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Research Has Shown Type Of Treatment
1,705 wordsAdmitting Diagnosis: Ca of the Duodenum W. F. is divorced and lives alone in a private dwelling. He has worked as a city bus driver for the past 10 yrs and plans to return to his job when he is able. W. F. also works part time as a carpenter with a friend doing custom carpentry after his day job ends. W. F. received support by regular visits from his girlfriend and family located in the city. Other family members live elsewhere but were in contact with him. W. F. was a pack / day smoker for appr...
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Cancer Has Spread Digestive Enzymes
1,149 wordsThe pancreas is a long narrow gland, which is part of both the digestive system and the endocrine system. This small organ is approximately six inches long and one inch thick. It is located in the upper abdomen and is attached to the duodenum, which is the upper part of the small intestine. It extends upward behind the stomach to the spleen. The pancreas is made up of two different types of tissue, the islets of Langerhans and acing cells. The pancreas has five sections: the wider end is called ...
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Blood Sugar Levels Kill Cancer Cells
1,114 words... x-rays are taken. These pictures aid the surgeon by helping he or she plan the operation. The final test is a laparoscopy. A surgeon guides a small camera through a half-inch incision in the abdomen. The organs in the abdomen can then be examined directly. This is done to find out if the pancreatic tumor has spread to other organs or structures. But what happens if your tumor cannot be surgically removed? There are three other forms of treatment other than surgery for pancreatic cancer. One ...
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White Blood Cells Cystic Fibrosis
920 wordsWHAT IS CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND WHO DOES IT AFFECT: Every year, 1, 000 children with cystic fibrosis are born in the United States. 1 in 3, 000 Caucasian babies have the disorder, making Cystic Fibrosis one of the most common lethal genetic diseases in Caucasians. Overall, there are 30, 000 Americans with Cystic Fibrosis, and an estimated 8 million people carry one copy of the defective gene that causes the disease. These carriers do not have symptoms of Cystic Fibrosis, because a person must inheri...
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Digestive Juices Interesting Facts
1,043 wordsName and Functions The part I researched, which has only one name, is the pancreas. The pancreas is an organ that produces digestive juices necessary to break down food. It also produces insulin and glucagons. Insulin and glucagons are two hormones needed to break down sugar and to regulate our metabolism. The pancreas provides a lot of power to the body. For example, it allows you to eat many foods and allows your body to feed your cells the energy they need. It also allows you to exercise with...
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Type I Diabetes Insulin Injections
1,472 wordsAbstract Diabetes is a disease that affects 18. 2 million people in the United States alone. This disease results when there is a high level of sugar in the blood for an extended period of time. It can be controlled by diet, exercise, pills and insulin injections. There are three main types of diabetes -- Type I, which affects primarily the younger population; Type II, which primarily affects the population above 40; and gestational diabetes, which affects women during the third trimester of the...
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Embryonic Stem Cells Petri Dishes
1,229 words... 2 day as compared with uh ES. No significant difference in insulin concentration was observed when incubation's were carried out at 5. 5 -mmol / l medium glucose concentration (15816 gU/ml, gU/ml, n = 6) or at a 25 -mmol / l ambient medium glucose concentration (146. 2 bn 22. 1 gU/ml, n = 6). (Assay et. al. , 2001) Method 2: As a result of their ability to differentiate into many different cell types, one can dissect the complex network of transcription factor genes regulating tissue-specifi...
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Blood Sugar Levels Gastrointestinal Tract
3,976 wordsDieteticWhipples Procedure Whipple? s Procedure Dietetic Intern 1996 Personal Data: Name: W. F. Date of Admission: Sept. 26 1996 Admitting Diagnosis: Ca of the Duodenum Age: 48 yrs Sex: M Ht: 180 cm Admission Wt: 77. 9 kg Attending Physician: Dr. G. Groot Social Hx: W. F. is divorced and lives alone in a private dwelling. He has worked as a city bus driver for the past 10 yrs and plans to return to his job when he is able. W. F. also works part time as a carpenter with a friend doing custom carp...
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Islets Of Langerhans Rats
420 wordsThree Toronto scientists have developed an organ transplant procedure that could, among its many benefits, reverse diabetes. The procedure was developed by Bernard Leibel, Julio Martin and Walter Zingg at the University of Toronto and the Hospital For Sick Children. The story of their work began in 1978, when they delved into research which had never before been tried. They wanted to determine if the success rate of organ transplants would increase if the recipient was injected with minute amoun...
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Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Hispanic Whites
2,204 wordsDiabetes mellitus is a group of diseases characterized by high levels of blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. Diabetes can be associated with serious complications and premature death, but persons with diabetes can take measures to reduce the likelihood of such occurrences. Most of the food we eat is turned into glucose, or sugar, for our bodies to use for energy. The pancreas, an organ that lies near the stomach, makes a hormone called insulin to h...
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Blood Sugar Level Type I Diabetes
1,955 wordsDiabetes is a Diabetes Diabetes Diabetes is a circumstance in which a break down occurs in the metabolism of the food into power for the human body. It is a serious disorder that effects millions and millions of people each year. The chief feature of diabetes is the lack of insulin. Diabetes is one of the oldest diseases known to this date. Since the Ancient days, scientist have made many medical discovers that helps treat diabetes. (Dolger and Seeman 14). There are two forms of diabetes, Type 1...
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Type I Diabetes People With Type
518 wordsDiabetes is a Diabetes DIABETES Diabetes is a chronic illness but it is not fatal. A chronic illness is classified as an illness with no cure and has symptoms that persist over a long period of time. Diabetes is not a fatal illness, except in a few rare and severe cases. It is one of the most common chronic illnesses that a person can get. About 16 million Americans have diabetes and diabetes is most common in Hispanics and native Americans. About 5 % (800, 000) have type I which only occurs in ...
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Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Johns Hopkins
1,713 wordsPED 540 Prof. Diabetes John Mclaughlin PED 540 Prof. Hager 3 / 10 / 00 Pledge: DIABETES In the United States, an estimated 16 million people have diabetes. Diabetes is a serious lifelong condition. Half the 16 million people who have diabetes do not even realize the condition exists and are not receiving treatment. 798, 000 people each year are diagnosed with diabetes. It occurs most often in adults, but it is also one of the most chronic disorder in children. It is estimated that 123, 000 child...
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Type Ii Diabetes Type I Diabetes
1,064 wordsDiabetes: The Silent Killer You sink into your oversized bean bag, tears flowing down your face. You just got back from the doctors office. Your test came back and you are the results are positive-your diabetes has been confirmed! You knew you had to be careful because your dad has it, but now you? Your life is falling apart. Just as you are about to break down crying again, your email system rings on your computer, You have mail. You open it, expecting junk mail, instead it is titled Diabetes. ...
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Insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus Kill Cancer Cells
1,741 wordsThe pancreas Pancreas The Pancreas The pancreas is located in the middle of the abdomen. It s surrounded by the stomach, small intestine, liver and spleen. It s about six inches long and shaped like a thin pear, wide at one end. It has three sections: wider right end is the head, the middle is the body and the left end is the tail. The pancreas has two functions; to make enzymes that help digest fats and proteins and the other, to produce insulin that controls the blood sugar level called glucos...
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