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Plumbing problem? Just go with flowPublished 12:02pm Wednesday, May 28, 2014
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ho knew that a little gurgle we'd been hearing for the past couple of days was the sound of impending doom? Not us, at least not until we woke up to plumbing issues that derailed our Memorial Day plans.
But before you read any further, Gentle Readers, let me warn you: this column contains potty talk and an occasional phrase of downright dirty gutter language. Proceed with caution.
So yes, that's what greeted us Monday morning. A puddle here, a piddle there, and "stuff" coming out of drains. I got towels and did what I could to help while being careful to say as little as possible. Most wives know that holiday-turned-home-repair days aren't the best time to make conversation.
No, this was definitely a time to keep unnecessary comments (i.e. I told you something was wrong) to a minimum. So I offered what I could – disposable gloves – and made sure my husband could see the sympathy in my eyes.
"Thanks," he replied, trying to figure out which finger was for his thumb. Then, fortified with the knowledge he had my undying appreciation, he made his way outside to assess the situation.
Fortunately Son No. 2 (who just happens to be married to the daughter of a master plumber) arrived about that time. Between his recently-acquired knowledge of that business and past experience with plungers and four commode-clogging siblings, he knew exactly what to do. He called his father-in-law.
The diagnosis was made and a do-it-yourself fix was within sight if they could just get their hands on a snake – some sort of twisty, winding magical thingy. This was Memorial Day, however, and a suitable snake might be hard to find. Maybe that's why my husband felt inclined to put the entire situation in proper perspective before they headed out: "Well, just remember it's your pipes I'm fixing."
My pipes? So suddenly they're my pipes?
But I had clothes to wash and other duties to attend to that require proper pipe flow so I ignored the possessive pronoun misuse and pushed them both out the door. I hardly had time to barricade the bathrooms, though, before they were back from Home Hardware with a $35 snake. Employee Eddie Cagle's humor – something about the project going down well – came at no extra charge, they said.
Armed with the snake, father and son then walked around like heart surgeons – gloves on, tools in hand – intent on finding the blockage. The operation eventually required they climb to a vent on the roof to take
care of business.
That action resulted in noises much louder and more serious-sounding than the original gurglings, and all of a sudden stuff started going down our drains instead of coming out of them. It was a beautiful sight. (Well, not really). All was right with the world again.
Our son says there's no way to know what caused the backup. "You know, 13 years with no plumbing issues is pretty good," he pointed out. This is a guy who's used a jackhammer to repair slab leaks, so we decided to take his advice and be thankful for the half of a holiday we had left.
After all, sometimes you just have to go with the flow.
Wesson resident Kim Henderson is a freelance writer who writes for The Daily Leader. Contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Here is the list of the most common diseases that begin with letter "P":
- Pancreatitis
- Panic disorder
- Paniculitis
- Panphobia
- Papilledema
- Papillitis
- Paraphilia
- Parapsoriasis
- Parkinson's disease
- Paruresis
- Peanut allergy
- Peritonitis
- Pica
- Pleurisy/Pleuritis
- Pneumonia
- Polyarthritis
- Precocious puberty
- Prostate cancer
- Psoriasis
- Psychosis
Pancreatitis is inflammation of the pancreas that can occur in two very different forms. Acute pancreatitis is sudden while chronic pancreatitis is characterized by recurring or persistent abdominal pain with or without steatorrhea or diabetes mellitus.
Severe upper abdominal pain, with radiation through to the back, is the hallmark of pancreatitis. Nausea and vomiting (emesis) are prominent symptoms. Findings on the physical exam will vary according to the severity of the pancreatitis and whether or not it is associated with significant internal bleeding. The blood pressure may be high (when pain is prominent) or low (if internal bleeding or dehydration has occurred). Typically, both the heart and respiratory rates are elevated. Abdominal tenderness is usually found but may be less severe than expected given the patient's degree of abdominal pain. Bowel sounds may be reduced as a reflection of the reflex bowel paralysis (i.e. ileus) that may accompany any abdominal catastrophe.
The most common cause of acute pancreatitis is the presence of gallstones—small, pebble-like substances made of hardened bile—that cause inflammation in the pancreas as they pass through the common bile duct.
