Crohn’s disease is a disease that can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract and can have vast negative effects on the body if not caught and treated properly. This gastrointestinal disease affects men and women equally but is found commonly in Caucasians and people of the Jewish-European decent. Crohn’s is also found more commonly in developed countries compared to undeveloped countries. The symptoms for this disease can occur at any age but are usually prevalent among 15 to 35 year olds. Research
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Common Gastrointestinal Diagnostic Procedures Colonoscopy Colonoscopy is a diagnostic test used to detect abnormalities‚ such as polyps‚ ulcers or cancerous changes‚ in the large intestine. A few days prior to the test‚ the patient is asked to eat a clear liquid diet‚ including things such as ginger ale‚ plain tea and coffee‚ gelatin‚ ginger ale and water. The night before the procedure‚ the patient is given a bowel prep to empty the contents of the large intestine. On the day of the test‚ the
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I have been a Xavier University Smooth Transition (ST) mentor for 3 years since the years of 2014-2016. Smooth Transition is a first-year student summer pre-orientation and year-long peer mentoring program that seeks to support underrepresented domestic and help them transition smoothly to college. Most smooth Transition students are often African-Americans‚ Asian-Americans‚ Latinos‚ and Native Americans. Being a smooth transition requires selflessness as the program unpaid and requires one to dedicate
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created to explore and observe the gastrointestinal tract and other orifices. After many attempts and a century later‚ medical advances in technology has improved the upper gastrointestinal endoscopy procedure where little discomfort is experienced and the procedure is non-invasive. When performing a gastrointestinal endoscopy the following are taken into consideration: preparation for the exam‚ reasons for the exam‚ and risk factors of the exam. All upper gastrointestinal endoscopy exams are normally
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A calcium channel blocker will help Cecil’s high blood pressure‚ pulse‚ and respiration rate. A Gastrointestinal Endoscopy test will help see inside certain organs of the esophagus‚ stomach‚ and the duodenum (first part of the small intestine). This will help determine what exactly is causing Cecil’s stomach cramps and see if he has any stomach condition
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regulatory protein (StAR). Within the mitochondria CHOL is converted to pregnenolone (PREG) by the side-chain cleavage enzyme known as CYP11A1. The conversion to PREG is the rate-limiting step and the following intermediate steps are taken place in the smooth endoplasmatic reticulum . PREG is either converted to 17α-hydroxypregnenolone (OH PREG) by the 17α-hydroxylase activity of CYP17A1 or converted to progesterone (PROG) by the enzyme 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (3β-HSD). PROG is further converted
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end of the lesson‚ the students are expected to: 1. Identify the structure and components of gastrointestinal tract; 2. Initiate consciousness in maintaining a healthy gastrointestinal tract; 3. Observe slides of rugae and villi layers. II. Subject Matter Topic: Gastrointestinal Tissues III. Materials A. PowerPoint presentation 1. Parts and Function of Gastrointestinal Tissues B. Foods 1. Margarine 2. Banana 3. Egg 4. Bread C. Microscope slides
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members of the family Mustelidae which also includes weasels‚ martens‚ polecats‚ badgers‚ skunks‚ grisons and minks. Otters are placed in the sub-family Lutrinae (Khan W. A. et al.‚2010). Genus Lutrogale ;Smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) (Ogamba E.N. & Abowei J.F.N.‚2012) ( Figure 1) .The smooth otter is the largest otter in Southeast Asia that comment otter. It was named for its shorter‚ smoother coat than that of other otters with appears velvety and shiny. This otter is monogamous and usually
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PL 203 Monday FINAL I: what is religion? religion is brought up of four components that defines it. the metaphysical‚ ethical‚ institutional‚ and experiential. metaphysic philosophy based on theories of subtle realities that transcend the physical world. it helps to find the existence of life‚ properties‚ space‚ and time. this maybe a higher‚ deeper and more complex reality. God being the higher being‚ the spiritual figure in which individuals fear or have a reason for life. ethics
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contracting gastrointestinal infection through contaminated water on Gordes. Epidemiologists from the University of Colmar have been notified of an outbreak of patients with gastrointestinal symptoms by the Public Health Centre of the University of Colmar. A random sample survey has been conducted amongst The Islands in order to determine the location of the gastrointestinal outbreak. The survey has determined that the occupants of Gordes are more likely to be experiencing gastrointestinal symptoms
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