Respiratory disease Respiratory disease is a medical term that encompasses pathological conditions affecting the organs and tissues that make gas exchange possible in higher organisms‚ and includes conditions of the upper respiratory tract‚ trachea‚ bronchi‚ bronchioles‚ alveoli‚ pleura and pleural cavity‚ and the nerves and muscles of breathing. Respiratory diseases range from mild and self-limiting‚ such as the common cold‚ to life-threatening entities like bacterial pneumonia‚ pulmonary embolism
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My Pico question: P: Women between 18-69 years presenting for cervical cytology screening. I: HPV DNA testing C: Cytology Screening O: Sensitivity for detecting cervical precancerous lesions. Article 1: Int J Cancer. 2014 Jul 1;135(1):166-77. doi: 10.1002/ijc.28640. Epub 2014 Jan 24. Is HPV DNA testing specificity comparable to that of cytological testing in primary cervical cancer screening? Results of a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Pileggi C1‚ Flotta D‚ Bianco A‚ Nobile CG
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Integumentary System Laszlo Vass‚ Ed.D. Version 42-0280-00-01 Purpose: What is the purpose of this exercise? Are there any safety concerns associated with this exercise? If so‚ list what they are and what precautions should be taken. Exercise 1: Structures of the Skin Observations Before beginning‚ set up a data table similar to this Data Table 1. Fill in the names of the numbered
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Male Breast Cancer‚ Causes‚ Risk Factors and Prevention By Istvan S Diego Introduction Notwithstanding that male breast cancer is a rare phenomenon‚ it is still possible. Such cases account for only 1% of all breast cancer. The American Cancer Society forecasts that over 1‚000 new cases of breast cancer in men will be diagnosed in 2010 ("Male Breast Cancer"). The survival rate in men is lower than in women‚ mostly because men often report the symptoms of breast cancer too late ("Male Breast Cancer")
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Ductal hyperplasia Ductal hyperplasia is characterized by proliferation of ductal epithelium‚ resulting in increased cellularity and multi layering of ductal epithelium. The pattern of growth varies greatly from case to case leading to different types of ductal hyperplasia. Features indicative of benign nature of the lesion includes oval nuclei with indistinct cytoplasmic border and eosinophilic rather than pale cytoplasm‚ arrangement of the cells in parallel bundles‚ presence of peripheral elongated
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sites within the body and are most often discovered after they have spread widely (“Lung cancer”). Referring to a specific cell appearance often seen when examining samples of SCLC under the microscope‚ these cancers are sometimes called oat cell carcinomas (“lung Cancer”). NSCLC are the most common lung cancers‚ it’s a cause for about 80% of all lung cancers. NSCLC can be divided into three main types that are named based upon the type of cells found in the tumor: Adenocarcinomas-(a malignant tumor
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This treatment selectively destroys squamous cell carcinomas while causing minor damage to surround tissue. This treatment is not FDA approved at this time. The technique is not currently recommended for squamous cell carcinoma. Redness and swelling is common after this treatment you must avoid both outdoor and indoor light and make sure to use sun protection. Laser Surgery is not yet FDA approved for squamous cell carcinomas. It is used for the outer layer of the skin to remove the tumor
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Breast Cancer in African American Women Tristian L. Richard Southern University and A&M College Breast Cancer in African American Women Breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women in the United States‚ according to the American Cancer Society (2012). It is also the principle cause of death from cancer among women globally. The U.S. has one of the highest incidence rates worldwide‚ just under 30% of cancer in women are breast cancer (BreastCancer.Org‚ 2012). It is estimated
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Julouse‚ I enjoyed your post and value your thoughts on the assessments by the nurse practitioner. I agree it is imperative for the nurse practitioner to effectively complete a thorough health assessment and history of the patient. Once the nurse practitioner formulates and confirms the diagnosis of pernicious anemia and potential causes what education is important for the nurse practitioner to provide or the patient? The patient should be made aware that this type of anemia is a lack of vitamin
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Renal tumors (neoplasms) are abnormal tissue formation on or around the kidney (Nogueras‚ Thomas‚ & Porter‚ 2015). Renal tumors may alter renal function. The most common malignant renal tumors are renal cell carcinomas‚ which originates in the renal cortex. Transitional cell carcinomas are the second most common form of renal tumors. Men and older age are at both common risk factors for renal tumors. Other risk factors include: obesity‚ exposure to asbestos‚ cadmium‚ and gasoline‚ the use of phenacetin
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