8.1 Sexually Transmitted Diseases Workfile Review Genital Herpes 1. How is genital herpes transmitted? Sexually 2. Some people are infected with the herpes virus but have no symptoms of the disease. True or False True 3. There is no cure for genital herpes but it can be treated by: medications for the symptoms 4. Symptoms of genital herpes include: Blisters and Sores‚Feeling like you have the flu 5. List methods for diagnosis
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Lymphoma: The curable one Dr Indu Bansal “I’m a survivor‚ conquerer‚ thriver‚ daughter‚ sister‚ friend‚ advocate and much more‚ but I am not a victim. I choose to live my life with a positive attitude no matter the naysayers. I am not just defined by my cancer experience. I am defined by the rest of life and how I live it.” Ann‚ founder of Lymphoma club These opening lines sum it all. So let’s understand about lymphomas. Lymphoma is a type of cancer that begins
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extreme fatigue and nausea. Early effects begin as lumps and masses in the breast. These tumors can be painful and can even cause changes to the breast surface. It also commonly metastasizes‚ or spreads‚ to other tissues in the lungs‚ bones‚ and liver‚ as was the case with my Grandma. There are many causes of Breast Cancer‚ but the most common factors are aging and genetics. The risk of developing this form of cancer greatly increases over age 50. Having a close relative with Breast Cancer also
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digestive system to the liver. Normally‚ the veins come from the stomach‚ intestine‚ spleen‚ and pancreas. They merge into the portal vein‚ which then branches into smaller vessels and travels through the liver. If the vessels in the liver are blocked‚ it is hard for the blood to flow causing high pressure in
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Sarcoidosis Specialized Clinical 6/11/2013 References 2010 Drake W. Newman LS. Sarcoidosis. Retrieved by : http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH001140 1998-2013 Mayo Foundation For Medical Education Retrieved by: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/sarcoidosis/DS00251 The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center Retrieved by: http://medicalcenter.osu.edu/patientcare/healthcare_services/lung/sarcoidosis Sarcoidosis is a disease of unkown cause that leads to inflammation
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course of a lifetime. Some of the lesions are benign‚ easily visible‚ or just new benign growth. Therefore‚ most benign skin lesions are diagnosed on the appearance and history. However‚ if a lesion has exhibited unexpected changes in appearance‚ a biopsy or excision is indicated to confirm the diagnosis. Usually‚ benign lesions are symptomatic and can be managed with simple procedures‚ such as cryotherapy‚ electro-surgery‚ or excision. Some example of benign skin lesions are: a seborrheic wart‚ which
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HEMATOLOGY REVIEWER ANEMIA Anemia: decrease in the number of RBCs‚ Hb content‚ or Hct content below the lower limit of the normal range for the age and sex of the individual Pediatric Anemia A. Hemolytic Anemia: there is premature destruction of RBCs 1. Hereditary Spherocytosis: most common inherited abnormality of RBC membrane; defect in ankyrin‚ band 3 or spectrin proteins surface area deficiency leading to spherocytosis 2. Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency: defect in PKLR gene PK cannot convert phosphoenolpyruvate
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darker skin might notice lighter or darker patches. Early stages of the condition can be mistaken for other common skin afflictions like psoriasis and eczema‚ so tests are often needed to distinguish them. Diagnosing CTCL can be tricky‚ and multiple biopsies may be required over a period of time. Causes for CTCL are unknown. With so few occurrences – only about four out of every million people – there has not been much available for medical researchers to study. The disease is more common in
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Eosinophils-engulf. Hodgkin’s lymphoma‚ skin and connective diseases. Parasitic infections Basophils- contain heparin‚ serotonin and histamine. Seen in allergic and inflammatory reactions Platelets- Thrombocytes Thrombopoietin growth factor produced by liver‚ kidneys‚ smooth muscle and bone marrow Function-Initiate clotting‚ clot shrinkage and retraction Hemostasis term to describe blood clotting process. Stem cell- nondifferentiated immature blood cell in bone marrow. When reviewing the CBC for a patient
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radiographic assessment. Ultrasonography is useful in differentiating between noncancerous cysts and solid malignant tumors‚ especially if coexisting gynecomastia masks a cancerous lesion on mammography. Sonography also is useful to guide breast biopsy (Anne Mattarella‚ BS‚ ELS 2010). Breast cancer in men is rare‚ with an incidence of 1% of all breast cancer cases (centers for Disease Control and Prevention). One case of male breast cancer occurs for every 150 cases of female breast cancer (Hill
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