Endoscopy

above the age of 45 who are current smokers and have a history of smoking three packs per day for at least 2 years, and a greater than or equal to 8 rectal aberrant crypt foci (ACF), which is in the lining of the colon and rectum, observed by chromo endoscopy. Written consent must be taken from each person in this study, which will be approved by the Institutional Review boards. Study plan: The trials will consist of cancer prevention given a dose of oral curcumin once a day for 30 days to…

accurate risk stratification are the key to moving toward personalized medicine. The author states that this can be done not by the current standard method of diagnosis, which includes liver biopsy, hepatic venous pressure gradient measurement and endoscopy, but rather, reconsider the non-invasive ultrasound elastography that may enhance the detection of early diagnosis. Perhaps this will be key to identifying compensated cirrhosis before it becomes decompensated and causes increased risk of…

Introduction Gastric ulcer aka peptic ulcer. Literature Review Gastric ulcer Epidemiology, etiology, and pathophysiology Stress has been associated with stomach ulcers for many year; however, research shows that stress does not cause ulcers. There are two main causes for a gastric ulcer according to University of Maryland Medical Center (2012a). The most common cause is Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) bacteria. This specific bacteria has a corkscrew shape and grows in the mucus gel layer…

or too sharp, it may be too dangerous to allow it to pass on its own. You may need to see a caregiver who specializes in the digestive system (gastroenterologist). In a few cases, a specialist may need to remove the object using a method called “endoscopy”. This involves passing a thin, soft, flexible tube into the food pipe to locate and remove the object. Follow up with your primary doctor or the referral you were given by the emergency…

A physical exam. Tests, including: Blood tests. Stool tests. X-rays. CT scans. Endoscopy. In this test the lining of the colon is examined with a flexible tube with a light and camera at the end. A biopsy. In this test a tissue sample is taken from your colon for examination. A barium enema. In this test a chalky fluid called…

Surgery is a branch of medicine that uses the manipulation of a bodily structure to diagnose, cure, and prevent a disease. And according to Ambroise Pare a great French surgeon that “performing surgery is to eliminate what is superfluous, and restore what has been dislocated, and separate that which has been unite, and join that what has been divided, and repair the defects of nature”. Humans have used their talent to learn surgical techniques after making the surgical tools, each time better…

tumor, exertion, postural changes, trauma, anxiety, pain, foods or drinks containing tyramine (such as certain cheeses and beers), the use of certain drugs (tyramine, histamine, metoclopramide, phenothiazine), chemotherapy, induction of anesthesia, endoscopy, catheterization, as well as micturition or bladder distention. Such kaleidoscopic symptomatology in patients with pheochromocytoma reflects variations in nature and types of secreted catecholamines, but co-secretion of neuropeptides…

What is a worse fate for a child- a life-threatening disease or a developmental-behavioral disorder? Fortunately, it is not a choice anyone has to make with the help of vaccines. It may seem scary, leaving a child’s fate into others hands, but it’s necessary. Parents would normally feel helpless when children succumb to illness, and the last people they can trust for dire situations are doctors. Advancements in science and technology has made science fiction, into reality, and injecting…

Parasitic worms are living all around us, many of us unaware or seemingly unthreatened by the harms they cause. Infection and disease caused by different types of worms that feed off a host are more common than most think. Ascariasis is the most common disease contracted by a type of roundworm called Ascaris Lumbricoides. Over 800 million people are infected by this disease worldwide, although it is more common in places outside the United States. All the types of roundworm cause different…

I would like to introduce myself. I am Valeria Zaharchenko, RN graduated from Grand McEwan University four-year program would like to apply for the Graduate Centre for Nursing and Health Studies, Master of Nursing: Nurse Practitioner (MN:NP) program. Coming to this decision was a several years long process influenced by the exposure to the health care system both as a health care provider and a daughter of aging parents whose health is on decline. Becoming a nurse practitioner means having an…