scoliosis‚ even though it is mild‚ as well as my mother and my grandmother. Scoliosis or otherwise known as adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is an abnormal curvature of the spine that appears in late childhood or adolescence. Instead of growing straight‚ the spine develops a side-to-side curvature and the bones of the spine are also slightly twisted or rotated. (“Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis -
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People try to live healthy life ‚ but its become impossible sometimes. Lots of disorders happens to the human body and make trouble for people to get a healthy life. Some disorders make difficulties to lead normal life. ITP (Immune thrombocytopenic purpura) is a type of blood disorder that effect on people’s normal life. It is a a platelet disorder in which the body produces antibodies that bind with platelets that are the small‚ sticky cells of the blood that help the blood clot.The platelet-antibody
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dependent on high-flow oxygen‚ eventually requiring intubation with mechanical ventilation in order to maintain his oxygenation. He underwent an open lung biopsy an attempt to delineate the etiology of his pulmonary situation‚ and this was reported as idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and abilities. The specimen was sent to the Forest General Pathology Department for further evaluation‚ and they were able to give no further help concerning the ideology pf his pulmonary status. An echocardiogram showed left
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removal of the spleen (splenectomy) result in an increase in the number of circulating platelets? The spllen removes antibodies from red blood cells so without the production of antibodies‚ the number of platelets shoud increase. 8. What is Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP)? ITP is a bleeding disorder where blood doesn’t clot as well as it should due to low number of platelets. Source: National Center for Case Study Teaching in
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Do vitamins ward off diseases? Introduction: Living in the 21st century is a little dangerous. Our health or well-being isn’t really the first thing on our minds. I will be informing you of three different vitamins that could be beneficial to you. The three I will be discussing are vitamin b‚ c‚ and d. As always though‚ please consult your doctor before starting any new regimen. I am an Early Childhood Major; Not a doctor. Before beginning I have a video to start us off. In the US‚ Alzheimer’s
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A Case of IPT 1. How and where are platelets produced in the body? Platelets are produced in the bone marrow from very large bone marrow cells called megakaryocytes. As megakaryocytes develop into giant cells‚ they undergo a process of fragmentation that results in the release of over 1‚000 platelets per megakaryocyte. 2. Describe the role played by platelets in hemostasis. Platelets maintain the endothelial surface. Loss of circulating platelets quickly results in changes
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Thrombocytopenia Thrombocytopenia is any disorder in which there is an abnormally low amount of platelets. Platelets are parts of the blood that help blood to clot. This condition is sometimes associated with abnormal bleeding. Causes‚ incidence‚ and risk factors Thrombocytopenia is often divided into three major causes of low platelets: 1. Not enough platelets are made in the bone marrow 2. Increased breakdown of platelets in the bloodstream 3. Increased breakdown of platelets in
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Search choice: I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when I was around nineteen years old. Before getting diagnosed‚ I had no idea that people my age can get also get arthritis. Since it’s something I might have to deal with for a long time‚ I decided to educate myself further upon the topic. Keywords used and results: I searched up “Rheumatoid Arthritis” which gave me 20‚400‚000 results. Website reviewed: I looked around quite a bit for a good website. Most of the websites just seems to talk
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Achondroplasia Achondroplasia is a genetic disorder effecting bone growth. It is the most common form of short stature. The disorder causes your limbs to be disproportionately short. Achondroplasia can sometimes affect the brain and spinal cord if complications occur. Achondroplasia is inherited as a dominant trait but Achondroplasia is inherited in an autosomal pattern and is a dominant trait‚ but 80% of people with this disorder is only on account of abnormal growth of the limbs. Meaning neither
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