Blood-borne disease

The patient has an allergy to penicillin. The patient was admitted to OLOL Hospital with an admitting diagnosis of Encephalopathy and Alcohol intoxication. Ecephalopathy states that “Encephalopathy is condition caused by diseases that affect large portions of the brain. The disease may affect the function and/or the structure of the brain leading to a wide range of physical and mental symptoms. An altered mental state, such as confusion and sudden mood changes” (Woods, 2014).…

author is saying that this effect is what decreases swelling and redness (paragraph 12). According to the author’s research, aspirin’s antithrombotic qualities is what prevents and/or treats heart attacks and strokes by “inhibiting the clotting blood ability of blood platelets.” (paragraph…

Dorothea Lange’s “Unhealthy Lifestyle” demonstrates the unsanitary and unhealthy living conditions of the those who worked on a Migrant workers’ camp. The photograph shows an untidy migrant workers camp in Marysville,California with a man working on something. Other than the one man the place seems to be abandoned. All throughout the camp, there are small shacks, dead trees, and a bunch of scattered trash. In the distance, all that can be seen is more shacks and dead trees. Some of the shacks…

at life. That’s one chance to reach your goals and make your mark on the world. Everyone’s life should be enjoyed, however children with cancer don’t have enough time to reach their goals because of its small survival rate. Cancer is a devastating disease that effects more than the child fighting it, causing financial instability and sadness. Something needs to be done about it. The Make a Wish Foundation and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital are the only hope cancer patients have and…

Pancreatic cancer. A horrible cancer with a grim prognosis. For those few diagnosed early enough, a Whipple procedure may be their only chance at survival. This potentially life-saving surgery is a lengthy, complex, and invasive procedure requiring great training and expertise. Be that as it may, it was this operation that I found myself scrubbed into on my first day in the OR. Although I had been considering a career in surgery before, this experience was the pivotal moment confirming it was…

Research Question Cancer is a devastating disease for many individuals and families. In the United States, mortality rate of cancer is more than half a million in year 2014 and it is still rated as a second most common cause of death (American Cancer Society, 2015). Causes of cancer are contribution of numerous factors such as diet, lifestyle, certain types of infections, and environmental exposures. In specific, viral infections such as hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV)…

doctor when you first notice symptoms, your cancer might be diagnosed at an earlier stage, when treatment is more likely to be effective. The majority common symptoms of lung cancer are: • A cough that does not get away or gets worse • Coughing up blood or rust-colored sputum (spit or phlegm) • Chest pain that is often worse with deep…

The word acute means the disease progress quickly. Acute myelogenous is an aggressive form of blood cancer. Other names for acute myelogenous leukemia include acute myeloid, acute myelodblastic, acute granulocytic and acute non-lymphocytic. It can form a solid tumor called myeloid sarcoma or chloroma throughout the body. It is the second most common type of leukemia. Acute lymphocytic leukemia is when there are too many lymphoblasts in the blood and bone marrow. Subtypes of acute lymphocytic…

In the United States, 1 in 3 women dies from heart disease every year.1 Thus, heart disease is the number one killer of women compared to all cancers combined.1 It is reported that approximately 43 million women in the U.S are affected by heart disease, and about 90 percent of women have one or more risk factors for developing heart disease.1 More women die of heart attacks or other heart disease than men, and they are more likely to not get proper treatment compared to men. 2 This risk is even…

What is Cancer? Cancer is formed when malignant tumors are formed inside one’s body. Malignant tumors are defined as “ a term for diseases in which abnormal cells divide without control and can invade nearby tissues.” Quoted from https://www.cancer.gov/publications/dictionaries/cancer-terms/def/malignancy Tumors are also defined as a mass of tissues which also called lumps. These tumors are formed when the normal process of cells dividing itself was disrupted because normally, our body signals…