Cigarette smoke: Name: Instructor: Institution: Date: CIGARETTE SMOKE According to McMillan et al (2013)‚ the addictive substance in tobacco smoke that makes smokers addicts is nicotine. Addicted smokers will always feel inactive until they smoke enough nicotine. Along with nicotine‚ smokers also inhale over 7‚000 chemicals in cigarette smoke. Most of these chemicals come from burning tobacco leaf. A number of of these compounds are chemically active and brings about damaging changes in the
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To know better about cirrhosis‚ you must understand first that cirrhosis is a circumstance when liver function has less. The diseases that lead to cirrhosis do so because they injure and kill liver cells‚ and the inflammation and repair that is associated with the dying liver cells causes scar tissue to form. The liver cells that do not die multiply in an attempt to replace the cells that have died. This results in clusters of newly-formed liver cells (regenerative nodules) within the scar tissue
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_______________________________________ Part I—The Initial Physical Examination Scenario Mary and Bill adopted a three-year-old toddler named Sam two weeks ago. Sam is good-natured and very inquisitive. Typically‚ before the finalization of an adoption‚ children are required to undergo a routine examination by a physician. However‚ the required examination is not meant to be a complete health screening‚ and many conditions are not even checked. Therefore‚ Mary and Bill are bringing Sam to Trinity
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Conclusion 1 Based on what you know about blood‚ why would having a sickle cell anemia crisis result in a reduced red blood cell count‚ an elevated white blood cell count‚ and a reduced hematocrit? There’s a reduced RBC count‚ elevated WBC count‚ and a reduced hematocrit because of the shape of the RBC. The sickle cell anemia causes the RBC to have a different shape; a crescent and rigid shape and there are not a lot of them. So because of that‚ there’s more WBC and a reduced hematocrit. Also‚ the
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NANOROBOTICS RESPIROCYTES Smrithi Sasidharan (Btech 3rd Year‚ ECE) Varsha Vasudev(BTech 3rd Year‚ EB ) Amrita School of Engineering Bangalore‚ Model Engineering College‚ Kochi ABSTRACT Molecules are the universal basic building blocks of all the elements of nature‚ whether it be living or non-living. The complex human body with its interdependent physiological subsystems can be scaled down to a collection of various types of molecules. The accessibility to the molecular and atomic components
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Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited conditions that affect the red blood cells. People affected with sickle cell disease produce abnormally shaped red blood cells that causes health problems. Sickle cell disease is caused by a defective gene passed on from the parent to the child. Sickle cell disease is condition that is considered serious and lifelong. People of African descent are mainly affected with sickle cell disease in addition to ‚ Caribbean‚ Middle Eastern‚ Eastern Mediterranean
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Aplastic anemia is a condition where bone marrow does not produce sufficient new cells to replenish blood cells.[1] The condition‚ per its name‚ involves both aplasia and anemia. Typically‚ anemia refers to low red blood cell counts‚ but aplastic anemia patients have lower counts of all three blood cell types: red blood cells‚ white blood cells‚ and platelets‚ termed pancytopenia. ------------------------------------------------- [edit]Signs and symptoms * Anemia with malaise‚ pallor and associated
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Science Nutrition Justin Park 24.2.13 1. Given MRS GREN is an acronym for features of a living thing. Define Nutrition in our context study. The process of providing or obtaining the food necessary for health and growth. 2. Make a table that lists the chemical elements in Carbohydrates | Carbon Oxygen Hydrogen | Fats | Stearic acidPalmitic acidOleic acid | Proteins | Sulphur carbon hydrogen oxygen nitrogen | 3. Briefly describe how large molecules are made from
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Iron deficient anemia is a decreased total iron body content. It occurs when iron deficiency is severe enough to lower the amount of red blood cells being formed and it causes the development of anemia. It is the most common deficiency in the world. Hemorrhages can also cause anemia and much greater problems. Bleeding can also be so slow that it is often overlooked. Iron is a necessity for all living organisms because it is needed for many processes. Iron levels are carefully regulated by
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Tar Tar is a sticky brown substance produced by cigarettes that can stain a smoker’s fingers and teeth yellow/brown. It is also sometimes known as total particulate matter and is inhaled when a cigarette is smoked. Some of the chemicals in tar include benzene and benzo(a)pyrene. Tobacco Smoke Tobacco smoke contains many harmful gases that can be damaging to the body such as carbon monoxide‚ formaldehyde‚ hydrogen cyanide‚ ammonia and acrolein. Passive Smoking Passive smoking is involuntary smoking
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