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User:DrMaine

2007-12-18T17:41:14Z

DrMaine:

Hi, I'm a surgeon from Melbourne, Australia. I'm an Anglican, and also have an interest in rare diseases. Yes, many people ask me do i enjoy 'House', the television series. Yes i do. I also believe in the right to defend one's home and country.

'''My Background:'''

I teach part of the week at a prominent Melbourne University, so luckily I already have a handy set of coursenotes, of which I am the author, with which I can add to our disease collection (if you haven't beaten me there first!). I must also thank my students, as many of the notes I have collected on rare diseases were constructed by them as homework tasks. They were all very enthusiastic about preparing accounts of rare diseases for this online encyclopaedia.

Most of my timne is spent in my surgery practice, and when I am not there as a private practitioner I work for the public health system as an ER (visiting) surgeon. It is important to give back to the field and allow the registrars to learn from their seniors. Most of their teaching these days is 'bookish', and they benefit, i feel, from the practical skills afforded by observing experienced staff.

I respect all religious views, but I am Proud of my religious heritage. However I do not plan to get involved in religious debate on here. I prefer to stick to my areas of expertise, where I can maximise my usefulness.

User:DrMaine

2007-12-18T17:34:05Z

DrMaine:

Hi, I'm a surgeon from Melbourne, Australia. I'm an Anglican, and also have an interest in rare diseases. Yes, many people ask me do i enjoy 'House', the television series. Yes i do. I also believe in the right to defend one's home and country.

'''My Background:'''

I teach part of the week at a prominent Melbourne University, so luckily I already have a handy set of coursenotes, of which I am the author, with which I can add to our disease collection (if you haven't beaten me there first!). I must also thank my students, as many of the notes I have collected on rare diseases were constructed by them as homework tasks.

Most of my timne is spent in my surgery practice, and when I am not there as a private practitioner I work for the public health system as an ER (visiting) surgeon. It is important to give back to the field and allow the registrars to learn from their seniors. Most of their teaching these days is 'bookish', and they benefit, i feel, from the practical skills afforded by observing experienced staff.

I respect all religious views, but I am Proud of my religious heritage. However I do not plan to get involved in religious debate on here. I prefer to stick to my areas of expertise, where I can maximise my usefulness.

User:DrMaine

2007-12-18T17:28:55Z

DrMaine:

User:DrMaine

2007-12-18T17:25:40Z

DrMaine:

Phenylketonuria

2007-12-18T16:48:06Z

DrMaine: New page: An inborn error of metabolism that is detectable during the first days of life with appropriate blood testing (e.g., during routine neonatal screening). PKU is characterized by absence or ...

An inborn error of metabolism that is detectable during the first days of life with appropriate blood testing (e.g., during routine neonatal screening). PKU is characterized by absence or deficiency of an enzyme (phenylalanine hydroxylase) that is responsible for processing the essential amino acid phenylalanine. (Amino acids, the chemical building blocks of proteins, are essential for proper growth and development.) With normal enzymatic activity, phenylalanine is converted to another amino acid (tyrosine), which is then utilized by the body. However, when the phenylalanine hydroxylase enzyme is absent or deficient, phenylalanine abnormally accumulates in the blood and is toxic to brain tissue.

Symptoms associated with PKU are typically absent in newborns. Affected infants may be abnormally drowsy and listless (lethargic) and have difficulties feeding. In addition, untreated infants with PKU tend to have unusually light eyes, skin, and hair (light pigmentation) and may develop a rash that appears similar to eczema, an inflammatory skin condition that may be characterized by itching, redness, and blistering in affected areas. Without treatment, most infants with PKU develop conservative mental retardation that is typically severe. Those with untreated PKU may also develop additional neurologic symptoms, such as episodes of uncontrolled electrical activity in the brain (seizures), abnormally increased activity (hyperactivity), poor coordination and a clumsy manner of walking (gait), abnormal posturing, aggressive behavior, or psychiatric disturbances. Additional symptoms and findings may include nausea, vomiting, and a musty or "mousy" body odor due to the presence of a by-product of phenylalanine (phenylacetic acid) in the urine and sweat.

