Hodgkin ’s diseaseGuerline Baptiste Chamberlain School of Nursing Pathophysiology J. Dobrzyn May 31‚ 2013 Hodgkin ’s Disease In 1832 Thomas Hodgkin described a progressively fatal condition characterized by enormous lymph node swelling that he believed to be one disease. Characteristic cells involved in this disease were identified microscopically by Sternberg and Reed in 1898 and 1902‚ respectively. The identification of these cells‚ now known as Reed-Sternberg cells‚ allowed for the initial
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Reye Syndrome Reye Syndrome is an extremely rare‚ non-contagious disease thought to be triggered by aspirin use. The actual origin of the disease is unknown. Reye’s Syndrome‚ occasionally called Reye-Jacobsen’s Syndrome‚ is known to follow any viral infection. Two of the most common viral infections it precedes is influenza‚ "the flu"‚ and chicken pox. A now-familiar warning on bottles of aspirin‚ most notably Tylenol‚ is not to give Tylenol to a child who is recovering from the chicken
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|Question |Answer | |A liver biopsy was performed‚ and the |Is this normal? |Yes | |tissue was examined histologically. No | | | |chromosomes were seen in 100 liver | | |
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Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Jessica Fujita Southeastern Institute Mrs. Malmsten Author Note Jessica Fujita‚ Medical Assisting‚ Southeastern Institute of Nashville TN. Correspondence concerning this article should be addressed to Jessica Fujita‚ Medical Assisting‚ Southeastern Institute‚ Nashville Campus‚ Nashville TN‚ (615)889-9388. E-mail: rayven202000@yahoo.com Abstract Lymphoma makes up 5% of all cancer cases in the country‚ with
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into a vein‚ and connected to a port‚ which is inserted under the skin. This is performed for patients who will be undergoing extensive treatments in oncology or hemodialysis. Liver Biopsy- A test where a small piece of the liver is removed for examination. ------------------------------------------------- Muscle Biopsy- Excision of a specific section of muscle tissue is removed for examination. Open Appendectomy- Treatment for appendicitis: The removal of the appendix. An incision is made Patient
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common‚ there is no clear indication what causes cancer. One type of cancer common in dogs is mast cell tumors. Mast cell tumors can occur at any age and most commonly occur in the superficial layers of the skin‚ but can also occur in the spleen‚ liver‚ and bone marrow. Certain breeds of dogs are more inclined to be affected by this disease – thought to be a genetic trait. Breeds that can become victims to mast cell tumors are Boxers‚ Bulldogs‚ Beagles‚ English Setters‚ and Golden and Labrador Retrievers
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1. Liver disease can occur due to diabetes & so can diabetes occur due to liver disease. The liver disease occurring due to diabetes‚ primarily type 2 diabetes is called Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). Type 2 diabetes is metabolic condition causing elevated blood glucose levels due to either the lack of production of insulin or the body’s inability to utilize insulin efficiently (PubMed‚ n.d). NAFLD or commonly called fatty liver‚ occurs due to impairment of the liver cells to effectively
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quickly and spread to organs other than the breast like liver‚ bones‚ lungs‚ skin‚ or even the brain (Gale Science in Context). Malfunction: A malfunction that can happen is the cancer itself. There are no known symptoms of breast cancer but some people might have lumps but lumps don’t always mean breast cancer. Any change in the breast could equal breast cancer. Ways of preventing or finding breast cancer are biopsy or mammography. Biopsy is when a surgeon removes some of the breast tissue to examine
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itchy skin‚ coughing‚ trouble breathing‚ or chest pain‚ and weakness or tiredness that don ’t go away. There are a number of exams and tests to diagnose Hodgkin’s disease. Some include physical exams‚ blood tests‚ chest x-rays‚ and a biopsy. A biopsy is the only sure way to diagnose Hodgkin’s lymphoma. An entire lymph node or part of a lymph node may be cut out. The pathologist uses a microscope to check the tissue for Hodgkin’s lymphoma cells. A person with Hodgkin’s disease usually has
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After surgery‚ an ultrasound revealed the liver lesions most likely represented metastatic cancer: Areas consistent with metastatic involvement of the liver‚ the largest of which is approximately 3.4 to 4 cm in maximal dimension near the hilus. The second is just under 2 cm in the right lobe and possibly a third smaller one in the right lobe. With
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