Arteriosclerosis occurs when blood vessels called arteries‚ which transports blood from the heart to the rest of the body‚ becomes thick and hard preventing normal blood flow to organs and tissues. Normal healthy arteries which transports oxygen and nutrients in blood are flexible and elastic‚ however overtime can harden. (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research‚ 2015) 1. Arteriosclerosis also termed hardening of the wall of the arteries can be generated by deposits of lipids on the inner
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Upper airway obstruction condition in which sites of anatomic narrowing such as the hypo pharynx at the base of the tongue and the false and true vocal cords at the laryngeal opening are obstructed. Vasogenic edema an accumulation of fluid in the cerebrum that is typically caused by an increase in capillary endothelial cell permeability and usually occurs near a tumor. Ventilation-perfusion ratio (V/Q) the relationship between ventilation and blood flow in the lung that is measure by calculating
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his heart. His life expectancy would increase by about 10-15 years with this transplant. Candidate #2- Lisa is a 12 year old female. Her heart was damaged when she contracted pneumonia a year ago. Lisa has had health problems all her life due to a lupus-like immune deficiency. Even with the transplant‚ it is unlikely that Lisa will live through her 20’s. Candidate #3- Ozzy is a 38 year old male who has a history of drug abuse. As a result of Ozzy’s drug use‚ he will not be able to live past the
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modality in which you attend class. If you have recently changed modalities‚ read the policies governing your current class modality. Course Materials Zelman‚ M.‚ Tompary‚ E.‚ Raymond‚ J.‚ Holdaway‚ P.‚ & Mulvihill‚ M. (2010). Human diseases: A systemic approach (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River‚ NJ: Pearson. All electronic materials are available on the student website. |Week One: Introduction to Human Health and Disease
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disease * Blood vessel disease‚ such as vasculitis or polyarteritis * Focal segmental glomerulosclerosis * Good pasture syndrome * Heavy use of pain relievers‚ especially NSAIDs * Henoch-Schonlein purpura * IgA nephropathy * Lupus nephritis * Membranoprolifeative GN Symptoms for glomerulonephritis are: * Blood in the urine (dark‚ rust-colored‚ brown urine) * Foamy urine (due to excess protein in the urine) * Swelling (edema) of the face‚ eyes‚ ankle‚ feet‚ legs
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myocardium ventricles 4. What is the function of the valves found in the heart? prevents backflow‚ maintains one way direction through heart 5. What is the role of the chordae tendineae? anchors cuspids to ventricle walls Pulmonary‚ Systemic‚ and Cardiac Circulations 6. A simple schematic of a so-called general circulation is shown below. What part of the circulation is missing from this diagram? pulmonary circulation Add to the diagram as best you can to make
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assurance of the patency of the systemic outflow without obstruction and controlling the pulmonary circulation (Khairy et al. 2007). The early stage might be variable depending on the anatomy; subsequently superior cavopulmonary anastomosis (Glenn procedure) is typically performed followed by total cavopulmonary anastomosis (Fontan procedure). RV is the dominant chamber in fetal life transitioning to LV dominance after birth. LV geometry is intended to be the systemic ventricle with its ellipsoid
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The Stages of Systemic Change by Beverly L. Anderson By analyzing where they are an the continuum of educational change‚ stakeholders can see where they still may need to go. At first I didn’t see the magnitude of the change. I thought if we just did better what we had always done‚ we would be OK. Then I realized we had to do something totally different‚ but I didn’t know what. Gradually we began trying some new approaches. One change led to another and another and another like dominos. I started
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and strong roots of Catholicism‚ in which her stories brew from and create a sense of background of most of her stories. In her family‚ there was death of a parent that possibly could have destroyed her faith in her religion. When her father died of lupus‚ one could
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Lost car keys‚ tardiness‚ family death‚ and loss of job‚ pressure‚ frustration‚ and social changes-these are different types of stress‚ the process by which one appraises and copes with environmental threats and challenges. The events of daily life flow through a psychological filter that helps a person the react in certain ways. Some stress early in life is conducive to later emotional and physical growth. But stresses‚ or conflicts‚ can also threaten a person’s life as well and health. Behavioral
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