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Blood Flow Hepatitis B
826 wordsCirrhosis is a serious disease of the liver where scar tissue replaces normal healthy tissue, and affects the function and structure of the liver. Liver, which is the largest organ in the body, has a vital roles which are important to keep the body functioning well. Liver makes proteins and enzymes that regulate blood clotting. It also regulates cholesterol and stores the energy. In addition, the liver removes poisons from the blood. 30 % of cirrhosis's victims are diagnosed will remain alive fo...
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Hepatitis C Illegal Drugs
1,264 wordsMy uncle was not the only person to become infected with the hepatitis C virus, but in fact many people are presently struggling to keep it under control. Today four million Americans are infected with the hepatitis C virus and there are thirty thousand new cases of this virus found each year (Turkington 9). Hepatitis C takes ten thousand lives each year just in the United States, and without effective treatment the death rate is expected to triple in the next fifteen years (Turkington 9). Seven...
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Hydrogen Peroxide Degrees Celsius
539 wordsCatalase Which Is Found In The Liver' Introduction: Enzymes are biological catalysts. They speed up the chemical reactions which go on inside living things. Without them the reactions would be so slow that life would grind to a halt. Enzymes work by when a substrate molecule bumps into a molecule of the right enzyme, it fits into a depression on the surface of the enzyme molecule. This depression is called the active site. The reaction then takes place and the molecules of product leave the acti...
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Organ Transplantation Organ Donation
2,417 wordsHolistic Care Are we Treating the Patient or the Condition? Alesha M. Johnson, R. N. Jewish Hospital College of Nursing and Allied Health Nursing 4600 Conceptual Approach to Acute Care October 8, 1996 Holistic Care Are we Treating the Patient or the Condition? In todays fast-paced world where technology rules, the medical profession is also advancing. In 1991, 2, 900 liver transplants were performed in the United States while there were 30, 000 candidates for the procedure in the United States a...
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Heavy Drinking Alcohol Abuse
2,496 wordsHow Should The Medical Field Handle Patients How Should The Medical Field Handle Patients With Esld Caused By Alcohol Abuse In Regards To Liver Transplants? How should the medical field handle patients with end-stage liver disease (ESLD) caused by alcohol abuse in regards to liver transplants? This is the issue at hand within the writing of Alvin H. Moss and Mark Siegler, and the collective work of Carol Cohen and Martin Benjamin. Due to the scarcity of livers, the fact that they are a nonrenewa...
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Birth Control Pills Benign Tumors
2,111 wordsWhat is Cancer? Cancer is a group of many related diseases. All forms of cancer cause cells in the body to change and grow in an abnormal way. Normal body cells divide and grow in an orderly fashion. But cells changed by cancer can divide and grow out of control. This out-of-control-growth damages normal body tissues and disrupts the ability of organs to function, as they should. During the early years of a persons life, normal cells divide rapidly until adult size is reached. After that, normal...
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