Leukemia is a cancer of blood in which there are too many white blood cells in the bone and the bone marrow. A person’s bone marrow makes abnormal white blood cells‚ which are leukemia cells. Leukemia cells‚ unlike normal blood cells‚ do not die. They may displace normal white blood cells‚ red blood cells and platelets. Thus‚ they can’t do their work. There are several types of leukemia. They are grouped based on how quickly the disease develops and gets worse. The chronic leukemia usually gets
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When someone’s wife is diagnosed with cancer‚ it not only affects her but also her other half. The spouse plays a significant role in his wife’s care. He finds out very quickly on how to be a caregiver for his ailing wife. The spouse learns new responsibilities and tasks that can often be overwhelming to him. Educational groups are formed by the medical community that are dedicated in helping teach the spouse on how to be a cancer caregiver . However‚ not every spouse stands beside his wife during
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Blood is a necessary component of the majority of living organisms (all vertebrates and some invertebrates); it carries vital nutrients‚ oxygen and proteins to body tissues and carries away waste products. Blood‚ although most commonly red‚ can also be found in such colours as green‚ blue‚ clear‚ pink and violet. However‚ the common misconception surrounding the idea that human blood is blue before oxygenation is false. All human blood is varying shades of red; these wild alternate colours are
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Getting diagnosed with cancer is just about the worst kind of news anyone can get. Approximately 38.5% of men and women will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their life (1). Unfortunately it seems that the majority of people don’t have a comfortable understanding about what this disease really is‚ what the available treatments are‚ and how they work. Cancer is most definitely always fatal‚ unless caught in time and treated properly. Just by taking a look at the statistics‚ it’s easy to
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The Results of Greed Staged in the late 19th and early 20th centuries‚ There Will Be Blood is a film about a power-hungry oilman’s immense greed for money and what he is willing to do to make his fortune. There Will Be Blood was directed by Paul Thomas Anderson and first premiered on December 26th‚ 2007. Upon learning the town of Little Boston is rich in oil‚ Daniel Plainview makes a proposition to benefit the town and its citizens in return for drilling the ocean of oil beneath the town. After
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Breast cancer is a disease that devastates so many women in our society each year. The catastrophic toll that it had on women in the 1800’s was much more traumatizing than it is today. Robert Shadle and James S. Olson give us a vivid picture of what breast cancer in the 1800’s was like in their essay entitled‚ “Dying of Breast Cancer in the 1800s.” The authors of this incredible essay describe the life of “Nabby” Adams‚ the daughter of John and Abigail Adams. The essay gives us a detailed account
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hematemesis. The patient stated that for the past few days he had had anorexia and epigastric pain‚ which was worse if he tried to eat. An NG tube was placed and drained a small amount of bright red blood‚ as well as some coffee-ground material. Hemoccult test showed dark‚ tarry stool and positive for occult blood. 1. Where do you suspect the patient is bleeding from? 2. What are some of the possible conditions that could be causing the bleeding? 3. What tests would you order to make a more specific
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Patient Scenario V.S.‚ 82 year old female is admitted to rehab for colon resection related to colon cancer. Past medical history includes ulcerative colitis x 20+ years‚ hypothyroidism‚ hypertension‚ and dementia. Surgical history includes hysterectomy at age 63. Vital signs T 98.2‚ P91‚ BP136/81‚ R 18‚ O2 sat 96% room air‚ and denied any pain on admission. Patient is alert and oriented x1-2‚ needs frequent redirection. Lungs clear‚ breathing even and unlabored. S1S2 noted‚ no murmurs. Abdomen
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Blood Cells Leukocytes (WBC’s) Leukocytes also known as white blood cells (WBCs) are cells which play a defensive roll in the body against injury and infection. They migrate towards tissues where they are needed and become functional performing various activities. WBCs can be divided into 2 groups: Polymorphonuclear granulocytes and mononuclear agranulocytes. Both types are spherical while suspended in blood plasma but when they invade tissues after leaving the blood vessels they become amoeboid
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Palliative treatment of patients with pancreatic cancer is important. Patients should be monitored closely for depression and treated when it arises. Other complications that require palliative intervention include pain; gastric outlet or duodenal obstruction; and bile duct obstruction and subsequent jaundice‚ cachexia‚ hypercoagulability and malabsorption caused by exocrine pancreatic insufficiency (Yim et al; 2001). Exocrine pancreatic insufficiency and subsequent malabsorption should be
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