Cirrhosis

alcohol. Short term effects of alcohol involves nausea, vomiting, dehydration, loss of judgement and self control, reduced reaction time, poor vision, memory loss, blackout, coma, and death. Long term effects involve cirrhosis of the liver or permanent damage to the brain. Cirrhosis is a disease that replaces healthy liver tissue and is usually caused…

Angelic Peraga J98857564 Epigenetics Trillions of cells are in a person's body that has a DNA with an identical sequence of nucleotide bases. They have this epigenome inside and it is a set of chemical switches looking like a beacon that has the ability to control the gene expression within a cell. It's like a second layer of information that tells genes how to act. By turning some genes on and leaving some genes off, turning some cell into brain cells, bone, or skin and sometimes it may also…

this case highly unusual. A gastroenterologist must be keenly aware and consider the diagnosis of PNH in any young patient presenting with abdominal pain and hemolysis with abdominal visceral vein thrombosis, especially in absence of underlying cirrhosis. It is imperative that these patients are started on anticoagulation at the earliest given the high mortality. Eculizimab is a monoclonal antibody used in the secondary prevention of disease known to act by inhibiting the activation of…

Difference: The difference in the upper respiratory and lower respiratory tract is their location . The organs of the upper respiratory tract are located outside the chest cavity, whereas the lower respiratory tract are located inside the chest cavity. Upper respiratory tract infection, are conditions that affects the nose, sinus, pharynx or larynx. Conditions commonly are • tonsillitis, • pharyngitis, • laryngitis,sinusitis, • otitis media, • common cold. These conditions are basically…

Vaccinations Encounter Defamation Most parents of children will face the choice of whether to vaccinate their child or not. When making a decision, undecided parents will likely ask doctors, their parents and the internet for answers. Naturally, parents will want to protect their children from diseases and viruses such as the flu, Hepatitis B, measles, mumps etc. However, with media fueling heated debates and celebrities speaking out against vaccinations, this seemingly simple decision has…

20 to 64 years old is due to over drinking. It is also responsible for more deaths than overdoses by painkillers. (CDC, retrieved, Feb.09, 2016). In fact, the Washington Post reports, alcohol-induced health issues such as, alcohol poisoning and Cirrhosis of the liver claimed more than 30,700 American lives in the year 2014. Alcohol was related 20 percent of all boating fatalities, 23 percent of suicides, 39 percent of traffic fatalities, 40 percent of all residential fire fatalities, 47 percent…

health consequences. those consist of: Alcohol dependence: drinking alcohol often might also emerge as out of manipulating and lead to alcoholism Liver cirrhosis: whilst more than 30 grams of alcohol (about 2–3 glasses of wine) are eating up every day, the danger of growing liver sickness will increase. the end-level liver ailment, called cirrhosis, is lifestyles threatening increased risk of depression: Heavy drinkers are at a far higher chance of melancholy than moderate or non-drinkers Weight…

Leonardo da Vinci (April 15, 1452-May 2, 1519) was an Italian polymath, having been a scientist, engineer, mathematician, painter, sculptor, architect, writer, etc. Leonard da Vinci was born as the illegitimate son of Piero da Vinci and a peasant girl named Caterina in Vinci, Italy, just outside of Florence. Leonardo was educated by Verrocchio, a Florentine painter. He is often considered to be one of the greatest painters of all-time. Leonardo da Vinci has frequently been described as the model…

DNA stands for deoxyribonucleic acid and it is a self cloning material present in nearly all living beings. The DNA carries all the genetic information of that specific being. Humans and animal DNA was discovered to be very similar, so scientist questions what they could do with that information. In the article “ Will gene-altered athletes kill sports? Soon animal DNA could make us faster and stronger.no training needed” by Gregory M. Lamb, he wrote about how scientists are mixing human DNA with…

Case Study: Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency Background: Gene and Cassie Peterson live with their two children, Michael and Rose, in New York City where Gene works for a large corporation. Cassie’s father, Jared, smoked most of his life and recently passed away from complications of severe emphysema. He was known to have Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency, or AAT deficiency. At her father’s funeral, Cassie’s mother, Margaret, suggested that Cassie have herself, Michael, and Rose tested for AAT…