GUIDELINE The role of endoscopy in the evaluation of suspected choledocholithiasis This is one of a series of statements discussing the use of GI endoscopy in common clinical situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy prepared this text. In preparing this guideline‚ a search of the medical literature was performed by using PubMed. Additional references were obtained from the bibliographies of the identified articles and from recommendations
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Alejandra González Linares 14/06/12 Biopsy Article Outpatient Blind Percutaneous Liver Biopsy in Infants and Children: it safe? Mortada H. El Shabrawi‚ Hanna ; El- Karaksy Departments of Pediatric and Forensic Medicine‚ Faculty of Medicin‚ Cairo Unnniversity‚ Ministry of Health and Population‚ Cairo‚ Egypt. http://ehis.ebscohost.com/ehost/pdfviewer/pdfviewer?vid=10&hid=20&sid=b8f320da-b9cd-4a89-9ac9-e41864f959af%40sessionmgr4 Introduction This article caught my attention because it
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The disorder identified for this week’s discussion is cholelithiasis. The factors selected in identifying the patient are age and behavior. My patient is an overweight woman who is 39 years old who came to the clinic complaining of pain in her epigastric area that radiates to her right upper quadrant. The patient has also verbalized that her pain was worse after she ate her dinner last night. The Family Health Guide (2005)‚ a publication by the Harvard Medical School has cited that women are at
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Coffee is enjoyed by millions of people around the world every day. This website is a science-based resource developed for health care and other professional audiences and provides the latest information and research into coffee‚ caffeine and health. Login coffee & health topicsresearch centrein-practicemedia centreabout usabout coffeeresources Cardiovascular health Cancer Fluid balance Gallstones Liver function Summary Liver function in Europe Coffee consumption and liver function
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Dalton Harper 1/21/13 Friday Work- Anatomy Disease: Gallstones 1. Diagnosis: Q: What is the name of the disease? A: Gallstones Q: What part or parts of the body are affected? A: The gallbladder 2. Cause: Q: What is causing the disease? A: A lack of melatonin could significantly contribute to gallbladder stones. 3. Symptoms: Q: List the common initial signs of gallstones. Nausea Vomiting Gas Burping Pain under right side of rib cage Severe upper abdominal pain
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annals.org on 25 June 2013. The Rate of Disease Progression Is Estimated to Increase With Duration of Hepatitis C Infection • After 30 years of HCV infection‚ ~40% of patients are estimated to progress to cirrhosis 8 Thein HH‚ et al. Hepatology.
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care methods and implementing improvements that will create and test changes (QSEN Institute‚ 2014). The goal of my project is to improve quality of care by implementing a specific‚ specialized‚ patient-centered telephone script devised for the Hepatology Department RN Coordinator to use during follow up calls to patients discharged from the hospital after an encounter for liver issues‚ such as decompensated cirrhosis. This is an effort to decrease early
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gynaika meaning woman. As you can see‚ Gynecology is the study of a woman‚ they specialize in the study of the female reproductive system‚ such as the uterus‚ vagina‚ and ovaries. Hepatology – the Greek words hepar or hepato means the liver. Typically‚ the liver is considered a sub-specialty of gastroenterology. Hepatology incorporates the study of the liver‚ gallbladder‚ biliary tree‚ and pancreas as well as the management of their disorders. Neurology is derived from the Greek word neuron which means
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Gastroenterology Gastroenterology is the study of the digestive system and its disorders. Diseases of the gastroenterology tract include the organs from the mouth to the anus. Hepatology is the branch of medicine that incorporates the study of the liver‚ gallbladder‚ biliary tree‚ and pancreas as well as management of their disorders. It is a subspecialty of gastroenterology. Diseases and complications related to viral hepatitis and alcohol are the main reason for
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only known treatment to prevent death is liver transplantation. References Conodon.com. (n.d.). Biotech Cell Overview [website]. Image Retrieved on March 25‚ 2015 from http://www.conodom.com/Biotech.cells.html International Journal of Hepatology. (2012). Acute liver failure caused by Amanita phalloides Poisoning. Retrieved on March 25‚ 2015 from http://www.hindawl.com/Journals/ijh/2012/487480. Penn State. (2009). Image retrieved on March 26‚ 2015 from https://wikispaces..psu.edu/pages/viewpage
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