Excessive alcohol use is the most common cause of chronic pancreatitis, and can also be a contributing factor in acute pancreatitis.
Panic disorder is an anxiety disorder characterized by recurring severe panic attacks. It may also include significant behavioral change lasting at least a month and of ongoing worry about the implications or concern about having other attacks. The latter are called anticipatory attacks (DSM-IVR). Panic disorder is not the same as agoraphobia (fear of public places), although many with panic disorder also suffer from agoraphobia. Panic attacks cannot be predicted, therefore an individual may become stressed, anxious or worried wondering when the next panic attack will occur. There are other schools of thought that Panic disorder is differentiated as a medical condition, or chemical imbalance. The DSM-IV-TR describes Panic disorder and Anxiety differently. Panic attacks have a sudden or out-of-blue cause that lasts shorter with more intense symptoms, as opposed to Anxiety attacks having stressors that build to less severe reactions and can last for weeks or months. Panic attacks can occur in children, as well as adults. Panic in young people may be particularly distressing because the child has less insight about what is happening, and his/her parent is also likely to experience distress when attacks occur.
Panniculitis is a group of diseases whose hallmark is inflammation of subcutaneous adipose tissue (the fatty layer under the skin – panniculus adiposus). Symptoms include tender skin nodules, and systemic signs such as weight loss and fatigue.
Restated, an inflammatory disorder primarily localized in the subcutaneous fat is termed a "panniculitis," a group of disorders that may be challenging both for the clinician and the dermatopathologist.
Panphobia, from the Greek 'pan' and 'phobos,' also called Omniphobia, Pantophobia, or Panophobia, is a medical condition known as a "non-specific fear" or "the fear of everything" and is described as "a vague and persistent dread of some unknown evil", or only seeing the extremes to everything. It also was mentioned in A Charlie Brown Christmas. Lucy actually pronounced it "Pantophobia"."
Panphobia may also be used when describing the persisting and unreasonable fear of individuals toward a person who is pansexual, and therefore, the fear of people who's sexual, affectional or loving orientation transcends gender, gender identity or mate preference orientations.
Papilledema (or papilloedema) is optic disc swelling that is caused by increased intracranial pressure. The swelling is usually bilateral and can occur over a period of hours to weeks. Unilateral presentation is extremely rare.
In intracranial hypertension, papilledema most commonly occurs bilaterally. When papilledema is found on fundoscopy, further evaluation is warranted as vision loss can result if the underlying condition is not treated. Further evaluation with CT or MR of the brain and/or spine is usually performed. Unilateral papilledema can suggest orbital pathology, such as an optic nerve glioma.
Papilledema may be asymptomatic or present with headache in the early stages. However it may progress to enlargement of the blind spot, blurring of vision, visual obscurations (inability to see in a particular part of the visual field for a period of time) and ultimately total loss of vision may occur.
Papillitis is the term for a specific type of optic neuritis. If ocular inflammation is restricted to the optic nerve head the condition is called papillitis (or intraocular optic neuritis), and if it is located in the orbital portion of the nerve it is called retrobulbar optic neuritis (or orbital optic neuritis).
Papilledema, a bulging of the optic disc, is a consequence of elevated intracranial pressure. There are some important differences between papillitis and papilledema, notably, that papillitis is more often associated with substantial losses in visual fields, pain on moving the globe, and sensitivity to light pressure on the globe. Papillitis is often an early sign of multiple sclerosis.
Paraphilia is a biomedical term used to describe sexual arousal to objects, situations, or individuals that are not part of normative stimulation and that may cause distress or serious problems for the paraphiliac or persons associated with him or her. A paraphilia involves sexual arousal and gratification towards sexual behavior that is atypical and extreme. The term was coined by Wilhelm Stekel in the 1920s.Controversial sexologist John Money later popularized the term as a nonpejorative designation for unusual sexual interests.He described paraphilia as "a sexuoerotic embellishment of, or alternative to the official, ideological norm."
