Cirrhosis Basics The liver is one of the most important organs in your body and weighs about 3 pounds. * It sits in the upper right side of the abdomen‚ below the ribs. * The functions of the liver include: * Making bile. * Changing food into energy. * Cleaning alcohol and poisons from your system. * Cirrhosis occurs when the liver is permanently scarred or injured by chronic conditions and diseases. * The scar tissue that forms in cirrhosis harms the structure
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Menusha Arumugam (K1) NAME OF DISEASES Malaria PATHOGENS & VECTORS A parasite called Plasmodium‚ which is transmitted via the bites of infected mosquitoes There are four types of human malaria: - Plasmodium falciparum - Plasmodium vivax - Plasmodium malariae - Plasmodium ovale Plasmodium falciparum and Plasmodium vivax are the most common. Plasmodium falciparum is the most deadly. METHOD OF TRANSMISSION - Through the bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes - They breed in shallow collections
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Cirrhosis is the 11th leading cause of death by disease in the United States. Almost one half of these are alcohol related. About 25‚000 people die from cirrhosis each year. Description/Definition Cirrhosis is a consequence of chronic liver disease characterized by replacement of normal‚ healthy liver tissue by fibrotic scar tissue‚ blocking the flow of blood through the organ and preventing it from working as it should‚ as well as regenerative nodules leading to progressive loss of liver function
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substances‚ removing waste products from the blood‚ storing nutrients and vitamins‚ and moderating chemical levels in the body. Types of liver disease include: viral hepatitis‚ autoimmune diseases (primary biliary cirrhosis)‚ genetic diseases (hemochromatosis)‚ alcoholic hepatitis‚ and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (Mayo Clinic‚ 2003). Two prevalent forms of cancer exist as well; liver cancer and bile duct cancer (cholangiocarcinoma). When we think of liver disease the main topics that come to
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Fundamentals of Nursing- Theory hours: 90 Clinical hrs: 325 1. Introduction to Nursing: - Meaning of nursing - Definitions of nursing - Scope of nursing - Role of a nurse - Health Team - Aims of nursing in the hospital and community 2. Nursing Profession - Nursing as a profession - Professional adjustment - Qualities of a nurse - Ethics in nursing 3. History of Nursing - Ancient period - Middle period - Modern
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Congestive Heart Failure Toni Belsito Brookdale Community College HESC 105 Medical Terminology Congestive Heart Failure Congestive heart hailure‚ also known as CHF or heart failure‚ affects the lives of 5 million Americans each year with 550‚000 new cases diagnosed yearly. (Emory healthcare‚ 2013) CHF is a medical condition in which the heart has become weak and cannot pump enough blood to meet the need for oxygen rich blood required by the vital organs of the body‚ less blood is pumped
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- low potassium with Conn’s syndrome). * Renal function tests * Liver function tests * Blood sugar * Thyroid function tests * Pregnancy test‚ if indicated * Iron studies to detect iron deficiency and hemochromatosis * Serum cortical - to help differentiate Addison’s disease and hypopituitarism. * Celiac screen - if indicated. * Syphilis screen - if indicated. * ANA test‚ Rheumatoid factor and serum complement - to screen for autoimmune
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The prominence of alcoholism in American literature‚ at least in the first half of the twentieth century‚ and the relationship between great authors and alcoholism has become somewhat of a literary cliché. Icons such as Ernest Hemingway‚ William Faulkner‚ Tennessee Williams‚ and Jack Kerouac are as famous for their work as they are infamous for their drinking habits. These authors have created a legend out of themselves just from their notorious habits of drinking. Of the seven native-born Americans
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Hyper & Hypopituitarism Introduction Hyperpituitarism is the result of excess secretion of adenohypophyseal trophic hormones. Hypopituitarism is the decreased secretion of one or more of the pituitary hormones. If there is decreased secretion of most pituitary hormones‚ this condition is called panhypopituitarism (pan meaning "all"). Historical Background The pituitary was known by Galen‚ and various theories were proposed about its role in the body. In the late 19th century‚ acromegaly
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SC disease‚ an autoimmune recessive condition‚ is an inherited abnormality of red blood cells. Affected children inherit two copies of an abnormal hemoglobin gene‚ one from each parent. For couples where both individuals carry one copy of the abnormal gene‚ described as having SC trait or being a carrier for SC disease‚ there is a 1 in 4 chance of future children being affected by the disease (?) From a biomedical perspective‚ a high potential for benefit from sharing research-generated SC disease
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