Liver disease

1. What kind of a history do you need to gather on the geriatric population prior to ordering psychotropic medication? A full and complete Medical history is important to consider any co-morbid disease processes. Has the patient been treated for or diagnosed with any psychiatric disorders or diseases? Has the patient been compliant with treatment for medical or for psychiatric treatment? What type of treatment worked for the patient in the past? The possibility of a medical diagnosis…

treatments of Liver Cirrhosis. The case study is about a forty-two-year-old Simon who is an accountant, he is married with two teenage sons. Due to the stress of Simons job he unwinds at night with a drink or two or maybe three. He feels that his wife is nagging at him about his drinking but he feels that he has never been drunk. He noticed his bellying expanding and his clothes wouldn’t fit. Simon went to see his doctor there he was referred to a gastroenterologist and he was diagnosed with…

Analysis of the Molecular Basis of Wolman Disease Wolman disease is an autosomal recessive condition that is characterized as the complete deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme, lysosomal acid lipase (LAL).1 LAL is responsible for hydrolyzing triglycerides and cholesterol esters in the body that have been internalized via receptor mediated endocytosis.2,3 Therefore this enzyme functions inside the lysosome to carry out hydrolysis of lipids. Wolman disease is contracted by an estimated 1 out of 350…

of the liver, which was described for the first time in the 1950s by Jan G. Waldenström (Mieli-Vergani & Vergani, 2009). The exact cause of AIH is unknown (Czaja & Freese, 2002) and because of ambiguity in diagnosing the disease the exact incidence of AIH is difficult to quantify, but reported incidences range from one in 200,000 in the general population in the United States to twenty in 100,000 females in Spain (Mieli-Vergani & Vergani, 2009). Women have a higher incidence of the disease than…

autoimmune disease (when the immune system attacks and destroys healthy body tissues by mistake). However, genetics can also play a role in whether or not a person develops Cirrhosis. Exposure to toxic chemicals, smoking, and infections, can trigger or worsen Cirrhosis in those who are genetically more likely…

the organs of the digestive system is the liver which is placed in the right upper quadrant of the abdomen and plays a major role in the intermediary metabolism as it breaks down the fat, it produces bile acids and it is the key organ for detoxification. Liver diseases nowadays seem to be very common; especially in the Western world, it is estimated that 1 in every 10 adults suffers from a condition called cholelithiasis. Cholelithiasis is the disease in which gallstones form within the…

The topic of discussion that I have chosen for the webcast development assignment is the chronic disease of Hepatitis C (HCV). HCV is a disease that affects the liver and approximately 80% of the population has no idea they are infected with the disease. Complications of HCV do not occur until the terminal stages of end-stage liver disease. The rationale for selecting the topic of HCV and the disease process is to educate the population on taking the steps in being screened for HCV,…

Smoothie Cleanse Recipes for Your Liver What do you think about the words “detox” and “cleanse”? I know it makes some people roll their eyes. “You don’t need to detox,” they say, “your liver does it for you.” Actually, I always nod emphatically and agree! The purpose of a cleanse is to support the liver, the organ that purifies our body. And sure, a lot of detoxing happens without doing a thing. However, your lifestyle choices can directly impact how well your liver does its job. In general,…

In the United States, 80 people are diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes every day (“About Us”). The disease is the result of the autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas(“Gene Therapy for…”). The pancreas can no longer produce insulin to respond to glucose; this means the glucose can no longer be used for energy, and the person experiences irregular glucose levels (Schneider). There is no cure. Insulin injections are the only effective treatment, and they must be given…

Greed has caused many problems throughout American history. You can trace American greed from the beginning days when the colonists took land from Native Americans to owners of meatpacking companies forcing their employees to work in horrible conditions in the Progressive Era. One of the most prominent examples of greed in modern day United States is the issue of organ donation. Mahatma Gandhi once said,”There is a sufficiency in the world for man’s need but not for man’s greed.” Organ donation…