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    Mrs. Lee Case Study

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    diagnosis, prognosis, treatment options, and how the patient can benefit—if at all—from treatment” (Schumann JH, Alfandre D). Mrs. Lee was initially diagnosed with pneumonia, which was then found out to be caused by obstructing bronchial squamous cell carcinoma with lymph node and adrenal gland metastasis. Since the medical staff found the cause, it provided an option for treatment of intravenous…

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    According to World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), a substance is banned if it meets two of the three following criteria; the potential for enhancing performance, the potential for detriment to health, and violation of the spirit of sport. However, if an athlete has a medical condition that requires them to take the medication, the athlete must apply for an exemption. The World Anti-Doping Agency have a prohibited list which contains; five classes of prohibited substances, three prohibited methods of…

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    taken to a nearby county jail. Suddenly, at 11:21 p.m., Jack Ruby steps from the crowd of news reporters yelling,”Hey Oswald!,” and shoots Oswald in the chest with a .38-Caliber Colt Cobra handgun. Ruby is arrested, but later dies of bronchogenic carcinoma, commonly called lung cancer. Shorty after being arrested, Ruby tells reporters and witnesses that he has helped the city of Dallas “redeem” itself, and that he has spared,”... Mrs. Kennedy the discomfiture of coming back to…

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    Tapeworm Research Paper

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    so symptoms of this is not show early. Symptoms: • Abdominal pain • Nausea • Coughing • Vomiting • Allergic reactions Echinococcus multilocularis: It is a cyclopyllid tapeworm produce a disease of alveolar echinococcosis .It is a mimic hepatic carcinoma. Its definite host is fox but intermediate host can be man or lemmings.…

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    Back in 1878 lung cancer was almost a rare disease; it was only one percent of all the different types of cancer. Scientists thought, in later years once the idea that cells split, reformed, and split again, that the reason there was little talk of cancer in the ancient world was because people did not live long enough. But in the EMPEROR OF ALL MALADIES by Siddhartha Mukherjee traces the history of the disease from 2500BCE to the present. By the early 1900s cancer seemed to be increasing. Or…

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    The integumentary system is commonly known for one of many visible complex organ systems. The system is made up of skin, hair, nails, glands, and nerves. The integumentary system shields the body from substances in the outside world. It holds body fluids, protects the body from a disease, removes waste products, and regulates the body’s temperature. While accommodating to do all of that, the integumentary systems teams up with many systems in your body. All of those systems each sustain internal…

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    This type is typically 90-95% of the cases. Other kinds of stomach cancer are squamous cell carcinoma, lymphoma, and stromal tumors which is cancer of the muscle or connective tissue. A rare kind of stomach cancer, called carcinoid tumors, develops when cancer cells are found in certain hormone-making cells of the digestive system, or in the inner…

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    36. Pablo Rodriguez is 71 years old male admitted to Emergency Department complained of increased pain and nausea and vomiting for 3 days. The patient also complained of hard, small stools. Rodriguez is suffering from advanced non-small cell lung carcinoma diagnosed one year ago. Received chemotherapy. After 6 months he received irradiation treatment for 6 weeks with a total dose of 63Gy in 34 fractions. The patient developed multiple subcutaneous nodules all over his body for 2 months on the…

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    Hepatitis C: A Case Study

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    their lifetime to inquire as to whether they are in the 80% of people who have no idea they have acquired HCV. With the screening performed in a timely manner, the disease process of HCV will be minimal and treatment will prevent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Target…

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    Cirrhosis Case Studies

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    Discussion: Cirrhosis is an immuno-compromised state which predisposes the patient to a variety of infections.8 Despite the advancement in medical care for patients with advanced liver disease in the past decades, bacterial infections remain very common and account for significant morbidity and mortality in those patients.9 Clostridium difficile is an increasingly prevalent hospital-acquired infection that affects patients with cirrhosis. A study of over 80,000 patients with cirrhosis found…

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