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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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Time It Takes Time Of Death
1,266 wordsOne of the first things that happens after death is that the temperature in the body starts to drop. Before the temperature in the body core drops, a temperature gradient must be established from the outside to the core. After this gradient has become established the body temperature will drop with a theoretically predictably rate. This fact can be used to estimate time of death. Even if one succeeds in predicting when the temperature of the body core was 37 degrees Celsius, one has to remember ...
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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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Skeletal Muscles Smooth Muscles
613 wordsMuscular System The human muscular system is made up of over 600 connecting muscles. All of the muscles work together in sync to make your body move in several different ways. None of the body systems can work without muscles and your muscles can't work without your other body systems so that means that all of your body systems need each other to work and make your body function correctly. Your muscles need protein, nutrients, and oxygen to move and work. Then the circulatory system carries thos...
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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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Problems And Treatment Of Peptic Ulcer Disease
1,624 wordsPeptic ulcers are open sores or raw areas in the lining of the stomach (gastric ulcer) or upper part of the small intestine (duodenal ulcer). They result when the bacterium, Helicobacter pylori attaches itself to the lining of the stomach. Another cause of peptic ulcers are nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen. The bacteria or NSAIDs weaken the protective mucus coating of the stomach and small intestines. This process allows acid to get through to the sensitive lining...
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Abdominal Pain Older Adults
1,519 wordsWhat is Crohns Disease? Crohns disease is a chronic inflammatory disease of the intestines. It primarily causes ulcerations in the small and large intestines, but can effect the digestive system anywhere between the mouth and the anus. It is named after the physician who examined the disease in a landmark paper written in 1932. It is also called Morbus Crohns, Granulomatous enteritis, Regional enteritis, or Terminal ileitis. The disease is found in equal frequency in men and women, and usually e...
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Organ Donation Second Chance
1,723 words... loved ones organs away without asking. But statistics shows, when hospitals ask for the organs, the majority of the people say no. So how else are we going to get more organs? I would have not have a problem with a hospital grabbing a few organs from a family member without asking, just as long as they didnt take so much that there couldnt be an open casket funeral. I would also not have a problem if the hospital took my entire body and divided it up into dozens of pieces. That would actuall...
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Red Blood Cells Vitamin B 12
1,112 wordsVitamin B 12 Vitamin B 12, scientifically known as coba lamin, has specific chemical structure and characteristics which qualify as a water-soluble vitamin. However, unlike the other water-soluble vitamins it is not disgorged quickly in the urine, but accumulates in the liver, kidney and other body tissues. Therefore, only after 5 or 6 years of B 12 insufficient diet the vitamin deficiency can be adequately distinguished. Vitamin B 12 serves as a methyl donor and cooperates with folic acid in pr...
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Lots Of Fibre Dietary Fibre Colon
523 wordsWe share many experiences with the kings of old: pastries, for instance, and home entertainment and vacation trips to far-off lands. Ancient-day common folk knew nothing of such things. Then again, they werent constipated We are. Not all of us, of course. But enough Canadians so that some doctors call our a constipated society. And even if youre not constipated, your present day diet may be leading you to more serious complaints like disorders of the large intestine or colon. These, too, were af...
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Soluble Vitamins Fat Soluble
710 wordsVitamins In the early 20 th century the discovery of vitamins began. Today there is a chance that there are some vitamins that are still undiscovered. The definition of vitamin is: one of several substances necessary for animal nutrition, and occurring in minute quantities in natural foods; numerous types have been distinguished, and designated by the letters of the alphabet. Each and every living animal needs vitamins to grow and be healthy. Since the human body can t produce vitamins naturally...
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Cancer Has Spread Lymph Nodes
2,318 wordsWhat Colon Cancer Colon Cancer What is the disease? Colon and rectal cancer develop in the digestive tract, which is also called the gastrointestinal, or GI, tract. The digestive system processes food for energy and rids the body of solid waste matter (fecal matter or stool). Colon cancer and rectal cancer have many features in common. Sometimes they are referred to together as colorectal cancer. Over 95 % of colorectal cancers are ad eno carcinomas. These are cancers of the glandular cells that...
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Bodys Immune System Al 1996 P
1,480 wordsAn Crohns Disease CROHNS DISEASE An inflammatory bowel disease is characterized by intermittent and recurrent abdominal pain associated with ulceration in bowel function. Inflammatory bowel disease is a group of chronic disorders that cause inflammation or ulceration in the small and large intestines. Most often, inflammatory bowel disease is classified as ulceration colitis or Crohns disease but may be referred to as colitis, enteritis, ileitis, or proc titis (Crohns disease-website). Crohns di...
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Cystic Fibrosis Endoplasmic Reticulum
717 wordsCystic Fibrosis Commonly found in young children, Cystic Fibrosis is an inherited disease that is caused by a genetic disorder. The disease originates in the production of a critical protein that transports chloride ions from one place to another called a cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR). The DNA of an infected person is missing three building blocks called nucleotides causing the CFTR protein to be missing one amino acid called phenylalanine. Normally, a healthy CFTR p...
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Vitamins And Minerals Balanced Diet
313 wordsExplain why digestion of large food molecules is essential o Large food molecules must be digested as they are crucial to our bodies. We would die if we could not digest them Explain the needs for enzymes in digestion o Enzymes are 3 D globular proteins. They increase the rate of reaction though they are not part of the reaction. They lower the activation energy i. e. the amount of energy needed for reaction to occur. Biological Catalysts State the source, substrate and optimum pH for one of eac...
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Hydrochloric Acid Small Intestine
580 wordsIt is in the mouth, that the Thanksgiving feast begins its journey through the fabulous digestive system. It is here that the lips, cheeks and tongue, carefully position the food that the teeth will chew. This chewing process breaks up the food, this being a part of mechanical digestion. While the teeth grind up the turkey and tasty stuffings, the salivary glands begin emitting enzymes, these enzymes being contained in saliva. This saliva helps to dissolve some foods, and adds mucus to make the ...
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Bodys Immune System Health Care Professionals
1,883 wordsInflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a group of chronic disorders that cause inflammation or ulceration in the small and large intestines. Most often IBD is classified as ulcerative colitis or Crohns disease but may be referred to as colitis, enteritis, ileitis, and proc titis. Ulcerative colitis causes ulceration and inflammation of the inner lining of a couple of really bad places, while Crohns disease is an inflammation that extends into the deeper layers of the intestinal wall. Ulcerative col...
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Physically Fit Blood Pressure
798 wordsMrs. Boss Personal Peak Conditioning Viper Mrs. Boss Personal Health and Fitness 14 February 1997 Peak Conditioning Peak conditioning is a three way balance between nutrition, fitness, and recuperation are key elements for staying physically fit and healthy. Nutrition helps keep the internal body healthy as well as the mind. Fitness keeps the out side healthy by building muscle and endurance and keeps the inside functioning and working properly. Recuperation allows the body to recover from the h...
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Don T Understand Number Of People
1,938 wordsShould Organs Be Taken From The Dead Without Prior Written Consent Of The Deceased Or Consent Of The Family? Within the last few decades, one of the most amazing medical advances has been the ability to give organ transplants (Newkirk 11). Gary Newkirk states in Modern Medicine that these medical events are a bittersweet experience, since in many instances someone s untimely death facilitates the survival of someone else (Newkirk 11). The Pope John Paul II says organ donation is a genuine act of...
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