POST1 Mucormysis is a rare but highly aggressive and a fatal infection that affects immunocompromised patients. Mucormycosis infections have increasingly become very common. The survival of such infections is also very poor. Iron metabolism plays a very important role in regulating mucor infections. Deferoxamine predisposes patients to mucormycosisby supplying the fungus containing iron.From these findings‚ it is possible to treat the infection by using iron chelator as long as the chelator does
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1.How should the nurse record Amanda’s obstetrical history using the G-T-P-A-L designation? A) 3-2-0-1-3.INCORRECTThis does not reflect the client’s obstetrical history. B) 3-1-1-1-2.INCORRECTThis does not reflect the client’s obstetrical history. C) 4-1-1-1-3.CORRECTGravidity [G] is defined as the number of times pregnant‚ including the current pregnancy. Term [T] is defined as any birth after the end of the 37th week‚ and preterm [P] refers to any births between 20 and 37 weeks. Both term and preterm
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GLIPIZIDE EXTENDED RELEASE TABLETS FOR ORAL USE DESCRIPTION Glipizide is an oral blood-glucose-lowering drug of the sulfonylurea class. The Chemical Abstracts name of glipizide is 1-cyclohexyl-3-[[p-[2-(5methylpyrazinecarboxamido)ethyl] phenyl]sulfonyl]urea. The molecular formula is C21H27N5O4S; the molecular weight is 445.55; the structural formula is shown below: N HC 3 N CONHCH2CH2 SO NHCONH 2 Glipizide is a whitish‚ odorless powder with a pKa of 5.9. It is insoluble in water and
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There are four things that are when ingested‚ are known to cause metabolic acidosis: methanol‚ ethylene glycol‚ L- or D-lactate acidosis‚ or ketoacidosis (from diabetes mellitus‚ alcohol‚ or starvation). Doctors found that she did not ingest any of these things‚ but discovered high levels of beta hydroxy acids and keto acids which is usually found in ketoacidosis. Her liver was producing too many ketones because her liver detected a severe decrease in insulin characteristic to starvation. The Atkins
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Task 2 SUBDOMAIN 734.3 - ORGANIZATIONAL SYSTEMS & QUALITY LEADERSHIP. Competency 734.3.4: Healthcare Utilization and Finance A1-Which costs will be covered by Medicare Part A? Medicare Part A is otherwise called the Hospital Insurance and covers up to 100 days of the Skilled Nursing Facility stay. To be qualified for it the patient first has to have been hospitalized for more than 3 days in a hospital (qualifying hospital stay) so the stay in it would not be considered outpatient. After the hospital
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Introduction How does changing the surroundings of enzymes affect their reaction rate? The purpose of the experiment is to determine how different abiotic conditions affect the rate at which enzymes accelerate/cause reactions In this lab students measured the height of the foam after catalysis between catalase (enzyme) and 7 other (solutions) to determine which solution had the fastest reaction rate.. The control variable of the experiment would be the solution of only hydrogen peroxide‚ water
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Unit 9 Assignment 2 Chun Ho Yeung What is homeostasis? Homeostasis refers to maintaining the internal environment such as temperature‚ pH‚ blood pressure‚ blood sugar levels and fluid balance within a narrow range to ensure that cells can perform their best functions in an optimal environment‚ and to maintaining a constant relationship with the external environment. Although the external environment is changing‚ the human body can still maintain a stable internal environment and maintain the dynamic
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DIABETES; A CONTEMPORARY APPROACH 2486 WORDS CONTENTS CONTENTS PAGE 1 INTRODUCTION PAGE 2 DISCUSSION PAGE 2 CONCLUSION PAGE 8 REFERENCES PAGE 9 ARTICLES ACCESSED ONLINE PAGE 12 APPENDIX 1 SCENARIO PAGE 13 APPENDIX 2 ‘EATWELL PLATE’ PAGE 14 Introduction Lavinia had suffered a relapse in her mental health and had been using illicit drugs and alcohol to combat the disturbing positive symptoms of her
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Etymology Epidemiology (Occurrence) The frequency depends on the incidence of natural disasters and environmental trauma‚ e.g. earthquakes. In local areas where there are epidemics of viral myositis (muscle inflammation) In urban areas with a high incidence of drug and alcohol abuse Causes little or no death unless it is associated with the secondary complications of rhabdomyolysis‚ including hyperkalemia‚ hypocalcemia‚ and acute kidney injury It tends to affect males more than females because
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Cause of Cystic Fibrosis Cystic Fibrosis is caused by a mutation in the Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) gene. The CFTR gene codes for the CFTR protein which is a chloride ion channel belonging to the ABC (what does it stand for) transporter superfamily of proteins. The CFTR proteins are normally located on the apical plasma membrane of epithelial cells in the airways‚ lungs‚ skin‚ digestive organs (E.g. - the pancreas and intestine) and reproductive tracts (E.g. - sperm
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