Diagnosis: Physical symptoms of liver trauma include blood loss‚ tenderness of the region‚ peritoneal irritation and its guarding. Haemodynamically stable patients with suspected live injury should be investigated for imaging studies. Focused Assessment with Sonography in Trauma (FAST) is usually useful for both blunt and penetrating trauma. FAST has sensitivity from 75-94 % and specificity from 97-100 % for intra-abdominal fluid in trauma patients. FAST cannot distinguish between laceration and
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Chronic Alcoholism (started drinking half gallon of tuba every day at the age of 16‚ beer and redhorse 2-3 times a week) Chronic Alcoholism (started drinking half gallon of tuba every day at the age of 16‚ beer and redhorse 2-3 times a week) Liver Cirrhosis Liver Cirrhosis Risk Factors * Chronic alcoholism * Smoking * Diet Malnutrition Risk Factors * Chronic alcoholism * Smoking * Diet Malnutrition Predisposing Factors * Age > 45 y/o * Gender (more common in male)
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Marrow Transplants Dr. Fernandez Intro: “Allow me to talk a little bit about Dr. Fernandez. Currently‚ he is a member and the chief of the Department of Blood and Marrow Transplantation at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa‚ Florida. Dr. Fernandez received his MD at the University of Florida medical school‚ and he completed his internship‚ residency‚ and fellowship in hematology and oncology at the Miami Medical Center‚ Jackson Memorial. After‚ he completed a fellowship in transplants in the
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to WebMD‚ organ transplants are “the surgical movement of a healthy organ from one person and its transplantation into another person whose organ has failed or was injured.” The first organ transplant was conducted on December 23rd‚ 1954. Dr. Joseph Murray and Dr. David Hume transplanted a kidney from Ronald Herrick‚ into his brother Richard. The first successful tissue transplant was a skin graft‚ performed in Germany in 1823. Organs including the heart‚ intestine‚ kidney‚ liver‚ lung‚ and pancreas
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Engineering Management I. Summary The Tucker Company had a major reorganization which then resulted into the formation of the three major divisions that represents the principal product lines of the company. The three new divisions are as follows: commercial jet engines‚ military jet engines and utility turbines. Each division are able to operate independently‚ wherein they have their own equipment but there are times that they still need to utilize the services from the other departments
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ACUTE-ON-CHRONIC LIVER FAILURE: APPLYING THE PIRO CONCEPT Danielle Adebayo‚ Vincenzo Morabito‚ Rajiv Jalan Liver Failure Group‚ UCL Institute for Liver and Digestive Health‚ UCL Medical School‚ Royal Free Hospital‚ London‚ UK Disclosure: No potential conflict of interest Citation: EMJ Hepatol. 2013;1:38-43. ABSTRACT Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF)‚ a clinical syndrome associated with a dismal prognosis‚ occurs acutely in previously stable cirrhotic patients. An important feature
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children waiting on the organ donor transplant list. Their chances of survival are contingent upon an intricate and methodical system which forms a match between its patients on that list and donors. This system is based completely on trust and a selfless regard or concern for the well being of others. An organ transplant involves the surgical procedure in which ones damaged organ is removed and replaced with one more suitable one. The first successful organ transplant was conducted in 1954. One
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sell organs to transplant patients. How many live could be saved if this was allowed in the United States? An average of eighteen people die each day waiting for transplants that can’t happen because due to the shortage of donated organs. Every life that could be saved is extremely important and an effort needs to be made to preserve these lives. The sale of human organs should be legalized‚ solving the shortage of transplant organs in the United States. The history of organ transplants date back to
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The public had not seen a new car design from the automakers of Ford‚ General Motors‚ or Chrysler since 1941. This gave some other automakers an opportunity to design and manufacture new models. Preston Tucker saw that as an opportunity to provide a new car to the public. Mr. Tucker’s vision was of an automobile that included safety measures and offering a more modern style. He wanted to offer a vehicle with a water-cooled aluminum block flat-6 rear engine‚ disc brakes‚ four-wheel independent
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Alcohol and the Liver People in today’s society should be more cautious and aware of the adverse side effects that come with the lifestyle decisions they choose to make. Alcohol is one of those significant lifestyle choices that people should consider the consequences of when deciding to use it. There are three general classes that are in relation to alcohol: beers‚ wines‚ and spirits. Several alcoholic beverages are extremely popular; however the most consumed is beer. It has been around as far
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