In the late 19th century, psychologists and psychiatrists started to categorize various paraphilias as they wanted a more descriptive system than the legal and religious constructs of sodomy and perversion. Before the introduction of the term paraphilia in the DSM-III (1980), the term sexual deviation was used to refer to paraphilias in the first two editions of the manual. American Journal of Psychiatry describes paraphilia as "recurrent, intense sexually arousing fantasies, sexual urges, or behaviors generally involving: non-human objects; the suffering or humiliation of oneself or one's partner; children; non-consenting persons.
Up until 1973, sexual attraction to persons of the same sex was included in this list.
The view of paraphilias as disorders is not universal. Some groups seeking greater understanding and acceptance of sexual diversity have lobbied for changes to the legal and medical status of unusual sexual interests and practices.
Parapsoriasis refers to one of a group of skin disorders that are characterized primarily by their resemblance to psoriasis (red, scaly lesions), rather than by their underlying etiology.
The parapsoriasis group, described and debated for nearly a century, has spawned a confusing nomenclature. There are some authors who prefer to limit the term "parapsoriasis" to large- and small-plaque variants only.
Parkinson's disease (also known as Parkinson disease, Parkinson's, idiopathic parkinsonism, primary parkinsonism, PD, or paralysis agitans) is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. It results from the death of dopamine-containing cells in the substantia nigra, a region of the midbrain; the cause of cell-death is unknown. Early in the course of the disease, the most obvious symptoms are movement-related, including shaking, rigidity, slowness of movement and difficulty with walking and gait. Later, cognitive and behavioural problems may arise, with dementia commonly occurring in the advanced stages of the disease. Other symptoms include sensory, sleep and emotional problems. PD is more common in the elderly with most cases occurring after the age of 50.
The main motor symptoms are collectively called parkinsonism, or a "parkinsonian syndrome". Parkinson's disease is often defined as a parkinsonian syndrome that is idiopathic (having no known cause), although some atypical cases have a genetic origin. Many risk and protective factors have been investigated: the clearest evidence is for an increased risk of PD in people exposed to certain pesticides and a reduced risk in tobacco smokers. The pathology of the disease is characterized by the accumulation of a protein called alpha-synuclein into inclusions called Lewy bodies in neurons, and from insufficient formation and activity of dopamine produced in certain neurons of parts of the midbrain. Diagnosis of typical cases is mainly based on symptoms, with tests such as neuroimaging being used for confirmation.
Paruresis is a type of phobia in which the sufferer is unable to urinate in the (real or imaginary) presence of others, such as in a public restroom. It most commonly affects males, though there are female sufferers too. The analogous condition that affects bowel movement is called parcopresis.
Many people have brief, isolated episodes of urinary difficulty in situations where other people are in close proximity. Paruresis, however, goes well beyond simple shyness, embarrassment, fear of exposure, or fear of being judged for not being able to urinate. Other people may find that they are unable to urinate while in moving vehicles, or are fixated on the sounds of their urination in quiet restrooms or residential settings. In severe cases, a person with paruresis can urinate only when alone at home or through the process of catheterization.
Although most sufferers report that they developed the condition in their teenage years, it can strike at any age. Also, because of the differing levels of severity from one person to another, some people's first experience of the problem is when, for the first time, they "lock up" attempting to produce a sample for a drug test. Many women are unaware that they, too, are subject to paruresis; articles about women and urination emphasize other female urinary dysfunctions, such as urinary incontinence or frequent urination.
Peanut allergy is a type of food allergy distinct from nut allergies. It is a type 1 hypersensitivity reaction to dietary substances from peanuts causing an overreaction of the immune system which in a small percentage of people may lead to severe physical symptoms. It is estimated to affect 0.4-0.6% of the population. In England, an estimated 4,000 people are newly diagnosed with peanut allergy per year (11 per day); 25,700 having been diagnosed with peanut allergy by a clinician at some point in their lives.
The most severe peanut allergies can result in anaphylaxis, an emergency situation requiring immediate attention and treatment with epinephrine. It is usually treated with an exclusion diet and vigilant avoidance of foods that may contain whole peanuts or peanut particles and/or oils.
Peritonitis is an inflammation of the peritoneum, the serous membrane that lines part of the abdominal cavity and viscera. Peritonitis may be localised or generalised, and may result from infection (often due to rupture of a hollow organ as may occur in abdominal trauma or appendicitis) or from a non-infectious process.
