prednisone and reportedly has a couple of calls into his office and has not had a return call back. She is not sure how she should proceed regarding that‚ at this time. The patient has also been to see Dr. Catcher‚ a hematologist because of a monoclonal
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is a very unique and important person in the medical world. He is one of the most punctual donors alive‚ and has changed the world for many. James Harrison is an extremely rare and matchless case. He is one of the few people alive that have the antibodies for Rh Incompatibility in their blood‚ or other wise plasma. There are only fifty other people know in Australia to have this rarity flowing in their blood (Bresnahan). Harrison has broken world records for donating. He has saved two-point-four
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that consist of: * 91% Water * 7% Protein * 2% Others (Ions‚nutrients) Plasma contains dissolved proteins. * Albumin – makes of 58% of the plasma protein. Important contribution in Osmotic Pressure. * Globulin – 38%. These are antibodies; has clotting factors. * Fibrinogen – 4%. Activation of clotting factors converts fibrinogen to fibrin‚ a threadlike protein that forms blood clots. Serum is plasma w/o clotting factors. Formed Elements * Red blood cells or erythrocytes
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Myasthenia gravis Overview: Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the post-synaptic neuromuscular junction whose pathogenesis consists in an attack on antibody-mediated At the acetylcholine receptor site on the postsynaptic membrane of the neuromuscular junction. Causes: Characteristics of the disease are muscle weakness and fatigue. The pattern of symptoms is typically fluctuating; it is more pronounced at night and improves with rest. Initial symptoms include: ptosis‚ diplopia or blurred
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Cells come from pre-existing cells via division Cells of all organisms fundamentally similar in structure‚ function‚ and metabolic functions Contain hereditary information passed down during cell division A cell’s volume increases faster than it’s surface area Less surface area = less are for nutrient/waste diffusion Solves via: Dividing‚ getting thinner‚ form microvilli‚ store nutrients (Microvilli – within small intestine) Cells are highly organized‚ 3 basic parts Plasma membrane Selective
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Case Study A 17-year-old female with systemic lupus A 17-year-old female was admitted with a month long history of involuntary movement bilaterally in hand and legs. The patient stated that the movement started one month ago. And she had occasionally involuntary movement of her mouth. The symptoms were mild in the beginning and gradually increased. The patient had dyskinesia around her mouth and thoracic and occasionally choreathetoid movement in bilateral upper extremity. She said she had similar
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First‚ proteins are extracted from the tissue and loaded into a gel matrix. The matrix will separate the proteins according to size using an electric current. Proteins that are separated after are blotted from the gel and onto a paper membrane. An antibody is then added to the membrane paper and causes a colored reaction. Following the reaction‚ the results help detect and quantify a single protein among hundreds of other proteins in the sample. Western blotting is used during this procedure to test
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group of chemicals called lymphokines. Some lymphokines kill the pathogens directly‚ others stimulate lymphocytes to become active and help increase the inflammation so that there are more macrophages. Helper T-cells co-operate with B-cells in the antibody production. They also activate macrophages and promote inflammation. Memory cells remain even after the pathogens have been killed to stop
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the frequency of thyroid antibodies and ATD is similar to that in classical T1DM. This findings suggests that T1DM co-morbidities may be common in clinical T2DM patients who have B-cell autoimmunity. Despite their obesity‚ youth with insulin requiring diabetes should be screened for thyroid and possible other T1DM associated autoimmune
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from the immune system could identify organisms that invade the body; such as bacteria‚ and viruses. The antibodies are able to set off a complex chain of events designed to kill these foreign invaders. He found a way to create antibodies so strong they would allow their host to maintain the ultimate perfection for an indefinite amount of time. He had experimented trying to kill the new antibodies to test his theory‚ and found they were undying‚ --- they could not be destroyed. He kept injecting the
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