Program Bachelor of Biomedical Sciences (HONS) Module Name: Basic Cytology Module Code: BMC224 Title of Assignment: Cervical Cancer Student’s Name: LIM ZHEN KIAN Matrix Number: BBSH 13091436 Study Year: 1 Semester: 2 Submission Date: 2 June 2014 Table of Content Introduction Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in women worldwide. Yet‚ because of poor access to screening and treatment services‚ the vast majority of deaths occur in women living in low
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the new algorithm states that 41% or 136 of the subjects has appendicitis and 3 years after implementation of the new algorithm shows that 59% or 195 of the subjects have appendicitis and the new algorithm shows a significant decrease in the use of CT scanning from 39% to 18%‚ respectively. Signs and symptoms The clinical presentation of appendicitis is notoriously inconsistent. The classic history of anorexia and periumbilical pain followed by nausea‚ right lower quadrant (RLQ) pain‚ and vomiting
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consciousness. Diagnosis of epilepsy is through a series of test to determine if it is indeed epilepsy. The first test that should be performed is an electroencephalogram (EEG). Tests that might also be performed are a neurological exam‚ blood test‚ CT scan‚ MRI‚ functional MRI‚ and/or a PET
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Intern Project By Tushar Pramod Background: Over the past month‚ I was given the assignment of completing an in-depth report comprising of 20 questions pertaining to the various aspects of a clinic. These questions covered a wide range of medical as well as administrational topics‚ ranging from the organizational structure of the clinic to the diseases that it treated and the lab tests that it carried out. The extensive research that I have done over the past month has greatly improved
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In a hospital environment‚ there are many types of nosocomial infections. They can vary from Urinary tract infections‚ wound infections and lung infections just to name a few. A most encountered infection is a urinary tract infection. Which is encountered in various ways. A urinary tract infection involves the kidneys‚ ureters‚ bladder or urethra these organs assist in eliminating fluids from the body. A urinary tract infection can be acquired in hospitals from catheter insertion. Which is
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resection and can be discharged earlier‚ approximately in two to three days after the procedure. Standard follow up care is done between 10-14 days to examine the incisions and discuss the long term follow up plans. Three months after the surgery‚ a CT scan is done to evaluate for the tumor re occurrence. In contrast to the laparoscopic liver resection‚
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feet‚ toes‚ hands‚ and fingers may occur • Kidney or lung damage • Arthritis Incidence • About _________ cases of meningitis in Americans each year‚ most is teens and young adults. Detection • patient may receive MRI or CT scan • ____________ Puncture: With bacterial meningitis‚ fluid is removed from the lower spinal column to test for any signs of bacteria. Treatment • patients placed on ______ • Corticosteroids may help reduce inflammation of the meninges
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children. Because Selam’s baby teeth erupted in a pattern similar to a three-year-old chimpanzee’s‚ researchers now know A. afarensis children shared a chimpanzee’s fast growth rate. But her brain size indicates that a human growth rate was evolving. CT-scans of her skull show small canine teeth forming in the skull‚ telling us she was female. Her partial skeleton is made up of a nearly complete skull and torso‚ and several limb bones---her legs indicate she could walk upright‚ but other skeletal features
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Paul Kalanithi‚ who was a young doctor that battled with lung cancer‚ wrote When Breath Becomes Air. The writer‚ who is also the main character in the book‚ checks images on a CT scan at the beginning of the book. I realized that he discovered that he had cancer at 36 years as I read the book. This case is different even though the doctor is used to examining this type of images because the images are obtained from his diagnosis. In addition‚ the cancer cells are dispersed widely thus no medical
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Cancer Diagnosis‚ Staging and Treatment Cancer is a term used to describe diseases in which there is an uncontrolled division and growth of abnormal cells‚ which have the capacity to invade other body tissues (National Cancer Institute). Cancer is a major cause of morbidity and mortality; from 2006-2010‚ the incidence rate of all cancers in the US was 463 per 100‚000 per year‚ with mortality being 176 per 100‚000 (National Cancer Institute). This makes cancers the second leading cause of death
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