Albumin

gastrointestinal symptoms, and perform a physical examination to evaluate the liver. Blood work is performed to test a liver panel which includes aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), bilirubin, alkaline phosphatase, and albumin. The albumin and bilirubin levels show how the liver is functioning and the (AST and ALT) reflects the amount of inflammation in the liver (Fabry & Narasimhan, 2007). Blood work is also received for the presence of hepatitis C antibodies. “A…

either to propose a non-invasive method or to narrow the practice of using endoscopy only to high-risk patients. The non-invasive methods include: platelet count, spleen diameter measurement, ratio of the platelet count to the spleen size, serum albumin level, and lower esophageal wall thickness (8, 9). Since less invasive methods cannot substitute endoscopy, determining whether clinical or laboratory parameters could detect the presence of large esophageal varices has become a matter of…

unknown concentrations of compounds.1 With that being said, the purpose of this experiment is to spectroscopically assess the concentration of varying DNA and protein solutions. In order to do this, a series dilution will be prepared from bovine serum albumin (BSA) and distilled water. Next, a spectrophotometer, an apparatus that measures the intensity…

Wilson's disease (WD) is an inherited disorder affecting copper metabolism. The first known case was described by Dr Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson in 1912,(1) and after that, studies have revealed many of its associated biochemical disturbances(2) and genetic abnormalities. The physical aspect of the disease affects mostly the live and the brain A distinguishable feature of WD is that medical therapy can be used to treat patients without symptoms as well as patients already suffering from the…

Background In 2014, the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) and European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) published a new set of practice guidelines for Hepatic Encephalopathy (Vistrup et al., 2014). These guidelines define Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) as “a brain dysfunction caused by liver insufficiency and/or portosystemic shunting, and manifests as a wide spectrum of neurological/psychiatric abnormalities ranging from subclinical alterations to coma”…

meantime, as I was interested to research I get admitted as a thesis student at Masters of .Pharmacy class. At this level I have done my thesis project titled as “Interaction of Dextromethorphan Hydrobromide with Deoxyribonucleic acid and Bovine serum albumin measured by fluorescent quenching method”. I am really enthusiastic to publish my thesis paper in a scientific journal…

22 ml/kg, depending on how much the veterinarian desires to increase the patient’s volume of red blood cells to the total volume of blood.3 Fresh whole blood is composed of red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets and all coagulation factors, albumin and immunoglobulins. When it is necessary for a patient to receive several blood components, or when they have lost more than 50% of their total blood volume, then whole blood is…

Clostridium Difficile comes from the genus clostridium and forms gram positive rods that form anaerobic spores. Clostridium difficile (C. Diff) is better known as the etiological agent causing a condition called “Enterocolitis” (pseudomembranous enterocolitis) which is caused by a bacterium that inflames the colon. Pseudomembranous enterocolitis is an acute case of inflammation with a plaque like adhesion of necrotic debris and mucous adhered to the damaged superficial mucosa of the intestine.…

The purpose of the Benedict’s test was to identify if the food samples and unknowns contained simple sugars. In the sugar, is a ketone or an aldehyde which will reduce copper (II) ions to copper (I) ions (Areda, 2017). This must be done by heating the food sample and Benedict’s solution. The copper will be oxidized resulting in a brown-orange color (Areda, 2017). Thus, if a sample is positive for simple sugars the color will change from a light blue to colors of green, yellow, orange, brown or…

First I conduct an assessment on the child. In doing so, I will examine the objective nutritional parameters including height, body weight, MAC, triceps skinfold thickness(TSF),arm muscle circumference(AMC),albumin and many other more. In managing the case the guardian was advised to feed the child with vitamin D rich foods, calcium and phosphorus foods. To obtain vitamin D, I will instruct the guardian should expose the child to sunlight, a natural source…