it’s not supposed to. Many infections‚ drugs‚ and other conditions cause secretory diarrhea. * Exudative diarrhea refers to the presence of blood and pus in the stool. This occurs with inflammatory bowel diseases‚ such as Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis‚ and several infections. What Causes Diarrhea? The most common cause of diarrhea is a virus that infects the gut. The infection usually lasts for two days and is sometimes called "intestinal flu" or "stomach flu." Diarrhea may also be caused
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Chapter 1 Introduction Background and Rationale of the Study With concerns of our day to day living we do not have enough time and budget to be choosy of the type of food or the nutritional value of it‚ what we think of nowadays is just to have something to satisfy our hunger without considering the nutrients that our body needs each day. When we hear diet nowadays often we see it as losing weight by means of controlling food intake‚ but the truth is diet could also mean eating nutritious foods
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Summary Chart of U.S. Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use Key: | 1 No restriction (method can be used) | | 2 Advantages generally outweigh theoretical or proven risks | | 3 | Theoretical or proven risks usually outweigh the advantages | | 4 Unacceptable health risk (method not to be used) | | Updated June 2012. This summary sheet only contains a subset of the recommendations from the US MEC. For complete guidance‚ see: http://www.cdc.gov/reproductivehealth/unintendedpregnancy/USMEC
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STUDENT NAME: Teressa M Meseberg DATE: June 16‚ 2016 PURDUE UNIVERSITY CALUMET SCHOOL OF NURSING FNP Journal 1 Introduction to Case: Introduction to Case: This is a 69 year old male patient who is established with Dr Hoehn’s office‚ but new to Kristin Kilinski‚ NP. He was recently in the ER due to a fall. I chose this particular case because of the patient’s complicated history and was an interesting case. He has a history of a few diseases that I am unfamiliar with and
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Celiac Disease Celiac disease is a disease found in the small bowel. This disease does not have a cure. It can only be treated with a strict diet. There are four types of celiac‚ and all but one can be treated. The disease is a genetically inherited associated with the HL4 locus found on the arm of the chromosome six (schaffner‚small-bowel and bacterial overgrowth 2006 pg.99). This disease can cause a lot of problems with a patient if not treated properly. The proper treatment for most individuals
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hours after hospitalization should be tested. ELISA is the test used to diagnosis C.diff. It checks for the toxin A or B or both. C.diff incubation period is 1 to 2 weeks. Asymptomatic carriage can range from severe diarrhea‚ pseudo membranous colitis‚ toxic mega colon‚ intestinal perforation‚ and death from secondary sepsis. C.diff toxin founded in stool ranges from 1% to 2% in normal population to 10% in hospital inpatients and up to 85% to 90% in patients with proven AAPMC. Some risk
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This care study aims to outline the care provided to a patient during one 12hour shift. It will present the patients cause and course of ICU admission‚ identify problems both potential and actual‚ focussing particularly and two main problems. The nursing interventions preformed will be critically analysed and supported with research. Finally the care will be critically evaluated areas of possible improvement will be outlined. Patient chosen is a 36yr old male pseudonym ‘Frank’ chosen for the purpose
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INTRODUCTION Dengue Fever is caused by one of the four closely related‚ but antigenically distinct‚ virus serotypes Dengue type 1‚ Dengue type 2‚ Dengue type 3‚ and Dengue type 4 of the genus Flavivirus and Chikungunya virus. Infection with one of these serotype provides immunity to only that serotype of life‚ to a person living in a Dengue-endemic area can have more than one Dengue infection during their lifetime. Dengue fever through the four different Dengue serotypes are maintained in the
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Chapter 25: Periodontal emergencies * Abscess of the periodontium- an acute‚ circumscribed collection of pus in the periodontium 1) Acute- condition has a rapid onset‚ rapid course‚ and can be accompanied by pain or discomfort 2) Circumscribed- abscess is localized 3) Pus- a collection of dead white blood cells that result from the body defense mechanisms involved in fighting the infection * 3 types of periodontal abscesses 4) Gingival- an abscess of the periodontium
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The purpose of this article is to express evidence that microcins mediate interspecies as well as intraspecies competition among Enterobacteriaceae in the inflamed gut. Enterobacteriaceae are known as a family of gram-negative bacteria that comprise of commensal organisms‚ primary and opportunistic pathogens that are a part of the leading causes of illness and death. Microcins are proteins that contain antimicrobial activity in vitro. The experiment in this article is not based on the collection
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