presenting incidentally with an elevated white blood cell count on a routine laboratory test. In this setting‚ CML must be distinguished from a leukemoid reaction‚ which can have a similar appearance on a blood smear. Symptoms of CML may include: enlarged spleen causing pain on the left side‚ malaise‚ joint and/or hip pain‚ low-grade fever‚ increased susceptibility to infections‚ anemia‚ and thrombocytopenia with easy bruising (although an increased platelet count (thrombocytosis) may also occur in CML).
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1 2 3 4 Indicate wash hands and dons PPE as indicated prior to exams Introduces self as IDMT student Inspect head/hair/scalp Palpate head/hair/scalp Verbalize step "Good morning I am Sgt/Airman ___‚ I am an IDMT student performing a physical exam for you today." "Normocephalic with even hair distribution; no masses or swelling." "Hair texture is normal without infestations; scalp has no scaling or lesions. Mastoid is nontender and without discoloration" "TMJ not tender and without swelling;
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removes harmful waste products from tissues. (P.169) What is the hepatic portal system?(Answer if your last name starts A – M) The hepatic portal system is an arrangement of blood vessels between two different sets of tissue. Blood from the stomach‚ spleen ‚ intestines and pancreas drains into a number of veins which merge to become the portal vein. The vein transports gastrointestinal
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weekend with his girlfriend. He later on decided to send her text message- and the next thing you know‚ he was wounded up pinned under a semi. The toll: two broken femurs‚ a broken kneecap and ankle‚ severe nerve damage to both legs‚ and lacerated spleen‚ kidney and liver (Brody). This is why texting while driving is an accurate lesson for people. Driving while distracted is roughly equivalent to driving drunk (Brody). As you know‚ today’s world relies on technology. Everyone owns a cell phone‚
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lymphocytes and antigen-presenting cells to regional lymph nodes‚ where the immune system encounters pathogens‚ microbes‚ and other immune elicitors. Microorganisms and other foreign substances are filtered from lymph by lymph nodes and from blood by the spleen. In addition‚ lymphocytes and other cells are capable of destroying microorganisms and other foreign substances. Because the lymphatic system fights infections‚ and filters blood and lymph to remove microorganisms‚ many infectious diseases produce
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Study 1: Tell Me About Blood 1)What is the significance of a lower-than-normal hematocrit? What is the effect of a bacterial infection of the hematocrit? Can cause bleeding destruction of red blood cells causing sickle cell anemia and an enlarged spleen it can also cause decreased production of red blood cells which in turn can cause cancer and bone marrow suppression. Nutritional problems as well as over hydration are caused by lower-than-normal hematocrit levels. Bacterial infection may lower your
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complications (Holler 1990).... [tags: Leukemia] :: 3 Sources Cited 1376 words (3.9 pages) $19.95 [preview] Leukemia - Leukemia Leukemia is a disease that affects blood-forming tissues‚ mainly bone marrow. Leukemia also affects the lymph glands and spleen. Leukemia causes the body
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their ultraviolet absorption spectra. I tested this method several times and was finally able to use it to examine the DNA of yeast and pancreatic cells. About a month later‚ I submitted two papers on my findings of the DNA of calf thymus and beef spleen and tubercle bacilli and yeast. My papers were rejected so I decided to improve my procedure and by doing that I was able to examine more species. I summarized what I found on nucleic acids in a review and finally in 1950‚ my experimenting lead to
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I just finished up on the Pig dissection We had to cut open a pig and identify all of what is inside of the pig. My thoughts on the whole dissection was what is it going to look like and how am I going to react to it. My feelings were high because i wanted to know what the inside of a pig looked like. My fears of doing the dissections was how i was going to handle seeing all of the insides‚ normally i am good with that stuff but i never dissected anything besides a frog. I was hoping to learn how
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shortness of breath (especially on exertion)‚ weight loss‚ and night sweats. There is usually not a large amount of sputum with PCP unless the patient has an additional bacterial infection. The fungus can invade other visceral organs (such as theliver‚ spleen‚ and kidney)‚ but only in a minority of cases. Pneumothorax is a well-known complication of PCP. An acute history of chest pain with breathlessness and diminished breath sounds is typical of pneumothorax EPIDIMOLOGY The disease PCP is relatively
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