Liver transplantation

Living with Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia is like being in a club nobody wants to join. Going in for blood work twice a month and being on the “watch and wait” list thinking, “This shouldn’t be happing”, “I am only forty years old”, “This generally happens to people sixty years and older” (D. Wilcox, personal communication, October 6, 2015). What is Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia? Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia is cancer of the blood cells and the lymphatic system that are formed in the bone…

Nephrotoxic Nephropathy Definition: Nephrotoxicity is toxicity in the kidneys. It is a poisonous effect of some substances both toxic chemicals and medications on renal function. There are various forms of nephrotoxicity. Some drugs may affect renal function in more than one way. Additionally, nephrotoxins are substances that display nephrotoxicity. Nephrotoxicity is a significant adverse effect of the calcineurin inhibitors, cyclosporine, and tacrolimus. Nephrotoxicity can be divided into…

very controversial in the scientific community and as well as the medical community for many reasons. “Stem cells are cells that can be any cell that the human body needs to be”,(Rowlery,usnews.com). For example, a stem cell can be a skin cell, a liver cell and or a bone cell. The reason why embryonic stem cells are extremely controversies is because the cells come from human embryos. To obtain theses types of cells a mother need to have an abortion, and doctors and scientist have to harvest…

definition of an Organ donation is the process of surgically removing an organ or tissue from one person and placing it into another person. This happens when a person’s organ has failed to work. An organ has a specific vital function. The heart, liver lungs, pancreas and intestines are solid transplantable organs. Other organs are skin, brain and spinal cord, skeleton, muscles, stomach, gall bladder, bladder, eyes, ear, nose, mouth, tongue, and nerves. One person donating can save up to eight…

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…

In Egypt, three men supposedly went in for a job interview and oddly were subjected to medical examinations. The doctor “discovered” that they all were suffering from a kidney infection requiring emergency surgery. They later woke up in the hospital missing a kidney (Bassoul). These types of stories were believed to be urban legend until true accounts like this surfaced. I wish the stories were just urban legend. There are also stories that involve kidnapped children as well as adults. In…

STEM CELL AND CLONING, Application and ETHICS INTRODUCTION: In today’s ever-evolving world of science and technology, we should always ask the question as to how far are we willing to go in terms of stem cell research and cloning. Do people believe in the concept of cloning human cells or will there forever be a line that can never be crossed? Stem cell research offers great promise for understanding of basic mechanisms of human development and differentiation. It is vital in new treatments for…

Medical advances have been improving rapidly in the past century. Scientists are now discovering new ways to treat diseases that were previously, deemed incurable. Shortages in donors has always been a problem in the hospital world and even when there is a donor, it doesn’t necessarily mean the recipients body will accept the donation. Stem cells have been studied for decades, however, recently they are coming out with new ways to apply these stem cells into curing genetic diseases by correcting…

Stem cells have become one of the most prominent fields of research within the medical industry, since the 20th century in the modern scientific world. A stem cell is an immature biological cell that has the potential to transform into differentiated specialised cells to perform various functions and features within a body. These cells are found within various multi – cellular organisms, and have the potential to reproduce by the process of mitosis to produce more stem cells. In mammals, these…

“Hi, how may I help you ma'am?” The nurse asks. “My brother had his liver stolen from him this morning. He was supposed to receive a kidney but instead, they took his liver and fled!” Janice says. “Sorry to hear about this we will get him into the O.R. as soon as possible, meanwhile can you fill this out? It is important we get all the information we can so we can track them down,” the nurse said. “Things like this happen somewhat often,so it’s not rare when people steal another person’s organs…