ASC 423: SOCIOLOGY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
| Institution | KENYATTA UNIVERSITY |
| Course | SOCIOLOGY |
| Year | 1st Year |
| Semester | Unknown |
| Posted By | Liz Ochola |
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This course introduces you to science and technology as social institutions and systems of knowledge production. We will take a sociological look at the process by which knowledge is collectively produced by communities and societies and how this knowledge is used.
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AKS 100: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF LANGAUGE
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Somo hili linatoa utangulizi wa chombo hiki cha binadamu kinachoitwa lugha. kwa muda mrefu binadamu amejaribu kuelewa lugha bila mafanikio makubwa hadi mikabala ya kisayansi ilipoanza .
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TROPICAL MEDICINE
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HELMINTHIC INFECTION
1 NEMATODES (ROUND WORMS)
2 CESTODES (TAPE WORMS)
3 TREMATODES (FLUKES)
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DISORDERS OF THE BLOOD VESSELS
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DISEASES OF ARTERIES
1. Anatomy of blood vessels
2. Arteriosclerosis
3. Atherosclerosis
4. Aneurysms
5. Vasculitis
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HYPERTENSIVE DISORDERS IN PRENANCY
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Is one of the most frequently maternal morbility and
mortality.
Black women's are 3 time as likely to die from
preeclampsia as white women
Remains among the most significant and intriguing
unsolved problems in obstetrics.
Majority of preeclampsia in nulliparous patients (2
to 5 %)
Increased mortality risk in older gravidas
Increased risk in first pregnancy with new partner
Preeclampsia is a leading cause of direct maternal
mortality
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OBSTRUCTED LABOUR
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Normal labour: defined as regular painful uterine contractions which becomes
progressively stronger and more frequent accompanied by the effacement and progressive
dilatation of the cervix and the descent of the presenting part of the fetus.
The labor is divided into 3 stages.
The mechanism of labour is explained by the change in the position and the attitude of the
fetus, as the fetus initiates its way through the pelvis (birth canal).
Mechanism includes:
1) Engagement
2) Descent
3) Flexion
4) Internal rotation
5) Extension
6) Restitution
7) External rotation
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ANATOMY OF THE FEMALE PEVIS AND FETAL SKULL
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Anatomy of the pelvis and fetal skull should
be understood in the context of what
happens during labour
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BIRTH ASPHYXIA
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Birth Asphyxia-defined as the inability to
initiate respiration
WHO defined birth asphyxia as failure to
initiate and sustain breathing at birth and
based on APGAR Score, as an APGAR Score of
7 at 1 minute
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FINANCIAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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Financial management is defined as a series of activities
designed to allocate resources and plan for the efficient
operation of an organization.
The overall goal of financial management is to meet the total
financial needs of an organization.
A major component of financial management is budgeting
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CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASES
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A condition in which;
• The lungs have become permanently altered .
• The airways in the lungs are constantly narrowed.
• Chronic inflammation creates difficulty breathing
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CARDIOVASCULAR CONDITIONS
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Heart failure is defined as the pathophysiologic state in which impaired
cardiac function is unable to maintain an adequate circulation for the
metabolic needs of the tissues of the body.
• It may be acute or chronic.
• The term congestive heart failure (CHF) is used for the chronic form of heart
failure in which the patient has evidence of congestion of peripheral
circulation and of lungs.
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