the news that tore our family up. She was told she had around two in half years to live due to cirrhosis of the liver. She had a special case because cirrhosis of the liver is more common due to drinking too much alcohol. My grandma never drank a day in her life. Cirrhosis of the liver is a slowly progressing disease that replaces healthy liver tissue with scar tissue. Eventually the liver can no longer function. This news came as a shock to all of us and was hard to take in. We were heartbroken because
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How to Quickly and Easily Understand Your Blood Tests Without A Medical Degree The Simplified Patient Reference Guide By Ronald J. Grisanti D.C. Limits of Liability/Disclaimer of Warranty The author‚ Ronald Grisanti and publisher‚ Busatti Corporation have made their best effort to produce a high quality‚ informative and helpful book. The author and Publisher make no representation or warranties with respect to the accuracy‚ applicability‚ fitness or completeness of the contents of this program
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the Stomach This is the primitive gut tube seen in this transverse cut. Then we have the vagus nerves‚ the left and the right. The liver‚ dorsal and ventral mesentery. The stomach‚ we know rotates clockwise‚ because we find the left vagus nerves on top of the stomach and the right vagus nerve behind the stomach. The falciform ligament here is what connects the liver to the ventral mesentery. Now we will look at how the stomach from from the right side. Here is how the stomach is going to form into
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kind of results shows that most of patient number 3 body organs are not functioning effectively. Patient number 3 probably has malfunctioned pancreas‚ liver‚ and kidney. The pancreas plays a crucial role in controlling the levels of glucose in the bloodstream. It releases hormones (glucagon and insulin) which help in regulating blood sugar. Liver cells absorb amino acids to trigger off a series of chemical reactions in a process known as the deamination of amino acids (Advancing Chemical Sciences
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GI and Diabetes Exam Study Guide Tube Feeding – (enteral nutrition) refers to the administration of a nutritional balanced liquefied food or formula through a tube inserted into the stomach‚ duodenum‚ jejunum. It is used to provide nutrients via the GI tract either alone or as a supplement to oral or parenteral nutrition. - Nasogastric (NG) Tube – is most commonly used for short-term feeding problems. Other means of feeding are; esophagostomy‚ gastrostomy or jejunostomy. Transpyloric tube placement
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has two main functions: an exocrine function that helps in digestion and an endocrine function that regulates blood sugar. Basic Anatomy: The pancreas is located behind the stomach and is surrounded by other organs including the small intestine‚ liver‚ and spleen. It is about six inches long and is shaped like a flat pear. The wide part‚ called the head of the pancreas‚ is positioned toward the center of the abdomen; the middle section is called the neck and the body of the pancreas; the thin end
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vermiform appendix and anus are all part of the alimentary canal. The function of the alimentary canal is to provide nourishment. The teeth‚ tongue‚ gallbladder‚ salivary glands‚ liver and pancreas are considered to be accessory digestive organs. These organs produce saliva (salivary glands)‚ bile (gallbladder and liver) and digestive enzymes which contribute to the breakdown process of food. Mechanical digestion begins with the process of taking food into the mouth or ingestion and chewing it
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anus. It is divided into different segments beginning with the oral cavity and followed by the pharynx‚ esophagus‚ stomach‚ small and large intestine‚ and the anus. There are also accessory digestive organs involved including the salivary glands‚ liver‚ pancreas‚ and gallbladder. Digestion begins in the oral cavity where the cheeks and lips press the food against the teeth‚ a process known as mastication. This is the first phase of mechanical digestion which is also aided by the tongue. There
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Dissection: 1. Where is the frog’s heart compared to its lungs? How do the locations of these two organs affect interactions between the frog’s respiratory and circulatory systems? The frog’s heart is in front and above the liver while the lungs are under the liver and off to the sides. The locations of these two organs affect interactions between the frogs’s respiratory and circulatory systems because a frog’s heart needs oxygen which is required from the lungs therefore the circulatory system
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“NURSING CARE MANAGEMENT OF PATIENT WITH ABDOMINAL OBSTRUCTION” CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION A) Background of the Study B) Rationale for choosing the case C) Significance of the study D) Scope and Limitation CHAPTER 2: HEALTH HISTORY A) Biographic Data B) Chief Complaint C) History of Present Illness D) Past Medical History E) Family History F) Physical Assessment CHAPTER 3: DISCUSSION OF DISEASE PROCESS A) Anaphysiology B) Pathophysiology C) Drug Study D) Diagnostic
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