Jaundice

abdominal pain, and spider like blood vessels (American Liver Foundation). Some complications are: fluid build-up and painful swelling of legs and abdomen, bruising and bleeding easily, enlarged spleen and blood vessels, and the presence of jaundice. Jaundice is the result of a yellow discoloration on the skin and eyes (Web MD, n.d.). Cirrhosis is diagnosed through a medical family history, physical exam, blood test, imaging tests, and a liver biopsy which is known to be the most definite test…

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weeks as a teacher. She can’t remember taking any medicine before or after traveling. Her room in Cameroon got very hot at night so she never used the mosquito net, which was provided. On physical exam, she is noted to have pale conjunctivae, mild jaundice and splenomegaly. Vital signs:…

One important allele is the S beta chain responsible for sickle cell anemia, it differs in one amino acid from a normal beta-chain. At the beta gene locus, two possible alleles have two base sequences A = normal beta-chain and S = sickle-cell beta chain. Sickle cell anemia is due to abnormality of hemoglobin, a (protein carrying oxygen to the tissues). “Anemia is a decrease in RBCs; or hemoglobin; or ability to carry oxygen. Hemoglobin S (allele HbS) causes Sickle Cell Anemia, without…

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joints of the extremities and he proximal interphalangeal joints (between the fingers) of the hands. HBV infection can be self-limited or chronic. Symptoms of acute infection include fever, nausea, vomiting, anorexia and muscle ache. Signs include jaundice of the eyes and skin and presence of bile in the…

Chemical Contamination Hajra Takala Benedictine University Professor, David Milen, Ph.D.,MPH, MS, BA, AAS Chemical contamination refers to the presence of unwanted substances that make the food, air, or water unfit to use. There are two forms of chemical contaminants organic and inorganic. We have chemical contaminant in the substance that we are using every day. There is property or characteristic for some contaminants which is volatile, this lead to having like these contaminates in our…

because elevated levels are prevalent in HF patients and associated with higher mortality8 and poor prognosis.6 A bilirubin study found 70% of HF patients had elevated levels of total bilirubin with only of 5% presenting with yellowing from associated jaundice,9 making this marker prevalent in HF yet hard to visually detect. Another study found that 62% of HF patients had abnormal levels of direct bilirubin.3 Elevated total bilirubin is associated with high congestion and hypoperfusion in the…