bilirubin in the extracellular fluid. Concentration of bilirubin in blood plasma is normally below 1.2 mg/dL (50µmol/L) leads to jaundice.[3] The term jaundice comes from the French word jaune‚ meaning yellow. Jaundice is often seen in liver disease such as hepatitis or liver cancer. It may also indicate leptospirosis or obstruction of the biliary tract‚ for example by gallstones or pancreatic cancer‚ or less commonly be congenital in origin (e.g.‚ biliary atresia). Yellow discoloration of the skin‚ especially
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According to the World Health Organization‚ “Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver‚ most commonly caused by a viral infection.” This disease is severely harmful because it attacks and affects the liver. The liver is responsible for producing chemicals to stop blood clots‚ regulating what enters the bloodstream‚ and storing/processing vitamins‚ irons‚ and minerals. Without the proper function of the liver‚ the human body cannot sufficiently operate. Research from the Center of Disease Control
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Forensic Science Unit One Lab Questions Shyanne Kirby Hair Detective; 1. The crime that I am investigating in this activity is‚ of a boy band called Crucial Cuts. And while they were performing on stage‚ and intruder snuck back stage and stole all of their hair products. 2. I have five hairs that were found in the boys’ room‚ as evidence. And hairs from all of the Sassy Snips. 3. Jade stole the hair products. I know this because the DNA sample taken from the crime scene matches perfectly
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INTROduction TO THE HUMAN BODY 1. Define anatomy and physiology While anatomy provides us with a static image of the body architecture‚ physiology reveals the body’s dynamic and animated workings. Physiology often focuses on events at the cellular or molecular level. A. Anatomy – studies the structure of the body parts and their relationship to one another. i. Developmental – concerns structural changes that in the body occur throughout the lifespan. Embryology studies the developmental changes
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About Chinese medicine (Pien Tze Huang) In 1555‚ during the Ming dynasty imperial Zong Shi‚ a royal physician fled to the city of Zhangzhou (Fujian province) because it is not satisfied with the emperor was very cruel. The physician was settled in a temple located in the East Pushan under Zhangzhou City as a monk. He witnessed the suffering and misery of the people due to incurable disease so that he felt compelled to provide aid to all residents. By using a secret potion from the palace‚ he finally
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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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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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