Mucous membrane

Factory farming is a cruel, unsanitary, and abusive practice that has many harmful affects not only the animals confined in slaughterhouses, but also on unsuspecting consumers. By creating tighter government regulations regarding how the animals are raised and how the meat is treated, we could avoid all of the potentially deadly side effects linked to factory farming. While mass production of poultry and beef has done wonders for restaurant supply and company profit, the measures taken to…

combat. It was known for the slow death it inflicted on its victims. The victims were left with blistered skin and very sore eyes. Internal and external bleeding was also caused continued on with attacks on the bronchial tubes, tearing apart the mucous membrane. Mustard gas was excruciatingly painful and the majority of soldiers were left bedridden. Deaths by infections and disease were one of the most painful ways to die in WW1 and should be taken into respect when mentioning the death…

According to the book by John Hersey Hiroshima the city was an ideal target for American bombing as it was an important military centre of the region. The book states that the city “had been an inviting target – mainly because it had been one of the most important military-command and communications centers in Japan” (HERSEY, P.42). Besides the military importance, Hiroshima had a favorable geographical position which would help to harm the territory as much as it was possible so that to make…

Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome (HGPS), also referred to as Progeria, was first discovered in 1886 by Jonathan Hutchinson. Later in 1194, it was named by Hastings Gilford (“About Progeria”). The name of the syndrome comes from the word geras, which is a Greek word that translates into “prematurely old” (Gosia, Mehual M, et al. 27). Segmental progeroid syndromes are syndromes in which the individuals who are affected show characteristics of premature, accelerated aging (Ramirez, C L, et al.…

Thanks to Rachel Carson’s book, Silent Spring, we now have many laws, guidelines, and even bans to ensure the safety environment and those who live inside it. Recently, some controversy has developed over the use of a pesticide known as Naled. Naled is currently being used to treat areas plagued by mosquitoes carrying the Zika virus and some people are debating whether the use of Naled should be discontinued due to its toxicity. The use of Naled is safe for our environment and should continue to…

physical barriers, chemical barriers and genetic components of the host. This first line of defense involves non-specific, innate immunity and it can confer immunity to the host by preventing the pathogen from passing through the skin and the mucous membrane into the host cell. Some pathogens however bypass this line of defense and make it through to the second line of defense which is also a nonspecific defense but it involves the stimulation of other lymphocytes to respond. They also produce…

CC Rose is a 16-year-old female here today with her mother to talk about several issues, including bulimia. HPI The patient tells me she is bulimic. She says that she has been binging and purging since the beginning of August. She remembers doing something similar in the spring of 2014, but says by summer was able to stop on her own and did not seek therapy or mention it any physician. She found initially what she was doing was over eating. Because of that, she forced herself to vomit…

Since the beginning of time humans have been using psychoactive substances. The reasons behind substance drug use vary from person to person and change century to century. There are five historical categories in which substance drug use fall into: basic need to cope with their environment, brain chemistry, involvement of the ruling class or government, technological advances in refining synthesizing and manufacturing drugs, and lastly the development of faster more efficient methods of…

Most people carrying HPV do not have any symptoms. If symptoms are present, they may include: Wartlike lesions in the throat (from having oral sex). Warts in the infected skin or mucous membranes. Genital warts that may itch, burn, or bleed. Genital warts that bleed or may be painful during sexual intercourse. How is this diagnosed? If wartlike lesions are present in the throat or if genital warts are present, your health care provider…

Risk Factors While nutrition can cause potential problems, healthcare workers are worried about the nutrition status of a patient before conception as well as during the fetal development. Lack of nutrition before conception and being of adolescence age can cause risk factors such as low-birth-weight and preterm labor. (Lowdermilk, Perry, & Cashion, 2010) Since the patient is lacking in any prenatal care or education, intervention; when appropriate, will need to be utilized. The patient has…