Specific Purpose: To persuade my classmates to consider becoming organ donors after death. Thesis: Becoming an organ donor after death is not only an important decision for yourself‚ but it is also an important decision for the life that you may have the power to save.
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which are caused to the liver are: Jaundice: This is a yellow discolouration of the skin and in the cornea of the eye. Hepatitis: It is inflammation of the liver‚ hereditary conditions. It is caused by many viruses and also by some poisons. Cirrhosis: Formation of fibrous tissue in the liver and death of liver cells. Death of liver cell can cause Viral hepatitis and Alcoholism Also can cause liver failure and Anaemia. People with depression sometimes use alcohol as a form of self-medication
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Often with cirrhosis the liver is smaller‚ but the edge is firmer than normal‚ and the edge is easily palpable. •Enlarged gallbladder: enlarged‚ tendr gallbladder suggests acute cholecystitis. The area is painful to fist percussion‚ and inspiratory arrest (Murphy sig)
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breakdown of platelets in the bloodstream 3. Increased breakdown of platelets in the spleen or liver 4. Your bone marrow may not make enough platelets if you have: 5. Aplastic anemia 6. Cancer in the bone marrow such as leukemia 7. Cirrhosis (liver scarring) 8. Folate deficiency (Folate deficiency means you have a lower than normal amount of folic acid‚ a type of B vitamin‚ in your blood.) 9. Infections in the bone marrow (very rare) 10. Myelodysplasia 11. Vitamin B12
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Introduction Balanitis is inflammation of the head of the penis (glans). Balanitis has multiple causes‚ both infectious and noninfectious. What are the causes? Common causes of this condition include: Poor personal hygiene‚ especially in uncircumcised males. Without adequate washing‚ viruses‚ bacteria‚ and yeast collect between the foreskin and the glans. This can cause an infection. Lack of air and irritation from a normal secretion called smegma. This can contribute to balanitis in uncircumcised
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still birth and miscarriage. Just because the mother did not want to go without a drink. Prolonged misuse of alcohol can have serious effects on health affecting certain organs of the body: Liver and digestion- ~ Inflamed pancreas ~ Cirrhosis (scarring) of the liver (result of long term drinking‚ main killer of older drinkers) ~ Ulcers in stomach and intestines Heart and Circulation: ~ High blood pressure ~ High fat levels in blood ~ Disease of the coronary arteries
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The ratification of the 18th amendment of the U.S. Constitution‚ which banned the manufacture‚ transportation and sale of intoxicating liquors known as prohibition. The Prohibition era had its positive and negative affects on America and its culture during the era. In the 1820 and 30s‚ a wave of religious awakening swept the United States‚ leading to increased calls for temperance. Women and anti-saloons groups were a driving cause for prohibition; in 1916 Woodrow Wilson signed the Sheppard act‚
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Body piercing has increased over long terms of period of time and it becomes one of the trendiest and culture in today’s our life. This has attracted the most people who are interested about body piercing‚ and then they get attention especially from media when famous celebrities come up in advertisement with their body piercings and tattoos. However‚ there are various places that people do the body piercing such as tongues‚ noses‚ navels and even their genital‚ but this occurs lots of arguments that
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Nika Braiman 03/11/13 Digestive System Disorders Go to the following website: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/digestivesystem.html Review the structures of the digestive system using the interactive diagram. When you click on each digestive organ‚ a list of disorders related to that structure will be displayed. Complete the chart by matching the disorder with the structure involved with the disorder. Click on the disorder to get the description. Many disorders affect more than one structure
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that could cause a person to become a drug addict. I am going to discuss the effects drugs and alcohol has on the body. 3. Effects: a) Brain/ Mind: Changes how the brain performs and interrupts how different parts work b) Body: Liver: Cirrhosis Lungs: Asthma‚ swelling and damaging of lungs walls‚ Suffocation/ death Heart: Straining and making blood flow slower‚ Chronic heart disease‚ heart attacks. c) Spirit: Feeling of complete failure‚ no sense of self‚ lack of self-esteem‚ self-worth
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