Linda F. Voigt, Thomas D. Koepsell, J. Lee Nelson, Carin E. Dugowson, and Janet R. Daling are the authors of “Smoking, Obesity, Alcohol Consumption, and the Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis.” Due to a substantial amount of study regarding sex hormones contributing to the effects of rheumatoid arthritis they “…conducted a population-based case-control study…in King County, WA, and Group Health Cooperative of Puget Sound” (Voigt 525). According to the acknowledgements section the physicians, as…
Inoculation refers to the induction of an infective organism to produce immunity against various infectious diseases (Definition). In Western medicine, inoculation was the process of preventing smallpox by purposefully infecting a person with the disease in a controlled manner to prevent further infection (Meacham). This practice spread to America during the 17th century, during a smallpox epidemic. However, in 1796 English physician Edward Jenner attempted a newer method of inoculation: Jenner…
1) What is a PCV? What does PCV stand for? What is another name for PCV? Describe the procedure for obtaining a PCV. o PCV stands for packed cell volume. o Another name for a PCV is hematocrit. o A PCV is the measurement of the ratio of packed red cells in a known volume of whole blood sample. o The procedure is to take blood from your patient and put it into a purple top tube, which has the anticoagulant EDTA in it. • Next you need to fill 2 micro hematocrit tubes with the blood about ¾ a…
of radiotherapy are: In Hodgkin Lymphoma in classical Hodgkin lymphoma radiotherapy is almost always used in early stage while the prescription is less common in advanced stages while for relapses it is not a usual choice. In the case of nodular lymphocyte predominant Hodgkin lymphoma it is recommended in early stages as well. It is used after…
All organisms, vertebrates and invertebrates, must have necessary nutrients to maintain life. In invertebrates, either a transport system or diffusion provides nutrients to the body. For vertebrates, a closed transport is used to transport blood away from the heart. Both of these scenarios are key to an organism 's health. Some invertebrates do not require a circulatory system. While these organisms do not require a circulatory system, they require certain nutrients to be readily available.…
Symbiosis is the interaction between two different organisms in an environment and the effect they may have on each other, if any. When observed in nature, these encounters can illustrate the complex relationship among organisms and how their survival is directly affected. Neutralism, for instance, is a relationship in which neither of the interacting symbionts benefit nor suffer. Mutualism, on the other hand, is a relationship in which both symbionts are physiologically dependent on one another…
Effect of studying systems of Fetal pig Purpose The purpose of this pig dissection lab is to organize the body sturcture by observing external anatomy, oral cavity, neck, superficial muscles, thoracic cavity, abdominal cavity, and both male and female reproductive systems. By studying the systems of the pig, it helps understand the systems of the humans because humans and pigs are both mammals which we can assume that systems of pig and human are similar. Results The sex of pig was able to…
As a veterinary technician is very important to know about diseases to educate clients about their pet’s health and try to find out what is wrong with them by asking the right questions to help figure out the right diagnostic test to be performed and figure out what the pet has. There are many different kinds of diseases affecting many species for example: infectious, immune mediated, parasitic, congenital, neoplastic, metabolic, toxic and degenerative. Congenital or genetic diseases are…
A Case Analysis of the Pathophysiology and Pharmacologic Treatment of Asthma Definition of Disease Asthma is a “chronic inflammatory disorder of the bronchial mucosa that causes hyperresponsiveness and constrictions of the airways” (Huether & McCance 2014). The onset of asthma has the ability to be induced by a variety of forms: non-allergic (stress, anxiety, or weather induced ), allergic (extrinsic), reaction to medications, and strenuous cardiovascular activities (Lilley, Collins, & Snyder,…
One of the more abstract causes is exercise. Exercise-induced anaphylaxis usually only occurs after submaximal exercise for a relatively short duration [18]. In all people, exercise leads to an increase in the number of circulating lymphocytes, monocytes, natural killer cells and proinflammatory cytokines [17]. However, in healthy individuals cytokine inhibitors and anti-inflammatory cytokines are also released. It is thought that this, along with some sort of IgE response is linked to…