Crohn’s Disease causes the entire gastrointestinal system to be inflamed. The disease was discovered by gastroenterologist Dr. Burrill Crohn in 1932. Crohn’s disease is often characterized by diarrhea‚ weight loss‚ fatigue‚ bloody stool‚ anemia‚ and abdominal cramps (Skyler‚ 2007). An article titled “Regional Ileitis” by authors Burrill Crohn and colleagues published in 1932 proposed‚ that this disease affects the terminal ilius of some young adults. It presents subacute and chronic necrotizing
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Question 1 | 2 points | Save | | A person’s blood pressure rises while walking up stairs. If homeostasis is maintained‚ which of the following will occur when the person reaches the top of the stairs? | | | | | | | | blood pressure will lower‚ causing the person to faint | | | blood pressure will return to near its level before walking up stairs | | | blood pressure will continue to rise‚ leading to hypertension | | | blood pressure will remain at the elevated
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Makati Medical Center College of Nursing DRUG STUDY Patient’s Name: M.D.C. Age: 42 y/o Medical Diagnosis: Leptospirosis Attending Physician/s: M.T Allergies: none Allergic Responses: none Prepared by: Shiela Guiquing |DRUG NAME |MECHANISM OF ACTION |RATIONALE FOR THIS PATIENT |ADVERSE DRUG EFFECT |NURSING IMPLICATIONS | |
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great deal of skill‚ knowledge about pathophysiology‚ medication administration‚ side effects and coping strategies that enable them to self-manage his disease and enable them adapt to the demands living with illness. B herself suffers from an autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks the thyroid. As a result she suffers from hypothyroidism. B focuses a lot of her and her family’s health choices around the foods they eat. She feels that through food she can improve her family’s immune
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life‚ he has grown in success and therefore in influence. People look up to Will and the choices he makes. This is one of the many reasons that it is so influential that he would bring attention to a problem not very many people are aware of: the autoimmune condition called lupus. Because of the influences in Will’s life‚ he chose to bring attention to this disease. Did you know that in the past 40 years there have been no new advances in medicine for treating lupus? According to the Lupus Research
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There are more than 300 symptoms of gluten intolerance that range from mild to severe and vary among different people. Some people with the disease will not experience any symptoms. Symptoms can include abdominal cramps‚ gas‚ bloating‚ iron deficiency anemia‚ bone and joint pain‚ diarrhea and foul-smelling/fatty stools‚ weakness‚ fatigue‚ mouth sores‚ nausea‚ red urine‚ skin rash (dermatitis herpetformis)‚ vertigo‚ weight-loss‚ nerve damage (tingling in legs and feet)‚ panic attacks‚ depression‚ infertility
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PREPARED BY IRFAN MIR ---- USMLE STEP 2 CK KICK THE BOARDS BEFORE U CONSIDER THESE NOTES PLZ READ THIS. CONTENTS NOTES FROM KAPLAN Q BOOK & MOCK EXAM ---------------------------------------------- page 2 - 24 NOTES FROM PASSING STEP 2CK 2009 - 2010 ------------------------------------------------- page 24 - 65 NOTES FROM KAPLAN REVIEW BOOK 2009 --------------------------------------------------- page 65 - 134 NOTES FORM UW Q BANK 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------
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Type 1 Diabetes: Causes: Autoimmune Response Type 1 diabetes is usually a progressive autoimmune disease‚ in which the beta cells that produce insulin are slowly destroyed by the body’s own immune system. It is unknown what first starts this cascade of immune events‚ but evidence suggests that both a genetic predisposition and environmental factors‚ such as a viral infection‚ are involved. Islets of Langerhans contain beta cells and are located within the pancreas. Beta cells produce
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Be able to perform crosses. Which alleles are codominant‚ which is recessive? a. A b. B c. AB d. O 9. What is the Rh factor and where is it found? 10. Under what circumstances will you have a baby labeled as erythroblastosis fetalis (or hemolytic disease of the newborn)? Provide genotypes for mother and baby. 11. Describe the following genetic disorders. At the cellular level ‚ are these disorders dominant‚ recessive‚ codominant‚ or incompletely
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the breast milk components. 3. Reduced risk of stomach upsets like chronic constipation‚ colic‚ and others. 4. Reduced risk of childhood diabetes and obesity‚ also it reduces the risk of tooth decay and the risk for vitamin E and Iron deficiency anemia. 5. Increased bone density 6. It develops the baby’s emotion and spirit The benefits of breastfeeding for the mother : 1. Reducing the breast cancer risk by about 25 percent‚ where the more times the women breastfeed during her life the
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