PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF CHRONIC OSTEOMYELITIS Red text - signs & symptoms manifested by the client. * - as evidenced by the biopsy result Analysis: The client was diagnosed with chronic osteomyelitis on her 2nd confinement after she sought consult for a tender mass growth on her Right radius. Chronic osteomyelitis is an infection of the bone usually caused by extension of soft
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Case Study 1: Breast Cancer Situation: The client is a 50-year-old female teacher who was notified of an abnormal screening mammogram. Diagnosis of infiltrating ductal carcinoma was made following a stereotactic needle biopsy of a 1.5 x 1.5 cm lobulated mass at the 3:00 position in her left breast. The client had a modified radical mastectomy with lymph node dissection. The sentinel lymph node and 11 of 16 lymph nodes were positive for tumor. Estrogen receptors and progesterone receptors were
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation ISRN Infectious Diseases Volume 2013‚ Article ID 571646‚ 6 pages http://dx.doi.org/10.5402/2013/571646 Review Article Pathogenesis of Dengue Haemorrhagic Fever and Its Impact on Case Management Kolitha H. Sellahewa Department of Medicine‚ Melaka Manipal Medical College‚ Jalan Batu Hampar‚ Bukit Baru‚ 75150 Melaka‚ Malaysia Correspondence should be addressed to Kolitha H. Sellahewa; kolithah@gmail.com Received 5 September 2012; Accepted 30 September 2012 Academic
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The house mouse (Mus musculus) is a small rodent‚ a mouse‚ one of the most numerous species of the genus Mus. The house mouse has been domesticated as the pet or fancy mouse‚ and as the laboratory mouse which is one of the most important model organisms in biology and medicine. It is by far the most commonly used genetically altered laboratory mammal. Mouse and man The sequence of the mouse genome was published in 2002. "The mouse and human genomes are very similar‚" says Dr Jackson. "There
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John Frelinger Dr. Travis Organic Evolution 30 April 2012 Evolution of the Immune System Animals are constantly bombarded by an immensely varied array of disease causing pathogens including bacteria‚ fungi‚ viruses and other parasites. The number of microbes living in the human body outnumber the actual human cells by a factor of 10‚ and for every single species of animal and plant on Earth‚ there are viruses that infect them. With the unrelenting threat of disease-causing pathogens all around
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Active Immunity The production of antibodies against a specific agent by the immune system is known as active immunity. This particular immunity process is there to keep you healthy. Active immunnity can be acquired in two ways: naturally by contracting an infectious disease or artificially by receiving a vaccination. Active immunity is natural and permanent; protecting individuals from disease their entire lives. This process can take place quickly by large amounts of medicines at one time
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Temperature‚ moisture‚ soil type‚ microbial activity‚ oxygen concentration‚ sunlight‚ nitrification‚ and the amount of leaching all have an effect on the breakdown of pesticides in the soil (Extoxnet‚ 2000a). Rainfall patterns and the timing/intensity of irrigation in relation to high rainfall intensities will also influence herbicide movement in or from soil. Metolachlor is considered to be moderately persistent in different soil types (U.S. EPA‚ 1997)‚ and has an average field dissipation half-life
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Week 6 case study Scenario 1 D.W. is a 23-year-old married woman with 3 children under 5 years old. She came to her physician 2 years ago with vague complaints of (C/O) intermittent fatigue‚ joint pain‚ low-grade fever‚ and unintentional weight loss. Her physician noted small patchy areas of vitiligo and a scaly rash across her nose‚ cheeks‚ back‚ and chest at that time. Laboratory studies revealed that D.W. had a positive antinuclear antibody (ANA) titer‚ positive dsDNA (positive lupus erythematosus)
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Humoral immunity From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Humoral immunity (also called the antibody-mediated system) is the aspect of immunity that is mediated by macromolecules (as opposed to cell-mediated immunity) found in extracellular fluids such as secreted antibodies‚ complement proteins and certain antimicrobial peptides. Humoral immunity is so named because it involves substances found in the humours‚ or body fluids. The study of the molecular and cellular components that comprise
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Patient Zero Lab Report Dashell Zamm The Immune system is one of the most important parts of the human body. Its role is to protect us from outside dangers such as pathogens and disease and to keep the body healthy. The immune system protects the body from disease by having a complex system of organs and cells to keep the body safe. The first barrier of the immune system and of the body is the skin which keeps out pathogens from entering the body‚ but if there is a cut in the body‚ the skin can
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