disease comes in three types‚ with type two being the most lethal. Affected individuals of Gaucher disease vary from infancy to later in life depending on disease type with symptoms consisting of liver and spleen enlargement‚ bone abnormalities and anemia. Niemann-Pick
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Tell Me About Blood 1.) What is the significance of lower-than-normal hematocrit? Lower-than-normal hematocrit indicates anemia. People with anemia do not have enough hemoglobin‚ which is the oxygen-carrying protein in red blood cells. Iron‚ B12‚ and folic acid deficiencies‚ some medications‚ and pregnancy can cause anemia. There are also more serious causes such as problems with the immune system that cause destruction of red blood cells earlier than normal‚ chronic diseases including
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References: Introduction to Medical Surgical Nursing; Linton 5th edition Essentials of Human Diseases and Condition; Elsevier 5th editon Anemia: Complications. (2014). Retrieved from http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/anemia/basics/complications/con-20026209
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The term "lower urinary tract symptoms‚" or LUTS‚ is nonspecific. It has been used as a general term to refer to any combination of urinary symptoms or as a more specific term to refer to those symptoms primarily associated with overactive bladder (frequency‚ urgency‚ and nocturia). An international consensus conference identified LUTS to include symptoms relating to storage and/or voiding disturbances common among aging men [1]. The prevalence of lower urinary tract symptoms in men increases with
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Disorders such as Dysmenorrhea‚ Menorrhagia (http://pennstatehershey.adam.com/content.aspx productId=10&pid=10&gid=000100)‚ Endometritis (Barbara S Levy‚ 2015)‚ Anemia (Sarah Aldridge‚ 2010) and many more can cause things such as painful cramps‚ heavy bleeding‚ vomiting‚ nausea that can make menstruation extremely excruciating. Denying those who experience any of these medical conditions (or any other ones that
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in various enzymes and is extremely vital for brain function‚ growth‚ healing‚ and your immune system. Excess iron in your body can lead blood in your stool‚ vomiting‚ and in severe cases liver failure. A deficiency of iron in your body is called Anemia‚ whose symptoms include: low levels of ferritin‚ feebleness‚ lack of concentration‚ pale skin and hyper dynamic circulation. For sufficient consumption of this essential nutrient‚ include foods such as beans‚ fish‚ poultry‚ and beef in your daily
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6. What have your sleep patterns been like? 7. Have you had any radiation therapy to your head and/or neck? 8. Have your menstrual periods been altered? 3. You know that potential causes of R.M.’s symptoms include depression‚ hypothyroidism‚ anemia‚ cardiac disease fluid and electrolyte imbalance and allergies. As part of your screening procedures‚ describe how you would begin to investigate which of these conditions probably do not account for R.M.’s symptoms. During the physical assessment
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at risk for passing on a serious genetic mutation. Since 1999 it has been most widely used to prevent the birth of children with conditions such as Down syndrome‚ Tay-Sachs disease‚ cystic fibrosis‚ sickle cell‚ Huntington’s chorea‚ and Cooley’s anemia. However‚ PGD is increasingly being used for other reasons. These include social sex selection‚ creating “savior siblings” who can provide bone marrow and other transplant tissues to sick older siblings‚ and selecting against embryos with genes
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Side Effects of Oral Antidiabetic Agents Sulfonylureas are associated with weight gain and hypoglycemia.(35) Sulphonylureas should be avoided where possible in severe hepatic impairment and in acute porphyria . They should not be used during pregnancy or breast-feeding .Sulphonylureas are contra-indicated in the presence of ketoacidosis.(36) Biguanides is associated with a low frequency of lactic acidosis. Biguanides major side effects are seen in the gastrointestinal tract‚ with nausea‚ cramps‚
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standard textbooks of medical diagnosis and differential diagnosis. The electronic text in PDF or word has hyperlinks to navigate. Index Acute Abdominal Pain: "Bad Gut Pain" Females Acute With Pelvic Pain: "Ectopic" Amylase elevation – “Parotid” Anemia: Macrocytic = "Big Fat Red Cells" Normocytic = "Normal Size" Microcytic = "Tics” Hemolytic = "Hematologists" Arthritis – “ Arthritics” Arthritis Autoimmune – “Suppress” Atrial Fibrillation – “Irregular P Waves” Back Pain : "Disk Mass" Bradycardia
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