THE PART OF HUMAN BODY - IMPORTANT the thyroid is a small gland located below the skin and muscles at the front of the neck. It’s brownish red‚ with left and right halves (called lobes) that look like a butterfly’s wings. It’s light like a butterfly‚ too‚ and usually weighs less than an ounce. As small as it is‚ though‚ the thyroid has an enormously important job to do‚ especially for teens. It manufactures the hormones that help control metabolism and growth. To do its job‚ the thyroid needs
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minds is just a detrimental if it was a physical condition because hair is extremely important part of people’s self-image. Alopecia is absence of hair where it is supposed to grow; baldness. “Alopecia is the medical term for baldness.” It is an autoimmune disease‚ where the immune system attacks their own body and causes their hair to fall out. It could fall out in chunks up to a size of a quarter‚ possibly bigger. It could also be in just in a few spots but it could be all over. It could be on the
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Blood Transfusions 101 By: Nicola Karen Adamson‚ NHS Tayside‚ BN‚ DipHe Purpose The purpose of this module is to teach the clinical RN the basics of blood‚ how to administer a blood/blood component transfusion safely‚ and the hazards of transfusion related to blood administration. This module is indicated for teaching purposes based on the fact that the NHS requires at least quarterly review of blood usage‚ oversight of blood transfusion practices‚ documentation of blood transfusion errors‚ and
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is the mineral which helps in the circulation and composition of blood. Females require a consistent level of iron‚ even overconsumption can be useful for them. In each country of the world‚ women lack adequate iron consumption leading to anemia‚ pernicious anemia‚ and even blood loss. WHO reported that 75% of women lack the minimum level of iron consumption in the body. It is either digested or absorbed at a higher level than men or adults. Adolescent girls may undergo biochemical reactions which
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and produce a life-threatening situation called sepsis. Infection is the most important reason of morbidity and mortality in burns. Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are the most frequently colonizing bacteria whereas group-a beta-hemolytic streptococci are the most virulent bacteria and anaerobic bacteria as well as fungi are also common‚ viral infection is less prevalent (3‚ 4).
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treatment of blood disorders is essential to prevent further problems or death. These blood disorders described below are just a few or the example that can happen to people young or older. A common form of anemia is iron deficiency anemia affecting many Americans today. Iron deficiency anemia is caused by the lack of iron in the body from diet. The lack of iron is also caused by growth spurts‚ pregnancy‚ and blood loss. (Family Doctor. Org‚ 2011) the problems with diet that people have are usually
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Review Sheet Results (1) 1. List the hematocrits for the healthy male (sample 1) and female (sample 2) living in Boston (at sea level) and indicate whether they are normal or whether they indicate anemia or polycythemia. 1. The hematocrit value for the healthy male: 48 2. The hematocrit value for the healthy female: 44 Both values are normal because they are between the normal ranges: for males between 42-52% and for females between 42-47%. 2. Describe the difference between the hematocrits
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CD is an immunological reaction trigger by the ingestion of gluten-containing foods. This autoimmune disease involves both genetic and environmental factors that affect the small intestine in these individuals (NELMS). In this disease‚ the exposure gluten damages the intestinal mucosa of the small intestine. Gluten is the general name for proteins found in the endosperm of grains. These proteins are found in almost all grain containing foods such as bread‚ rice‚ pasta‚ and cereal. Gluten is made
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abnormal genes causes a person’s body to make hemoglobin S. People who become infected with SCD inherit two abnormal hemoglobin genes‚ one from each parent.When a person has two hemoglobin S genes‚ Hemoglobin SS‚ the disease is known as sickle cell anemia. This seems to be the most common and often the most extreme kind of SCD. Hemoglobin SS starts from lack of oxygen
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of Iron deficiency anemia‚ evidenced by the preliminary work up and symptoms. Microcytic anemia is defined as the presence of small‚ often hypochromic‚ red blood cells in a peripheral blood smear and is usually characterized by a low MCV (less than 83 microns). Iron deficiency is the most common cause of microcytic anemia. The absence of iron stores in the bone marrow remains the most definitive test for differentiating iron deficiency from the other microcytic states‚ ie‚ anemia of chronic disease
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