Kidney stone

Organ transplant is one example in which not everyone who is in need could avail. How do we even decided who gets an organ and who should not? A waiting list is used, and it is usually on a first come first seved basis. Due to the shortage of organ donors, many on the list die before getting the organ, or may be too sick to go through transplant surgery (Hippen, Ross, & Sade, 2009) Distributive justice is the equal allocation of goods to everyone who is in need free from biases and…

system compromise of the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urethra. The urinary system removes filtered liquid waste and urine. UTIs can occurs any area along the urinary tract. UTIs can be classified as lower and upper depending on the area of the infection. The upper urinary infection can occur in the kidney (pyelonephritis) and the ureters. In the lower urinary, infection can occur in the bladder (cystitis), urethra (urethritis) and prostate (prostatitis). In the kidneys and ureters urinary…

Briefly trace and discuss the flow of blood in the human kidney. Blood passes into the kidney through the renal artery entering the glomerulus within the Bowman’s capsule. However, when traveling into the glomerulus it is split into fifty capillaries, which has thin walls. The solutes within the blood are filtered through the thin walls by the pressure gradient exiting between the fluid in the Bowman’s capsule and blood capillaries. The pressure gradient is regulated by the dilation or…

A 94 year old female was admitted to the hospital with occurring symptoms of swelling (edema) in the both of the lower legs, shortness of breath (dyspnoea) and recent weight gain due to Congestive heart failure (CHF). CHF is a condition in which the heart is unable to pump sufficient blood to meet the metabolic needs of the body (Figueroa & Peters, 2016). The result of inadequate cardiac output (CO) is poor organ perfusion and vascular congestion in the pulmonary (left-sided failure) and…

in need by an organ transplant. An organ transplant is an operation that puts a healthy organ from your body into another person’s body. One donor can save as many as 50 people. The organs that can be donated include the internal organs like the kidneys, heart, liver, pancreas, intestines and other organs like the skin, bone, bone marrow, cornea and many tissues. You can donate organs when you are living but also when you are dead. When you are living you can donate organs like the kidney’s or…

Different Concentrations of Saline Solutions Impacting The Mass of The Baggies Research Question: Will the different concentrations of the saline solutions impact the mass of the baggies due to the effect of osmosis. Independent Variable: The concentration of saline in each solution. Dependent Variable: The mass of the baggies(g) What needs to be controlled: The type of solution in bags. The amount of solution in cups…

Blood Transfusions – Principles Questions 1. Different components of WBC’s? How much of blood is plasma? 2. Function of RBC antigens? 3. Which blood type is universal recipient? Universal donor 4. Important facts about Rh factors? 5. Most fatal hemolytic reactions result from? 6. What are the procedures for donor/recipient blood? 7. How long does a type and screen take? What does it determine? 8. Type and crossmatch take how long? What three phases are performed? 9. Type A…

Andrea, a 43-year-old G4P4 premenopausal woman, returns to your office after the results of her PAP smear indicate a concern. Identifying data: Ms. A is a 43 y/o Caucasian female. Referral: None Source: Patient Reliability: Seems reliable Allergies: NKA Subjective CC: Follow up Pap smear result HPI: Andrea, a 43-year-old G4P4 premenopausal woman, returns to your office after the results of her PAP smear indicate a concern, the test was done during the routine…

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detection of microorganisms using an efficient technological development, Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization, Time-of-flight and Mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS). The case involved a 54 year old Asian male who had received a living-donor kidney transplant 14 years ago due to IgA nephropathy. Signs and symptoms included, fever, multifocal cellulitis, bacteremia, swelling and spontaneous pain in arms and legs (1). MALDI-TOF MS was used to identify the agent of the infection as…