levels returned to the normal range‚ upon 2nd admission to the hospital‚ his blood hemoglobin count continued to fall‚ creatinine level was still elevated‚ albumin level was above normal‚ urine ketone level was still above normal‚ and hemoglobin and bilirubin in his urine show RBC breakdown. Severe‚ prolonged acidosis ultimately led to complete pulmonary
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HCC145 QUIZ2 Drugs that are used to treat nausea and vomiting and motion sickness are called antiemetic drugs. Question Which bacterial infection is caused by an unusual strain of E. coli‚ the common bacterium in the large intestine? Dysentery Question Which of these surgeries is used to create a permanent opening in the abdomen in order to feed a patient through a feeding tube? Gastrostomy Question A semisolid mixture of partially digested food‚ saliva‚ and digestive
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GLUCOSE -6- PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE DEFICIENCY DISEASE Keith Portillo 23 March 2007 Abstract: Glucose-6-phospate dehydrogenase deficiency (G6PD)‚ an X-linked inherited disease‚ is due to the lack of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. This enzyme is present in red blood cells and its deficiency can lead to hemolytic anemia. Red blood cells carry oxygen and G6PD protects these cells from natural oxygen chemicals that may build up when you have a fever or take certain medications. If there
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Avi Cohen is a 31-year-old Israeli that presents to the clinic with a cough and fever that has been persisting for about a month. Over the past 2-3 days the symptoms have gotten worse. Upon further questioning and testing the patient was diagnosed with Pneumocystis jiroveci and AIDs. Assessment: 1. Pneumocystis Jiroveci: The patient present with a fever and non-productive cough which is common. Additionally‚ the chest x-ray revealed bilateral infiltrates that are consistent in patients that have
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Nicola Cooper Student No; cs329513 What effect does alcohol have on a person’s health and life expectancy? The consumption of alcoholic beverages dates back to approximately 10‚000 years ago when viticulture’ (the selective cultivation of grape vines for making wine) is said to have originated in the mountains between the Black and Caspian Seas. (1) It is one of the most commonly used psychoactive drugs in the world. Alcohol interacts with gamma amino bultyric acid (GABA) receptors in the
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BSC2085 Anatomy-Physiology 1 Exam 2 Study Guide‚ Chapters 5 & 6 There are only four primary tissue types found in adult organs; epithelial‚ connective‚ nervous‚ and muscular tissue. Epithelial tissue lines body cavities‚ covers the body surface‚ and forms the lining of many organs. Connective tissue serves in most cases to bind organs to each other. Nervous tissue and muscular tissue are considered excitable tissues because they are very sensitive to outside stimuli. A simple epithelium consists
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2LIVER Anatomical overview What is liver? The whole liver together weighs 3-4 pounds. It is from a light pink to a dark red color. The liver is located right below the heart. The liver is a very big organ. The liver and gallbladder are responsible for a number of functions. One of the main functions is to help in digestion. The largest solid organ in the body‚ situated in the upper part of the abdomen on the right side. The liver has a multitude of important and complex functions
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A urinalysis is where a sample of a person’s urine is taken and a dipstick in dipped into the urine to test for many different elements; these can include leukocytes‚ blood‚ protein‚ sugar‚ ketones‚ ph‚ nitrites‚ bilirubin and ascorbic acid. These elements can help in diagnoses for bladder or kidney infections‚ diabetes‚ dehydration and preeclampsia. In antenatal care a urinalysis is performed at the very first visit with a dipstick and the sample is then referred to a pathology laboratory to be
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subtype is classified according to the topographic distribution of muscle spasticity as diplegia‚ hemiplegia or quadriplegia. Athetoid (or dyskinetic) CP is essentially associated with damage to the basal ganglia during brain development due to bilirubin encephalopathy and hypoxic ischemic brain injury. Ataxic CP is the least frequent form of CP and observed in 5-10% of all cases of CP. Ataxic CP is brought about by damage to cerebellar structures. Children with ataxic CP experience issues in coordination
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Physiology Lab Review Questions for Final 7.2: Electrocardiogram (ECG) 1. The pacemaker region of the heart is the right atrium (SA node) ____________________________. 2. The conducting tissue of the heart located in the interventricular septum is the right and left bundle branches 3. Indicate the electrical events that produce each of these waves: a. P wave __atrial depolarization________________________________________________________. b. QRS wave __ventricular depolarization_________________________________________________
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