nausea‚ vomiting‚ fatigue and jaundice. A prognosis of Hepatitis was made. Liver test was ordered: Bilirubin‚ Albumin‚ Prothrombin time‚ cholesterol‚ Alanine aminotransferase(ALT)‚ Aspartate aminotransferase(AST)‚ Alkalline prosperities and Lactic dehydrogenase(LDH). After the tests were completed‚ patient was diagnosed of Hepatitis for having abnormal liver test. Now its up to the doctors to see if the patient has acute or chronic Hepatitis. Unfortunately‚ the patient has the chronic infection.
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Persuasive Speech on Underage Drinking People might think that alcohol is something that helps you cut loose and makes you full of energy‚ but reality check-alcohol is actually a depressant that damages your body in the long run. Alcohol is a problem that affects multiple people and families‚ but in today’s society it’s affecting teenagers. The horrible facts that I will present to you will prove that underage drinking needs to come to end before it’s too late for some. Some people
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A Career in Dentistry Children are often sweet and adorable‚ but many times they may be eating too many sweets. According to the Channel Four News‚ it has been shown that the number one disease in children is the recurrence of caries‚ also known as cavities. Could it be too many sweets or could it be the lack of flossing and brushing teeth? For instance‚ many children go to bed or wake up without brushing their teeth and go throughout the day eating all sorts of food and candy. The result of
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a person has hepatitis‚ the doctor may administer steroids or antiviral drugs to reduce liver cell injury. * Good nutrition is key to the management of advanced cirrhosis. Diets which include ‘easy to digest’ forms of protein‚ such as legumes‚ poultry and fish‚ are important as is a low-sodium diet in patients with edema or ascites‚ the build-up of fluid in the legs or abdomen. * General measures recommended in patients with cirrhosis should include vaccination for hepatitis A and B and influenza
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questionnaire depends on three different sets . The first set is the diseases symptoms set‚ which contain information on symptoms of diseases such as fever‚ high temperature‚ headache‚ rash‚ vomiting‚ etc.. The second set is the diseases set ( chicken pox‚ Hepatitis B‚ etc.)‚and finally the patients set ( a sample of 49 patients)‚ the next step was to form the membership functions for each symptom‚ and then the
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of diseases that vaccines were not discovered for. Maurice Ralph Hilleman was an American microbiologist who specialized in vaccinology and developed over 36 vaccines‚ including the vaccines‚ that are still used today‚ for measles‚ mumps‚ hepatitis A‚ hepatitis B‚ chickenpox‚ meningitis‚ pneumonia and Haemophilus influenzae bacteria. From the early harassment of smallpox‚ to the establishment of vaccination mandates‚ to the effect of war and social unrest on vaccine-preventable diseases. Edward Jenner
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Our patient had a history of drug abuse and as such had only one home medication‚ which is Methadone. Methadone has been associated with thrombocytopenia in patients with hepatitis. She does have hepatitis hence she is at risk for thrombocytopenia because of methadone. This patient has continued this therapy throughout her stay in the hospital‚ as such not meeting any of the criteria established in the table above plus she has had methadone for years prior to hospitalization.5 This patient was on
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Unit 1 PART A Pharmacology at Work 1. What are the requirements for dispensing schedule II and III prescriptions? Name some examples of each. Schedule II can only be prescribed in person‚ unless it’s an emergency. Schedule II’s dispensing is very strict since it has a high possibility of abuse. An example of schedule II would be morphine‚ fentanyl and hydromorophone. Schedule III has a moderate potential for abuse. Unlike schedule II which doesn’t have refills on prescriptions‚ Schedule III
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Hepatitis B Hepatitis B is a very safe vaccine. Most people do not have any problems with it. The vaccine contains non-infectious material‚ and cannot cause hepatitis B infection. Some mild problems have been reported * Soreness where the shot was given (up to about 1 person 4) * Temperature of 99.9°F or higher (up to about 1 person in 15). Severe problems are extremely rare. Severe allergic reactions are believed to occur about once in 1.1 million doses. A vaccine‚ like any medicine
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However‚ an infectious disease or communicable disease is contagious and caused by a biological agent‚ such as a virus‚ bacterium‚ or parasite also known as pathogens (The Metro Health System‚ 2002-2012). There are some diseases‚ such as hepatitis B‚ hepatitis C‚ human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)‚ and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). Characteristics of a chronic disease‚ examining the relationship between a healthy nutritional diet‚ and cardiovascular disease‚ the effects of chronic
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