Congestive Heart Failure July 9‚ 2013 Congestive heart failure‚ also called CHF‚ is a serious disease when the heart muscles have been damaged or has to work hard due to other diseases. Common complications of a heart attack and other types of heart disease that damage the heart can result in CHF. Congestive heart disease can affect both right and left sides of the heart‚ but can affect one more than the other. In left-sided congestive heart failure‚ the left side is damaged and is unable
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out that I needed a kidney transplant. About Three hours later we show up at Children Mercy hospital at about 8:15 when our appointment was at 8:00‚ which is actually early for my family‚ because my family is always late. We go up to the first floor and go to the kidney center. On the way over to the kidney center my mom and dad still contently ask if I’m ok and telling me that everything will be alright. We finally get into the kidney center and I get signed in. This kidney appointment was different
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Hamlet Essay Hamlet and his failure to act had many consequences that eventually led to his own death. Hamlet’s cowardly behavor is very similar to the character in the poem “The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock”. Hamlet and the character in the poem were both coward and failed to act. While Hamlet’s failure to act is much different to other characters in literature such as in “Mulan”. When Mulan acted quickly‚ the results were beneficial in contrast to Hamlet who had failed results because he did
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What are some of the different types of kidney stones? A kidney stone develops from crystals that separate from urine and build up on the inner surfaces of the kidney. Normally‚ urine contains chemicals that prevent or inhibit the crystals from forming‚ however‚ in some people‚ stones still become formed. Crystals that remain small enough will travel through the urinary tract and pass out of the body in the urine without even being noticed. · calcium stones Calcium stones are the most common type
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Right sided heart failure happens when the right side of the heart is unable to pump an adequate amount of blood to the lungs and out of the right side of the heart. This either happens because the hearts muscles are unable to fully contract or they are inflamed not allowing an adequate amount of blood to enter them. This leads to a backup in venous blood. The venous blood puts pressure on the walls of the blood vessels (especially in the legs). This causes blood plasma to leak into the interstitial
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keeping the blood glucose at set point. Picture 1 ( http://www.bio.miami.edu/~cmallery/150/physiol/c45x10glu-homeostasis.jpg) In the homeostatic system many organs have specific roles. The kidney as several roles as a homeostatic organ‚ one of the roles is the regulation of blood PH ‘the kidney excrete a variable amount of hydrogen ions into the urine and conserve bicarbonate ions’ (Principles of human anatomy) as these two activities help regulate the blood PH level. The urogenital system
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Diet For Renal Patient Fluid & Fluid Control Kidneys help control the amount of fluid that leaves your body. If your kidney disease progresses‚ your kidneys may be unable to regulate the removal of fluid from your body and as a result your doctor may ask you to limit your fluid intake. Too much fluid may cause swelling‚ shortness of breath‚ or high blood pressure. What exactly is a fluid? Fluids are any food that is liquid or anything that melts into a liquid. Examples of fluids include the
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Identify the Problem The kidney is an extraordinary organ. Without its processes‚ human life would be virtually impossible. It is a very well known fact that when individuals consume large amounts of liquid‚ they eliminate much of the liquid through urine. On the other hand‚ when individuals are severely dehydrated very little urine is formed. This certainly illustrates that control mechanisms in the human being can regulate the amount of urine that is formed. When tap water is ingested
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Kidney Cancer KIdney Cancer is when cells in the body grow out of control. These cells can form a tumor or damaged tissue. If cancer cells grow in the kidney‚ it is called kidney cancer. The most common kidney cancer in adults is renal cell carcinoma. It forms in the lining of very small tubes in the kidney. Cancers found in the center of the kidney are known as transitional cell carcinoma. Wilms tumor is a kidney cancer that very young children can get. On average‚ people are diagnosed with kidney
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inadequate project requirements and specifications. Additionally‚ by not providing the right training or hiring project teams with the right experience‚ failure rates of projects will continue to be high. As such‚ the research of this paper will provide a comprehensive assessment of failures‚ as well as possible solutions to reduce the rate of failure. Background It is well understood that project management has benefited organizations throughout history in developing and implementing objectives to
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