Non-Ischemic Troponemia Elevated troponins are always of concern‚ especially in patients presenting with cardiogenic chest pain. However‚ not all instances of troponemia are secondary to an ischemic event. Other disease processes need to be considered. 41-year-old female with history of undifferentiated connective tissue disease with no family or personal history of cardiac disease presented to her local hospital‚ complaining of chest pain began 4 days prior while lying in bed after she woke up
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Hematologic Problems Anemia Definition Anemia is a deficiency in the number of erythrocytes (red blood cells RCB)‚ the quantity of hemoglobin‚ and/or the volume of packed RBCs (hematocrit). Because RCBs transport oxygen‚ erythrocytes disorders can lead to tissue hypoxia. Anemia is not a specific disease. It’s a manifestation of a pathologic process. Once anemia is identified‚ further investigation is done to determine its cause. Anemia can result from primary hematologic problems or can develop
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insulin. This causes diabetes by leaving the body without enough insulin to function normally. This is called an autoimmune reaction‚ or autoimmune cause‚ because the body is attacking itself. There is no specific diabetes causes‚ but the following triggers may be involved: • Viral or bacterial infection • Chemical toxins within food • Unidentified component causing autoimmune reaction Underlying genetic disposition may also be a type 1 diabetes cause. Type 2 diabetes causes Type 2 diabetes
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What is Malaria? (Knowing more on how to deal with Malaria) A. History of Malaria Although the parasite responsible for P. falciparum malaria has been in existence for 50‚000–100‚000 years‚ the population size of the parasite did not increase until about 10‚000 years ago‚ concurrently with advances in agriculture and the development of human settlements. Close relatives of the human malaria parasites remain common in chimpanzees. Some evidence suggests that the P. falciparum malaria may have originated
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Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease that can cause swelling‚ stiffness and pain of joints‚ primarily in an individual’s small joints in their hands and feet. An autoimmune disease is the result of antibodies from a person’s immune system attacking their own healthy cells. Many autoimmune diseases act in various different manners and one of the rare similarities is the ability to clinically diagnose a disease based on the presence of autoantibodies in a serum. When these autoantibodies begin
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Lupus erythematosus is considered to be an autoimmune disease‚ which is a chronic inflammatory disorder that causes systemic inflammation and affects multiple organs in the body1. Lupus affects the skin‚ joints and other parts of the body‚ such as the kidneys‚ tissues‚ blood cell and brain. The Article states that “Lupus erythematosus is an autoimmune system disorder where the body cannot tell the difference between foreign antigens and its own antigens.1” An individual who has been diagnosed with
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an inch on my body where you can not see a spot of psoriasis” (Hawkins‚ Jennifer). Although the recurring skin disease is said to be genetic‚ Jennifer has tracked her family history and cannot find a specific tie to psoriasis itself‚ only other autoimmune diseases that identify themselves in a different form (“Psoriasis‚” Funk and Wagnalls). In order to create awareness of the different types of
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How To Tell If You Will Get A Stroke Days Before It Happens! Did you know that strokes are the 3rd leading cause of death for women? As reported by the American Stroke Association‚ nearly 60 percent of stroke deaths occur in women‚ meaning that they are more susceptible to this problem compared to men. In addition to this‚ they are less likely to identify its signs and get proper medical care. It is worth noting that around 80 percent of strokes are preventable with lifestyle medications‚ exercise
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| PulsesHeart rate 120 – 160 BPM. (100 sleeping‚ 180 crying).Rhythm regular.PMI at 3rd-4th intercostal space lateral to mid-clavicular line.Brachial‚ femoral‚ and pedal pulses present and equal bilaterally. | Tachycardia (respiratory problems‚ anemia‚ infection‚ cardiac conditions). Bradycardia (asphyxia‚ increased intracranial pressure). PMI to right (dextrocardia-heart situated to right of body‚ pneumothorax). Murmurs (normal or congenital heart defects). Dysrhythmias. Absent or unequal pulses
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An autoimmune disease occurs when white blood cells‚ known as lymphocytes begin attacking other cells in the body. They see these cells as a “foreign” object and attack it‚ like they would an infection or other truly foreign body that has entered the body. Hashimoto’s
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