To prevent mental retardation, treatment consists of a carefully controlled, phenylalanine-restricted diet beginning during the first days or weeks of life. Most experts suggest that a phenylalanine-restricted diet should be lifelong in persons with classical PKU. Classical PKU refers to persons with 2 severe mutations of the phenylalanine hydroxylase gene.

User:DrMaine

2007-12-18T16:07:55Z

DrMaine:

User talk:WilliamofOcham

2007-12-18T15:55:27Z

DrMaine: greeting to you too

Fill in the details about this image. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 13:58, 15 December 2007 (EST)

Welcome, weary traveler! I see you have wiki experience. You'll fit in well here, I deem.

Please read [[Conservapedia:Commandments]] before getting too busy, and '''do communicate''' a lot with sysops, who have a measure of editorial authority here. :-) --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 21:34, 15 December 2007 (EST)

The image that you requested uploaded to your user page needs an edit as to copyright status, author of the work, date of the work, and source. Can you provide that info? [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 11:13, 17 December 2007 (EST)

Editing the info for the image is the same as any article. As to what you wrote for Wikipedia and uploaded here, please be advised that such needs Achlafly's permission; he'll more than likely approve it anyway, but it's a matter of course here. [[User:Karajou|Karajou]] 11:48, 17 December 2007 (EST)
:I've been under the impression (and have told others this) that no permission is required, as long as it ''is'' your own work, and not as modified by others. It also should have a notice (on the talk page) declaring you to be the author of the original (Wikipedia) article. [[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 18:14, 17 December 2007 (EST)

== Philosophy articles ==

I see you are working on philosophy articles, as I am. I have started with the Pre-Socratics and, once I'm finished there, will go on to Aristotle (skipping over Plato). I am also developing a list of "high priority" philosophy articles. This list, which will be available soon, is designed to focus work on the most important such articles as well as to settle on naming conventions for same.

In all things, I try to keep in mind that Conservapedia is meant to be aimed at 14-18 year olds (see my comments on the "substance dualism" section of the "dualism" article).

[[User:JFPerry|JFPerry]] 12:03, 17 December 2007 (EST)

== Welcome ==
I don't know why one of the other sysops or posters didn't already do this, but ...
{{welcome|sig=[[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 18:10, 17 December 2007 (EST)}}

== greeting to you too ==

hi, fellow traveller. i too was involved at wikipedia and found my faith challenged, even though i tried to stick to the medical articles where it seldom arises as problematic.
Goodluck with your writing endeavours.

Erythema Multiforme

2007-12-18T15:46:01Z

DrMaine:

Erythema Multiforme is a medical condition characterized by inflammation of the skin or [[mucous membranes]] (including the mouth, throat and eyes). Erythema Multiforme has been reported following infection.

It is the name applied to a group of hypersensitivity disorders, affecting mostly children and young adults, and characterized by symmetric red, patchy lesions, primarily on the arms and legs. The cause is unknown, but EM frequently occurs in association with herpes simplex virus, suggesting an immunologic process initiated by the virus. In half of the cases, the triggering agents appear to be medications, including anticonvulsants, sulfonamides, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and other antibiotics. In addition, some cases appear to be associated with infectious organisms such as Mycoplasma pneumoniae and many viral agents.

Symptoms persist anywhere from 2 days to 4 weeks and include skin lesions, blisters, itching, fatigue, joint pain and fever.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/about/terms/glossary.htm#e</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:Medicine]]

User:DrMaine

2007-12-18T14:40:29Z

DrMaine: New page: Hi, I'm a surgeon from Melbourne, Australia. I'm an Anglican, and also have an interest in rare diseases. Yes, many people ask me do i enjoy 'House', the television series. Yes i do. I als...