In 1957‚ Dr. William Coda Martin tried to answer the question: When is a food a food and when is it a poison? His working definition of "poison" was: "Medically: Any substance applied to the body‚ ingested or developed within the body‚ which causes or may cause disease. Physically: Any substance which inhibits the activity of a catalyst which is a minor substance‚ chemical or enzyme that activates a reaction."1 The dictionary gives an even broader definition for "poison": "to exert a harmful influence
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we’ll be exploring the effects of temperature on the reaction between Catalase and H2O2.We’ll be using five different temperatures to test this. The five different temperatures will be 10‚ 30‚ 50‚ 70 and 90 oC. We will use the liver as a source of Catalase. A 1 gram piece of liver will be inserted into a test tube with 2 cm3 of water‚ then 2 cm3 of H2O2 will be added. The Catalase and H2O2 are expected to react and result in bubbles and a rise in the solution. If the bubbles form and the solution rises
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perforated ulcer‚ colon inflammation or diverticulitis. It is also commonly found to develop when bacteria‚ intestinal and pancreatic juices or bile invade the transparent and smooth membrane lying on the peritoneum. Ascites is also linked more often with liver disease and other similar chronic conditions. Ascites cirrhosis causes various changes that lead to weakness of kidneys affecting the excretion of sodium in urine. (Amadon MN‚ Arroyo V) Pancreatic Ascites is noticed when a cyst bursts causing the
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Shameless “Reflection” Shameless is a show based in chicago which is kind of weird knowing how bad chicago is with all the crime that’s going on and the high murder rate but then again Lancaster hasn’t been the safest of cities in the u.s either. Well shameless is about a dysfunctional family who struggles with life every single day‚ and every day there seems to be a new problem that occurs. Even though the main characters happen to have their own set of problems they always value family first and
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Y‚ 9) B‚ 10) S‚ 11) H‚ 12) P‚ 13) I‚ 14) V‚ 15) E‚ 16) J‚ 17) X‚ 18) B‚ 19) V‚ 20) K‚ 21) T‚ 22) R‚ 23) U‚ 24) F‚ 25) Z‚ 26) Y‚ 27) A‚ 28) G 7. Left side (top to bottom): oral cavity‚ mouth‚ sublingual gland‚ submandibular gland‚ gall bladder‚ liver‚ hepatic portal region‚ cystic duct‚ bile duct‚ hepatic pancreatic sphincter‚ accessory pancreatic duct‚ hepatic flexure‚ jejunum‚ ascending colon‚ ileum‚ illiocecal valve‚ cecum; Right side (top to bottom): paratoid gland‚ pharynx‚ esophagus‚ cardiac
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22) What is the fluid secreted into the small intestine during digestion that contains cholesterol‚ emulsification agents‚ and phospholipids? Bile (884) 23) What is cirrhosis? Progressive chronic inflammation of the liver. Results in irreversible scarring of the liver. Comes from chronic alcoholism or severe chronic hepatitis.
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Chapter 1 PROBLEM AND IT’S SETTING Background of the Study People eat to survive. Food fuels people to do our activities through the day. Intake of food can help supply human daily needs like fluids such as water‚ carbohydrates to produce energy such as rice and bread‚ vitamins for a healthy immune system. These help to maintain a healthy body. Food plays an important role for human’s survival. Being food‚ an essential to human‚ there are certain factors that are need to be considered on
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to have liver diseases as liver is responsible to breakdown alcohol into Carbon dioxide and water and this process is called detoxification. Diseases which are caused to the liver are: Jaundice: This is a yellow discolouration of the skin and in the cornea of the eye. Hepatitis: It is inflammation of the liver‚ hereditary conditions. It is caused by many viruses and also by some poisons. Cirrhosis: Formation of fibrous tissue in the liver and death of liver cells. Death of liver cell can
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Alcohol consumption is the most major causative factor which contributes to liver cirrhosis (Farrell& Dempsey 2011‚ p.1166). Therefore‚ it is significant to the nurse to have a good knowledge of test result and prescription medication relating to alcoholic cirrhosis. This assignment will explore a case study of Mr Chocolate‚ who presented to the hospital with sign and symptom of alcoholic cirrhosis. It will contain a brief describe about how cirrhosis result in Mr Chocolate’s signs and symptoms
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Read the entire document; however‚ only answer the questions in Part III under Objectives and Issues (#1-8) to prepare for the in-class set of questions. Part I—The Initial Physical Examination Scenario Mary and Bill adopted a three-year-old toddler named Sam two weeks ago. Sam is good-natured and very inquisitive. Typically‚ before the finalization of an adoption‚ children are required to undergo a routine examination by a physician. However‚ the required examination is not meant to be a
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