For systemic steroids‚ the Mycophenolate mofetil has been reported effectively as an adjuvant. The combination is very beneficial as steroids helps in minimizing the toxicities by its sparing effect and the Mycophenolate mofetil is be neficial in elevating the immunosuppressive effect. But‚ in case of PV refractory period‚ its effect was not worked out properly. They were used the combination of Mycophenolate mofetil (1g daily dose) and the systemic steroids in case of three
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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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instance‚ orally administered drugs and nutrients are transferred to the systemic circulation via the portal and/or lymphatic routes‚ following passage through the mucosal cell of the intestinal wall. This is an accepted scientific fact. The portal route is the main route for compounds precisely because it offers about 500 more times greater blood flow than the lymphatic system to metabolize compounds. This systemic circulation includes penetration through the epithelial
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This is a case study of a 76 year old female patient who is suffering from congestive cardiac failure. She has past medical history of hypertension‚ chronic renal failure‚ type 2 diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidaemia. She has been admitted in hospital several times recently and she was discharged 11 days ago from emergency department. Now she is suffering from dyspnoea and she feels like she can not catch her breath due to congestion of lungs. Congestion of lungs occurred due to congestive heart
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Grant 2014). The heart provides a constant blood circulation action and the blood vessels provide a network for the blood flow. The heart is the pump responsible for maintaining adequate circulation of oxygenated blood around the vascular network of the body‚ ( www.le.ac.uk) the right side of the heart pumps blood to the lungs (pulmonary circulation) and the left side receives oxygenated blood and supplies it to the rest of the body (systemic circulation). There are three types of blood vessel‚ arteries
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body. The heart is separated by a septum. “Each of the four heart chambers has a major blood vessels entering or leaving it. Veins enter the atria‚ and arteries leave the ventricles” (Strech‚ Beryl; Whitehouse‚ Mary;‚ 2010) The pulmonary circulation is the circulation to and from the lungs. The pulmonary artery carries deoxygenated blood this leaves the right ventricle to go to the lungs and the blood is separated between the two lungs and the pulmonary blood then carries oxygenated blood and then enters
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freely floating in the blood xxxii. Cerebral emboli 33. strokes xxxiii. Pulmonary emboli 34. Impairs O2 delivery at lungs . Thrombus xxxiv. Clot in blood vessel xxxv. Blocks circulation 39. 52. Why is a daily intake of aspirin recommended to somebody at a high risk of cerebral embolism? . Asprin xxxvi. Anti-prostaglandin xxxvii. Inhibits clotting mechanism xxxviii. Platelets less likely
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Circulatory System Composition of Blood Red Cells -These are tiny‚ disc-like cells which do not have nuclei. -In their cytoplasm is the haemoglobin‚ a protein combined with iron. Haemoglobin combines with oxygen in places where there is a high concentration of oxygen‚ to form oxyhaemoglobin. -Oxyhagemoglobin is unstable compound. It breaks down and releases its oxygen in places where oxygen contentration is low. White Cells -They undergo a process of matruation and development in the
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cyanosis an insensitive measure of..... A. Pulmonary disease; yes‚ when pulmonary valve are absent they can cause cyanosis B. Cardiac disease; Yes‚ low blood oxygen levels will cause cyanosis C. COLD; yes‚ it can cause inadequate blood circulation leading to cyanosis D. Anxiety; yes‚ it can cause stress which can lead to cyanosis 3. The severity in both cases depends on the amount of air pressure the patient is receiving. A patient with mild hypoxemia may suffer from restlessness
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assignment is to explore the complex medical condition‚ anaphylaxis. Anaphylaxis is a severe allergic reaction that is potentially fatal. It is the clinical manifestation of a syndrome that represents the most severe allergic reaction affecting the systemic circulation and respiratory function (Resuscitation Council UK‚ 2005). Through a comprehensive examination of the symptoms displayed in the case study‚ a clear diagnosis will be recorded. Connections will be balanced between symptoms and the patient ’s
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