Cirrhosis

Identifying Data Initials: J.R. Age: 21 Race: Black (Non-Hispanic) Gender: Male Height: 5’10” Weight: 158lbs Subjective Data Chief Complaint: Nausea, vomiting and dry heaves related to alcohol withdrawal. Increased depression, suicidal ideations, auditory and visual hallucinations. History of Present Illness The patient is a 21-year-old single African American male with a past…

Binge drinking causes liver inflammation and the liver could stop working. It causes steatosis, or fatty liver, alcoholic hepatitis, fibrosis, and cirrhosis. All of these problems are diseases, and if the disease worsens, the liver could fail. Liver failure is a life-threatening condition, whereas if someone were to not get a transplant, they would die. Alcohol has many long and short term effects.…

How the Brain works... Have you ever wondered what an individual’s brain works before they begin to abuse different substances? The Brain is an organ in the body that is capable of many, many things in all reality the brain controls your every movement thought and everything that you do in life. You can’t even do a simple task without your brain telling you how to do it, things even such as breathing. Then to think how all of this can change just by deciding to abuse drugs or alcohol. It…

According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2016a), approximately 3.5 million people in the United States are infected with Hepatitis C and more specifically, one third of all injection drug users ages 18-30 are currently infected. This outstanding number is in addition to the 1.2 million of the population who are currently infected with HIV (CDC, 2015a). Thusly, establishing its relevance to adults and their health. With injection drug use being at the top of the list for…

REPORT TO STATE GOVERNMENT ON ALCOHOL USE, ACTION PLAN AND RECOMMENDATIONS Assessment 6.2 The report is prepared to deliver a summary on trends of alcoholism, associated risks in Australia and worldwide. The report is based on extensive research involving scientific literature, government publications and research papers. The extensive use of alcohol in Australia has increased the burden on public health. Alcoholism is associated with social, psychological, cultural, physical and…

NASH is characterized by an accumulation of fat (steatosis) along with the deterioration, inflammation, thickening and scarring of the liver which may, in time, lead to cirrhosis and liver cancer (Jansen, 2004). Insulin resistance syndrome is the only metabolic syndrome consistently associated with NASH as it has been proven to contribute to the build-up of free fatty acids in the liver due to an increased output of insulin…

Lieny Garcia Prof. Allan ENC 1102 – TH 5:40PM October 15, 2017 Should Marijuana Be Legalized? Marijuana, also known as cannabis, is the most commonly used illegal drug in the world with more than 246 million people who use it each year, according to the United Nations (UN) (Steffens). Legalization of marijuana has been one of the most debated topics in social media in the recent decades. It seems like a discord within the states; some have already approved marijuana use for recreational…

Personal Learning Goal I hope to learn how outpatient differs from that of the medical surgical floor. I would like to see the different steps that a patient goes through in outpatient surgery. I want to learn the difference in the roles that a Registered Nurse plays in the outpatient setting compared to the other roles they hold in other areas. It also would like to see firsthand the different duties that everyone in the perioperative team has. Finally, I want to experience how the nurse…

Census (2015), Farmingville has 12.5 percent of Hispanic origin population, such as Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and other Hispanic or Latino. The statistic shows that Hispanic community has higher death rates from diabetes, chronic liver disease/cirrhosis, and homicide than whites, and a higher prevalence of obesity (CDC, 2015). Obese and Diabetes Many patients who come to the Nightingale Preventative Care have the Hispanic background. They appear to be overweight and many of them have…

ethanal, which is then subsequently broken down further into ethanoic acid. As the ethanol is broken down, many toxic compounds are formed as intermediates and can attack the liver to cause any disorders of the liver such as general liver disease and cirrhosis. Alcohol in the body also has an effect on kidneys. This is because alcohol acts as a diuretic, inhibiting the secretion of Anti Diuretic Hormone from the pituitary gland, so more urine is produced by the kidneys and excreted which can…