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For a century, scientists studied chromosomes by looking at them under a microscope. In order for chromosomes to be seen this way, they need to be stained. Once stained, the chromosomes look like strings with light and dark bands, and their picture can be taken. A picture, or chromosome map, of all 46 chromosomes is called a karyotype. The karyotype can help identify abnormalities in the structure or the number of chromosomes. To help identify chromosomes, the pairs have been numbered from 1 to…

Introduction Liver transplantation (LT) is a well-established curative therapy for irreversible chronic end-stage liver disease or acute liver failure (1-3). Since the introduction of the liver transplant procedure, it has been a standard approach to give postoperative ventilation in children and exact timing of extubation is usually debatable but it has been noted that early or even immediate extubation may be a feasible approach nowadays (4-6). It is important to assess timing of extubation…

Introduction HELLP syndrome is a serious liver disorder. The letters in HELLP stand for these problems: H – Hemolytic anemia, hemolysis. This refers to the destruction of blood cells. EL – Elevated liver enzymes. This is a sign of liver damage. LP – Low platelet count. This refers to blood cells that help stop bleeding. HELLP syndrome is thought to be severe type of preeclampsia, a disorder of pregnancy that causes high blood pressure and other problems. In most cases, the syndrome develops…

Therefore, the deficiency of aldolase B will end up with an accumulation of fructose-1-phosphate in liver cells, causing dysfunction and other sever problems (bioche). In addition to the toxicity of fructose-1-phosphate accumulation itself, excessive fructose-1-phosphate inhibits fructokinase, which contributes to fructosaemia (bioche). Another consequence…

experience of the doctor telling him that he possibly have cirrhosis of the liver. JW explained that about a week ago, he went into Dr. Brown’s office because for a few months he has been having fullness around the abdomen. The doctor took a look, and told him that he immediately needs to go to the ER. In the ER, the doctor did a liver scan, and saw that the liver was enlarged. The doctor told him that he may have liver cirrhosis, however more tests need to be done. The doctor did a…

is important for both the patient’s status and the effectiveness of the nursing care plan therefore it must be continuously obtained, and the care plan modified as needed (RCN, 2006). Mr. Jack will ultimately need liver transplant to enhance his quality of life. The patient was in liver transplant list before he was discharged as well as his discharge package, which include GP notification latter, medication and transport. He also was admitted for a month where he did not drink alcohol thus, his…

Plenty of Athletes in sports today use steroids. Not all of them get caught, but when they do it’s a big price to pay. Most athletes think steroids are worth the risk, but they really aren’t. Although steroids help a minority of professional athletes increase their physical strength and performance, the media reports show professional sports are dominated by the majority who use steroids to get an advantage. Many athletes use steroids, and drug test are always catching people. Most healthy males…

Class, alcohol is seriously affecting many young people today. Did you know that it is the most abused substance by people your age? (Patrick and Schulenberg 2011). Seven out of ten high-schoolers have had at least a drink of alcohol, which means there is good chance you could come into contact with alcohol before you graduate (Wang et al. 2015, 2). In addition, alcoholism ranks third on the list of preventable diseases. You need to know the reasons why you should stay away from it because it…

underlying health conditions, and patient immunity. Several clinical studies have noticed a link between lipid metabolism and systemic inflammation. In septic shock, patients can have an abnormal lipid profile which may be due to de novo lipogenesis.¹ The liver…

Gaucher’s disease is a rare genetic disorder in which when a person lacks of enzyme called glucocerebrosidase. The genes that are involved are GBA(glucosidase, beta, acid) genes. The GBA genes are the ones that provide instructions for making enzyme which is called beta-glcocerebrosidase. There are 4 types of Gaucher’s disease. Type 1 Gaucher’s disease is the most common form of this condition. Type 1 Gaucher’s disease doesn’t really affect the brain or the spinal cord (central nervous system)…