Bone marrow

Chapter 1 Atherosclerosis Structure of the normal artery: Cell types composing the normal artery: Endothelial Cells: The endothelial cell (EC) of the arterial intima constitutes an important contact surface with blood. It plays an important role in vascular homeostasis. This blood compatibility is due to presences of heparan sulfate proteoglycan molecules on the surface of the EC. These molecules can serve as a cofactor for antithrombin III, which inhibit thrombin. The surface of the EC also…

Sorry to hear about what happened, but don’t let it get you down! I heard that you’re apprehensive about the stem cell therapy your doctor was pitching to you, and well, it sounds like it has real promise. There was even a paralyzed man who regained his ability to walk after a knife attack separated his spinal column. He owes his recovery to a pioneering procedure that implanted stem cells from his nose and nerve cells from his ankles to his spinal cord. I really believe that jumping on this…

First, the reason we should publicly fund the embryonic research is because we would be able to have a regulated research to prevent the worst. In a Vanderbilt article “Funding the Future: Embryonic Stem Cell Research” it says “the opportunity to clearly define regulations for ethical research”(Stan/2017/Vanderbilt/“Funding the Future: Embryonic Stem Cell Research”). This quote proves that the research can lead to health benefits. In an NPR article “Stem Cell Research: An NPR Special Report” it…

Bowel cancer is the term used for a cancerous tumour that presents itself in the large bowel and can go by other names such as colon or rectal cancer depending on where it starts from, it also includes rectal cancer. It can also present itself in the small intestine. Around 1 in 20 people residing in the United Kingdom will develop a form of bowel cancer and about 40,000 cases of bowel cancer are diagnosed each year. There are four sections to the bowel in which cancer can develop in any of them…

suspected. Part II: Choose two modalities which you DID NOT write about for Part I. Compare/contrast different modalities for steps and patient care. Your comparison can be written as a bulleted list or table. (10 points, as detailed below) CT and Bone Densitometry: Comparisons:  The patient is changed into a gown  The patient lies down on a…

automatically sink into our stomachs. Now, imagine you are just a child and your parents are told you have Osteosarcoma. This is a type of cancer that is most commonly found in those between the ages of 10 to 20 years old, and often found in the long bones of the body; thigh, shin, or humerus (“Types of Childhood Cancer” 2015). Keep in mind that the cancer can vary with each child. Osteosarcoma can be detected by a child being in severe pain and the parents taking them to the doctors. The pain…

Blood cultures have always been a critical tool in the management of life-threatening conditions like septicemia, enteric fever, infective endocarditis, brucellosis etc. Manual or conventional blood cultures were performed by inoculating large volumes of blood into nutrient broth or biphasic media and repeated subcultures were performed to detect growth. Automated blood culture systems were introduced in early 1970’s. Today there are wide variety of systems available in the market. These have…

Osteosarcoma? Osteosarcoma is a type of cancer of the bones. It is the most common type of cancer in children and teens. This cancer begins most often in the wide ends of a long bone, or femur, tibia, upper, lower legs, humorous the upper arm, it can also spread to the lungs and skull. It is primary called bone cancer, and when it is spread to another site it is called secondary or metastatic bone cancer. There are several types of bone cancer which includes. Chondrosarcoma, cancer of the…

How to discuss a child’s transplant with siblings. Telling you child’s siblings that their brother or sister needs a transplant can be difficult. Remember to be open an honest with your children as they will sense if you are holding back information. If your children are similar ages you may want to tell them together, otherwise it may be best to tell them separately so you can tailor the discussion to be age appropriate. Explain to the your child’s siblings the diagnosis and the treatment.…

Tumor describes an abnormal growth of body cells due to an excessive cell proliferation. An excessive cell proliferation refers to a sudden, rapid and extreme expansion or procreation of body cells, which are the basic units of all living things. (1,2,3). According to Cancer Research UK, in 2012, 14 million new cases and 8, 2 million deaths reported from global tumors (4). Generally, the human body consists of millions of cells that grow, split and die in a tightly organized procedure. Normally,…