pancreatitis‚ the pancreas makes enzymes too early and begins to digest the pancreatic cells. It happens abruptly and only last for a brief period. Things that can trigger acute pancreatitis are smoking‚ alcohol‚ diets high in fat proteins‚ and obstructive liver disease. Some symptoms of pancreatitis include upper right abdominal pain after a heavy meal or alcoholic binge‚ and the pancreas can become edematous‚ enlarged‚ steatorrhea‚ and malabsorption (Sunheimer & Graves‚ 2011‚ pg. 382). The hallmark symptom
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Med-Term Morphemes A- without or lack ofa/men/orrhea without or lack of/monthly/flow AB- away (away from)ab/norm/al away (away from)/normal or regular/refers to ab/ducens away/draw or lead -ABLE capable of or ability toerg/able work/capable of related term(s): -IBLE ABORT/IO- to miscarry (natural or induced)abort/ion to miscarry (natural or induced)/procedure of or process of (discharge of the embry/o ’early’ or fet/us ’young’ deliberate or not) ABRUPT/IO- to tear away fromabruptus placentae
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Effects of Diet on the Development of Cholesterol Gallstones Hannah Matich BIO 392 Dijkstra Thurs 6PM Lab 3/29/17 1 Gallbladder disease is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders in developed countries. Gallbladder disease is typically manifested in the form of gallstones or gallbladder cancer. Gallstones affect 10-15% of people in developing countries‚ meaning 20-25 million Americans have or will have gallstones (Stinton and Shaffer‚ 2012). Though mortality rate is low;
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The nurse is assessing a client with chronic hepatitis B who is receiving Lamivudine (Epivir). What information is most important to communicate to the physician? 1. The client’s daily record indicates a 3 kg weight gain over 2 days. 2. The client is complaining of nausea. 3. The client has a temperature of 99° F orally. 4. The client has fatigue. The nurse is assessing a client with hepatitis and notices that the AST and ALT lab values have increased. Which of the following statements
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125 test 1A Student: ___________________________________________________________________________ 1. The breastbone is _____ to the vertebral column. A. anterior B. posterior C. superior D. inferior E. medial 2. The brain and the spinal cord are protected by A. a parietal layer. B. a visceral layer. C. mucous membranes. D. serous membranes. E. the meninges. 3. The system that exchanges carbon dioxide and oxygen and helps in speech is the _____ system‚ whereas the system that
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Nursing Care of the T-Tube after Cholecystectomy Also called a biliary draining tube. May be placed in the common bile duct after cholecystectomy or choledochostomy. The tube facilitates biliary drainage during healing. The surgeon inserts the short end (crossbar) into the common bile duct and draws the long end through an incision in the skin. The tube is then connected to a closed gravity drainage system. Post-operatively it remains in place between 7 to 14 days. Equipment Graduated collection
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SYNTHETIC BLOOD This is an artificial blood made up of synthetic blood products. 1. The two main types of non-cellular blood products are hemoglobin based and Perfluorocarbon (PFC) based. a. Hemoglobin The hemoglobin-based substitutes use hemoglobin from several different sources: human‚ animal‚ and recombinant. Human hemoglobin is obtained from donated blood that has reached its expiration date and from the small amount of red cells collected as a by-product during plasma donation.
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Digestion begins in the mouth when one eats food. It begins the moment one takes a sandwich bite. The teeth are used to break the sandwich that contains lettuce and pickles into smaller particles or boluses so that the enzymes can digest the food much easier. Lettuce contains carbohydrates‚ proteins and fat. The tongue helps turn food in the mouth and mix with the saliva in the mouth which contains salivary amylase enzyme. It then passes through the esophagus to the stomach which is a mixer and grinder
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There are different systems working together and form a human body work permit. One of this system is the important digestive system which consist of a cluster of organs‚ including the mouth‚ stomach and intestines. These organs allow the digestion of food. That means that digestion? It is a process of breaking down food into smaller components to make it easier absorption. There are three main steps in the digestive process: ingestion‚ digestion and absorption. The first step of the digestive process
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