axial skeleton does this disorder affect? • Ankylosing spondylitis affects different parts of the axial skeleton such as your hips (where the spine joins the pelvis) and spine. Other joints can be affected by ankylosing spondylitis like your knees. Inflammation of the lungs‚ heart valves‚ and eyes is also a cause of ankylosing spondylitis. ● What are the symptoms of this disorder? • Symptoms can vary from mild to severe depending on the individual. Some common symptoms for ankylosing spondylitis
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Luis Solano BIOL 451 Dr. Vance McCracken April 27‚ 2012 Neisseria gonorrhea Neisseria gonorrhea‚ or Gonorrhea‚ is a sexually transmitted disease that is considered the second most dominant in the world. This disease has very interesting components that includes a location of where it likes to “live” in the human host‚ distinct symptoms‚ virulence factors that help defend against the host immune system‚ and how it can survive from host to host. All of these factors go into what is necessary to
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diseases (e.g.‚ cancer‚ cardiovascular disease). Numerous studies have shown that people with higher social support have an increased likelihood for survival. Individuals with lower levels of social support have: more cardiovascular disease‚ more inflammation and less effective immune system functioning‚ more complications during pregnancy‚ and more functional disability and pain associated with rheumatoid arthritis‚ among many other findings. Conversely‚ higher rates of social
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common symptoms of appendicitis. It is important to seek medical help right away. Appendicitis is an inflammation of the appendix and if not treated right away‚ the appendix can bust and can lead to serious health problems. Surgery is needed to remove the appendix and the use of antibiotic. 2. Diarrhea‚ fever‚ and weight loss are symptoms of Crohn’s disease. Crohn’s disease is a chronical inflammation of the digestive tract. The cause of this disease is still unknown. 3. Ascites (fluid in the peritoneal
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The vagus nerve is the tenth of the twelve brain nerves. The vagus nerve contributes to the feelings associated with infections such as appetite‚ fatigue and induction of disease behavior. It extends from the brainstem to the abdomen‚ with branches in the neck‚ thorax and abdomen 68. The vagus nerve is part of the autonomic nervous system‚ has efferent fibers‚ ascending signals from the brain to the peripheral organs‚ as well as afferent sensory fibers‚ and transmits information from the peripheral
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days. Other signs and symptoms include fever‚ chills‚ nausea‚ vomiting‚ fatigue‚ and inflammation and soreness of the lymph nodes. The disease is more serious in people with an impaired immune system such as HIV/AIDS or chemotherapy from cancer. In AIDS patients the infection can lead to abnormal growth of blood vessels that form tumor-like masses‚ called Bacillary angiomatosis. This can cause severe inflammation of multiple organs including the brain‚ spleen‚ liver‚ lungs and bone marrow. If the
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PATHOPHYSIOLOGY The causes or pathogenesis are usually multifactorial. Several risk factors can predispose to infection or initiate inflammation and subsequently the infectious process. Intact canal skin and cerumen production have a protective effect against infections. This is secondary to the fact that cerumen produces a pH in the ear canal that is slightly acidic. On the other hand‚ breakdown of skin integrity‚ insufficient cerumen production‚ or blockage of the ear canal with cerumen (which
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components of the blood cross the capillary wall? Blood cells can’t travel but interstitial fluid can and other small solutes. Cytokines‚ like histamine and leukotrienes‚ are secreted by damaged cells in Dave’s ankle. How do these cytokines cause inflammation? E-selectin are induced by cytokines from injured cells and they function like P-selectin. How does the application of ice to the ankle affect blood flow through the capillaries? It constricts the capillaries and decreases swelling and blood
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best used for inflamed muscles‚ reduce swelling | Ice packs‚ bag of frozen vegetables‚ cold compress‚ cold soaks‚ hypothermia blankets | * If a patient has recently had surgery typically the patient would receive ice on that area to reduce inflammation and/or constrict blood flow. If another patient came in for tension you would use heat this creates more blood flow to the muscle which is in pain. In two to three sentences each‚ describe the differences between each of the following:
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Mucositis (in vitro studies) Defention: One of the most debilitating side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatment. It is characterized by both inflammation and cell loss in the epithelial barrier. Mucositis is a very complex condition: it develops as a series of dynamic interactions that begin in the epithelium but in a later stage involves other tissue mucosal components like the endothelium‚ extracellular matrix and connective tissue. It is a frequent reason to postpone chemotherapy
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