The main manifestations of peritonitis are acute abdominal pain, abdominal tenderness, and abdominal guarding, which are exacerbated by moving the peritoneum, e.g., coughing (forced cough may be used as a test), flexing one's hips, or eliciting the Blumberg sign (a.k.a. rebound tenderness, meaning that pressing a hand on the abdomen elicits less pain than releasing the hand abruptly, which will aggravate the pain, as the peritoneum snaps back into place). The presence of these signs in a patient is sometimes referred to as peritonism. The localization of these manifestations depends on whether peritonitis is localized (e.g., appendicitis or diverticulitis before perforation), or generalized to the whole abdomen. In either case, pain typically starts as a generalized abdominal pain (with involvement of poorly localizing innervation of the visceral peritoneal layer), and may become localized later (with the involvement of the somatically innervated parietal peritoneal layer). Peritonitis is an example of an acute abdomen.
Pica is a medical disorder characterized by an appetite for substances largely non-nutritive (e.g. metal, clay, coal, sand, dirt, soil, feces, chalk, pens and pencils, paper, batteries, spoons, toothbrushes, soap, mucus, ash, gum, etc.) or an abnormal appetite for food ingredients (e.g. flour, raw potato, raw rice, starch, ice cubes, salt). For these actions to be considered pica, they must persist for more than one month at an age where eating such objects is considered developmentally inappropriate. The condition's name comes from the Latin word for magpie, a bird that is reputed to eat almost anything. Pica is seen in all ages, particularly in pregnant women, small children, and those with developmental disabilities.
Pica is more common in women and children. Pica in children (usually only in young children or children with autism or another mental or developmental disorder) may be dangerous. Children eating painted plaster containing lead may suffer brain damage from lead poisoning.
Pleurisy (also known as pleuritis) is an inflammation of the pleura, the lining of the pleural cavity surrounding the lungs. Among other things, infections are the most common cause of pleurisy.
The inflamed pleural layers rub against each other every time the lungs expand to breathe in air. This can cause severe sharp pain with inhalation (also called pleuritic chest pain).
The main symptom of pleurisy is a sharp or stabbing pain in the chest that gets worse with deep breathing, coughing, sneezing or laughing. The pain may stay in one place, or it may spread to the shoulder or back. Sometimes it becomes a fairly constant dull ache.
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung, especially inflammation of the alveoli (microscopic air sacs in the lungs) or when the lungs fill with fluid (called consolidation and exudation). There are many causes, of which infection is the most common, infecting agents can be bacteria, viruses, fungi, or parasites. Chemical burns or physical injury to the lungs can also produce pneumonia.
Typical symptoms include cough, chest pain, fever, and difficulty in breathing. Diagnostic tools include x-rays and examination of the sputum. Treatment depends on the cause of pneumonia; bacterial pneumonia is treated with antibiotics.
Pneumonia is a common disease that occurs in all age groups. It is a leading cause of death among the young, the old, and the chronically ill. Vaccines to prevent certain types of pneumonia are available. The prognosis depends on the type of pneumonia, the treatment, any complications, and the person's underlying health. People with infectious pneumonia often have a cough producing greenish or yellow sputum or phlegm and a high fever that may be accompanied by shaking chills. Shortness of breath is also common, as is sharp or stabbing chest pain during deep breaths or coughs. Less frequent symptoms of pneumonia include coughing up blood, headaches, sweaty and clammy skin, loss of appetite, fatigue, blueness of the skin, nausea, vomiting, mood swings, and joint pains or muscle aches. Some forms of pneumonia can cause specific symptoms.
Polyarthritis is any type of arthritis which involves 5 or more joints simultaneously. It is usually associated with autoimmune conditions.
Polyarthritis may be experienced at any age and is not gender specific. Polyarthritis is most often caused by an auto-immune disorder such as Rheumatoid arthritis, Psoriatic arthritis, and Lupus erythematosus but can also be caused by infection with an alphavirus such as Chikungunya Virus and Ross River Virus. This condition is termed Alphavirus Polyarthritis Syndrome. Sindbis Virus, which is endemic in Northern Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Australia, is the most widely distributed of the alphaviruses causing polyarthritis, though infection is usually mild or asymptomatic.
