Article: Your veterinarian should have given you specific instructions on where to administer intramuscular medication, and you should follow those instructions carefully. As a general rule, most vets recommend administering intramuscular injections in the quadricep muscles (cranial thigh) or the lumbar spinal epaxial muscles (dorsal muscles along the spine). Be extremely cautious while administering intramuscular injections. A misplaced needle could cause serious damage to your cat's nerves. For this reason, it's best to follow any and all instructions given by your veterinarian. If you're uncertain about any part of your vet's instructions, or if you can't find the recommended site of injection at home, call or visit your vet for more thorough guidance. The needle should be angled between 45 and 90 degrees, depending on the site chosen for injection. It may be helpful to hold your cat's muscle flat, to prevent movement and ensure that the needle enters the muscle correctly. Ensure that you insert the needle at the proper angle your vet demonstrated to you. Inserting the needle at too shallow an angle could prevent the injection from reaching the intended depth and penetrating the muscle. Do not hold your thumb over the plunger of the syringe until you're certain that the needle is inserted correctly. Touching the plunger while inserting the needle could result in a premature injection, should the cat flinch or the needle go in wrong. Much like administering a subcutaneous injection, you'll want to slightly pull back on the plunger before injecting the medicine. Air bubbles shouldn't be a problem with intramuscular injections, but if you see blood you'll need to withdraw the needle and try again, as this can indicate that a blood vessel has been hit. It's important to ensure that all of the medication dosage in the syringe has been injected. Once the syringe is completely emptied, withdraw the needle along the same path you used to insert the needle. While holding the syringe between your index and middle fingers, use your thumb (on the same hand) to press the plunger down. Once you've completed the injection, check the site of injection for blood or leaked medicine. If you see signs of blood or leaking medicine, use a clean cotton ball or tissue to apply pressure at the site of injection. It should only take about one minute for the bleeding or leakage to stop, with proper pressure. Used syringes are considered a biohazard, and as such they should never be disposed of in household trash or left uncapped in the garbage. Ask your vet's office about whether they collect used needles for disposal.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Find the injection site. Insert the needle. Pull back on the plunger before injecting. Inject the medication. Check for bleeding or leakage. Dispose of the needle properly.
Article: You will be given a debate topic this is called a "resolution." Your team must take a stance either affirmative or negative to the resolution. Sometimes you will be given the stance, and sometimes you will be asked to take a position. You may be asked to stand affirmative or negative. In LD (Lincoln-Douglas debate), the first affirmative speech will be at most 7 minutes long, and the first negative speech will be at most 6 minutes. The speakers then present arguments against the earlier affirmative or negative speech that was just read. Speakers must listen carefully and be able to counter arguments. There are two segments involving cross-examination (CX), in which the debaters are allowed to ask questions and openly debate the topic. This is most often called cross-examination, or cx for short, and occurs after the first affirmative speech, and the first negative speech. The best thing you can do to better understand LD/PF/Policy debate is practice and research. Because you may be asked to work on either side, in addition to preparing one speech, you must spend time thoroughly understanding all aspects of the resolution in order to write a second speech. Brainstorm the topic, and research it before you sit down to write. Write out a list of key components for both sides of the issue. If you are on a debate team, do this together. Each member could discuss the key component list, in order to figure out which issues you want to cover in each speech. Spend some time at the library or on the Internet using credible sources to research the key reasons that seem strongest. Use books, scholarly journals, credible newspapers, and the like. Be very cautious about unverified information bandied about on the Internet. You will also want prepare to deal with the strongest arguments your opponent(s) might make. Ignoring the other side's best arguments can weaken your rhetorical appeal. If you create a basic outline of the speech, your writing organization will probably be better when you actually sit down to write the speech in full. It's a good idea to memorize the ultimate speech or just rely on the outline as notes when giving it. A basic debate outline should contain six parts: An attention-getter, your stated stance (aff or neg)/ restatement of the resolution, your definitions, your value, criterion, and contentions. You can break each of those six parts into subcategories. It's often a good idea to write the contentions last, focusing on the value and criterion to hold it up first.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Understand how debates work. Research the topic very thoroughly with credible information. Write an outline of your speech.
Article: This will give you more motivation for the rest of the day. Make sure the next slot is something heavier so you don't put off your worst subjects until the end. Some people study best in the morning, whereas other people like to burn the midnight oil. If you know when you can concentrate best, you can use that time of the day to focus on your revisions. At the start of your study session, consider the specific goals you would like to achieve. Take two minutes to write down a specific goal you hope to achieve, such as completing the reading up to a specific page number in the textbook. If you are memorizing dates or events for a history exam, write down a goal to memorize a particular number of facts for the exam. Consider whether you are using the most appropriate study methods for specific subjects, such as flash cards for a history exam or rhymes for an oral French language exam. It is important to tailor your study methods for the type of exam material. If you need to identify parts of the human body, you may want to use biological illustrations or pictures. If you need to perform in an algebra exam, you should practice doing equations. Instead of studying for hours and losing concentration, it is best to study for thirty or forty minutes at a time. If you still feel fresh after forty minutes, you can always get back to work. If you are going to study for the day, it is important to give yourself breaks between periods of studying. Go for a short walk or grab a cup of coffee and then come back to your revisions later. At the end of a study session, you should quickly review what you have accomplished during the session. Give yourself a pat on the back if you have accomplished any of your study session goals, such as finishing preparation for a particular topic or subject. If you haven't yet achieved your goal, write down what you need to accomplish in order to get closer to the goal during your next study session. It will feel great when you can tick off a subject from your study list. You will have one subject less to worry about. That said, it is important to come back to the subjects you studied first towards the end of your revisions period. As you move further into your revisions schedule, you may need to remind yourself about particular subjects or topic areas that you covered weeks or months ago. So, it is wise to periodically revisit the subjects that you covered earlier in your revisions timetable. Sleep is important for cognition, which is necessary for exam performance. To ensure a good performance, getting a solid rest is really important. For instance, you should try to get between eight and ten hours of sleep per night. Unfortunately, not getting sufficient sleep will limit your concentration and learning. If you are prioritizing study time over getting adequate sleep (i.e., 8-10 hours), it could negatively impact your ability to concentrate and learn during your study sessions.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Start your day off with something you know you can accomplish. Determine when you study best. Set goals for a particular study session. Use subject specific study methods. Focus for realistic chunks of time. Give yourself regular breaks. Review your study session goals. Tick things off as you do them. Make time for refresher sessions. Make sure you get lots of sleep before the exam day.