Alcoholic liver disease

Cirrhosis: A Scarring Disease of the Liver Cirrhosis is a progressive disease, it gradually develops over numerous years, in anticipation of stopping liver function. Muir’s (2015) stated “Cirrhosis is a form of chronic liver disease (CLD) resulting from sustained liver damage from several causes, including viral infection, autoimmune disorders, cholesteric and metabolic disease (e.g., nonalcoholic fatty liver diseases [NAFLD]), or heavy alcohol use” (p. 1822). The liver is the largest solid…

A sizzling pan is pictured as we hear, “This is drugs. This is your brain on drugs. Any questions?” The egg is cracked and cooks over the heat. This commercial has been etched in my memory since childhood. The issue of legalizing drugs has been debated even longer. Gore Vidal wrote his article “Drugs: Case for Legalizing Marijuana” in The New York Times in 1970, a full 17 years before the aforementioned commercial hit the television airwaves. Vidal’s piece was ahead of its time, but still…

system performs many functions removing waste, products from the blood and regulating the bodies fluid, electrolytes, acid balance and producing a hormone call erythropoietin, which regulates blood cells formation. The urinary system helps detoxify the liver and certain compounds making glucose during times of starvation. The functions are all carried by the organs of the urinary system, mainly the kidneys. Other organs in the urinary system of the ureter, the urinary bladder and urethra.…

group of organs that convert food into energy to feed the entire body. The alimentary is made up of the pharynx, esophagus, stomach, small intestines, and large intestines. Organs of the digestive system include the teeth, tongue, salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, and pancreas. In the digestive system it all begins with the mouth. Inside the mouth are many organs that help the food to be chopped up and swallowed . Teeth chop food into small pieces, which are moistened by saliva before the…

because it blocks the final step of acid production. This result is dose-related and leads to inhibition of both basal and gastric acid secretion regardless of stimuli. Prilosec was prescribed for L.G. to treat his symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Prilosec is frequently prescribed…

properly and one of the diseases that affect the system. 2.0 What does the system an its organs do The digestive system…

Hepatitis A is a virus that attacks the liver and makes it inflammed. It is a mild- severe illness Hepatitis A can cause fever, nausea, diarrhea, jaundice, fatigue, abdominal pain and loss of appetite. Symptoms of Hepatitis A can occur two to seven weeks after coming in contact with the virus…

In the United States, 80 people are diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes every day (“About Us”). The disease is the result of the autoimmune destruction of insulin-producing cells in the pancreas(“Gene Therapy for…”). The pancreas can no longer produce insulin to respond to glucose; this means the glucose can no longer be used for energy, and the person experiences irregular glucose levels (Schneider). There is no cure. Insulin injections are the only effective treatment, and they must be given…

administered. At the end of phase one, the safe dosage and the best route to administer drug will be set. Phase two is similar to phase one. The difference is that in this phase, the researchers recruit a small group of people who has suffered from the disease which the drug is supposed to effect on. At the end of phase two, the effective dosage and its interval will be determined. In phase three, the researchers…

mixture. Then the pyloric sphincter opens to allow food to pass from the stomach to the small intestine. Duodenum- The duodenum connects the stomach to the small intestine. Partially digested food from the stomach gets digested in it. Bile from the liver and gallbladder,…