2013
Pathology Case Study: A Patient with Altered Mental Status
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(This case study was added to OER Commons as one of a batch of over 700. It has relevant information which may include medical imagery, lab results, and history where relevant. A link to the final diagnosis can be found at the end of the case study for review. The first paragraph of the case study -- typically, but not always the clinical presentation -- is provided below.)

Police and EMS were called to the scene of a man in his mid-twenties with a past medical history of ADHD. At the scene, the patient was found to be extremely agitated with altered mental status. He was shot multiple times with tasers by the police in order to be subdued.

Subject:
Applied Science
Education
Health, Medicine and Nursing
Life Science
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Case Study
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Provider:
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Provider Set:
Department of Pathology
Author:
Andrew Freeman
Kenichi Tamama
Shaymaa Hegazy
Date Added:
08/01/2022
Pathology Case Study: A Young Woman with Abdominal Pain
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(This case study was added to OER Commons as one of a batch of over 700. It has relevant information which may include medical imagery, lab results, and history where relevant. A link to the final diagnosis can be found at the end of the case study for review. The first paragraph of the case study -- typically, but not always the clinical presentation -- is provided below.)

A female in her 20s presented to the ED for worsening right upper quadrant abdominal pain, nausea/vomiting, malaise, fever/chills, and jaundice. She has no significant past medical history, however, was recently seen for similar symptoms a few days prior. At that time, she had bloodwork done that was diagnostic for acute infectious mononucleosis, including a positive monospot test and IgM Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) antibodies (with negative IgG EBV antibodies), and mildly elevated AST, ALT, and bilirubin.

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Applied Science
Education
Health, Medicine and Nursing
Life Science
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Case Study
Diagram/Illustration
Provider:
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Provider Set:
Department of Pathology
Author:
Andrew Freeman
Lirong Qu
Date Added:
08/01/2022
Pathology Case Study: in an adult female Severe acidosis
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(This case study was added to OER Commons as one of a batch of over 700. It has relevant information which may include medical imagery, lab results, and history where relevant. A link to the final diagnosis can be found at the end of the case study for review. The first paragraph of the case study -- typically, but not always the clinical presentation -- is provided below.)

The patient is an adult female who presents to the emergency department with complaints of nausea over the past few days and one day of non-bloody, non-bilious emesis. The patient was recently pregnant and delivered a baby girl a few months ago. Although she has been having difficulty keeping food and fluids down, she is continuing to breast feed her daughter. The patient endorses having a cold about a week ago, but denies any new foods, recent travel, sick contacts, diarrhea, illicit drug use, or toxic ingestions. Physical exam is notable for dry mucous membranes and tachycardia. The patient is otherwise afebrile, with a blood pressure of 120/80 mmHg, heart rate of 126 beats per minute, respiratory rate of 16 breaths per minute, and an oxygen saturation of 100% on room air.

Subject:
Applied Science
Education
Health, Medicine and Nursing
Life Science
Material Type:
Case Study
Diagram/Illustration
Provider:
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Provider Set:
Department of Pathology
Author:
Andrew Freeman
Kenichi Tamama
Date Added:
08/01/2022