advantages and disadvantages? Budd Chiari Syndrome •Clinical term used to describe the manifestation of hepatic venous outflow obstruction •Secondary to hepatic vein thrombosis •Or to the narrowing/occlusion of the inferior vena cava (Khan 2009‚Val DC 2003) Ostial stenosis web thrombus Abdominal vein Liver Stomach Gallbladder Enlarged caudate lobe Inferior vena cava Portal vein (Menon et al.‚ 2004) Budd Chiari Syndrome • Primary type -Endoluminal venous (I.e. Thrombosis
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1. Explain what must happen in order for Greg and Susan to have a child with O type blood and nail-patella syndrome. Greg needs to pass down his chromosome 9 which carry the alleles‚ n and i. Susan also has the n and I alleles on chromosome 9. If both these alleles from both parents are passed down‚ it will create the allele Nnii which produced the blood type O and nail patella syndrome. 2. Determine all possible parental and recombinant gametes produced by Greg and Susan. Greg’s parental
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How foreign is Foreign Accent Syndrome? Christina Stone ENG101 Mr. Link Tuesday October 30‚ 2012 Foreign Accent Syndrome is a rare medical disorder in which a patient develops what sounds like a foreign accent. Further investigation reveals a significant increase in the number of cases over the past few years. This essay will consider some of the reasons why Foreign Accent Syndrome also known as FAS has had such a rapid escalation. The question of whether FAS is
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Battered Women Syndrome By Alexus Ellis Francine Hughes‚ Angelique Lyn Lavallee‚ and Angelina Napolitano. What do these women have in common? They all have used the battered women defense in court. Some might say this defense is make believe‚ claiming it isn’t a real syndrome and is an excuse for murder. Let me put you in a hypothetical situation. You have been abused by your husband since you got married and one night he takes the abuse to another level. He is throwing things left and right‚ breaking
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Shwachman Diamond Syndrome (SDS) is an inherited condition that affects mainly the bone marrow‚ pancreas‚ and skeletal system of the human body. Bone marrow produces new blood cells; however‚ in a patient with SDS‚ the bone marrow does not make all of the types of white blood cells making the body more vulnerable to infection. The pancreas produces enzymes that help break down and use nutrients from food. SDS results in the pancreas not producing enough of these enzymes‚ which makes it hard to digest
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Overview Diabetic hyperosmolar syndrome is serious complication that is sometimes experienced by diabetic patients‚ most commonly those with type 2 diabetes. It occurs when the body consistently produces dangerously high blood sugar levels. As a result‚ the body attempts to flush out the excess blood sugar through increased urination. If it is not treated‚ it can become life threatening or even fatal. While the condition often develops in response to an infection or illness‚ it can also be caused
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Tumor Lysis Syndrome by NinjaMom Tumor Lysis Syndrome is a series of metabolic derangements which may begin shortly after the onset of treatment of malignancies. It can lead to any of the following: · hyperphosphatemia · lactic acidosis (metabolic acidosis) · hypocalcemia · hyperuricemia · hyperkalemia · acute renal failure Tumor Lysis Syndrome (TLS): · is caused by the destruction of many rapidly proliferating neoplastic cells · is most commonly associated with
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Accessory navicular syndrome involves an extra piece of either cartilage or bone located on the medial side of the foot‚ on the navicular bone. The accessory navicular articulates with the navicular bone‚ while the navicular bone articulates with numerous bony structures. It articulates posteriorly with the talus‚ anteriorly with the cuneiform bones‚ and laterally with the cuboid bone. The joint associated with accessory navicuar syndrome is the talonavicular joint (Panchbhavi‚ V. K.‚ 2015‚ December
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Student: Eibhlín Ní Mhuircheartaigh ID Number: 59210388 Qualification: M.Sc. Guidance & Counselling Module: ES551: Wellbeing‚ Society and Lifelong Learning Title of Essay/Seminar Paper: Case Study: School struggles of those living with Asperger Syndrome Please indicate the term and academic year this module was studied: Spring 2010 Term: Autumn Spring Summer Academic Year: 2009/2010 Is this a re-submission? Yes No Word length: 2‚735 Date of
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Overview Tourette Syndrome (TS)‚ also named multiple tics-coprolalia syndrome‚ was initially described by Gilles de la Tourette in 1900. It is a “developmentally regulated neurobehavioral disorder characterized by multiform‚ frequently changing motor and phonic tics.” (Brunn‚ Cohen‚ &Leckman‚ 2012) Tics means “involuntary‚ rapid repetitive and stereotyped movements of individual muscle groups.” (Brunn‚ Cohen‚ &Leckman‚ 2012) Although the definite cause of TS is unknown‚ it is well recognized that
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