Acetylcholine

1. Definition of Asthma: Asthma is one of the most common type of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). A COPD is a type of disease or disorder to which the airway is affected and causes breathing to be slowed or forced. Asthma is a type of COPD that causes the airway to become inflamed and to be hypertensive (increased pressures in the blood vessels in the airway) due to any internal or external stimuli. The system that is closely associated with asthma is the respiratory system. The…

When a signal is sent from the brain through the spinal cord and peripheral nerves to the neurotransmitter junction, the muscle is activated. When that happens, it releases chemical acetylcholine and triggers a series of events that cause muscles to contract. The muscle fiber membrane contains a group of proteins that are called dystrophinglycoprotein complex. This prevents damage when muscle fibers contract and relax. Muscular dystrophy…

*Beep beep beep* As I managed to partially open my groggy eyes I was acutely aware of the machines at my bedside tables pumping fluids into me. My body felt as if it was covered in lead. While I was blinking to clear my vision I heard a voice, as though it was underwater. It was a doctor telling my parents what they already knew. His voice continually punctuated by the sounds of the machines keeping me alive. My arm twitched, the sharp needle was uncomfortably cold against my feverish skin.…

The brain, like most body organs, is vulnerable to damage from the consumption of alcohol (Oscar–Berman & Marinkovic, 2004). Alcohol, unlike most other drugs with abuse potential has no identified target receptor in the brain (Stanford, 2009). Alcohol affects numerous neurotransmitter systems through its action on the membranes of neurons (Stanford, 2009). The probability of brain damage and related neurobehavioral deficits from alcohol consumption differs among individuals (Oscar–Berman &…

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis also known as, ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. Breaking down the disease into Greek language “A” means no, “Myo” refers to one’s muscles, and “Trophic means no nourishment to the muscles. Lateral identifies the part of the person’s spinal cord where the nerve cells that report to and control muscles are located and Sclerosis means scarring. These translations give people a…

According to the Center for Disease Control’s National Health and Nutrition Education Survey, in 1959, 13% of adult Americans were overweight or obese. In 2010 that figure had climbed to 69.9% (CDC/NHANES, 2011). Obesity, a risk factor for diabetes, heart disease, cancer, and stroke has reached epidemic proportion in the United States. It continues to increase across the population regardless of age, education, or socioeconomic level. In 1972 Michael Jacobson, the director of the American…

Dr. Gregory House is a 55-year-old single man; he lives in an apartment by himself and is the head of Diagnostic Medicine at Princeton-Plainsboro Teaching Hospital. Dr. Houses’ father was abusive in some instances he would make House take a cold bath and sleep outside thus leading to a very strained relationship between the two. Additionally, Dr. Houses ' relationship with his mother was tainted by her cheating on his father. In his mid-30’s, Dr. House suffered an infarction in his leg…

Ubiquitin-conjugating partners of CHIP: In section 3, after " fate of substrates": E2’s are the family of enzymes, having highly conserved ubiquitin conjugating domains. These enzymes, in combination with E3s, play an important role in determining the fate of substrate proteins by selecting a lysine residue on which ubiquitin moiety must be added. In section 3, after Murata, et al. 2003: An in vitro study has shown that CHIP, with the aid of UbcH5 and UbcH6, two other E2s, can efficiently…

Newcastle Place Care Plan C.A. Each patient is a unique individual with their own story. Since every patient is different, their plans of care should be different as well. The theme of providing client-centered care has been followed from the time when nursing began until now. The nurse’s duty is to develop a plan of care, which is an organized way for the nurse to generate sufficient and specific care for the patient. This paper addresses my client’s needs at Newcastle Place, as well as the…

Dementia is defined as a group of symptoms affecting memory, thinking, and social abilities severely enough to interfere with daily functioning (Mayo, 2016). This disease is so much more than normal age-related changes. Dementia itself is not a disease, but a general term for loss of memory and other mental abilities that impact daily life. Diseases such as Alzheimer’s, Lewy body Dementia, Vascular Dementia, and Parkinson’s Disease, are a few examples of diseases that cause dementia. Education…