XI. PATHOPHYSIOLOGY Medical Diagnosis T/C Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever/ Pleural Effusion‚ T/C Liver Pathology Definition Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever - is a severe‚ potentially deadly infection spread by certain species of mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti). Pleural Effusion - is excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity‚ the fluid-filled space that surrounds the lungs. Excessive amounts of such fluid can impair breathing by limiting the expansion of the lungs during inhalation. Liver
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION Mechanisms of Occlusion Most MIs are caused by a disruption in the vascular endothelium associated with an unstable atherosclerotic plaque that stimulates the formation of an intracoronary thrombus‚ which results in coronary artery blood flow occlusion. If such an occlusion persists long enough (20 to 40 min)‚ irreversible myocardial cell damage and cell death will occur.5 The development of atherosclerotic plaque occurs over a period of years to decades
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Labor and Delivery Pathophysiology Ashley Keyser Tarleton State University Nursing 3302 Diana Kunce-Collins RNC-MNN January 24‚ 2015 Labor and Delivery Pathophysiology Definition: The physiologic process during which the fetus‚ membranes‚ umbilical cord‚ and placenta are expelled from the uterus. (Medscape 2014) Etiology: According to research‚ the exact cause of labor has yet to be discovered. Labor normally starts when the fetus is mature enough to adjust easily to extra uterine life
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Reuben Sarwal AP Lab 4 Determining the rate of Cellular Respiration Using Germinating and Dry Peas Purpose: To determine the rate of cellular respiration using dry and germinating peas. Introduction: In this lab‚ we are investing cellular respiration‚ specifically aerobic cellular respiration. Aerobic cellular respiration is the process by which cells consume oxygen during the oxidation of glucose and produce CO2 as a byproduct. During cellular respiration‚ glucose is split into a 6 carbon sugar
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Burn injury is among the most weakening traumas to humans. The rate of burns in the United States of America is estimated to be over 2 million cases per year‚ with 3‚400 deaths per year and about 250000 people are burnt each year in the United Kingdom. Of these‚ almost 112000 attend an accident and emergency department and about 210 die of their injuries. According to the World Health Organization‚ it is estimated that about 300‚000 dies worldwide each year due to burns. Burn injury causes
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Ankle Injury Christian Bognar Ankle injuries are the most common of the bone and joint injuries. They usually happen during sports‚ activities that involve a lot of movement of the ankle‚ and jumping. The Main cause for broken ankles is when a person stresses the ankle and joint beyond where it’s suppose to go‚ the joint becomes injured. If only the bone gives away and tears then it is considered a sprained ankle‚ which is very common especially in sports. But if the bone gives away and breaks
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Pathophysiology case study 2 K.H. is a 67-year-old African-American man with primary hypertension and diabetes mellitus. He is currently taking an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and following a salt-restricted weight loss diet. He is about 30 pounds over his ideal weight. At his clinic visit his blood pressure is noted to be 135/96. His heart rate is 70 beats/min. He has no complaints. His wife brought a blood pressure cuff and stethoscope with her in the hope of learning to take
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ligaments are extremely important for the stability of the knee joint‚ especially in contact sports and those that involve fast cutting and changing directions quickly‚ twisting and pivoting. By definition‚ a knee sprain is an injury to a knee ligament. A sprain is a joint injury that causes a stretch or a tear in a ligament‚ and ligaments function to connect bone to bone. The ACL connects the thigh bone to the shin bone. ACL sprains are graded I‚ II‚ or III depending on their severity: grade I sprain:
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Pathophysiology Infection and inflammation of the kidneys is called pyelonephritis. Pyelonephritis is a type of urinary tract infection. E. coli is the most common microbe that causes pyelonephritis. It usually begins in the urethra or bladder and travels to the kidneys. There is a chance of it spreading to the calyces and medullary tissues such as the tubules of the nephrons. If not treated the glomeruli will also be infected and inflamed. (Bullock & Hales 2013). There is both acute pyelonephritis
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY FOR THE HEALTH PROFESSIONS CHAPTER 6: FLUID‚ ELECTROLYTE‚ AND ACID-BASE IMBALANCES Fluid Imbalance Review of Fluid Imbalance -Water carries nutrients into cells and removes wastes‚ transports enzymes in digestive secretions‚ and moves blood cells around the body. Fluid Compartments -Approximatley 60% of an adult’s body weight consists of water -Infant’s body weight is about 70% -Fluid is distributed between the intracellular compartment (ICF)‚ or fluid inside the
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