Cirrhosis

What causes death? Heart disease, cancer, and strokes are the top three causes of death in America. They account for sixty-six percent of all deaths in America. There are many things that cause death, but what is the main cause of death? First, what is death? Death in short means to no longer be alive. In the medical profession there is some debate about what is considered dead, mostly when considering organ donors. As for now the legal standard of death is to die and be pronounced deceased or…

internal functions. Alcohol harms your liver, colon, digestive system, urinary system, reproductive system, and other aspects of the human body, "The three main conditions associated with overuse of alcohol are fatty liver, alcohol hepatitis, and cirrhosis" (Goldberg, 127). Since the body is being abused, the alcoholic may end up in the hospital and their organs could be…

Alcohol can cause pancreatic and liver disease, including alcoholic hepatitis and cirrhosis. “Heavy drinking is linked to higher rates of many cancers, including cancer of the mouth, pharynx, larynx, and esophagus.” (Gale, 2015). Drinking excessively can create damage to heart muscles and rise in blood pressure. Alcohol can also interfere…

Hepatitis C is a contagious liver disease (infection) caused by the Hepatitis C virus. This disease is spread from person to person through blood contact and bodily fluids. You cannot transmit it or catch it by shaking hands or hugging. A mother who has Hepatitis C can pass it to her baby during birth both by caesarean or vaginal delivery, although there is only a 5-10% chance. There is no research showing that breastfeeding is a current risk of passing the virus from mother to child. Hepatitis…

where the client is so they may be more knowledgeable about where they client stands on worldview ideas. It is important for the social worker to also explore what exactly the client believes in. This will not only show an interest in the client but also provide a clear, first source understanding to what the client believes. Not only do social workers need to be knowledgeable about the different religions and spiritual beliefs clients may have, but they also need to have the appropriate…

Every year over two and a half million people die due to alcohol and millions more are negatively affected. Alcohol is the eighth preventable cause of death and yet it still isn’t being prevented. Many people overlook this but alcohol is a drug, a drug that is legitimately more dangerous than marijuana. Do we really feel comfortable allowing a substance this dangerous to be distributed to people who are barely adults? Alcohol is an extremely dangerous substance causing many health issues,…

A Modest Proposal For the prevention of poor, unfortunate, stout souls, from continuing their cycle of self-pity and depression in the United States, and to relieve them of their sorrows. It is melancholy to those, who reside in this beloved country, or visit when they walk the streets and witness deportable individuals who struggle to walk or remain standing because of their outstanding weight. Instead of helping these individuals, society ridicules their existence and looks down on these large…

1. Furosemide (Loop-diuretics) Indication: Furosemide is a loop-diuretic that is indicated for use when treating Hypertension, Hyperkalemia, and edema that is from kidney failure, congestive heart failure, or liver cirrhosis. MOA: Its mechanism of action is to interfere with the chloride-binding cotransport system and inhibits the reabsorption of chloride and sodium ions at the distal and proximal tubules, and the loop of Henle. This leads to the pharmocological effects of enhancing the…

Every day you meet patients of various backgrounds who create a positive impression that can last for a lifetime. Half of my childhood was spent observing my mother take care of my sick grandmother who was suffering from liver cirrhosis. As I grew up watching my mother nurse my sick grandmother, the value of compassion, love, and respect for the sick has been instilled in me. Many people in America are lacking adequate health-care even with Medicaid and Medicare. Due to lack of…

initial age, the side effect of that will be that they will end up not drinking hazardous level but also turn towards smoking, drugs addiction, weeds, and marijuana People generally says drinking leads to liver disease such as liver damage, liver cirrhosis etc, but research have shown that it does not only causes liver disease but it causes more than 60 different types of disease thereby it increase fatality rate. "The evidence is clear that there would be consequences if we lowered the legal…