Thyroid

Some kids are army brats, some kids are marine brats, some are navy brats… I, on the other hand, am a garage brat. My parents opened their own automotive repair business upon learning that my mother was pregnant. This business would expand into a towing company. Not surprisingly, my first memory is being in a truck. I was just two years old, and I was seated between my parents. This was before my parents abandoned their favorite hobby, drag racing, in order to be dedicated entrepreneurs. We…

impacts are that countless people lost everything such as their house, their possessions, and most importantly their love ones. Fukushima alone killed nearly 16,000 people. Many people died of radiation exposure, psychological traumas, cancer, and thyroid damage(Americans Donated More than $700 Million to Aid Japan after Quake-tsunami). Stanford researchers have determined that radiation may eventually cause anywhere from 15 to 1,300 deaths and from 24 to 2,500 cases of cancer, mostly in…

in the late stages this represents dermal collagen. L.S. is a clinical diagnosis, however a number of investigations may be helpful. Baseline blood tests such as FBC, U&Es and LFTs are useful in view of management. An autoantibody screen including thyroid function tests may be considered in screening for associated conditions. Low ferritin levels may cause pruritus mimicking or exacerbating features of L.S. Swabs may be sent for microbiology in erosive lesions to exclude superimposed herpes…

According to official website for Gatorade, Gatorade is the one of the most famous sports drinks, which was formulated in early summer of 1965 at the University of Florida College of Medicine to help football players to facilitate proper hydration. A private company obtained patent to sell the drink publically and started adding chemicals to processed Gatorade in 1969 (Newsmax Health, 2013). Soon after, Gatorade spread out athletic fields and it became the official sports drink of the NFL in…

volume. Some heart conditions such as bradycardia, heart valve problems, heart attack, and heart failure can cause this condition by preventing the body from responding fast enough for the heart to pump enough blood. Some endocrine problems such as thyroid problems, adrenal insufficiency, low blood sugar, and diabetes can assist in causing low blood pressure. There are also some nervous system disorders such as Parkinson's disease, multiple system atrophy, Lewy body dementia, pure autonomic…

“high energy beams, such as x-rays, to kill cancer cells.” The length of time that you receive radiation depends on how far along the cancer is and what stage you are on. Some rather serious risks of radiation are the symptoms “heart disease, stroke, thyroid problems… other forms of cancer, such as breast or lung cancer.” One last form of treatment is stem cell transplants. This treatment is generally only used if the lymphoma has returned. They take the stem cells in your bone marrow and use…

personal protective equipment used in radiography. During x-rays radiation exposure can be very dangerous to the human body. PPE is always necessary to prevent unnecessary exposure. Some of the personal protective equipment used include lead aprons, thyroid collars, lead glasses, and protective gloves. All of these PPE protect from scatter radiation and limit the radiation…

Stereotyping can happen in numerous ways. One very cruel way of stereotyping would be stereotyping a person for being overweight, people often stereotype other because of the belief they have learned from their parents or on their own. Discriminating against a fat person because one’s overweight can be seriously hurtful and demeaning thing.Calling someone a slob, Many people assume that the cause of being overweight are eating all day and hardly working out. Some people call overweight people…

Not only that, nicotine can also affect your thyroid hormones, pituitary hormones, sex hormones and adrenal hormones.It constricts blood vessels, increasing the blood pressure and stimulating the heart, and raises the blood fat levels. What the nicotine actually has, is it is all just poison if you…

ntroduction The parathyroid glands are four tiny glands located next to the thyroid gland in your neck. The glands release parathyroid hormone (PTH). Hypoparathyroidism is a condition in which not enough PTH is produced to keep levels of calcium, phosphorus, and vitamin D balanced in your body. The calcium levels in your blood and bones become too low, and the phosphorus levels get too high. What are the causes? This condition is caused by: Removal of or injury to your parathyroid glands as a…