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Nicolas Ostler He thinks that instant translation technology will remove the need for people to learn new languages and might prevent many languages around the world from becoming extinct Kachru's Circles A very important model of how English has developed and is developing across the world McArthur The circle of World English Crystal Believes that English will break up into a series of distinct dialects (and ultimately languages?) as happened to Latin Graddol Thinks speakers of English will need to become fluent in a number of varieties of English as the world's economy shifts away from US (India could become the most populous country and third biggest economy in the next 10-20 years) Typical Inner Circle speakers British, American and Australian English Typical Outer Circle speakers Singlish, Indian English, Jamaican Creole Typical Expanding Circle speaker Chinese English Attitude towards Singlish Prescriptivist attitude that Singlish is wrong and speakers should stick to the standard form of English, not creole. - Government made a speak good English campaign. Simon Jenkins Those who don't speak English are at a 'universal disadvantage' Alistair Pennycook (Post-colonial viewpoint) English does not deserve to be the world's language; it has only achieved this status through colonialism and brutality and has caused many of the world's languages to disappear. GVS Great Vowel Shift Aitchison's PIDC Potential (e.g. Functionalist Theory or the influence of technology) Implementation (i.e. how changes come into widespread use)

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Pronephros >>> developmental stages of the kidney
week 7 >>> differentiation of the mullein ductile system into functioning ovaries occurs later
then what
ureterocele >>> dilation of the distal end of the ureter
posterior urethral valves (PUV) >>> -mucosal folds found in the distal prostatic urethra that
look like this membranes
-the most common obstructive urethral lesions in infants
males >>> posterior urethral valves only occurs in what?
1:5000-8000 births >>> PUV is estimated to occur in how many births?
right kidney >>> what kidney lies lower due to the position of the liver
400-600ml >>> adult bladder has the capacity of what?
corpus spongiosum >>> -houses the urethra and keeps the urethra open during ejaculation
-capable of significant enlargement when engorged with blood during tumescence
spermatids >>> immature spermatozoon produced by meiotic division of a secondary
spermatocyte
hydronephrosis >>> -swelling of the kidney
-the abnormal collection of urine in the renal collecting system or ureter
-UTIs
-hydronephrosis
-kidney damage >>> obstruction of the urinary tract leads to increased risks of what?
-supersaturation
-matrix formation
-lack of specific protective agents
-any combination >>> urinary calculi is formed through what four processes
cystine stones >>> -often seen in children
-caused by the renal tubules, inability to absorb the amino acid cysteine
-rare stones
3% >>> cystine stones account for what percent of all stones
xanthine >>> -caused by a rare inherited condition which causes excessive excretion
-often confused with uric acid stones because both are radiolucent
proteus bacteria >>> struvite stones present in patients with alkali urine and UTIs by what?
ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) >>> the union of the ureter and the pelvis of the kidney
Ureteroiliac junction (UIJ) >>> the portion of the ureter near the sacroiliac junction
ureterovesical junction (UVJ) >>> -created by the union of the distal ureter and bladder wall
-a one-way door allowing urine to flow into the bladder and preventing reflux in to the kidney
-intravesical ureter
-trigone
-portion of the bladder wall >>> UVJ is composed of what 3 units
-N/V
-paralytic ileus
-colic

, -hematuria
-fever
-elevated WBC >>> symptoms of the urinary calculi
urinary diverticula >>> blind pouch within the muscle wall of the bladder or urethra
1-5% >>> what percent of women between 20-60 years have urinary diverticula
-Hx of chronic UtIs
-palpable perineal mass
-urethral calculi
-pus from the urethra
-false passage
-painful intercourse >>> signs and symptoms of urinary diverticula
benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) >>> a benign enlargement of the prostate
13.5% >>> what percent of males over the age of 50 have BPH
-voiding hesitancy
-nocturia
-urgency
-incomplete bladder emptying
-dripping after voiding
-weak stream
-straining to urinate >>> signs and symptoms of BPH
-chills
-fever
-costovertebral tenderness
-dysuria
-frequency
-urgency
-WBC & RBC in urine
-bacteria
-leukocytosis
-malaise
-flank pain >>> signs and symptoms of acute pyelonephritis
cystitis >>> urinary infection localized only to the bladder
balanitis >>> inflammation of the glans penis
Paraphimosis >>> inability to replace the prepuce in its normal position covering the glans
-scrotal pain
-N/V
-past history >>> signs and symptoms of torsion
anorchism >>> both bilateral testis have failed to descend to the scrotum
chemotherapy >>> medical treatment for bladder cancer
-noninvasive tumors- stage 0
-recurring CIS >>> indications for bacille calnette-gurerin (BCG)
laser fulguration >>> noninvasive surgical treatment for bladder cancer
adenocarcinoma >>> cancer of the tissue of male prostate gland
95% >>> adenocarcinoma makes up what percent of prostate cancer
0.5-1.0cm >>> during a digital rectal exam(DRE) typically what size is the prostate
hard nodules >>> DRE tumors are typically palpable as discrete what

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