BLADDER CANCER Bladder cancer is the growth of malignant cells in the urinary bladder. Most forms of bladder cancer start in the superficial layer of the transitional epithelium‚ and most often affect the transitional cells. It may also be called transitional cell carcinoma or even urothelial carcinoma. Urothelial carcinoma is also a term used for transitional cell cancer in the renal pelvis‚ ureters‚ and urethra. Bladder cancer is a relatively common disease. It is the fourth leading cancer
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Vern Phan Disease Presentation PT 2 Bladder Cancer In known history of bladder cancer‚ it was researched by a German physician named Ludwig Rehn‚ and was known for over one hundred and fifty years ago. He investigated causes‚ symptoms‚ and other types of healing for the disease. He took part in identifying his research of urogenital react tumors where he became very skilled in. In 2010 another doctor named Dr. Elizabeth Guancial‚ she took Dr. Ludwig Rehn research and looked far more into
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Case presentation Urology rotation 5th year medicine Tuesday‚ June 10‚ 2014 Presented to : Dr. Ali Salloum Done by: Ibtissam Jarjour Madiha Rayed Rayan Mouhamad Hanine Al Arab Fatima Jaafar Akram kahil Personal History: Name: Jamil EL Sayyed Age: 74 years Marital status: married Residence: Blood group : B positive Smoker 2 packs per day. Date of admission : 22 / 4/ 2014 Chief complaints: Gross hematuria of 1 day duration Present history: This is the case of 74 year
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Anatomy Glomerulonephritis is inflammation of the tiny fibers in your kidneys‚ which are called glomerular. The major structure of glomerulonephritis is the kidneys‚ but the kidneys are also part of the urinary system‚ which includes the kidneys‚ the ureters‚ the urinary bladder‚ and the urethra. Every person had two kidneys and they are bean shaped and darkish red or brown in color. The kidneys are found posteriorly to the abdomen. The kidneys are embedded in a fatty pouch‚ which consists of three
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was the urinary system. In an immobile patient there are four main hazards with the urinary system: calculi‚ retention‚ incontinence and infection. Immobility also predisposes the patient to renal calculi‚ or kidney stones. Calcium is released from bone demineralization‚ due to this and urinary stasis or immobility‚ the precipitation of calcium occurs forming calculi or stones. Renal calculi are also a consequence of urinary retention and incontinence resulting from decreased bladder muscle
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I- Abstract: Urinary tract infections are a serious health problem affecting millions of people each year. Infections of the urinary tract are the second most common type of infection in the body. Women are especially prone to UTIs for reasons that are not yet well understood. One woman in five develops a UTI during her lifetime. UTIs in men are not as common as in women but can be very serious when they do occur. This research project shows that we can produce a herbal medicine out of Bignay
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• Ureterocele • Ureterocele • A ureterocele is a cystic out-pouching of the distal ureter into the urinary bladder. • Affects the kidney‚ ureter‚ and bladder • An abnormality that develops during embryo development • It is present at birth but may not be discovered until later in life. • There is no known prevention for this condition • Ureterocele Background • The clinical rate of ureteroceles has been found to be approximately 1 in 4000 pediatric admissions • Occurring almost entirely
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Nursing 120 Study Guide Urinary Elimination 1) Kidneys – The left kidney is higher than the right kidney due to the position of the liver. Filters waste products of metabolism that collect in the blood. They remove waste from the blood to form urine. The kidneys maintain balance between retention and excretion of fluids ( play key role in fluid and electrolyte balance). The normal adult urine output is 1200 to 1500 ml/ day. An output less than 30 ml/hr indicates possible circulatory‚ blood volume
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assessment on was bladder cancer. Bladder cancer is when cells in the urinary bladder lining starts to divide uncontrollably and are no longer able to control their growth. A mass of cells form from an abnormal growth causing tumors. According to the American Cancer Society or (ACS) bladder cancer is the 6th most common cancer in the United States. They approximate that over 54‚300 people will be diagnosed in 2014 and cause more than 12‚400 deaths. The purpose of your urinary bladder is to store urine
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Risk factors include preoperative urinary tract infection‚ entry into gastrointestinal organs‚ entry into kidney parenchyma or collecting system‚ and postoperative renal hematoma. Adequate irrigation‚ prophylactic antibiotics‚ and surgical drain placement minimize the risk of abscess formation
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