location of the immune reaction Examples: ClinicalDiagnosis | Autoantigen | Addison’s Disease | p-450 | Crohn’s Disease | p-ANCA‚ pancreatic acinar cells | Ovarian Failure / Infertility | p-450 | Pernicious Anemia | Parietal cells | Ulcerative Colitis | p-ANCA | Active chronic hepatitis Addison’s disease Autoimmune atrophic gastritis AIHA Dermatomyositis Discoid lupus erythematosus Goodpasture’s syndrome Hashimoto’s thyroiditis ITP IDDM MS Myasthenia gravis Pemphigus vulgaris
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NUR 221 Final Review Obstetrics: • Physiological changes of pregnancy of each body system including fundal height and vs • Postpartum changes (progressive‚- return of menstruation and lactation retrogressive‚- involution of the uterus‚ 6 weeks involution‚- return of the uterus to it’s pre-pregnant stage‚ contraction‚ lochia- rubra-1-3 days‚ mod-heavy‚ red w/ clots‚ serosa-4-10 days‚ mod-scant‚ pink‚ alba-11-21 days‚ scant‚ whitish/tan) • Postpartum checks ( B-breasts U-uterus/fundus B-bleeding
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gram-positive‚ spore- forming‚ rod-shaped bacillus.” 2 II. What are the signs and symptoms of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI)? A. C. difficile can cause symptoms ranging from diarrhea to life-threatening inflammation of the colon (pseudomembranous colitis). 3 1. Mild to moderate C. difficile infections may cause watery diarrhea 3 or more times per day for more
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Aloe vera‚ pronounced /ˈæloʊ ˈvɪrə/[1]‚ also known as the true or medicinal aloe‚ is a species of succulent plant in the genus Aloe that is believed to have originated in the Sudan.[citation needed] Aloe vera grows in arid climates and is widely distributed in Africa‚ India‚ and other arid areas. The species is frequently cited as being used in herbal medicine. Many scientific studies of the use of extracts of Aloe vera have been undertaken‚ some of them conflicting.[2][3][4][5] Despite these limitations
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When you were younger did you like being breastfed? Did you ever think it was needed? I remember when I was a baby my mom used to always say she hated to breastfeed me because surprisingly i didn’t like it that’s why what is going on in society today doesn’t surprise me one bit. Many mothers feel fulfillment and joy from the physical and emotional communion they experience with their child while nursing. These feelings are augmented by the release of hormones. Breastfeeding is starting to decline
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Abstract Enzymes are biological catalysts that speed up the rate of chemical reactions by lowering the reactants’ activation energy. The goal of this lab was conducted to determine the optimal temperature for bacterial and fungal Amylases and evaluate how temperature affects the catabolic rate of enzymes. Enzyme reaction rate was measured using an Iodine test in which drops of starch solution with either fungal or bacterial Amylase exposed to different temperatures were mixed with Iodine. Iodine
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or colonoscopic or histopathologic findings demonstrating pseudomembranous colitis (3) A history of treatment with antimicrobial or antineoplastic agents within the previous 8 weeks is present for the majority of patients.9 In clinical practice‚ antimicrobial use is often considered part of the operative definition of CDI- Pathogenesis: Clostridium difficile is the causative organism of antibiotic-associated colitis. Colonization of the intestinal tract occurs
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Page 1 of 4 Clostridium Difficile Infection with Clostridium difficile most commonly occurs in people who have recently had a course of antibiotics and are in hospital. Symptoms can range from mild diarrhoea to a lifethreatening inflammation of the bowel. No treatment may be needed in mild cases except drinking plenty of fluids. However‚ treatment with specific antibiotics is needed in more severe cases. What is Clostridium difficile infection? Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) is a
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bacillus to be highly motile. The bacillus are able to move by a tumbling motion and by movement in a forward direction. Nine toxigenic and six non-toxigenic strains of Clostridium Difficile‚ of varying virulence in a study of antibiotic-associated colitis‚ were examined for the presence of a capsule. All strains possessed a capsule‚ which was either loose-knit or compact‚ sometimes with attached globular masses. The possession of a capsule following in vitro growth does not appear to correlate with
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Is the message ‘breast is best’ getting through and if not why? The message ‘breast is best’ has been around for many years now and is being debated just as much now as it was back then. Many professionals argue that ‘breast is best’ however‚ this is not always ideal for the mother due to many complications and individual circumstances. There are many reasons as to why mothers are choosing either to or not to breastfeed which will be explored as well as the support that is available to them and
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