Gallstones Cholecystitis Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder. Inflammation usually forms when a gallstone blocks the cystic duct that transports bile. Cholecystitis is the most common problem resulting from gallbladder stones (90% of the cases). Cholecystitis affects women more often than men and is more likely to occur after age 40. People who have a history of gallstones are at increased risk for cholecystitis. Cholecystitis has an increased prevalence among people of Scandinavian
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DQ 3 Heart failure is a condition in which the heart does not pump enough blood to meet the needs of the body’s tissues. Heart failure that develops slowly over time is usually a result of other conditions. Conditions such as high blood pressure‚ coronary artery disease‚ serve lung disease‚ diabetes‚ obesity‚ thyroid disorders‚ life style reasons‚ gender and even ethnicity. These types of conditions tend weaken and damage the heart over time Heart Failure can also occur suddenly as the result of
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groups. P < 0.05 was considered to be significant. 6.3 Results 6.3.1 Liver function tests Liver toxicity markers were assayed to assess hepatic injury. The activities of alkaline phosphatase (ALP)‚ acid phosphatase (ACP) and gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) were significantly altered in the diabetic control group‚ indicating damage to hepatocytes. The hepatic toxicity markers in normal rats treated with ABE did not show any significant difference in
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Mehrnaz Farnoosh Speech 101 M-W 1 pm. Informative Speech TITLE: Caffeine PURPOSE: THESIS: I. Introduction: A. Attention Getter B. Preview: How many of you woke up this morning and had a cup of coffee‚ tea‚ or an energy drink? II. Body: A. 90% of people in the world use caffeine in one form or another. In the U.S. 80% of adults consume caffeine every day (FDA.GOV) . Caffeine whether it is consumed in a food or as medicine it changes the way your brain
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perception. For instance the hit game Mine Craft right now allows you to create your own world from scratch. With millions of possibilities this game really lets your creative side jump out on to your computer screen. There are also a lot of games in circulation right now in which you have to make a certain decision that could change the outcome of the rest of the game. I was playing a game recently where you get to choose whether to have your character take a good path or bad path. I chose good path because
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medical term for indigestion is dyspepsia. 13. The medical term for inflammation of the stomach is gastritis. 14. The medical term for accumulation of fluid in the peritoneal cavity is ascites. 15. A chronic‚ progressive liver disease resulting from hepatic cell failure is: cirrhosis 16. Which is a segment of the large intestine cecum 17. A protrusion of a loop of the small intestine through the abdominal wall in the groin region is a(n): inguinal hernia. 18. A patient’s chart indicates that he has
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BARBARA KRUGER was born on January 26‚ 1945‚ in Newark‚ New Jersey. Kruger’s earliest artworks date back to 1969. These included materials using large woven wall hangings of yarn‚ beads‚ sequins‚ feathers‚ and ribbons‚ which embodied the feminist’s comeback of arts and crafts during this period. By 1979‚ Kruger stopped taking photographs and began to employ found images in her art‚ mostly from mid-century American print-media sources‚ with words collaged directly over them. These early collages‚
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1.0 Introduction "Integrated Marketing Communication (IMC) is a concept of marketing communications planning that recognizes the added value of a comprehensive plan. It evaluates the strategic roles of a variety of communications disciplines for example‚ general advertising‚ direct response‚ sales promotion and PR and combines these disciplines to provide clarity‚ consistency and maximum communications impact." -American Association of Advertising Agencies The importance of implementing
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Renal disease case study This case relates to renal disease; therefore~ purposefully look into the medication use and vocabulary as they relate to renal patients. Vocabulary: Before attempting to work the case study‚ define each of the vocabulary words. Although the words may have several subheadings‚ it will give you a place to begin your inquiry. When reviewing the vocabulary words‚ you might want to ask several questions: who‚ what‚ where‚ when‚ why and how. This should give you a much broader
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The nurse is taking the health history of a 70-year-old patient being treated for a Duodenal Ulcer. After being told the patient is complaining of epigastric pain‚ the nurse expects to note which assessment finding? Melena Nausea Hernia Hyperthermia A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a patient with severe Gastroesophogeal Reflux Disease. Which of these statements by the patient indicates a need for more teaching? Top of Form “I’m going to limit my meals to 2-3 per day to reduce acid secretion
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