It is recommended that individuals with this affliction sleep on a firm mattress and a flat pillow.
Precocious puberty describes puberty occurring at an unusually early age. In most of these children, the process is normal in every respect except the unusually early age, and simply represents a variation of normal development. In a minority of children, the early development is triggered by a disease such as a tumor or injury of the brain. Even in instances where there is no disease, unusually early puberty can have adverse effects on social behavior and psychological development, can reduce adult height potential, and may shift some life-long health risks. Central precocious puberty can be treated by suppressing the pituitary hormones that induce sex steroid production.
The term is used with several slightly different meanings that are usually apparent from the context. In its broadest sense, and often simplified as early puberty, "precocious puberty" sometimes refers to any physical sex hormone effect, due to any cause, occurring earlier than the usual age, especially when it is being considered as a medical problem. Stricter definitions of "precocity" may refer only to central puberty starting before a statistically specified age based on percentile in the population (e.g. 2.5 standard deviations below the population mean), on expert recommendations of ages at which there is more than a negligible chance of discovering an abnormal cause, or based on opinion as to the age at which early puberty may have adverse effects. A common definition for medical purposes is onset before 8 years in girls or 9 years in boys.
Prostate cancer is a form of cancer that develops in the prostate, a gland in the male reproductive system. Most prostate cancers are slow growing. However, there are cases of aggressive prostate cancers. The cancer cells may metastasize (spread) from the prostate to other parts of the body, particularly the bones and lymph nodes. Prostate cancer may cause pain, difficulty in urinating, problems during sexual intercourse, or erectile dysfunction. Other symptoms can potentially develop during later stages of the disease.
Rates of detection of prostate cancers vary widely across the world, with South and East Asia detecting less frequently than in Europe, and especially the United States. Prostate cancer tends to develop in men over the age of fifty and although it is one of the most prevalent types of cancer in men, many never have symptoms, undergo no therapy, and eventually die of other causes. This is because cancer of the prostate is, in most cases, slow-growing, symptom-free, and since men with the condition are older they often die of causes unrelated to the prostate cancer, such as heart/circulatory disease, pneumonia, other unconnected cancers, or old age. About 2/3 of cases are slow growing, the other third more aggressive and fast developing.
Psoriasis is a chronic autoimmune disease that appears on the skin. It occurs when the immune system sends out faulty signals that speed up the growth cycle of skin cells. Psoriasis is not contagious. There are five types of psoriasis: plaque, guttate, inverse, pustular and erythrodermic. The most common form, plaque psoriasis, is commonly seen as red and white hues of scaly patches appearing on the top first layer of the epidermis (skin). Some patients, though, have no dermatological symptoms.
In plaque psoriasis, skin rapidly accumulates at these sites, which gives it a silvery-white appearance. Plaques frequently occur on the skin of the elbows and knees, but can affect any area, including the scalp, palms of hands and soles of feet, and genitals. In contrast to eczema, psoriasis is more likely to be found on the outer side of the joint.
The disorder is a chronic recurring condition that varies in severity from minor localized patches to complete body coverage. Fingernails and toenails are frequently affected (psoriatic nail dystrophy) and can be seen as an isolated symptom. Psoriasis can also cause inflammation of the joints, which is known as psoriatic arthritis. Between 10% and 40% of all people with psoriasis have psoriatic arthritis.
Psychosis means abnormal condition of the mind, and is a generic psychiatric term for a mental state often described as involving a "loss of contact with reality". People suffering from psychosis are described as psychotic. Psychosis is given to the more severe forms of psychiatric disorder, during which hallucinations and delusions and impaired insight may occur. Some professionals say that the term psychosis is not sufficient as some illnesses grouped under the term "psychosis" have nothing in common.
People experiencing psychosis may report hallucinations or delusional beliefs, and may exhibit personality changes and thought disorder. Depending on its severity, this may be accompanied by unusual or bizarre behavior, as well as difficulty with social interaction and impairment in carrying out the daily life activities.
A wide variety of central nervous system diseases, from both external poisons and internal physiologic illness, can produce symptoms of psychosis.

