chronic liver disease. Liver disease is any condition that causes liver inflammation or tissue damage and affects liver function. Some important function of liver are to convert the food we eat into stored energy and chemicals necessary for life and growth‚ to act as a filter to remove alcohol and toxic substances from the blood‚ and to manufacture and export important body chemicals used by the body. Liver disease is dangerous and it can effect the body. The liver has many functions‚ so liver disease
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This essay will describe the structure and function of the heart‚ it will also explain the meaning of Atherosclerosis and how it can lead to myocardial infarctions and angina. It will also discuss and identify the factors that can increase the risk of Coronary Heart Disease and how lifestyle changes can prevent it. The main function of the human heart is to pump blood around the body. It is a muscular cone shaped organ‚ the average size of the human heart is the size of a clenched fist and weights
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Authored by: Authored on: Feb 1‚ 2013 3:39 PM Subject: Behavioural Sciences and ViCLAS As a psychology major‚ I took this weeks discussion and looked at it in a more personal view from my opinions and beliefs on behavioral science rather then what the RCMP defines behavioral science as. The RCMP states the meaning as the study of deviant behavior; I think this to be very one sided‚ we all have tendencies and act in ways that we believe is to be right. So when we discussed what we
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Running head: FATTY LIVER DISEASE Fatty Liver Disease Evetta Brown June 08‚ 2011 MA111 Instructor Leila L. Hamka The liver has over 200 functions that it plays. There are over 100 types of liver diseases. Many of these diseases can be life threating if they are not treated correctly. This paper will focus on the fatty liver disease. It will describe the liver‚ discuss the disease known as fatty liver disease‚ alcoholic and non alcoholic‚ give
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KEY CONCEPTS OF ROLE THEORY Role - This term is borrowed from the theater. It refers to a set of behaviors that have some socially agreed-upon functions and an accepted code of norms. Typical roles include the role of teacher‚ child‚ or minister—or minister’s child!. Roles exist independently of the people who play them. They serve as a bridge between the individual and society. Roles may represent relationships such as mother‚ father‚ friend‚ worker. They can also represent functions. Instrumental
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human body is the liver‚ weighing roughly three pounds.1 The liver is located on the upper right side of the abdomen beneath the rib cage.1‚ 2 It performs numerous functions in the body including energy metabolism‚ processing of foods into nutrients used for body processes‚ and removal of toxic substances from the blood system.1‚ 2 A variety of factors can affect the liver; for example‚ genetic disorders‚ hepatitis viruses‚ alcohol abuse‚ obesity‚ and diabetes.2 Damage to the liver may result in scarring
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Liver Disease and Medium Chain Triglycerides Seth Fraley Liver disease encompasses numerous disorders which disrupt the normal functions of the liver. Normal liver functions include: breaking down harmful substances‚ removing waste products from the blood‚ storing nutrients and vitamins‚ and moderating chemical levels in the body. Types of liver disease include: viral hepatitis‚ autoimmune diseases (primary biliary cirrhosis)‚ genetic diseases (hemochromatosis)‚ alcoholic hepatitis‚ and non-alcoholic
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Cirrhosis is a chronic degenerative disease in which normal liver cells are damaged and are then replaced by scar tissue. Cirrhosis changes the structure of the liver and the blood vessels that nourish it. The disease reduces the liver’s ability to manufacture proteins and process hormones‚ nutrients‚ medications‚ and poisons. Cirrhosis gets worse over time and can become potentially life threatening. This disease can cause: excessive bleeding (hemorrhage)‚ impotence‚ liver cancer‚ coma due to accumulated
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chronic disease plaguing society’s young children. This chronic disease has spread worldwide with the numbers of diseased children is expected to increase in the next decade. This chronic disease is obesity. Along with the rise of obesity among youth‚ there is a new silent killer linked to childhood obesity. This new chronic disease‚ typically found in alcoholics‚ is now becoming prevalent in obese children and is called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). NAFLD is defined as a liver disease
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condition. ACTIVITY/REST * May report: Weakness‚ fatigue‚ exhaustion * May exhibit: Lethargy * Decreased muscle mass/tone CIRCULATION * May report: History of/recent onset of heart failure‚ pericarditis‚ rheumatic heart disease‚ or cancer (causing liver impairment leading to failure) * Easy bruising‚ nosebleeds‚ bleeding gums * May exhibit: Hypertension or hypertension (fluid shifts) * Dysrhythmias‚ extra heart sounds (S3‚ S4) * Jugular venous distension (JVD)‚ distended
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