PART 1 Exam #1 Review Renal Overview: * Renin-angiotensin aldosterone system (RAAS) regulates renal blood flow. * ACUTE RENAL FAILURE -rapid decline in renal function with progressive azotemia. * AZOTEMIA An excess of metabolic waste products in the blood Urea Nitrogen and Creatinine * OLIGURIA Urine Volume less than 400CC/24 hours for a non-trauma‚ non-surgical adult. * ACUTE TUBULAR NECROSIS (ATN) Clinical syndrome of ARF secondary to ischemia or toxic injury
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Introduction a. Attention Statement: Taken into a tent‚ the body is washed with good-smelling palm wine and rinsed with water. A cut is made in the left side of the body and most of the internal organs removed. The heart is not taken out for it is the center of intelligence and feeling. The brain is smashed by a long hook and pulled out through the nose. The body is stuffed and covered‚ then left out to dry for forty days‚ only to be washed again. Stuffed with dry materials
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Introduction Cirrhosis is a progressive chronic inflammation of the liver that typically results from severe chronic hepatitis or chronic alcoholism as we know. Cirrhosis is defined histologically as a diffuse hepatic process characterized by fibrosis and the conversion of normal liver architecture into structurally abnormal nodules. In other words‚ The damaged hepatocytes regenerates‚ but the liver’s connective (scar) tissue regenerates faster. As a result‚ the liver becomes fatty and fibrous
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(BUPA 2011). According to Bupa (2011) people with coeliac disease are more at risk at developing associated conditions‚ autoimmune diseases such as sjogrens syndrome‚ typ1 diabetes and Addison disease. CAUSE OF COELIAC DISEASE Although it has not yet been proven how coeliac disease is developed. (Coeliac UK 2012) have stated‚ one in ten people with the disease have a sibling
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and how is it treated? What about non-celiac gluten sensitivity? Celiac Disease While the word “celiac” derives from the Ancient Greek word “koilia” meaning belly‚ the disease predominantly targets the small intestine. Celiac Disease (CD) is an autoimmune
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Graves’ disease is an autoimmune disease. It most commonly affects the thyroid‚ frequently causing it to enlarge to twice its size or more (goitre)‚ become overactive‚ with relatedhyperthyroid symptoms such as increased heartbeat‚ muscle weakness‚ disturbed sleep‚ and irritability. It can also affect the eyes‚ causing bulging eyes (proptosis). It affects other systems of the body‚ including the skin‚ heart‚ circulation and nervous system. It affects up to 2% of the female population‚ sometimes appears
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Being said the therapy and treatments that could possibly be developed have the chances to cure or drastically reduce the symptoms of illnesses. “Since 1998‚ cord blood stem cells have been used to treat eighty-one diseases‚ including sickle cell anemia‚ multiple sclerosis‚ lupus‚ rheumatoid arthritis‚ juvenile diabetes‚ leukemia‚ lymphoma‚ and other carcinomas‚ including ovarian‚ blood and testicular cancers” (Griswold and Lee). Ways scientists have found to treat certain illnesses is with large
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------------------------------------------------- OBJECTIVES I. Objectives Within our 3 weeks clinical exposure at San Pedro Hospital at St. Luke’s Ward‚ we‚ the proponents of San Pedro College‚ BSN 3E‚ group3‚ subgroup2‚ will be able to present a comprehensive nursing case analysis regarding the case of our patient who have a Bronchopneumonia in which we can gain more knowledge to understand further our clients condition. In order to achieve the general objective stipulated above‚ this
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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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Treat Hypermobility Syndrome Naturally Joint hypermobility syndrome (Ehlers-Danlos syndrome)‚ is a chronic pain condition that affects millions of people worldwide. Young women seem to be most affected by this condition‚ followed by children and men. In many cases‚ hypermobile joints go completely unnoticed. They’re just a fun way to get attention at parties by bending a wrist back or seeming to “dislocate” a shoulder at will. However‚ plenty of individuals suffer terribly with the condition
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