‘parallel fashion’. Data from various surgical series has shown that at least 25% of normal liver is necessary for a successful resection . The minimum residual volume required may be higher in the presence of pre-existing liver dysfunction like cirrhosis. Many of the sub-lethal injuries to liver parenchyma during irradiation to upper abdomen are repaired normally. With the available evidence‚ irradiation of liver tumour to higher doses of >50Gy is the corner stone in treating primary liver tumours
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Prohibition was a time of great change in America. In 1920‚ the 18th Amendment to the U.S Constitution was ratified‚ and a new and popular would be spread throughout the nation. This was Prohibition. Prohibition banned the manufacture‚ production‚ and sale of alcohol across all U.S states. This was a huge change in many ways from socially to economically‚ and it came with many side effects as well. Although the ratification of this new Prohibition law had some positive effects‚ overall the negatives
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pressure reduction caused by chocolate consumption was comparable to the effects of 30 minutes of daily physical activity. Chocolate and Cirrhosis There are also potential benefits for liver disease patients. Spanish scientists found that eating dark chocolate lowers blood pressure in the liver and reduces damage to the blood vessels of patients with cirrhosis. A study which was presented at the International Liver Congress 2010 divided 21
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Alcohol Addiction and Abuse Guided Notes What Is A Standard Drink? The amount of liquid in your glass‚ can‚ or bottle does not necessarily match up to how much alcohol is actually in your drink Different types of beer‚ wine‚ or malt liquor can have very different amounts of alcohol content That’s why it’s very important to know how much alcohol your drink contains What Is A Standard Drink? In the United States‚ one "standard" drink contains roughly ___ _____ of pure alcohol ___ _____ of
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Archives Des Sciences Vol 66‚ No. 5;May 2013 Title: New Toll to Predict Chronic Hepatitis C Treatment Result for Each Patient Ieva Tolmane (Corresponding author) Latvian University‚ Riga‚ Latvia Riga East university hospital‚ Infectology Center of Latvia‚ Riga‚ Latvia Address: Linezera Street 3‚ Riga‚ Latvia‚ LV 1006 Phone: +371 29266740‚ Fax: +371 67014568 E-mail: ieva.tolmane@inbox.lv‚ ieva.tolmane@aslimnica.lv Baiba Rozentale Riga Stradin’s University‚ Infectology and Dermatology
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Liver cancer is a disease which begins in the cells of your liver. There are different forms of liver cancer. There is primary liver cancer‚ which arises in the liver or by cancer which forms in other parts of the body and then spreads to the liver. Most liver cancer is secondary or metastatic‚ which means it started elsewhere in the body. The most common form of liver cancer is hepatocellular carcinoma‚ which begins in the main type of liver cell (hepatocyte). The other type is cholangiocellular
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The Causes and Effects of Alcohol Abuse For about 10% to 12% of the 140 million adults in the United States who drink‚ the use of alcohol develops into addiction. Alcoholism in men is approximately two to three times greater than in women (14% of male drinkers vs. 6% of female drinkers). In addition onset of alcoholism usually occurs at a younger age in men than in women (Fay‚ 1998). In terms of consumption 20% of drinkers consume 80% of all alcohol (Babor‚ 2010). There has been an abundance
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Biology HL -Functions of the Liver Essay The liver receives its blood from two main sources; the hepatic artery and the hepatic portal vein. The hepatic artery transports oxygenated blood from the left side of the heart through the aorta to the liver. The deoxygenated blood from the liver is drained back out through the hepatic vein which returns it to the vena cava. The hepatic portal vein carries nutrient rich blood from the small intestine to the liver. Its blood however
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On December 17‚ 1770‚ a life began in Bonn‚ Germany that would change the change of music for an era. Ludwig van Beethoven was born into a family of musicians. His grandfather‚ whom he was named after‚ was a bass singer and Kapellmeister at the electorate of Cologne. Beethoven’s father‚ Johann‚ was a court tenor and music teacher. His mother‚ Maria Magdalena Leym‚ came from a family of wealthy landowners and senators. When Beethoven was only three years of age his grandfather passed away‚ leaving
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MTX Side Effects Applies to methotrexate: compounding powder‚ injectable powder for injection‚ injectable solution‚ oral tablet Hematologic Hematologic side effects have included myelosuppression which is one of the primary toxic effects of methotrexate. Methotrexate suppressed hematopoiesis has been reported to have caused anemia‚ aplastic anemia‚ pancytopenia‚ leukopenia‚ neutropenia‚ thrombocytopenia‚ lymphadenopathy‚ and lymphoproliferative disorders including reversible hypogammaglobulinemia
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