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DeSean ready to renew rivalry with DRC
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In two career games against Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, DeSean Jackson totaled 12 catches for 168 yards and two touchdowns. (USA Today Images)
They're pals. They hung out when they both played here. They stay in touch now. On Sunday, DeSean Jackson and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie will have a reunion of sorts.
When the Eagles face the Broncos, Jackson expects to see his former teammate staring at him from across the line of scrimmage.
"I'm sure he'll probably be on me," Jackson said about which of the Broncos' cornerbacks he expects to defend him most often. "He's a good friend of mine. We have a pretty good relationship. The past two years, we've been going at it a lot. I know him just as well as he probably knows me. It will be a great opportunity for both of us to go out there and just compete against each other at a high level. In the past, I played against him before he came here, when he was at Arizona."
That was back in 2008. Both Jackson and Rodgers-Cromartie were rookies that year. The Eagles and Cardinals played each other twice –- once in the regular season, once in the postseason. In the first game, Jackson caught six passes for 76 yards and a touchdown. The Eagles won. In the conference championship, Jackson grabbed six passes for 92 yards, including a long touchdown that he hauled in against Rodgers-Cromartie. The Eagles lost.
They matched up several times in both games, but Rodgers-Cromartie didn't shadow Jackson exclusively in either outing. It will probably go that way again on Sunday –- they'll see each other enough, but it's unlikely that they'll be positioned against each other for the duration.
"I anticipate they'll play against each other, at least a portion of the game," Eagles offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur said. "[Rodgers-Cromartie] is one of the outstanding talents in this league. He runs extremely well. He can get in your hip and run well. He's got outstanding ball skills. All the same things that he had before he went to Denver, you can still see on tape."
Regardless of the frequency of their matchups and how often they're pitted in direct competition on Sunday, the pair has a history. They faced each other as members of opposite teams, and they played against each other in practice for two years. They know each other. So what did Jackson learn about Rodgers-Cromartie?
"Overall, he's a good corner," Jackson said. "In this league, he's probably one of the top guys at his position. Speed. Agility. Quickness and things like that."
Prior to the 2011 season, the Eagles traded Kevin Kolb to the Cardinals in exchange for a second-round pick and Rodgers-Cromartie. DRC was 25 years old when he landed with the Birds. He was a Pro Bowler for Arizona in 2009, and in three seasons with the Cardinals he totaled 13 interceptions.
His time in Philadelphia wasn't as productive. Rodgers-Cromartie played 13 games in 2011 and didn't record an interception. In 2012, he had three interceptions and 17 passes defended, but the Eagles let him walk in free agency. This season, DRC has one interception and three passes defended in three games.
"I need to pressure him," Jackson said about Rodgers-Cromartie, "in a way where he feels threatened to go down the field or burst off the ball and then stop.
"It will be a challenge for both of us. He's a good player. I'm a good player. We'll go out there and fight, battle, whatever the case may be. At the end of the day, we're friends, but once that game starts I just got to do what we need to do to win the game."
Jackson said he talked to DRC shortly after the season started, but they haven't spoken yet this week. Does the wideout plan to touch base with the cornerback before kickoff?
"I probably will," Jackson said. "I'll mess around with him a little bit."


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Travel in the Middle Ages was not for the faint of heart. Because of the thugs who made a living robbing travelers, even the wealthy limited their time on the road to daylight hours. Clearly, the "felaweshipe" of Chaucer's pilgrims was every bit as practical as it was pleasant. Beyond these practicalities, the forests and byways were alive with otherworldly things – sometimes visible, most times not. Rape and fairy abductions were also a constant threat. Cartographers carefully mapped the sea monsters as well as the land masses to warn unsuspecting sailors.
Besides the monstrous things that might befall travelers, modes of transportation might be monstrous as well – for example, Chiron beating the dead as he ferries them across the River Styx; Angels falling from Heaven in the medieval plays; corpses traveling in dung wagons; ships that propel themselves; the general traffic between this world and the other world; and, if we are to believe Geoffrey of Monmouth, Merlin's transport of Stonehenge from Ireland to England.
