history of hypertension and chronic renal failure‚ which may have factored in his cause of Urinary Tract Infection (UTI) after undertaking is aortic valve replacement. The case study states that Staphylococcus‚ a bacterium that is normally found in the gastrointestinal tract and is one of the common bacteria in most UTI‚ was isolated from the patient’s blood cultures. It is also common that a bladder infection is a symptom of any underlying disorder‚ such as the patient’s history of hypertension and chronic
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CAD is thought to begin with damage or injury to the intimal layer of coronary artery‚ sometimes as early as childhood. The damage may be caused by various factors‚ including: smoking‚ hypertension‚ hypercholestromia‚ diabetes or insulin resistance‚ radiation therapy to the chest‚ as used for certain types of cancer‚ and sedentary lifestyle. Once the intimal layer of coronary artery is damaged‚ fatty deposits (plaques) made up of cholesterol and other cellular waste products tend to accumulate at
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fragmented clot‚ a tumor‚ fat‚ bacteria‚ or air. This stroke is not limited to any particular age group. The third type of stroke is a Hemorrhagic and it is also the most severe type‚ but luckily it is the type that least occurs. It can be caused from hypertension‚ or aneurysms‚ which cause a sudden rupture of a cerebral artery. This type of stroke can also occur at any age. WITH STROKE‚ THERE ARE RISK FACTORS THAT CAN BE CONTROLLED AND TREATED AND THOSE THAT CAN’T. Risk Factors that can’t be controlled
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is on a five-year-old girl called Jessica who was in emergency department for an asthma attack and was diagnosed with moderately severe asthma. The following essay will focus on Jessica’s case and explain the pathophysiology and pharmacology of asthma as well as her symptoms. Pathophysiology Asthma develops from the interaction between genetic and environment factors and its triggers can be various from person to person. It is characterized by reversible
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1&u=vic_liberty&it=r&p=AONE&sw=w&asid=3d10bca3f720fda0cb553c2548646db8 Gore‚ J.M. (2008). Ethnicity and incidence of congestive heart failure. Journal Watch.Cardiology. Proquest. Haydock‚ P.M. & Cowie M.R. (2010). Heart failure: classification and pathophysiology. Medicine. 38(9). pp 467- 472. Keys J. R. & Kotch‚ W. J. (2004). The adrenergic pathway and heart failure. PubMed‚ 59‚ 13-30. Retrieved from‚ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14749495. Ramos‚ S.‚ Prata‚ J.‚ Goncalves‚ S.R.‚ & Coelho‚ R. (2013)
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A combination of garlic and telmisartan protects against unilateral ischemia/reperfusion-induced kidney injury in obese rats Obese patients encounter higher frequency and severity of acute kidney injury (AKI) than lean ones. Telmisartan is used experimentally in ischemia/reperfusion (IR)-induced AKI. However‚ there is a lack of evidence regarding its beneficial effects on AKI in obese animals. The present study‚ therefore‚ aimed to explore the protective effect of garlic and telmisartan against renal
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INTRODUCTION Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy‚ previously known as Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH)‚ are high blood pressure disorders of pregnancy. It has long been one of the major problems for mothers in pregnancy‚ along with infection and postpartum hemorrhage. PIH is classified as gestational hypertension‚ mild preeclampsia‚ severe preeclampsia and eclampsia‚ depending on how far development advances. A woman is said to be preeclamptic when her blood pressure increases and shows protein
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cardiovascular reaction mediated by the sympathetic nervous system” (Lewis‚ 2014‚ p.1784). There are many factors that need to be explored in relation to the complication of autonomic dysreflexia in spinal cord injuries. These factors include etiology‚ pathophysiology‚ clinical manifestations‚ diagnostics‚ and collaborative care. Lewis (2014) states “ spinal cord injuries are generally the direct result of trauma that causes cord compression‚ ischemia‚ edema‚ and possible cord transection”(p.1172). The level
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In cell biology and Pathophysiology‚ cellular adaptation refers to changes made by a cell in response to adverse environmental changes.[1] The adaptation may be physiologic(al) (normal) or pathologic(al) (abnormal). Five major types of adaptation include atrophy‚ hypertrophy‚ hyperplasia‚ dysplasia‚ and metaplasia. Atrophy is a decrease in cell size. If enough cells in an organ atrophy the entire organ will decrease in size. Thymus atrophy during early human development (childhood) is an example
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Kenneth J. Goodrum‚ Ph.D. OUCOM Topics ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Definitions: SIRS‚sepsis‚shock‚MODS Morbidity/mortality of Sepsis/Shock Pathogenesis of shock Microbial triggers(endotoxin‚ TSSTs) Cytokine and non-cytokine mediators of SIRS and shock Pathophysiology of shock Therapy Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS) ● ● ● ● ● Systemic inflammatory response to a variety of severe clinical insults manifested by ≥ 2 of the following conditions Temperature >38ºC or 90 beats/min Respiratory
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