Kidney stone

Summary of Case Study Bill is a 34 year old male who is in good health. He likes to work out as well as swim and go scuba diving. Bill began feeling discomfort in his right hip, so he decided to visit the doctor. He was prescribed medicine for his discomfort, but it did very little so he decided to return back to his doctor. He returned with the pain still in his right hip, but also mentioned the pain could now be found in his left hip as well. His doctor decided to draw blood work and send…

Atropine inhibits the action of acetylcholine at the prostaglandin sites located in the smooth muscle, secretory glands and the CNS. It is used as an antidote for anticholinesterase poisoning and used to increase heart rate and dilate pupils. It is also used to treat hypermotility in the GI tract for issues such as irritable bowel syndrome. Atropine is also used for mydriasis, and decreased secretions from glands. The recommended dose for adults via IM/IV is 0.4-0.6mg 30-60min pre-op to decrease…

Urinary tract infection is one of the most common bacterial infections in childhood, affecting up to 8 % of girls and 2 % of boys before the age of 11 years. The presentation of UTI varies with age; in infancy, symptoms are often generic including fever, lethargy or irritability, vomiting, diarrhea, poor feeding, failure to thrive, septicemia and febrile convulsion. Several textbooks mention prolonged neonatal jaundice as one symptom of UTI. Jaundice is very common in newborn babies occurring in…

Kidneys involve greatly in helping body to regulate fluids and electrolytes. Fluids and electrolytes are filtered by the glomerulus and collected in the nephron’s tubules. Some fluids and electrolytes are reabsorbed at varies segments (proximal tubule, loop of Henle, distal tubule, collecting duct) along the nephron. Others are excreted via urine(3). Sodium and potassium are two of the most important electrolytes that is filtered in the kidney. Fluids in the body drops rapidly if too much…

your practice. You helped me through the pregnancy of my daughter. You saved my life – literally more than once. Of course referring to the time I was at bayshore hospital for renal failure. Not even a candidate for dalais, they said--- you need a kidney transplant. After being scared – I called you- you advised me what to do. I was lucky enough that my…

[7] "Of course we should have an opt-out scheme. What can be wrong with it? What are the cons of giving someone their life?" emphasises Clare Bolitho, a sixty three old donor who only a couple of years ago donated he kidney to save a fellow human beings life. Steve Gerard -a father of a daughter who passed away while waiting on lung transplant- highlights, "The biggest advantage of an opt-out system is that people don’t have to do anything. For those who don’t want to…

Liver failure, caused by things such as hepatitis and cirrhosis, leads to an array of symptoms including cardiorespiratory insufficiency (hepatopulmonary syndrome; HPS) and renal failure (hepatorenal syndrome; HRS). Disregarding the cause of liver failure itself, discuss the development of both of these symptoms. Hepatopulmonary Syndrome Figure 1: Blood Flow in Normal Conditions and Hepatopulmonary Syndrome (Grace & Angus, 2013). Figure 1 (above) shows the blood flow in a normal patient (top),…

List the hormones that play a role in the urinary system and what they do. Vasopressin (ADH antidiuretic hormone) and aldosterone are the hormones that play a role in the urinary system. In the urinary system vasopressin regulates water loss and aldosterone maintains the balance of electrolytes and water. Sources: "Vasopressin | Definition of Vasopressin by Medical Dictionary." TheFreeDictionary.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 19 Dec. 2015. . "Aldosterone | Definition of Aldosterone by…

Bleeding simply it's a process when the blood come out from anywhere in the body, due to any reason . Hemostasis: Prevention of blood loss after injury. Pathophysiology of hemostasis accrue by 3 main phases Vascular phase : which is the primary hemostasis by vasoconstriction of the arteries and vein injured. Platelet Phase: aggregation and stabilization of a hemostatic platelet on the site of injury. Coagulation phase (secondary…

this surgery is to remove parts of his enlarged prostate gland through the penis. It is after he is admitted to St. Elizabeth Hospital that other more serious complications are discovered. Orval has lost the function of one kidney and has only 10% functioning of his other kidney. This is due to hardening of his arteries. He also has a blocked main artery in his stomach. Problems with Virginia (Hubschmidt) Koehler begin almost immediately. When Jerry and Gwen arrive to visit their father,…