Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia is a condition characterized by an accumulation of abnormal lymphocytes (a type of white blood cells)‚ in the blood and bone marrow. Hepatitis C is another type of cancer that will be affecting primarily the liver. There is not a cure for either of these diseases but the chances of survival have improved greatly over the years. Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) and Hepatitis C (HCV) are both forms of cancer so you cannot treat one without worsening the damage of the
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100 words response to each of the following questions. What is the infection agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? For example the name of the bacteria‚ virus or parasite. Hepatitis A is an acute infectious disease of the liver caused by the a virus (HAU)‚ an RNA virus usually spread by the fecal-oral route‚ transmitted person to person by ingestion of contaminated food or water through direct contact with an infectious person. For example a person with Hepatitis A can pass
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Pg. 25 Once drug goes into mucosal cells‚ the concentration gradient will decrease. Blood supply to mucosal cell keeps removing drug continuously so the drug conc is smaller & this (heavy vascularisation) maintains constant gradient so that the drugs are constantly removed into the blood stream pH in stomach about 2 Implication: weak acids absorbed readily‚ weak bases not absorbed as readily Implication: some of the drugs may not be able to suvive that acidic environment. & they may disintegrate
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Student Name: Adolfo Acevedo Mendez Student Number: 21928769 PENN FOSTER MEDICAL CENTER Emergency Department Note SUMMERS‚ JENNIFER July 01‚ 2014 CHIEF COMPLAINT Congestion and poor feeding HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS This is a 3-month-old little girl who comes in with her mother. Her mom says that she works overnight and the baby stays with the grandmother. Last night‚ apparently‚ the baby starting around 9 o’clock was not interested in feeding. Seems very congested‚ had a cough‚ and overnight
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Alyssa Perez 807 research question: how do bull frogs compare and contrast to humans ? background info; A. animal kingdom B. rana castles beiana C. There habitat is anywhere near water and are mostly located in eastern america D. The bullfrog is a vertebrate because bullfrogs has a skeleton E. They have an endoskeleton because there skeleton is inside their body not outside F. Cold blooded because their body temperature need to change with the environment G. A bullfrog life cycle starts with the
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Hepatitis B Vaccine Medical Assistant Gladys Maria Shafer February 19‚ 2013 Hepatitis refers to an inflammation of the liver‚ which is swelling that occurs when the tissues of the body become injured or infected. “Hepa” means liver and “itis” refers to inflammation. The Hepatitis B virus spreads through blood or direct contact with any body fluids from someone who already has a Hepatitis B infection and the virus enters the body unnoticed
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in the gallbladder or a bile duct‚ composed chiefly of a mixture of cholesterol‚ calcium bilirubinate‚ and calcium carbonate‚ occasionally as a pure stone composed of just one of these substances". Bile is a greenish-brown liquid produced in the liver then stored in the gallbladder which is use to digest fat. Bile contains water‚ cholesterol‚ fat‚ bile salts‚ proteins and a waste product call bilirubin. If the bile has too much cholesterol ‚ bile salt‚ or bilirubin‚ they hardens into stones.
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Disorders of the Digestive System Hyperacidity Excessive secretion of hydrochloric acid in the stomach is hyperacidity‚ which is technically known as hyperchlorohydria. It causes heart burn (Severe pain and burning sensation in the epigastric region due to hyperacidity is called heartburn) . Hyperacidity leads to ulcers. causes 1. Medicines like aspirin 2. Drinks like alcohol 1. Beverages like coffee 1. Cigarette smoking and tobacco chewing 1. Foods containing excess
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Gall Bladder Liver Spleen Stomach Small Intestine 490gm unremarkable pleural surfaces are translucent‚ smooth and glistening 450gm the parenchyma is pink and normal 275mg Normal weight surfaces are glistening and unremarkable. pericardium intact 2 ounces pear shaped hollow organ‚ normal no gallstones appear to be forming 1385gm the liver is shriveled and under weight and also discolored kidney stone is forming in the liver 158gm brown flat
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this is probably why people developed diabetes during ice age (younger dryas) and people nowadays are more frequently diagnosed with diabetes from November to Freburary‚ when it is colder. Natural selection survival rule-LOSE THE FINGER‚ SPARE THE LIVER. (Frostbite) Brown fat stores glucose and produces by burning sugar Wood frog-protects its organs by freezing solid. Ice wine-frozen grapes-the shrunken nature of the grapes is due to water loss-the less water in grapes‚ the fewer ice crystals there
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