Case Study 97 1. Sickle cell disease is a group of disorders that affects hemoglobin‚ the molecule in red blood cells that delivers oxygen to cells throughout the body. People with this disorder have atypical hemoglobin molecules called hemoglobin S‚ which can distort red blood cells into a sickle‚ or crescent‚ shape. SCD affects millions of people worldwide‚ particularly those with African‚ Spanish‚ Mediterranean‚ and Indian ancestry. Some 120‚000 infants are born with SCD every year worldwide
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EXTERNAL EXAMINATION The body is that of an adult white mail. The body has been in bombed. The head is normal cephalic. Their is gray hare distributed oyer the scalp. The ears are without legion. The nose is without legion. The eyes have been capped. The mouth has been sealed. At the right base of the neck their is a sutured embalming wound. The chest is symmetric and stable. The abdomen is rounded. Their is an old healed surgical wound between the umbilicus and the pubis in the midline. The scar
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2 Autopsy Report Template – Page 1 Thymus 37 grams adipose tissue is forming (normal during teen development)‚ normal pinkish gray coloring‚ soft tissue. Thyroid 30gm Right Lung Left Lung Heart Gall Bladder Liver Spleen Stomach Small Intestine 490gm unremarkable pleural surfaces are translucent‚ smooth and glistening 450gm the parenchyma is pink and normal 275mg Normal weight surfaces are glistening and unremarkable. pericardium intact
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system‚ as they produce antibodies and lymphocytes. C. What are the two functions of the spleen? a. They break down red blood cells and make antibodies. D. What is the function of the tonsils? a. They function to guard against inhaled and ingested pathogens. They have deep pits that catch bacteria and food debris. E. What are the structural similarities found in lymph nodes‚ spleen and tonsils? a. They all have a capsule‚ they are rounded organs with an internal
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Communicable Disease * Keep in mind all have fever‚ swollen LN‚ rash etc. Scarlet Fever: * Cause: Group A beta Hemolytic Streptococcus * Spread via direct contact/droplet * May lead to RF * Uvula/pharynx beefy red; tonsils have white exudate‚ pinpoint lesions on palate * Sandpaper rash * Pastina Sign: hyperpigmentation at joints * TONGUE (white furry white strawberry strawberry ) * So throat culture if they have strept/sore throat *** Anybody with a sore throat
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symptoms of AML are: • “Insufficient production of normal blood cells” • Fever and infection results from neutropenia(lack of white blood cells) • Weakness and fatigue from anemia • Bleeding tendencies from thrombocytopenia • Pain from enlarged liver or spleen • Hyperplasia of the gums • Bone pain from expansion of bone marrow • Petechiae and purpura • Ecchymosis
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drugs on people’s major organs are devastating. Cannabis is a much safer‚ 100% natural approach to treating chronic illnesses and it is not damaging to peoples organs. In fact‚ the human body has built in cannabinoid receptors in the brain and the spleen‚ and our bodies actually create our own cannabinoid proteins‚ which contains no psychoactive component. Therefore‚ the human body creates its own cannabis. Personally‚ being through what I have been through with my chronic illness; Idiopathic Intracranial
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Secret Fighters 2 The human body was designed to protect itself against harmful germs in order to stay alive. The most vital mechanism aiding that process would be the immune system. The human immune system is working non-stop‚ everyday‚ and every second. There are millions of germs‚ bacteria‚ microbes‚ viruses‚ toxins‚ and parasites that float around us day by day; and the fact that we are not affected by most of them is because our immune system keeps these microscopic particles from invading
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BLOOD AND LYMPH SYSTEM THALASSEMIA Jeriser Edwards ASA College Medical Terminology Monday and Wednesday Professor Veloz Disease: thalassemia Thalassemia is an inherited disease blood disease in which the body makes abnormal forms of hemoglobin (wikipedia‚ 2014). Hemoglobin is the protein found in red blood cells that carries oxygen. The disorder results in destruction of the red blood cells‚ which then leads to anemia (wikipedia‚ 2014). Two main forms of thalassemia are beta thalassemia
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