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Article Date: 4/1/2006
Street Smarts
Dealing With the Problem Patient
Hold your tongue, stay in control and you may
well keep your patient.
while one of my technicians was screening the first patient of the day. After what
I thought sounded like the four horsemen of the apocalypse barreling down the hall,
the tech stormed through my door and proceeded to tell me what a complete lower
posterior body orifice the patient was. Obviously, she didn't put it quite that
way, but this is a family-oriented journal, so I have to tone it down a bit. After
trying in vain to calm her down, I grabbed the patient's record and, with a smile
on my face, headed toward the encounter.
love dealing with difficult patients. This may sound strange, especially to students
and recent grads, but difficult patients often provide the hardest challenges and,
ultimately, the biggest professional rewards. By staying in control and following
a few simple rules, you can ensure that any patient, no matter how miserable, will
leave your exam room happy.
Maintain Direct Eye Contact
We've all been taught it's important to look people
in the eye when addressing them. However, maintaining eye contact can be difficult
when people are upset or yelling. Nevertheless, try to look patients in the eye
when they're unhappy, not only because it shows you're not intimidated but also
because it conveys that you won't cave in to their every demand.
Let Them Talk
Allowing patients to vent their frustrations is
a great way to calm them down. Listen to what they're really telling you. Often,
as patients ramble on, it can become clear that their problems may have nothing
to do with their eyes. Stress from other issues in their lives may be what's really
bothering them. Once they've let off steam, fixing vision problems usually is quite
Give the Patient Control
Many people feel happy only when they're in control.
Sometimes, these types of patients are uncomfortable with their refractions because
we're in control of the testing. When I encounter such patients, I allow them
to physically move and manipulate the phoropter knobs until they "dial in" their
best correction.
Some doctors would have a real problem
letting patients touch the phoropter, but it may be the only way to give patients
the sense of control they need to feel good. Also, patients will rarely complain
about eyeglasses made from a prescription they chose themselves.
Learn From These Patients
We all have to deal with difficult patients every
day. Instead of letting them get you all worked up, view these encounters as opportunities
to solve problems and hone your communication skills. I have to go now. I think
I hear Mr. Johnson yelling in exam room one.
in control and a '93 graduate of PCO, Dr. Beck practices in Leland, N.C.
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Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out (2005)
A Cappella Tribute To The Who
Petra Haden, daughter of jazz great Charlie Haden, spent three years offhandedly recording this a cappella version of The Who's classic 1967 concept album, The Who Sell Out. Down to the fake adverts and jingles that peppered the original LP. It's an utterly unique – yet somehow faithful – re-creation that makes use of elaborate harmonies and pulsating vocal rhythms to give Pete Townshend's teen pop anthems a warm, endearing charm that's inherent in The Who's original work, but more often left buried behind the band's wall of drums and guitars. Tracks like "Tattoo" and "I Can See For Miles" are so harmonious it's immediately difficult to hear them any other way. No small feat. Petra Haden Sings: The Who Sell Out is a wicked and delicate wonder.
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I having a live presser in my media room starting at 5:00 pm. I have invited my family, friends and local paper. Heck, maybe i'll even stream live. This loss is squarely on ME. I made a game time decision and switched up my game day gear. We were on a two game winning streak and I decided to mix up lids for a change of pace. I prepped as usual, same pants/shorts, same sandals, same shirt....that damm hat! I'll go back to original combo next week to see if that truly is the difference or if I need to hold a hat burning ceromony in my fire pit. We also need to make John Cooper an honary coach for a day. We have had the "curse of the Coop" since we made the collosal mistake of hiring Donnie Duncan instead of him after Earl Bruce left. One good season since that time and even then we only beat who we should (sure you can say five bowls, but we really have only had one truly good season) and I give the millenial change credit for that. Here's to YK3. Throw the ball, catch the ball, win the game. It's as simple as that. Oh yeah and don't mess with your game day apparel on a streak!
Dogs look up to you, cats look down at you, give me a pig. They just look you in the eyes and treat you as an equal - churchill
Ha Ha! That's putting it all in perspective!
I broke the dam...
In 1984, I was hospitalized for approaching perfection.
I too let the team down. I tossed my football in the air poorly before the snap on Arnaud's 1-hoppers. He had no chance at a completion. Yes, I am convinced I control the offense with a football I tailgated with at the 02 NU game.
i wore my iowa state color dunks instead of my black ones. hence the lost. Only other game this year i've worn the isu ones, was the iowa game. My bad everyone!
