The disease was named after the scientists who discovered the disease in 1886‚ Dr. Jonathon Hutchinson and Dr. Hastings Gilford. Progeria occurs in 1 out of 4-8 million newborns. The name comes from the Greek word “Progeria”‚ which means “prematurely old”. This syndrome is an autosomal dominant condition‚ which means the gene has to be inherited from only one parent for the child to be affected. Progeria occurs when a child is born with a defective gene called LMNA. The gene LMNA is found in Chromosome
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Chimerism (Dual Genetics) In Humans Cheryl Banta Biology 160/ Ms. Galbreath Tacoma Community College 11/30/13 Abstract You are the doctor of a 52-year- old woman‚ who comes to see you‚ very upset. Blood tests have revealed startling information about two of her three adult sons. Even though they were conceived naturally with her husband‚ who is definitely their father‚ the tests state that she is not their biological mother. How could she have given birth to someone
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ANATOMY Anatomy‚ Physiology‚ & Pathophysiology Roots‚ Prefixes‚ and Suffixes 1. a- without or absence of: (asepsis‚ avascular tissue) 2. ab- away from: (abduction) 3. acro- top or end: (acromion process) 4. ad- to or towards: (adduction‚ adductor muscle) 5. aesth – feeling: anesthesia) 6. –algia pain: (neuralgia) 7. ambi- both: (ambidexterous) 8. amubl- walk: (ambulatory) 9. an- without: (anaerobic respiration) 10. ante- before‚ in front of: (antecerebellar)
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Gender and sex are usually used interchangeably in our everyday conversation. However‚ the two are not the same and it is important to distinguish between both of them‚ for clarity. According to the Oxford English Dictionary (2nd ed.) sex is defined as “either of the two divisions of organic beings distinguished as male and female respectively.” Sex specifically refers to the biological differences that occur between men and women such as differences in chromosomes‚ hormones‚ and internal and
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Arthritis facts * Arthritis is inflammation of one or more joints. * Symptoms of arthritis include pain and limited function of joints. * Arthritis sufferers include men and women‚ children and adults. * A rheumatologist is a medical arthritis expert. * Earlier and accurate diagnosis can help to prevent irreversible damage and disability. What is arthritis? What causes arthritis? Arthritis is a joint disorder featuring inflammation. A joint is an area of the body where two different
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Raynaud’s Disease Raynaud’s disease is a vasospastic condition generally characterized by spasm of the arterioles in an individual’s extremities; fingers‚ hands‚ feet and toes (Frazier: 490) (Merck: 1790). Additionally‚ the nose‚ tongue and even the earlobes can be affected (Merck: 1790) (Cooke: 293). If the condition is deemed primary‚ it is known as Raynaud’s disease‚ or primary Raynaud’s phenomenon‚ and is inherently idiopathic (Merck: 1790) (Cooke: 294). On the other hand‚ if the condition
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1. Discuss the anatomy of the middle mediastinum? middle mediastinum‚ which consists of the pericardium and heart. 2. Describe the pericardium and mention its nerve supply? Taha lecture slides 3 and 5 3. What are the structures that can be affected by cardiomegaly? the lungs and heart are occupy the mediastinum delicately. And the lung is a passive pressure sensitive organ. So the increase in heart size (usually in LV) will variably effect the lung function which will be compressed
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One year old male infant named Matthew is brought into the clinic by very worried parents. Infant shows abnormal symptoms such as stunted growth and underdevelopment of weight for his age and he has no hair on him‚ a condition called alopecia. Alopecia in his case took off all the hair off his head and his eyebrows and eyelashes. Infant’s head was severely disproportioned to his body and also was disproportioned to his face. His face appeared to be very shrunken and small and he had an underdeveloped
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characterized by osteophytes- degenerative bone OA‚ EOA‚ DISH‚ Neurotrophic Arthropathy‚ OPLL Inflammatory Disorders: characterized by erosion and peri-articular osteopenia Rheumatoid Types – RA and JRA Connective Tissue Arthropathies – SLE and Scleroderma Rheumatoid Variants (Serum Negative RH Factor Group) HLAB27 test Positive Presence of sacraliliatis Ankylosing Spondylitis Enteropathic Arthropathy Psoriatic Arthropathy (Psoriasis) Reiter’s Syndrome Endocrine and Metabolic Related Disorders
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(1999). Ethical issues involved in patients rights to refuse artificially administered Nutrition and hydration and implications for speech-language pathologist Longman dictionary of contemporary English (2nd ed.). (1987). Burnt Mill‚ Lovvorn‚ D Scleroderma Voice‚ Retrieved June 4‚ 2006 from http://www.scleroderma.org/medical/gastro_articles/lovvorn_1998summer.shtm England: Longman House. Milkes‚ D. (2002). "Take feeding" –right or wrong: The medical‚ legal‚ and ethical issues Quill‚ T. (2005). Terri
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