Case Study 1: Zachary’s Story Mike Myers A&P Instructor: Dr. Lok 7-26-15 A) If an ulcer starts eroding the mucosa of the GI track absorption would not happen correctly and some of the ingested and secreted products may seep out of the lumen. When the ulcer makes its way through the muscularis mucosa this would create a way for pathogens to enter. He could also loss control of defecation. B) The condition known as peritonitis is when an ulcer eats a hole in the wall of the stomach and
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Pathophysiology of Coronary Artery Disease Atherosclerosis is a type of arteriosclerosis caused by a build-up of plaque in the inner lining of an artery. (Arteriosclerosis is a general term for thickening or hardening of the arteries.) (Porth 2005) Plaque is made up of deposits of fatty substances‚ cholesterol‚ cellular waste products‚ calcium‚ and fibrin‚ and can develop in medium or large arteries. The artery wall becomes thickened and looses its elasticity. (Fraser 2000) The wall of an artery
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refers to high density lipoproteins (HDL’s) which transport cholesterol out of the arteries back to the liver where they can be reused or eliminated from the body. Cholesterol is not the problem. It is the ratio of HDL to LDL that is important. So the higher the HDL compared to the LDL cholesterol the lower the risk of heart disease. The most dangerous piece of equipment we can have in our kitchen is more that dangerous it can mean the difference between life and death. It is the Deep Fat
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Cardiovascular Disease-Case study #2 Christian Oyibe Advanced Clinical Pathophysiology Nursing 6150 Governor’s State University Professor Savannah Prince March7‚ 2012 Introduction Heart disease is often used interchangeably with cardiovascular disease generally refers to conditions that involve narrowed or block vessels that can lead to a heart attack‚ chest pain (angina) or stroke. Other forms of heart condition
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from which cholesterol comes from. The first is your liver which can make all the cholesterol you need. The rest will come from animal foods. Types of cholesterol Cholesterol has two types- good and bad. The good kind is known as HDL and the bad kind is known as LDL. If the proper balance between good and bad is not maintained‚ then cholesterol will start building up in the arteries that supply blood to the heart and brain. https://goo.gl/images/RbMU43 In time‚ this can lead to a thick‚ hard
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effects on your overall health. Relative to table 10.9 of the HSC 3211 textbook‚ your total cholesterol is borderline high. Furthermore‚ your LDL‚ often referred to as bad cholesterol‚ when calculated‚ is borderline high‚ your triglyceride levels are borderline high‚ and your HDL‚ good cholesterol‚ is low (56). Unfortunately‚ your high total cholesterol and low HDL results in a risk ratio of 5.6 and‚ according to the HSC 3211 text‚ this puts you at a high risk for cardiovascular disease (58). Another
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14. Define atherosclerosis. 15. What are the controllable and uncontrollable risk factors for developing heart disease? 16. Define a lipoprotein. 17. What is the action of LDL in the body? High LDL levels _________ risk for heart disease. 18. What is the action of HDL in the body? High HDL level _________ risk for heart disease. Protein and Vegetarianism (Units 13-15) 1. Define an amino acid. 2. What part of an amino acids structure makes it unique? 3
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PUNNETT SQUARE/EXPLANATION Punnett Square F f f Ff ff f Ff ff Because this disorder is a dominant autosomal‚ the unaffected woman would have a recessive allele. Crossing the two‚ these would be the results. They had a child that would be FH‚ as descripted. ANIMATION NOTES Restriction enzymes bind/target to specific DNA sequences As they bind to the DNA sequence‚ the restriction enzymes cut the sugar-phosphate backbones of the DNA EcoRi is a restriction enzyme EcoRI cuts unevenly
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Running head: CHRONIC ILLNESS AND LIVING HEALTHY Chronic Illness and Living Healthy Arnold Jones Chamberlain College of Nursing NR 351: Transition to Professional Nursing Fall B‚ 2008 Chronic Illness and Living Healthy Introduction The 2007 United States National Center for Health Statistics reports than an illness lasting longer than three months is considered to be chronic (National Center for Health Statistics‚ 2007). Healthy‚ the adjective form of the word health‚ is defined as
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“Statins for all! ….but isn’t cholesterol a vital cellular component?” Nowadays‚ many people associate cholesterol with diseases and refer it to something harmful to human body; however‚ cholesterol is not all bad. In fact‚ it is one of the essential cellular components in animal cells. Figure 1 (NIGMS‚ 2011) Figure 2. (Medex UK‚ 2009)
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