Gastroenterology

loss of appetite, fatigue, aches and nausea. Because of this many of the people that seek this treatment method aren’t able to physically finish the treatment plan because of all the negative side effects. A 2006 study in the European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology found that 86% of patients using marijuana successfully completed their Hep C therapy, while only 29% of non-smokers completed their treatment, possibly because the marijuana helps lessens the treatment's side effects.The…

“Average Juvenile Offender” Talking about the traits of an Average Juvenile offender is their senses of mood towards anything, their feeling of stealing something they might see and want at the store such as food or any habit of just taking things without having to pay for it. They have the tendency to miss a lot of school, skip classes, go out with their friends having fun over at the park with gangs, groups, area’s that seem to not be nice where they follow the steps as in to becoming a…

When my younger brother, Jesse, hit middle school, his physical appearance changed drastically. Always a little chubby, we always attributed it to the fact that he took after our 6’5” and 250lb grandfather, whom we affectionately called “Big Jesse,” to differentiate between the two. However, a harmless layer of “baby fat” quickly turned to a drastic weight gain. My once happy, goofy brother abruptly become very uncomfortable in his own skin. This situation bewildered me, as we ate almost all of…

Lancaster County is known for having beautiful farmland and a large Amish population. Many Lancaster County drivers share the road with Amish horse and buggies. This often causes a lot of frustration and chaos on the roads. Drivers usually cross the double yellows to get around the buggies but sometimes drivers are not paying attention or cross at an unsafe time and an accident occurs. When those accidents occur, people may be injured and need to go to the hospital. Within the borders of the…

The Pact Essay “A person who falls and get back up is much stronger than a person who never fell.” (Anonymous) Resilience is the capacity of recovering quickly after difficulties. Resilience is important, because you can learn from your mistakes and move forward. The pact is an agreement made by the three men from the book, The Pact. The pact is important, because this agreement made by the three men is to work as hard as possible and become doctors. The nonfiction book, The Pact,…

One Saturday morning, I learned that my aunt went into labor, she was 6 months pregnant. That same day, she gave birth to a very fragile baby, but my aunt’s condition got worse and we spent the next hours visiting blood banks trying to get O- blood for her. I was 16 at that time and felt so frustrated I could not do more than making phone calls to blood banks; she died that same day. My aunt lived in a rural area in Mexico, and while she received prenatal care, she developed eclampsia while…

According to its website, the UNC pediatric nephrology clinic is located in the Ambulatory Care Center on UNC medical campus (UNC School of Medicine, 2015c). The UNC pediatric gastroenterology clinic and the pediatric pulmonology clinic are located in N.C. Children’s Hospital and at the N.C. Children’s Specialty Clinic in Raleigh (UNC School of Medicine, 2015a, 2015b). The UNC Health System’s department of pediatrics has a mission…

The set of bacteria living in the gut it is called intestinal flora although it is now called intestinal microbiota, the human intestinal tract is home to a diverse and complex microbial community that plays a central role in human health, it is estimated that our gut contains the range of 1000 bacterial species and 100 times more genes found in the human genome The composition of our intestinal flora is formed during embryonic development and can be modified by factors such as diet of pregnant…

The very essence of existence of mankind lies in the curiosity to find out the meaningful purpose of your existence which is obviously not just surviving in this world. Therefore, going after a career path that allows lifelong learning was imperative to satisfy my curiosity. My decision to pursue family medicine was not a straightforward one; multiple factors allured me to embark on the path of family medicine. The very thought of being able to provide care to every individual in every aspect ,…

high output enterocutaneous fistulae after the surgery. While the surgical team had requested our help to manage the patient’s electrolyte imbalances, it was a thorough investigation of the patient’s medical history by our team that led to a gastroenterology consultation and eventual diagnosis of Crohn disease, which identified and helped us manage the root cause of the patient’s symptoms. Although I enjoyed all my clinical rotations, I have always found Internal Medicine to be the most…