Pernicious anemia

urine. Frequent urination in the night can cause sleep disturbances. Early signs may go unnoticed. Untreated Lupus Nephritis can lead to kidney failure “End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD)” 7. Anemia and low platelet count: Some patient can report severe weakness and on examination may be found to have a severe anemia (low HB). Patients with low platelets counts may have lupus. 8. Frequent match ulcers:acidity, heartburns, and abdominal pain are after described by the patients 9. Pulmonary Disease:…

Questions Kcal consumed Recommended kcal from Daily Caloric Summary Do I meet the recommendation, or was I above or below? What is happening to my body weight based on my current calorie intake? 1,357 1767 below I am losing weight, consuming less calories than I am burning. Nutrient Intake from my food choices Recommended Daily Value Did I meet the recommendation? If your diet did meet these recommendations, provide examples of how your current food choices are allowing you to meet these…

potassium and copper. It contributes to satisfy the recommended daily doses of vitamins in addition to containing significant properties of beta-carotene and vitamin B12. In fact, wakame is dark green seaweed which helps prevent osteoporosis and anemia, enhance the immune system while promoting the well-being of the human body. Wakame is dark green seaweed highly packed with iron, calcium, iodine, folate and protein, in addition to copper, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium…

Summary: Barry James, a 67-year-old man presents to the hospital with a recent onset of diarrhea and weight loss; patient has a history of lactose intolerance, vitamin B12 deficiency and intermittent diarrheal episodes that last 1-2 days. Peripheral edema was noted on the physical examination, and the abdominal examination was negative for distention and organomegaly. Question: Describe the pathophysiology and clinical presentations associated with small intestine malabsorption. Generate:…

The skin is largest organ in the human body, it covers every square inch of our bodies, for its function is to protect us from outside pathogens, but sometimes these pathogens can hurt our skin. Vitiligo is a skin disease that affects all people of all skin types, there is no specific gender or race that gets affected. Vitiligo is actually a common disease where it affects 1-2% of the world population. Vitiligo is a skin disease that results in the loss of skin color in blotches on the body.…

The Dark Truth of Alcohol Every 53 minutes there is one person killed by an alcohol impaired driver in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC, 2016). To being, alcohol is a well-known misused beverage, despite its adverse effects on the human body, society and the economy. The United States spent $249 billion dollars in 2010 (CDC, 2016). Whether it involves drinking on occasion, weekly or daily throughout this article it will discuss the impact…

Nutrition is the science that delas with the study of intake of nutrients and their functions in the body. It also involves the study of the chemical and physical properties of nutrients and their food sources, deficiency, symptoms and their appropriate proportion in a balanced diet. (Bello, 1985) Malnutrition can be caused by over-nutrition (excess energy or nutrient intake) or under-nutrition (deficient energy or nutrient intake). We usually think of malnutrition as a condition that results…

Pork tapeworm Diphyllobothrium latum tapeworm: It is also called a fish tapeworm. This type of infection can be found in Japan ,China, North and South America. It can easily grow up to 25 feet in intestine. It can cause pernicious anemia. It is due to vitamin B-12 deficiency. Symptoms: • Weakness • Headache • Chest pain • Spasticity(stiffness of muscle) Hymenolepis nana: It is also called a rodent/rat/dwarf tapeworm. This can infect a human by a intermediate host fleas, beetles…

As a child we were always told to eat plenty of fruits and vegetables. Instead we wanted to eat burgers, cookies, candy, and sodas. We were not concerned about how this would affect our overall health in the future. Today childhood obesity has increased three times over the past thirty years. (Jackson). This is not just a nationwide issue but it has become a issue all around the world. According to the Body Mass Index (BMI) at least seventeen percent of children today are obese (Jackson).…

carcinoids, the body gastric mucosa presented a severe atrophy, in the remaining cases the atrophy was moderate (L. Vannella et al., 2011). 40% of the patients had a recurrence rate. Patients Gender Age (years) Gastrin (pg/mL) CgA (ng/mL) Body atrophy* Pernicious anaemia Endoscopic findings Detection of typeIGC Recurrence 1. * Scored accordingly to the Sydney System. 1 F 45 305 60 2 No Body polyp of 0.5 cm At diagnosis…