Pancreatitis Acute pancreatitis refers to the inflammation of the pancreas‚ an organ that lies in the back of the mid-abdomen. The function of the pancreas is to produce digestive juices and certain hormones‚ including insulin. Although the etiology and pathogenesis is unknown‚ the disease has been intensively investigated for centuries. Acute pancreatitis is usually a mild disease that does not lead to complications and requires only minor medical care. However a small population‚ about 20 percent
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An ocular disease that affects the middle layer of the eye is Glaucoma. It damages the optic nerve fibers‚ when each fiber is damaged it creates a bigger damage‚ malfunction to no function of the optic nerve. Ultimately‚ once the entire optic nerve is damaged peripheral blindness results. High intraocular pressure is in great part what contributes to the damage caused by Glaucoma. Although high intraocular pressures indicate Glaucoma‚ thick corneas can also make the pressures seem high. Resting
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Statins for High Cholesterol Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the U.S.‚ and people with higher cholesterol are at higher risk for heart attacks. There’s good evidence that people who already have heart disease benefit from cholesterol-lowering medications‚ or statins. Among those people‚ statin treatment reduces risk of heart attack and may prolong life. Despite research that has included tens of thousands of people‚ there is no evidence that taking statins prolongs life‚ although
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Home Care Assistance and Blood Clots The body is designed to protect itself. One of the keys to this protection is the blood’s ability to clot. Every time a person is cut‚ scratched‚ or needs to heal from a wound‚ they should rejoice that their blood has the ability to clot and stop the bleeding. Sometimes‚ a blood vessel inside the body will be injured and the blood will clot inside the body. Other times‚ blood will pool in a vein due to improper blood circulation‚ and the stagnant blood will clot
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Atrial Septal Defect Only 1‚966 people our born with atrial septal defect (A.S.D.) each year. That is less than the amount of people in columbus by a huge margin. That does not mean it is not serious disorder. This is when there is an opening in the wall between the heart. This disorder can cause over flowing blood in the lungs and problems pumping blood through the body. These can lead to right side heart failure. Atrial Septal Defect is a rare disease‚ to get a full grasp on the subject you must
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Initially we were presented with a 26 year old business executive presenting with many of the symptoms of a hiatal hernia. These include heartburn‚ especially after meals‚ a dull pain behind the sternum‚ Pain in the back‚ jaws‚ shoulder and inner arms can also be noticed and physical activity or lying flat can agitate his pain. Additionally his postprandial (or pain after meals) was accompanied by belching (homer simpson slide) Hiatal hernias occur when a segment of the stomach protrudes through
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For our third week of clinical‚ my group and I presented on the topics of heart attack stroke‚ and heart disease at DOF. As a group‚ we were able to inform the group of men‚ with information that they would be able to think about and remember as they continue on with their lives. After DOF‚ we headed to Goodwill. As we spent time with the clients at Goodwill‚ I hanged out at one of the tables‚ where I spent some time looking at semi-truck photos with a client. It was nice spending some time with
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Global guidewires market is expected to reach USD 2‚197.2 million by 2020‚ according to a new study by Grand View Research‚ Inc. Growing prevalence of target diseases coupled with growing geriatric population base is expected to drive guidewire demand over the next six years. Technology innovation across various product segments‚ in terms of flexibility‚ tip retention etc. is also expected to boost market demand by catering to the requirements of healthcare practitioners. Coronary guidewires dominated
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The Passout challenge ‚ played by many teens tweens and sometimes children it can be young as 6-7 but most children first tried the game at about 14 years of age. This Game can be called by many things: the passout challenge‚ hangman‚ fainting challenge ‚ sleeper ‚ blackout‚ funky chicken‚ space monkey‚ flat liner‚ tingling and suffocation roulette‚ the names vary but the most common would be called the pass out challenge. This is important topic to us because we have played it and we know the negative
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Wellness Concepts Final 1. aerobics exercise in the presence of oxygen 2. aids hiv infected person reaches below cd4+ 200 3. anabolic steroid synthetic hormone like testosterone 4. anaerobic exercise with the absence of oxygen 5. angina pectoris chest/arm pain from reduced oxygen supply to the heart anorexia nervosa eating disorder‚ starving himself to death anxiety state of apprehension with a compulsion to do something your energy expenditure
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