Fatty liver

It was hypothesised that the ventricle of the Bufo marinus would have a greater mass (g) in comparison to the atrium. Prediction of results You predicted that: It was predicted that the ventricle has a greater mass than the atrium of the Bufo marinus. Materials and methods 2 The Bufo marinus was firstly double pithed then opened via surgical scissors and tweezers to expose the abdominal cavity. The heart was located and the connective tissue surrounding the heart was removed so the heart…

Taste or gustation is one of the senses that we have. We use it when we eat or drink something and we use our tongues for that sense. There are different tastes that we can perceive by the different sides in our tongues. There is the sweet taste, which we can usually have when we eat candies or chocolates, bitter, when drinking coffee, salty taste, like the taste of the salt, our sweat or tears and then there’s the sour taste, the thing that can get your face looked crumpled like when you eat an…

the patient and/or for their family. For instance, Henry was unfortunately diagnosed with hepatitis C and cirrhosis. Hepatitis C is a viral infection that can be transmitted through blood and cirrhosis is the final stage of hepatitis C in which the liver is no longer able to function normally. Therefore, there are limited options for Henry because of the impact of his illness and a case manager may be needed to direct the next step to manage the main priorities for Henry and his family. The…

Part B Q1. The normal dose of paracetamol is very safe to use and it is not over 4g per 24 hours; however, when the patient take more than 6g per 24 hours of paracetamol, the liver necrosis will happen within 10 to 12 hours and liver damage may occur within 24 to 48 hours. For the metabolism, most of the paracetamol is converted to nontoxic metabolites by the phase II conjugation of glucuronide and sulfate and a small amount of paracetamol is oxidized by the Cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes in the…

Kidneys- The kidneys function to filter both toxins and additional not needed water. Kidneys have tons of nephrons which are tiny filters. A nephron is made up of two parts which are the glomerulus and the tubule. The glomerulus filters large molecules and blood cells from liquids and toxins. Then the filtered liquids and toxins go to the tubules. The tubule filters out more toxins missed from the glomerulus. It also gathers minerals and releases them back into the bloodstream. During the…

Hepatitis A (Botkin’s disease) – main causes and possible methods of treatment Basic causes of Botkin’s disease Any person can carry Hepatitis A and may not even know about the infection. One can become infected even without a direct contact. The main reason of virus transmission is nonobservance of basic hygiene rules. Among the most widely spread factors of infection we can mention the following: • Not washing hands after visiting the toilet, • Sharing dishes at mealtimes, • Sharing of…

identify that an underlying cancer was most likely present. Should the cancer have initially started in the pancreatic tail, then the findings of jaundice would occur much later in the disease process, often after the cancer has already metastasized to liver…

and I’m going to tell you her final story. October 26th 2016, was the day my grandma was diagnosed with bile duct cancer. Bile duct cancer, also called cholangiocarcinoma, is a cancer in the tubes that brings the digestive fluid bile though the liver to the small intestine. About 8,000 people in the United States are diagnosed with bile duct cancer each year. This type of cancer is also a terminal cancer or a cancer that cannot be treated. On October 26th, I got a call from my mom saying,…

growing problem for many Americans. As of 2016, Hepatitis C (HCV) receives the attention as the new infectious disease in the United States and countries around the world. Hepatitis C has become a persistent developing virus that can cause serious liver infection if not treated. The Virus was identified in 1989, as non-A non-B hepatitis. It is refer to as the “Silent Epidemic”. For years HCV blood borne disease has infected individuals without any knowledge of symptoms. The symptoms are usually…

Case Study 1 1. Feliway is a synthetic analogue of the F3 fraction of the feline facial familiarisation pheromone, administered as a spray or as a plug-in diffuser (Bowen & Heath, 2005). Pheromones are detected by the vomeronasal organ, binding to pheromone-binding proteins in the olfactory tract, altering affective state via limbic system stimulation (Landsberg et al., 2013). Feliway diffusers provide reassurance to cats in stressful situations and decrease stress-related behaviours such as…