Abscess

To understand KBs diagnoses of pancreatitis it is first important to understand the function of the pancreas. The pancreas works as both an exocrine and endocrine gland. The endocrine portion of the pancreas includes the production of Insulin from beta cells, and glucagon from alpha cells which are released into the bloodstream to help regulate blood sugars.1 The pancreas works as an exocrine organ by secreting digestive enzymes that are released into the duodenum through the common bile duct…

brain and then replaced after surgery. A craniotomy may be performed for many reasons including clipping or reconstructing an aneurysm, extracting blood or blood clots from a leaking vessel, removing abnormal masses of arteries and veins, draining abscess, mending skull fractures, repairing a tear in the lining of the brain (the dura mater), removing damaged or swollen areas caused by traumatic injury or stroke, treating epilepsy, installing devices to treat Parkinson’s disease or dystonia,…

diverticulosis. However, when stool or undigested food is trapped in these small pouches and bacteria accumulate, it can lead to inflammation and a condition called diverticulitis. Acute diverticulitis can cause symptoms and lead to complications such as abscess formation, perforation, peritonitis, and…

Microbes - bacteria, archaea, fungi, algae, protozoa and viruses - have been around for at least 3,500 million years and were the only life forms on Earth for most of that time. Microbiology is the study of these small organisms. A microorganism or microbe is an organism that is microscopic. The development of the microscope, along with the observations of various scientists, led to the discovery of microorganisms. It is thanks to Van Leeuwenhoek who is largely credited with the discovery of…

dialysis treatments. This patient has several missing teeth, large restorations on all posterior teeth, crowns and root canals. Currently she has a broken crown on tooth number twenty that is asymptomatic. She also presents with symptoms of a possible abscess on tooth number thirteen with a pustule and is symptomatic on occasion. Tooth number twenty-eight has an apical radiolucency apparent on her most recent radiographs. This patient does have traumatic occlusion possibly due to rotations on…

In the universe, humanity uses power selfishly and greedily with the desire to attain fulfilment. Selfishness and greed are connecting to each other inextricably. “One of These Days” is a narrative written by Gabriel Garcia Marquez. It talked about the conflicts between the middle class and the politician. Epitaph for the Race of Man is a sequence of eighteen sonnets which was written by Edna St. Vincent Millay. The whole series of sonnets tell from the beginning of the earth to the end of the…

These were my tenth (11/12) and eleventh (11/13) shifts following Meagan on the medical/surgical floor at Rady Children’s Hospital. On Thursday, November 12th, I followed Meagan from 0930 to 2230 while she worked as the resource nurse. This was a new and different experience compared to following her as a normal nurse on the floor and even as the charge nurse. For most of the day, we watched other nurses’ patients so that they could go on break or accomplish other major tasks for their patients,…

Given examples include fracture reduction, laceration repair and abscess drainage, burn debridement, central line placement, and tube thoracostomy. Levels of sedation are also detailed in the guidelines. In these guidelines ketamine is described in terms of procedural, dissociative and deep sedation. Procedural sedation…

“As of September 14, 2016, Britannica.com listed on its website. . . Karl Heinrich Marx a revolutionary, historian, sociologist, and economist was born May 5th 1818 in the city Trier located in Rhine, Prussia. Marx was the oldest boy of nine children. In 1835 attended the University of Bonn for a year then went to Berlin to study philosophy and law. Eight years later Marx married Jenny von Westphalen who was smart and attractive to the eye. Jenny came from a family that was highly educated and…

Crohn’s disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) characterized by inflammation of the digestive or gastrointestinal tract. Crohn’s can affect any part of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus, but is more commonly found at the end of the small intestine where it joins the beginning of the large intestine (or colon). It can also affect an individual’s eyes, skin, and joints. Interestingly, the incidence and prevalence of Crohn’s disease is high in industrialized…