Chizil-Dick said it best:
We have a small margin for error. Last minute clothing changes can really change the MOJO for game. Let's not let this happen again.
It's on you and my buddy. There was a group of 8 of us at the game. Four of them decided to leave when KSu got the ball their last time thinking it was over. We were so excited that they missed the ending that he sent a Text that read "OT." Approximately a minute later the trajedy struck.
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2014-15 KenPom AdjO (rating)
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Nope, it's all on me. I've used the same tattered old "Cardinal and Gold" koozie for every game for about 7 years. I accidentally left it in Ames over the weekend. You can blame me for the loss.
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Sea-fan anemone (Amphianthus dohrnii)
|Amphianthus (1)
|Diameter of oral disk: up to 10 mm (2)
Not listed or protected by any conservation directives, conventions or legislation (3).
This small anemone is pink, orange, red or buff-coloured with streaks of white (2), and has up to around 80 irregularly arranged small tentacles (2). The scientific name of this group of sea anemones Amphianthus refers to their flower-like appearance; amphi means 'near' and anthus is from the Greek for flower, 'anthos' (4). It usually occurs attached to sea fans, hence the common name (2).
In Great Britain, this species is most often recorded off Plymouth. It has also been found off the west coast of Scotland, in Cornwall, and around Lundy Island in the Bristol Channel, and occurs around the south and southwest coasts of Ireland (2). In the rest of the world, it occurs along the Atlantic coast of France, reaching into the western Mediterranean (2). Throughout this range, the sea-fan anemone appears to be rare (3).
Attaches to sea fans such as the pink sea fan (Eunicella verrucosa) in England, the northern sea fan (Swiftia pallida) in Scotland, and similar organisms, and occurs in the 'sublittoral zone', inhabiting fairly deep water (2).
The sea-fan anemone reproduces asexually by shedding parts of its base behind it as it moves along. These fragments develop into tiny anemones (2), which are often closely packed together (3). This mode of reproduction means that this species has rather limited powers of dispersal. However, sexual reproduction probably does occur, and the wide distribution of this species suggests that there must be some form of dispersal as yet undetected (2). The lifespan is between 20 and 100 years (2).
Although this species has never been particularly common, it has nevertheless undergone a decline (3). A number of causes of this decline have been proposed, including changes in water masses; since the 1970s water masses have become colder, which has caused problems for species at the northernmost limit of their distribution (3). Furthermore, contamination of the water resulting from various human activities may affect larval and adult survival (3).
The sea-fan anemone is a UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP) priority species, and as such, a Species Action Plan has been produced to guide its conservation (3). Although there is no conservation action currently targeted at this species, the main host in the British Isles, the rare pink sea fan (Eunicella verrucosa), is afforded full legal protection under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981, and is therefore protected against killing, taking, injuring, and sale (3). The conservation of these two delicate and sensitive species is closely tied.
For more on this species see the Marine Life Information Network (marLIN):
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- Asexually: of asexual reproduction: reproduction that does not involve the formation of sex cells ('gametes'). In many species, asexual reproduction can occur by fission (or in plants 'vegetative reproduction'); part of the organism breaks away and develops into a separate individual. Some animals, including vertebrates can develop from unfertilised eggs, this process, known as parthenogenesis gives rise to offspring that are genetically identical to the parent
- Larval: of the stage in an animal's lifecycle after it hatches from the egg. Larvae are typically very different in appearance to adults; they are able to feed and move around but usually are unable to reproduce.
- Sublittoral: a marine zone between the littoral zone (the shallow zone where light reaches the bed, subject to submersion and exposure by tides) and depths of around 200m.
- Heaxacorallians of the world. (July 2002): http://hercules.kgs.ku.edu/hexacoral/anemone2/classifications/current_classification.htm
- Jackson, A., 2000. Sea fan anemone, Amphianthus dhornii. Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme [On-line]. Plymouth: Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. [cited 29 July 2002]. Available from: http://www.marlin.ac.uk
- UK BAP (July 2002): http://www.ukbap.org.uk
- Jobling, J. A. (1991) A dictionary of scientific bird names. Oxford University Press, Oxford.