The Liver is the body’s largest gland‚ weighing about three to four pounds. It is located beneath the diaphragm in the right upper quadrant (RUQ) of the abdominal cavity. Without the liver‚ our bodies would be poisoned and unfit for us to do anything at all. It is a metabolically active organ responsible for many vital life functions. The primary functions of the liver are: Bile productions and excretion. Excretion of bilirubin‚ cholesterol‚ hormones‚ and drugs. Metabolism of fats‚ proteins
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Is an Enlarged Liver a Serious Condition? Enlarged liver is a term some individuals use to describe what doctors call Hepatomegaly. It is also called swollen liver. The phrases swollen liver or enlarged liver are self-explanatory. So the question becomes‚ what is the cause of enlarged liver‚ and how serious a health threat can it be? It should be stated at the start that swollen liver is not a disease itself. It is a sign of some specific liver infection‚ damage or a part of an abnormal
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RED is taking its knowledge of high-quality cinema cameras to the smartphone industry with a new product. The Hydrogen One is RED’s bet to revolutionize the use of smartphones. Back in 2006‚ when RED was founded and showed its intent on delivering high-performance digital cinema cameras with quality of 35mm film and the convenience of pure digital‚ many people were skeptical and some even considered it a “scam”. After a 10-years background of providing unique high-quality cinema cameras with high-usage
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of a component causes the equilibrium to shift to the side from which the component was removed. D. Is this reaction endothermic or exothermic? How do you know? When acid is added to water the reaction is strongly exothermic. Because the hydrogen ion is so tiny‚ a large amount of charge is concentrated in a very small
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many things that cause liver failure‚ but is only two that interest me most. Acute liver failure and cirrhosis of the liver because they are different but yet the same. I will be delivering the following information about these diseases. The cause the pathology‚ clinical consequences‚ evolutions‚ treatment and prognosis. Acute liver failure is the appearance of the severe complications rapidly after the first signs of liver disease such as jaundice and indications that the liver has severe damage.
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2LIVER Anatomical overview What is liver? The whole liver together weighs 3-4 pounds. It is from a light pink to a dark red color. The liver is located right below the heart. The liver is a very big organ. The liver and gallbladder are responsible for a number of functions. One of the main functions is to help in digestion. The largest solid organ in the body‚ situated in the upper part of the abdomen on the right side. The liver has a multitude of important and complex functions
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ACUTE-ON-CHRONIC LIVER FAILURE: APPLYING THE PIRO CONCEPT Danielle Adebayo‚ Vincenzo Morabito‚ Rajiv Jalan Liver Failure Group‚ UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health‚ UCL Medical School‚ Royal Free Hospital‚ London‚ UK Disclosure: No potential conflict of interest Citation: EMJ Hepatol. 2013;1:38-43. ABSTRACT Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF)‚ a clinical syndrome associated with a dismal prognosis‚ occurs acutely in previously stable cirrhotic patients. An important feature
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Liver Cancer‚ each year about 700‚000 people worldwide will be diagnosed; 600‚000 will die. Cancer is very serious‚ although liver cancer is not the leading most fatal cancer. Malignant tumors in the liver are usually hepatomas. Hepatomas are also known hepatocellular carcinomas or HCC. These HCC’s are only responsible for two to four percent of cancer. HCC’s are also not common in the U.S. They are found mostly in the Asia region of the world. Liver cancer is also found in children but is commonly
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Discussion: The liver homogenate was expected to have the highest amount of protein concentration‚ DNA concentration‚ and total glucose when compared to the other homogenates. The liver was the biggest organ in B. taurus and it carried out numerous functions such as producing bile‚ synthesizing proteins for blood clots‚ and recycling old red blood cells. The liver ended up containing the most DNA concentration‚ but it was surpassed in protein concentration by the kidney. The protein concentration
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Of Potato Tissue Catalase Aim The aim of my investigation is to see how pH affects the activity of potato tissue catalase‚ during the decomposition of hydrogen peroxide to produce water and oxygen. Catalase + 2H2O2 Catalase + 2H2O +O2 Catalase + Hydrogen Peroxide Catalase + Water + Oxygen Independent Variable The independent variable in this investigation is pH. Each individual enzyme has it’s own pH characteristic. This is because the hydrogen and ionic bonds
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