Dying of a Broken Heart 5.1 million people across America have congestive heart failure and almost half of those people will die within 5 years of diagnosis. Heart failure is a weakness of the heart that leads to the buildup of fluid in the lungs and surrounding body tissues. This decline in cardiac productivity leads to the blood not being able to circulate from the body and lungs back to the heart‚ causing fluid to leak from capillary blood vessels. Heart failure is most commonly caused by
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10. What are three effects that binge eating disorder may have on the body? Note: The “key” difference between bulimia nervosa and binge eating disorder- people that suffer from bulimia nervosa use compensatory measures (diuretics‚ laxatives‚ vomiting‚ and excessive exercise) to rid them of the excess calories they consume. People suffering from BED binge‚ but do not “purge” the excess calories. Read the information on treatment of eating disorders. 11. List three
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peritonitis is commonly seen in patients receiving peritoneal dialysis due to contamination of dialysate. Signs and symptoms: a wide range of symptoms including diarrhea‚ worsening encephalopathy‚ ascites that do not improve following administration of diuretic medication‚ worsening or new renal failure and ileus Etiology: generally caused by aerobic gram-negative organisms such as Escherichia Coli or aerobic gram-positive organisms such as streptococcal species. Patients with cirrhoisis who are in a
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contains resins‚ caoutchouc and calcium salts of plumieric acid: cerotinic acid and lupeol. Leaves contain a volatile oil. Characteristics and Pharmacological Effects Sweet tasting and neither warming nor cooling in effect‚ aromatic. Antipyretic‚ diuretic‚ emmenagogue‚ febrifuge‚ purgative‚ rubefacient. Folkloric uses · Decoction of bark is used as purgative‚ emmenagogue‚ and febrifuge. · Preventive for heat stroke: the material may be taken as a cooling tea. · For dysentery‚ diarrhea during
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LABORATORY REPORT RENAL PHYSIOLOGY INTRODUCTION: The kidneys‚ which maintain the purity and constancy of our internal fluids‚ are perfect examples of homeostatic organs. They regulate the chemical content the pH and osmotic pressure of the blood. Kidneys filter gallons of fluid from the bloodstream. They then process this filtrate‚ allowing wastes and excess ions to leave the body in urine while returning needed substances to the blood in just the right proportions. Factors that affect urine
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other OCPs currently marketed” (Bachmann & Kopacz‚ 2009). “Part of the novel nature of drospirenone stems from it being structurally and functionally analogous to spironolactone. Spironolactone is an aldosterone antagonist‚ and a potassium-sparing diuretic” (Mathur‚ Levin‚ & Azziz‚ 2008). Due to its anti-androgen effect‚ drospirenone can also be used as adjunct treatment for hirsutism. COCs containing drospirenone are a viable and potentially preferred option for use in the treatment of PCOS and its
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and absorbed in GI track. 17) What is the overall function of the endocrine system? Release hormones. 18) What are the male and female sex hormones? Testosterone and estrogen. 19) What hormones are secreted by the pituitary gland? Anti diuretic hormones‚ Thyroid stimulating hormone‚ human growth hormone‚ Adrenocorticotropin‚ follicle-stimulating hormone. 20) What
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Phase 2 – Kidney detox and gallbladder prep and pancreas flush The Phase 2 is all about cleansing your kidneys‚ gallbladder and pancreas. As you know‚ the small bean-shaped organs on each side of your lower back have multiple uses. It is because of the kidneys that we enjoy normal sodium levels and safe blood pressure ranges. As well‚ the kidneys control the electrolytes in our blood and promote blood and bone formation via hormones. Above all‚ these organs filter and remove toxins via the bladder
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roles‚ also to be independent and to seek vocational parity with men (p. 5 and 6). There is much evidence to suggest that there is a cultural preoccupation with thinness in our society. Women with bulimia‚ purge with vomiting‚ taking laxatives or diuretics and sometimes giving themselves enemas. Some vomit even after a normal meal‚ heading for the bathroom after the last bite. Occasionally the vomiting becomes involuntary‚ and they can not keep themselves from purging after eating. They may exercise
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period‚ and one that was limited to only the relatively young and fit‚” according to Hamdy. It was realized that discovery of medications to gain control of high blood pressure‚ or hypertension‚ could potentially bring in a large amount of money. Diuretics–“water pills” used to remove unneeded water and salt through the urine–were the first medications to successfully reduce high blood pressure without causing excessive disadvantageous effects. My science fair project is topic is “Does Age Effect
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