Liver

the news of my dad having liver cancer; I had no idea how to take that information, assuming that it was a death sentence for my beloved dad. I then talked to my mom and dad later about the next step towards an attempt to save my dad life, if it was even possible. They explained that after receiving a round of chemotherapy to shrink the size of the cancerous tumor, we would have to fly approximately two-thousand miles to New Orleans, Louisiana for my dad to receive a liver from a deceased donor.…

and fast food and high sugar diets cause your brain to work differently. When you consistently eat high sugar meals you are actually causing yourself to possibly have many health issues in the future. High sugar diets lead to your kidneys and liver to not work properly. When your kidneys are constantly filtering high sugar blood it causes them to not work as well. If the high sugar diet…

E - Beta myosin heavy chain is the protein that is most likely to cause the thickening of the ventricle described above. This is a major protein produced by the MYH7 gene and comprises the thick filament in cardiac muscle and plays a major role in cardiac muscle contraction. Mutations of this MYH7 cause excess thickening of the cardiac muscle, namely the left ventricle wall. It is not known how the mutation of MYH7 causes this thickening, but this thickening causes a functional impairment of…

means: the liver and the kidneys. The liver serves to detoxify the medications. First-pass clearance, in which the blood is sent to the kidneys and large amount of xenobiotics are removed in the liver, decreases significantly. First pass clearance significantly drops in elderly patients for specific medications. These medications include some of the most commonly prescribed ones, including Coumadin, benzodiazepines, and opiates (Bland, n.d.). Furthermore, the blood flow to the liver drops…

Caffeine: the unknown panacea I had an early start to a life of caffeine. I remember when I was younger my grandpa and I would always sit on the kitchen floor and dunk Keebler cookies into his black coffee. I can still remember the bitter sweet taste in my mouth and how much I fell in love with that taste every time I had it. And when I went to my grandma’s she used to put a little coffee in the bottom of a coffee mug and fill the rest up with milk and sugar just so I could feel like a big kid.…

Bullfrog Dissection Background The American bullfrog, Lithobates catesbeianus, is an amphibian about the size of a teacup.(National Geographic, “American Bullfrog”). This dissection explored the anatomy of a bullfrog that had been pithed. Pithing is a technique used to prevent the frog from experiencing any cruel or unusual pain during the dissection. A pithed frog has had its nervous tissue in its brain severed thus allowing it to maintain normal bodily function during the dissection without…

to swallow. Not only that, but oral steroids take effect much faster than injections, as they are quickest metabolized and enter the bloodstream. There is a problem with oral pills, though - the liver breaks down the steroids before they can be sent into the bloodstream. Not only does this damage the liver, but…

Great post. Patient's when given autonomy have more positive outcomes. Especially when they see that the outcome is a positive one. With encouragement and guidance patient's success rates could rise. I feel like patient's each need an individual plan that meets their needs not a generic plan that has been printed from a system. Patient's have better outcomes when the plan meets their needs and their individual lifestyles. Patient's need to feel like their in control of their health and we as…

contained in each, but are almost equally in being chemically equivalent. Dr. Robert Lustig implies that overconsumption of too much fructose over time can cause metabolic syndrome, a cluster of disorders, type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease and fatty liver disease which are some of the major diseases mentioned.…

Fingernails are capable of showing sicknesses or diseases that are happening inside the human body. The plate of the nail is made of a protein named “keratin” which is transparent and flexible but durable enough to retain a shape and protect the nail bed. Underneath the nail plate is the nail bed which is composed of two parts, the dermis and the epidermis. The purpose of the nail bed is to house the nail matrix, which grows the nail and stabilize the nail’s foundation. The nail plate and nail…