Jaundice

What is premature birth? A premature birth is a birth that takes place more than three weeks before the baby is due. In other words, a premature birth is one that occurs before the start of the 37th week of pregnancy. Normally, a pregnancy usually lasts about 40 weeks. Premature birth gives the baby less time to develop in the womb. Premature babies, especially those born earliest, often have complicated medical problems. The survival rates for a premature baby surviving rising the further…

The focus of my case analysis is J.R., a 53 year old Hispanic male who has retired after serving 23 years in the United States Army. His hobbies include playing golf and watching sports. J.R has health insurance through Tricare and he is able to receive medications at no cost when his prescriptions are filled on the military base at which he sees his primary care provider. He is allergic to shellfish and the reactions that he experiences are hives and airway swelling. He currently smokes 1 pack…

Beethoven had a traumatic childhood even if he grew up surrounded by music. Ludwig van Beethoven was born around December 16, 1770, and baptized on December 17 in Bonn, located in the now-nonexistent Electorate of Cologne (“Ludwig van Beethoven”). His parents, Johann van Beethoven and Maria Magdalena van Beethoven, had to bury two children before Ludwig, and celebrated his successful birth. Maria bore Johann two more sons after Ludwig: Caspar Carl, born in 1774 and Nickolaus Johann, born in 1776…

= diluted 3. highly colored = concentrated urine due to insufficient fluid intake 4. cloudy or smoky = infection, spermatozoa 5. red or red brown = hematuria, bleeding or drugs and food 6. yellow-brown or green-brown = obstructive jaundice or lesion from bile duct 7. dark-brown or black = malignant melanoma or leukemia • pH 1. maintain normal hydrogen ion concentration in plasma and ECF 2. must be measured in fresh urine because the breakdown of urine to ammonia…

This may cause accumulation of errors rapidly in the cell and its progeny. * Those in signaling (endocrine) machinery of the cell. This leads transmission of the error signals to nearby healthy cells as well. * Those that allow the cells to migrate and disrupt more healthy cells away from the primary site of origin. * Those that make the cell immortal so that the abnormal cell refuses to die. Hormonal changes Notable among these are changes in the female hormone levels estrogen. Excess…

(Moulton and Yates 1999). Signs and symptoms may differ depending on the hepatitis strain, therefore the history should be carefully considered. Patients may present with abdominal pain and/or right upper quadrant pam, anorexia (lossof appetite), jaundice, dark urine and pale stools, hepatomegaly (enlarged liver), splenomegaly (enlarged spleen), pyrexia and urticaria. Smokers will typically mention that they no longer enjoy smoking and have not smoked a cigarette since the symptoms began.…

Use of Traditional Chinese Medicine in Pain Management Kevin Cates Hypothesis: TCM is an effective choice in pain management, specifically chronic pain and psychogenic pain of the lower back area. Chronic Pain and Pain Management: Chronic pain is a major health issue in our modern day society. It causes immense suffering for patients and their families, drains public health care resources and is a major detriment to society due to lost work productivity. Current western medical treatments are…