Which factor is most commonly associated with the development of pancreatitis? a. Alcohol abuse b. Hypercalcemia c. Hyperlipidemia d. Pancreatic duct obstruction 2) Which action of pancreatic enzymes can cause pancreatic damage? a. Utilization by the intestine b. Auto digestion of the pancreas c. Reflux into the pancreas d. Clogging of the pancreatic duct 3) Which laboratory test is used to diagnose pancreatitis? a. Amylase level b. Hemoglobin level c. Blood glucose level d. White
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A. Disease/Disorder Pancreatic Cancer B. Background Info Pancreatic cancer begins in the tissues of your pancreas — an organ in your abdomen that lies horizontally behind the lower part of your stomach. Your pancreas secretes enzymes that aid digestion and hormones that help regulate the metabolism of sugars. Pancreatic cancer often has a poor prognosis‚ even when diagnosed early. Pancreatic cancer typically spreads rapidly and is seldom detected in its early stages‚ which is a major reason
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Pancreatic cancer (PaCa) is a rapidly progressive and metastatic cancer with the lowest survival of any human cancer. Resistance of PaCa to current treatment regimens contributes to the dismal prognosis of this malignancy. There have been over ten phase II/III clinical trials aiming at curing PaCa during the past decade without significant success. In fact‚ a recent trial showing that Abraxane when combined with gemcitabine improved the overall patient survival by 1.8 months compared to gemcitabine
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After surgery‚ an ultrasound revealed the liver lesions most likely represented metastatic cancer: Areas consistent with metastatic involvement of the liver‚ the largest of which is approximately 3.4 to 4 cm in maximal dimension near the hilus. The second is just under 2 cm in the right lobe and possibly a third smaller one in the right lobe. With the testing done‚ LR was told he had metastatic pancreatic cancer‚ perhaps two months to live‚ and that neither chemotherapy nor radiation would be of benefit
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AB Science Comment‚ Free Content‚ Company Strategy‚ Trial Results‚ Oncology January 28‚ 2013 The ASCO-GI conference has come and gone‚ and still key questions remain unanswered about the apparently stellar result from last year’s phase III pancreatic cancer study of AB Science’s masitinib. The company had earlier stated that at ASCO-GI it would reveal details about the robustness of the post-hoc analysis and the genetic biomarker that seems to correlate strongly with masitinib’s efficacy. But it
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I feel that with my knowledge and understanding of this course‚ I would be an excellent candidate for the position of Medical Coder at North Bay Medical Hospital. A year ago‚ my mother was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer. She passed away the following year. As I went through her medical bills‚ I found numerous billing errors. I was understandably upset during this time. I contacted her doctor’s office and spoke with Betty. She was the most understanding and reliable person I had ever dealt
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KILLER: PANCREATIC CANCER Background of Personal Experience with Pancreatic Cancer My family never knew that pancreatic cancer was such a deadly disease that can creep up on you‚ until my aunt‚ Cathy L. Usey‚ was diagnosed with it in Aug.2008. My aunt Cathy better known as Big Mama was a 13 year breast cancer survivor when she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. I know you’re probably thinking the same thing my family was thinking "how could someone who had already survived a cancer be diagnosed
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when she told me she had it‚ and I cried for days knowing she was going to die because we had no money for the surgery.When I turned sixteen I realized there was nothing we could do to help my mom . Now‚ I’m seventeen and she has stage three pancreatic cancer. All I know is that I am doing this for her not to die and to live through her obstacle. “James‚ wake up bro!are you ready we are almost there!” As I was awaking from my daydream I felt a sudden stop and I felt the van lurch‚ and that’s when
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Speech title: Rare Types of Cancer Informative Speech AGD: 585‚720 Americans are excepted to die from cancer in 2014‚ that is almost 1600 people every day. Cancer is one of the leading cause of death in the US‚ it is second only to heart disease and accounts for 1 in every 4 deaths. (copyright 2014 http://www.cancer.org/acs/groups/content/@research/documents/webcontent/acspc-042151.pdf) Link: We hear about cancer on a regular basis in the media with skin‚ breast and lung cancers topping the list
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Where Cancer comes from Cancer of the lung‚ like all cancers‚ results from an abnormality in the body ’s basic unit of life‚ the cell. Tumors can also cause cancer. Tumors usually can be removed and do not spread to other parts of the body. Malignant tumors‚ on the other hand‚ grow aggressively and invade other tissues of the body‚ allowing entry of tumor cells into the bloodstream or lymphatic system and then to other sites in the body. This process of spread is termed metastasis; the areas of
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