1. The cornea controls and focuses light in the eye. The cornea is responsible for about 75 percent of the eye’s focusing power. As light enter the eye‚ the cornea refracts it onto the retina to help the eye focus on objects. 2. A cornea can be prepared after sustaining damage. If the cornea is scratched‚ healthy cells quickly heal the scratch before it gets an infection. If the damage is serious‚ the person can receive a cornea transplant. Also‚ scientists have discovered a new way to repair the
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amylase may well represent a potential compensatory alternate pathway for the digestion of amylose‚ amylopectin‚ and glycogen. Clinically significant depression of pancreatic amylase occurs in chronic pancreatitis‚ pancreatic resection‚ pancreatic neoplasm‚ cystic fibrosis‚ and other causes of pancreatic insufficiency. Quantitation of salivary amylase in these diseases has yet to be performed. It is also unclear whether the presence of starch in a meal protects salivary amylase from inactivation
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Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Introduction According to the American Cancer Society website‚ Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (also known as non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma‚ Non-Hodgkin’s disease‚ NHL‚ or sometimes just lymphoma) is a cancer that starts in the cells of the lymph system‚ which is part of the body’s immune system.1 It is a type of cancer of the blood that affects the white blood cells‚ which are usually involved in protecting against infections. NHL is not a single disease‚ but rather a group of at least 31
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ABSITE questions we miss by Dr. Meyers: 1/29/2009 Breast: 1. Rx intraductal papilloma. Most commonly present with bleeding/bloody nipple d/c. Generally resect via major duct excision or needle loc if seen on imaging. Remember‚ this isn’t malignant or premalignant‚ it’s a benign condition. 2. Anat level 3 LN’s (8 senior residents missed this in 2005) Never know how ? was written‚ so may have been misleading. But remember pec minor separates levels of axilla. I= lateral to II=posterior to and
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Transplant and chemotherapy. All these procedures have numerous side effects that can worsen and cause the child negative impacts‚ but parents are still willing to take the chance. Acute lymphoblastic leukemia as defined by a medical dictionary “A Neoplasm characterized by abnormalities of the lymphoid Cell precursors leading to excessive lymphoblasts in the marrow and other organs. It is the most common cancer in Children and accounts for the vast majority of all childhood Leukemia”. An example given
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| NAM_________________________ DATE_____________ | | NO | NAME OF TISSUE / SPECIMEN | NAME OF THE ORGAN SYSTEM | LABEL SPECIMEN | FUNCTION | DESEASE | Type of tissuesection | Staining technique | REFRENCE | MAGNIFICATION | DRAWING / SKETCH | 1 | Acute Lymphocyte Leukemia | Cardiovascular System | Blood | Type of cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal increase of white blood cells | Leukemia | Blood Smear | Hematoxylin | http://swc2.hccs.edu/bio/labs | 451x306 pixels
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Final - Med Term Question Answer False True or False - A word cannot end with a combining form (word root + vowel). False True or False - The definition of a medical word usually begins with defining the prefix first‚ the suffix second and the word root last. False True or False - Paralysis occurring on only one half of the body is known as quadriplegia. True True or False - Hyper-‚ hypo-‚ and poly- are all prefixes that indicate measurement. False True or False - Bi-‚ mono-‚ and primi-
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Medicare case management Lung cancer Gastrointestinal cancer Congestive heart failure Neoplasms—Other COPD Colorectal cancer Breast cancer Prostate cancer Chronic renal failure Diabetes mellitus Respiratory failure Cerebrovascular disease Hematologic cancer Pneumonia Hypertension 19.5% 9.6% 6.7% 6.5% 6.0% 4.9% 3.4% 3.1% 2.9% 2.9% 2.9% 2.2%
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Drug Use It’s a wonder why out of all the topics I picked “The End of Drug Use” well I chose “The End of Drug Use” because drug use is becoming a big thing now days. Mostly drugs are the cause of many deaths like disease of the heart‚ Malignant Neoplasm‚ poisoning and overdose. Drugs are something that most people do because of depression‚ and stress or even when life is too hard to handle. Drugs have become a normal thing for many people these days how many people do you see smoking or doing drugs
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Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin About hCG: • human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a hormone produced during pregnancy that is made by the developing placenta after conception‚ and later by the placental component syncytiotrophoblast. • Made by cells that form the placenta which nourishes egg after fertilization Structure of hCG: • HCG is glycoprotein composed of 244 amino acids Alpha sub unit- identical to LH‚ FSH‚ TSH Beta sub unit- unique Function: • HCG interacts
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