Graft-versus-host disease

A stem cell is a “blank” cell that can be replicated and used for many disease treatments. They serve as a built-in repair system because they naturally exist in human bodies. They can become a muscle cell or skin cell to treat certain diseases such as Cancer, Spinal Cord Injury, and Parkinson’s disease. There are two main types of Stem cells, Adult and Embryonic. Adult stem cells are cells that can replicate and transport into location that needs to be repaired and it also helps us restore our…

The program should include the side effects of antibiotic usage leading to diseases such as Clostridium Difficile (C. Diff) or a “superbug” antimicrobial resistance (CDC 2017). Examining oncology patients’ prophylaxis therapy individually. Asking question such as: what is the patient disease process; is the patient suffering from Graft versus host disease; why is this patient receiving an antifungal medication. The answers to these question will initiate the proper…

condition is characterized by the reduction of red and white blood cells along with thrombocytes caused by bone morrow damage. This paper will show the etiology and pathophysiology of the condition, the signs and symptoms associated with the disease, how the disease is diagnosed, and the nursing interventions done to help treat and care patients suffering from this disorder. Etiology and Pathophysiology Aplastic anemia is a condition that develops when there is damage to the bone marrow.…

Not every patient that suffers from a heart failure is a candidate for a heart transplant. Some patients are sometimes too sick or have other medical issues that will not allow their transplant to be successful. In order to determine whether the patient is a candidate for a heart transplant, their medical condition must meet the requirements of the transplant team. Other tests may also be performed such as: echocardiogram, coronary angiogram or peak VO2 assessment. Echocardiogram measures the…

removed and stored and transplanted back later once any diseased or even damaged cells are removed, this is known as an autologous transplant. However, stem cell transplants can be difficult, there are substantial risks involved. Such as, Graft versus host disease (GvHD) in which the transplanted cells begin to target the other cells in the body. There is a possibility of GvHD arising a few months after the transplant, but sometimes can also happen one or two years later. The condition is often…

Stem Cells Evaluative Essay This is a general essay for one who may or may not be going into to stem cells on the different kind of stem cells we are determining price of each of the different stem cells the ethics and its plasticity. What are stem cells? Stem Cells are an undifferentiated cell of a multicellular organism that is capable of giving rise to indefinitely more cells of the same type, and from which certain other kinds of cell arise by differentiation. There are different types of…

Although the patient has a history of taking medication and the drug interactions are what could be causing these positive results. Medications sometimes induce the formation of antibodies and may cause autoimmune mechanisms similar to autoimmune disease. These results seem to have come out positive due to a drug-independent mechanism. 2.The patient’s most probable genotype is Ce/ce which is r’r. The patient is D negative, C positive, E negative, c positive and e positive for their phenotype.…

the many admissions that followed her allo (allogeneic stem cell transplant). Or maybe that was when she really caught my attention. She’d developed a rash that turned her face purple.” She moves along to say “This can occur as a result of graft versus-host disease, a side effect of allogeneic transplants, but it’s still surreal to watch a human patient so resemble a blueberry.” (95-96). When someone writes something in detail the reader can picture themselves in the moment and they are going…

ORGAN DONATION: THE GIFT OF LIFE Doctor’s declared that Martin Wayne Lennox would not survive three days after his birth on January 17, 1965. Having just informed his parents that their newborn son had a hole that engulfed 50 percent of his heart, the doctors said it would be a miracle if he lived. The small infant held on with what little strength he possessed and overcame the odds. Martin continued to grow and, with each doctor’s visit, his parents were told he had a very slim chance of…

According to Stem Cell Reviews, it is estimated that as many as 128M individuals in the United States, or 1 in 3 people might benefit from regenerative medicine. Those statistics are eye-opening for the nurse life care planner because regenerative medicine will eventually become a viable treatment modality for so many of those individuals with whom the nurse life care planner is called upon to assist with preparation of a future care plan. Regenerative medicine is the process of creating…