Fluid and Electrolytes Homeostasis t State of equilibrium in internal environment of body‚ naturally maintained by adaptive responses that promote healthy survival t Body fluids and electrolytes play an important role Water Content of the Body t Accounts for 60% of body weight in adult t 70-80% of body weight in infant t Varies with gender‚ body mass‚ and age Compartments t Intracellular fluid (ICF) t Extracellular fluid (ECF) l Intravascular (plasma) l Interstitial t Transcellular
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6267450-292100Test #1 Final 00Test #1 Final EXAM 1 Arthritides and Arthropathies To provide a method to logically exercise approach the radiographic findings in arthritis Categories of Bone Disease- common abbreviation is CATBITES C: Congenital (Normal finding) – achondroplasia‚ dwarfism‚ etc A: Arthritides – arthritis‚ spondylitis‚ etc T: Trauma – fractures‚ etc B: Hematological (blood) – osteonocrosis‚ sickle cell‚ thallesemia I: Infection – pyogenic infection‚ TB‚ staph‚ etc T: Tumors
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Jesica’s Story One mistake didn’t kill her--the organ donor system was fatally flawed | | |Avery Comarow. U.S. News & World Report. Washington: Jul 28‚ 2003. Vol. 135‚ Iss. 3; pg. 51-54‚ | |Abstract (Article Summary) | |Teenager Jesica Santillan died as the victim of an elementary and inexcusable medical mistake: her heart-lung transplant
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Definition Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a nondegenerative‚ noncongenital insult to the brain from an external mechanical force‚ possibly leading to permanent or temporary impairment of cognitive‚ physical‚ and psychosocial functions‚ with an associated diminished or altered state of consciousness. The definition of TBI has not been consistent and tends to vary according to specialties and circumstances. Often‚ the term brain injury is used synonymously with head injury‚ which may not be associated
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Food AND Nutrition Scurvy (15) http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/155758.php Who gets scurvy? Though scurvy is a very rare disease‚ it still occurs in some patients - usually elderly people‚ alcoholics‚ or those that live on a diet devoid of fresh fruits and vegetables. Similarly‚ infants or children who are on special or poor diets for any number of economic or social reasons may be prone to scurvy. 16) http://www.articlesbase.com/anti-aging-articles/americans-unhealthy-lifestyle-is-the-leading-cause-of-death-407805
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Alcohol: Balancing Risks and Benefits Introduction Throughout the 10‚000 or so years that humans have been drinking fermented beverages‚ they’ve also been arguing about their merits and demerits. The debate still simmers today‚ with a lively back-and-forth over whether alcohol is good for you or bad for you. It’s safe to say that alcohol is both a tonic and a poison. The difference lies mostly in the dose. Moderate drinking seems to be good for the heart and circulatory system‚ and probably
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The Cardiovascular System: The Heart- Chapter 18 Heart Anatomy Size‚ Location‚ and Orientation * Approximately the size of a fist * Location * In the mediastinum between second rib and fifth intercostal space * On the superior surface of diaphragm * Two-thirds to the left of the midsternal line; balance projects to the right * Anterior to the vertebral column‚ posterior to the sternum Coverings of the Heart * Enclosed in pericardium‚ a double-walled sac
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An alcoholic is a man or a woman who suffers from alcoholism - they have a distinct physical desire to consume alcohol beyond their capacity to control it‚ regardless of all rules of common sense. According to Alcoholics Anonymous UK‚ who say they have no unique definition for alcoholism‚ it may be described as a physical compulsion‚ together with a mental obsession. Apart from having an enormous craving for alcohol‚ an alcoholic often yields to that craving at the worst possible times. The alcoholic
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Final - Med Term Question Answer False True or False - A word cannot end with a combining form (word root + vowel). False True or False - The definition of a medical word usually begins with defining the prefix first‚ the suffix second and the word root last. False True or False - Paralysis occurring on only one half of the body is known as quadriplegia. True True or False - Hyper-‚ hypo-‚ and poly- are all prefixes that indicate measurement. False True or False - Bi-‚ mono-‚ and primi-
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1. Obesity is the commonest health problem in our community 2. Obesity causes many diseases and markedly increases the risk of Dying prematurely 3. Obesity also reduces quality of life by limiting physical activity and Encouraging social isolation. 4. The costs of obesity through increased health costs and reduced Effectiveness in the community are very high. 5. The body mass index or BMI is the best simple method for measuring How obese someone is. Obesity is
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