to. She has also noticed that her urine is darker than usual and she has yellowing of her eyes. She has noted that she has a puffy appearance. Results of blood tests at her doctor’s office reveal that her ALT‚ AST ‚ alkaline phosphatase‚ and bilirubin levels are elevated and that she also has an elevated count of lymphocytes. Further tests reveal that she is positive for the presence of the anti-HCV in her blood. Biopsy reveals necrosis‚ fibrosis‚ and cirrhosis. What is Mary’s diagnosis
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Maggie Chaplin Mikal Kinley‚ Sarah Jefferson Ms. Schwab Advanced Biology 9/26/13 Urinalysis Lab I. Purpose; the purpose is to analyze and interpret data on the body’s utilization of carbohydrates‚ lipids and proteins. II. Introduction A urinalysis is the analysis of a urine sample. This test is common; it can be evaluated in a variety of ways. By; physical appearance‚ and chemical/ molecular properties. Your body’s urine is the excess of what the body doesn’t use. Things like carbohydrates
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TMZ. The couple stayed at the hospital since arriving eight days ago. The doctors reportedly asked the couple to stay a ’minor issue.’ The newborn twins spend their first days under ’bili lights‚’ phototherapy planned to eliminate high levels of bilirubin in the blood. Beyonce’s dad Mathew Knowles took to Twitter on Sunday to confirm that the couple had welcomed their two new members to the family. News that the singer had given birth to the anticipated twins had broken out all over social media
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Amniocentesis is a test that is done during a woman’s pregnancy to check information about the fetus. A fetus is generally known as a developing human‚ in utero‚ after the 8th week of gestation during a woman’s pregnancy. This procedure is done to determine if the fetus has any genetic problems such as spina bifida‚ anencephaly‚ Rh disease‚ or an open neural tube defect in the umbilical wall. Spina bifida is a birth defect in which the backbone and spinal canal do not close before birth. Anencephaly
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Abstract Biochemical parameters were used to evaluate the toxic effects of different brands of mosquito coil smoke in experimental rats. The smoke from the coils produced significant increase (P < 0.05) in the levels of total protein‚ total albumin‚ bilirubin and blood urea nitrogen when animals were exposed to smoke for 14 days. Similarly‚ the smoke from the coil also caused an elevation in the activities of
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& persistent vomiting. These may lead to dehydration‚ excessive salivation‚ the feeling of always being tired‚ & the feeling of weakness. •The following labs need to be monitored with this condition: urinalysis‚ serum levels‚ liver enzymes & bilirubin levels‚ urine culture‚ the patients calcium level & hematocrit level‚ as well as amylase levels. •Treatments for this condition include vitamins‚ herbal
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The outlet of the pelvis is filled with soft tissue and the strong diaphragm of muscle being the most important. The main function of the pelvic floor are2 support the weight of the pelvic &abdominal organs.Afford voluntary control over micturition defeacation& flatulation Diminishes the size of the vagina&causes engorgement of the clitoris during intercourse.Influences movement of the fetus during the seconnstage of labour.The pelvic consists of2layersof muscle:superficial layer which is smaller
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cells swell up to a sphere-like shape and are engulfed by phagocytes‚ destroyed and their materials are released into the blood. The main sites of destruction are the liver and the spleen. The heme constituent of hemoglobin is eventually excreted as bilirubin. Red blood cells can be separated from blood plasma by centrifugation. During plasma donation‚ the red blood cells are pumped back into the body right away‚ and the plasma is collected. Some athletes have tried to improve their performance by doping
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Blood Case Studies BIO 169 1. A) The primary disorder of this person is Hemolytic Anemia. That is when the bone marrow is unable to produce more red blood cells to make up for the ones being lost. There are more being destroyed faster and the bone marrow can not keep up. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/ha/ha_whatis.html B) The cause of the leukocytosis is that there is an increase in the production of white blood cells and in this case it is the level of lymphocytes that are
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levels returned to the normal range‚ upon 2nd admission to the hospital‚ his blood hemoglobin count continued to fall‚ creatinine level was still elevated‚ albumin level was above normal‚ urine ketone level was still above normal‚ and hemoglobin and bilirubin in his urine show RBC breakdown. Severe‚ prolonged acidosis ultimately led to complete pulmonary
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