in various enzymes and is extremely vital for brain function‚ growth‚ healing‚ and your immune system. Excess iron in your body can lead blood in your stool‚ vomiting‚ and in severe cases liver failure. A deficiency of iron in your body is called Anemia‚ whose symptoms include: low levels of ferritin‚ feebleness‚ lack of concentration‚ pale skin and hyper dynamic circulation. For sufficient consumption of this essential nutrient‚ include foods such as beans‚ fish‚ poultry‚ and beef in your daily
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6. What have your sleep patterns been like? 7. Have you had any radiation therapy to your head and/or neck? 8. Have your menstrual periods been altered? 3. You know that potential causes of R.M.’s symptoms include depression‚ hypothyroidism‚ anemia‚ cardiac disease fluid and electrolyte imbalance and allergies. As part of your screening procedures‚ describe how you would begin to investigate which of these conditions probably do not account for R.M.’s symptoms. During the physical assessment
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Side Effects of Oral Antidiabetic Agents Sulfonylureas are associated with weight gain and hypoglycemia.(35) Sulphonylureas should be avoided where possible in severe hepatic impairment and in acute porphyria . They should not be used during pregnancy or breast-feeding .Sulphonylureas are contra-indicated in the presence of ketoacidosis.(36) Biguanides is associated with a low frequency of lactic acidosis. Biguanides major side effects are seen in the gastrointestinal tract‚ with nausea‚ cramps‚
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at risk for passing on a serious genetic mutation. Since 1999 it has been most widely used to prevent the birth of children with conditions such as Down syndrome‚ Tay-Sachs disease‚ cystic fibrosis‚ sickle cell‚ Huntington’s chorea‚ and Cooley’s anemia. However‚ PGD is increasingly being used for other reasons. These include social sex selection‚ creating “savior siblings” who can provide bone marrow and other transplant tissues to sick older siblings‚ and selecting against embryos with genes
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standard textbooks of medical diagnosis and differential diagnosis. The electronic text in PDF or word has hyperlinks to navigate. Index Acute Abdominal Pain: "Bad Gut Pain" Females Acute With Pelvic Pain: "Ectopic" Amylase elevation – “Parotid” Anemia: Macrocytic = "Big Fat Red Cells" Normocytic = "Normal Size" Microcytic = "Tics” Hemolytic = "Hematologists" Arthritis – “ Arthritics” Arthritis Autoimmune – “Suppress” Atrial Fibrillation – “Irregular P Waves” Back Pain : "Disk Mass" Bradycardia
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Vitamins and Minerals General Concepts: * Divided into two major groups: fat soluble and water soluble * fat soluble: A‚ D‚ E‚ K * requirements vary with species‚ size‚ growth rate‚ environment (temperature‚ presence of toxins‚ etc.) and metabolic function (growth‚ stress response‚ disease resistance) * many species can utilize intestinal bacteria synthesis for meeting vitamin requirements Vitamin
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Lecture 13 Nutritional Requirements The Nutrient and Nutrition. Classes of nutrients: carbohydrates‚ fats‚ proteins‚ vitamins‚ water‚ minerals. Function‚ sources and deficiency/toxicity of major vitamins and minerals. The Nutrient and Nutrition Humans are heterotrophs‚ organisms that cannot produce their own food. Heterotrophs must ingest‚ or take in‚ food. At least 95% of the species of organisms on earthall animals‚ all fungi‚ and most protists and bacteriaare heterotrophs
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Patient Scenario V.S.‚ 82 year old female is admitted to rehab for colon resection related to colon cancer. Past medical history includes ulcerative colitis x 20+ years‚ hypothyroidism‚ hypertension‚ and dementia. Surgical history includes hysterectomy at age 63. Vital signs T 98.2‚ P91‚ BP136/81‚ R 18‚ O2 sat 96% room air‚ and denied any pain on admission. Patient is alert and oriented x1-2‚ needs frequent redirection. Lungs clear‚ breathing even and unlabored. S1S2 noted‚ no murmurs. Abdomen
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Familial adenomatous polyposis increases the risk of developing colon cancer to almost certain. The disorder causes a person to have thousands of polyps‚ causing from an early age anemia due to the loss of blood in the feces. Later on‚ the person will most likely develop cancer. Hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer is also called Lynch Syndrome. Lifetime risk is approximately 80%‚ it also increase risks of numerous other cancer
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4.1.1 State that eukaryotic chromosomes are made of DNA and proteins 4.1.2 Define gene‚ allele and genome Gene: | Heritable factors that control specific characteristics | Allele: | One specific form of a gene (differing form other alleles by one or few bases‚ occupying the same gene locus as other alleles of that gene) | Genome: | Whole genetic information of the organism | Chromosomes are made of DNA and protein 4.1.3 Define gene mutation * Gene mutation is the change in the base
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