A peptic ulcer is a mucosal contusion in the stomach or duodenum. Peptic Ulcer disease results from when the mucosal defenses get incapacitated and no longer shield the epithelium from the result of acid and pepsin. There are three types of ulcers that may occur gastric‚ duodenal‚ and stress ulcers. Most ulcers are caused by H.Pylori infection‚ which is carried through the fecal-oral route and thought to be received in childhood. It also can be received through contaminated endoscopic equipment.
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Case Study of a 14 Year old Girl In this particular case study a 14 year old girl goes to see her doctor for what her and her mother suspect is just a common‚ painful canker sore (Karlin Krebs‚ 2011). While the doctor is discussing the girl’s problem and asking what symptoms she is having. The doctor is finding out a lot more is going on than just a sore in her mouth. “Brianna” has been complaining of some sores in her mouth that she has been getting on and off in the past year. These sores have
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Sources of Innovation Getting an Inside Look: Given Imaging’s Camera PiII 1 Gavriel Iddan was an electro-optical engineer at Israel’s Rafael Armament Development Authority‚ the Israeli authority for development of weapons and mil of a guided itary technology. One of Iddan’s projects was to develop the missile‚ which leads the missile to :t5 target In 1981‚ Iddan traveled to Boston on sabbatical to work for a company that produced X-ray tubes and ultrasonic probes. While there‚ he befriended a
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What factors do you think enabled Iddan‚ an engineer with no medical background‚ to pioneer the development of wireless endoscopy? Counterintuitive though it may seem‚ sometimes NOT being an expert in a particular field is conducive to creating breakthrough innovation in that field. Because Iddan was not a gastroenterologist‚ he was not “trapped” in the paradigm that the bowel must be scoped using a camera attached to a flexible rod (an endoscope). Instead‚ he applied concepts from his own background
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Questions 1. A patient contracts hepatitis from contaminated food. During the acute (icteric) phase of the patient’s illness‚ the nurse would expect serologic testing to reveal A antibody to hepatitis D (anti-HDV). B hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg). C anti-hepatitis A virus immunoglobulin G (anti-HAV IgG). D anti-hepatitis A virus immunoglobulin M (anti-HAV IgM). Correct 2. The nurse determines that administration of hepatitis B vaccine to a patient has been effective when a specimen
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1. Sore Throat Relief - Mustard can be used as an ingredient of a natural sore throat relieving solution. Mix mustard with some lemon juice‚ a spoon of salt‚ honey and a half cup of hot water. Let the solution settle for about 10 minutes. Once done‚ gargle the solution until your throat clears. The solution’s effect should last for about a couple of days. If your sore throat returns‚ just make another batch of the gargling solution. 2. Bottle Deodorizer - Many products are packaged with attractive
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Irritable Bowel Syndrome Rasmussen College This research is being submitted on March 2‚ 2012‚ for NU205/HUN2202 Nutrition Course. Irritable Bowel Syndrome Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a disorder that can cause abdominal pain and cramping‚ and changes in bowel movements (“Irritable bowel syndrome”‚ 2011). Irritable Bowel Syndrome is a functional GI disorder (Lehrer‚ 2012). IBS affects a person’s colon‚ also known as the large intestine‚ but it does not cause permanent damage
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Introduction Crohn’s disease (CD) is an idiopathic chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract with an unpredictable course. The peak age of the onset of CD is in second to fourth decades of life‚ and its course follows a pattern of periodic recurrences and exacerbations1. CD predominantly affects the small bowel (in up to 80% of cases) and colon‚ but any part of the gastrointestinal tract may be involved‚ and more than one site may be affected. This disease is characterized by erosions
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Digestion Case Study State the Case: Twenty year old Mary reports to the emergency room with fever‚ severe pain concentrating at the right iliac region‚ moving to the umbilical region‚ nausea and the inability to eat without throwing up. Diagnose‚ treat and explain the condition to her mother. S.O.A.P. Subjective: The patient presents as a 20 year old female with a fever‚ severe abdominal that comes and goes‚ but usually last a few hours at a time. She also complains of nausea and the
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1) Helicobacter Pylori associated chronic gastritis resulting in duodenal ulceration or Peptic Ulcer Disease. Gastric pain at night and when hungry: ulcer is duodenal as the pyloric sphincter is open. Single punched-out lesion in the duodenum where 90% of peptic ulcers occur. H.Pylori most common cause of peptic ulcers. Erythematous stomach and history of dyspepsia: This indicates inflammation associated with chronic gastritis: result of long term hyperacidity in the
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