Hypokalemic periodic paralysis is a rare‚ autosomal dominant channelopathy characterized by muscle weakness or paralysis with a matching fall in potassium levels in the blood (primarily due to defect in a voltage-gated calcium channel). In individuals with this mutation‚ attacks often begin in adolescence and are triggered by strenuous exercise followed by rest‚ high carbohydrate meals‚ meals with high sodium content‚ sudden changes in temperature‚ and even excitement‚ noise or flashing lights. Weakness
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History of Medicine as well as Medical technology in Japan The most interesting features of Japanese medicine‚ including Japanese Medical Technology are the extent to which it was derivative and the rapidity with which‚ after a slow start‚ it became Westernized and scientific. In early times disease was regarded as sent by the gods or produced by the influence of evil spirits. Treatment and prevention were based largely on religious practices‚ such as prayers‚ incantations‚ and exorcism; at a later
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tongue swelling results in hoarseness‚ difficulty swallowing‚ and difficulty breathing.” Treatment of anaphylactic has 4 main treatments which we will discuss. First is “oxygen‚ to help compensate for restricted breathing”. Next is administering “epinephrine‚ to reduce your body’s allergic response”. After that would be “intravenous (IV) antihistamines and cortisone to reduce inflammation of your air passages and improve breathing”. Finally‚ administering “a beta-agonist (such as albuterol) to relieve
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glands ave a tremendous anti-inflammatory effect on the immune system which is why horses with PPID show signs of poor immunity like chronic dermatitis‚ foot abscesses‚ and poor wound healing. The adrenal glands also produce the catecholamines‚ epinephrine and norepinephrine. These hormones are responsible for the “fight or flight” response when a threat is sensed. The disease of the adrenal glands is very rare. Next is the thyroid glands. The thyroid gland straddles the trachea just behind the larynx
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A refractory period is a period of time where the cells are resistant to depolarisation. There are 3 different refractory periods‚ firstly the absolute refractory period which is the part of the cardiac cycle where no further depolarisation can take place. Secondly it is the relative refractory period where depolarisation of the cells can occur but only if the stimulus is strong enough‚ and finally there is the diminished refractory period where the cells are still resistant to depolarisation but
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Biology Task To investigate the effect of some factor affecting pulse rate Aim TO investigate how exercise affects the pulse rate. To do this‚ we took our normal pulse rate and then compared it with the pulse rate after exercise (walking). We kept all other factors constant so as to study the effect of exercise on pulse rate. Introduction Our heart is a muscle. It’s located a little to the left of the middle of our chest‚ and it’s about the size of our fist. There are lots of muscles all over
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water and the stress of the situation? (Hint: try to name more than 1 hormone and use your notes) Brian’s body would start to produce more ADH. ADH would allow him to retain the water his body does have. His body would also start to produce more epinephrine due to the stress he is under. 4. Would someone with Addison’s disease have normal‚ low‚ or high levels of ACTH in the blood? JFK had Addison’s disease. A person with Addison’s disease would have low levels of ACTH. 5. Which disease is
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do. (Bernard Weiner‚ 1972) If this information is true then humans don’t have control over these actions. An example is our naturally born fight or flight situation‚ our brain secrets a hormone called catecholamine as well as norepinephrine and epinephrine which causes the psychological reaction that the body is in danger and that you need to either fight or run away to protect yourself. (Walter Bradford Cannon‚ 1915) Psychological factors of serial killers involved in the process is after the murders
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Anatomy & Physiology Name____________________________ Ch 10.1 SG (Endocrine Glands) 1. What does the endocrine system consist of? 2. What are hormones? 3. What do hormones influence? 4. How are hormones delivered from endocrine glands to their target organs? 5. Two categories of hormones are ________________ and __________________. 6. Why must insulin be injected‚ yet birth control hormones can be taken orally? 7. How does the control of hormone levels work by
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decreased blood pressure‚ caused by an increased vessel diameter‚ is detected by baroreceptors‚ where an action potential is sent to the brain. Neurotransmitters are released from the brain which prompt the adrenal gland to release hormones such as epinephrine‚ which act as vasoconstrictors. As alcohol consumption
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