A Good Heart

For example, for a kidney transplant the donator needs to be age 65 or younger, of good health, normal blood pressure, and normal blood and urine testes. If someone wants to being a living donor and they have someone in mind that they want to donate to, they must have the same blood type along with the same antigens in their blood, or…

the patient more information about and teach about how to prevent these diseases. I will also give information on all other diseases seen, but go into more details for the more common diseases. As for now, the patient seems generally healthy and in good shape, it…

INTRODUCTION Lovastatin is a statin drug that decreases the total cholesterol level in patients diagnosed with hypercholesterolemia. The drug aims to prevent serious cardiovascular diseases such as heart attack due to blockage of arteries. Lovastatin acts as a competitive inhibitor for the HMG-CoA reductase enzyme in catalyzing the conversion of HMG-CoA to mevalonate, (Alberts, 1998). The drug is also hydrolyzes in vivo to active form β-hydroxyl acid, (Katz, 2005) and was recently researched on…

many ties to long term effects that stress can have. The effects that stress can have on the body can very well be both mental and physical. It’s not a good feeling having to tell someone no, howev-er, considering how great of an impact it will have on someone once they’ve said “yes” one too many times. Keep in mind, it is good to help others, good deeds truly are a blessing. How-ever, honestly consider…

perfusion to any part of the brain causing cell death. If the blockage is formed in the arteries that supply blood to the brain this is known as cerebral thrombosis. In cerebral embolism the clot forms in some other part of the body, usually the heart. The clot or part of it breaks loose and traveled through the bloodstream to the brain causing the blockage. The amount of death and the location of the tissue affected will determine how severally the body is affected (Ignatavicius and Workman,…

DNA Dispatch The Good Condemned Labz has created a supplement that contains nitric oxide to dilate the blood vessels. This allows for greater amounts of oxygen to reach the muscles and promote faster bulking up. The product is supposed to make it possible for you to…

When producing energy, the liver releases sugar to convert it to energy. But if this sugar is not absorbed and converted, it can cause you to develop type 2 Diabetes, which is when your body… It can also leads to heart burn and existing ulcers to act up. It can also can cause vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, and constipation because food is not being digested properly. Most likely you have experienced neck and back aches when you are stressed. This, again, is preparing…

The most intriguing patient during my time at Decatur General Hospital was a man who was admitted with rhabdomyolysis. The patient is a 68-year-old male with a significant past medical history of hip fractures, decubitus ulcers along with sepsis, alcohol abuse, acute blood loss anemia, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), and nicotine abuse. The patient was transferred to Decatur General Hospital Emergency Room from his previous rehabilitation center due to progressively getting weaker and…

My heart is pounding out of my chest. “Oh, no, please not now!” I start sweating and feel very claustrophobic. I look around and nothing out of the ordinary is happening but there is something very wrong. “Why is this happening?” I try taking deep breaths. Inhale for three seconds, hold, then exhale slowly. It’s official. I am in the middle of a full fledged panic attack. To say that a person would be lucky never having experienced this, would be an understatement. The first time it happened…

body and mind. One common misconception that people have is that these valuable items can be gained simply from consuming dark chocolate. Sadly, this is not true and while dark chocolate can taste fantastic, it is actually cocoa flavanols that are good for you and they are not found at the level needed in dark chocolate in order for them to be beneficial. What are Cocoa Flavanols? Currently, there is a strong case being made by scientists and nutritionists everywhere encouraging us all to eat…