Pituitary gland

In the 1800s, Dwight D. Eisenhower said, “The search for a scapegoat is the easiest of all hunting expeditions.” In this case, the victims of scapegoating are the fast-food restaurants throughout America that appear to be “causing” obesity. Many people rush to attribute the source of the American obesity predicament to the vast number of fast-food restaurants that plague society. This tends to be a common occurrence because of the nature of the fast-food industry. Fast-food restaurants have…

Understanding individualistic influences on the development of autism Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that manifests as “persistent deficits in social communication and social interaction across multiple contexts” (DSM-5, 2013). This is subject to several different situational manifestations, and is also identified through restricted and repetitive behaviours, and trouble developing and maintaining relationships (DSM-5, 2013). Diagnosis generally takes place as early as one year of age,…

Chronic cardiac failure can be defined as ‘a clinical syndrome that develops in response to a cardiac injury or insult that causes decline in the pumping capacity (contractile function) of the heart’ (Lymperopolous et al. 2013). Betty has been experiencing chest pain, a decreased appetite and shortness of breath indicated by her oxygen saturation levels and increased respiratory rate. Additionally, she has bilateral peripheral pitting oedema and has had a cough. These are all signs and symptoms…

Breastfeeding v. Formula Feeding Mothers have been breastfeeding their children for hundreds of years. In these times bottle feeding is being looked at as a more convenient and easier way to feed the baby. Bottle Feeding is neglecting a child of the important vitamins and nutrients it takes to thrive in the world. Breastfeeding is the best natural choice for mothers to do for their babies. They need to proteins in the milk that helps them form a defense against the diseases that plague this…

I. Introduction Born in the 1960s, Carolyn grew up in a time of changing contemporary standards concerning female sexuality and feminism. The culture in which she was raised informed many behavioral decisions she made throughout mate selection, pregnancy and childrearing. With little ability to compare her own female experiences to those of her somewhat absent mother, Carolyn worked closely with her father, husband and friends to inform herself on life changes she would have to make to…

systemic circuit from two great veins, the superior vena cava and the inferior vena cava. The coronary sinus opens into the right atrium inferior to the connection with the superior vena cava. 41. ADH is released at the posterior lobe of the pituitary glands. It causes a peripheral vasoconstriction that elevates blood. This hormone stimulates water conservation by the kidney which would prevent reducing blood volume. 43. In rapid depolarization in cardiac muscle, at threshold, it has a voltage…

Stress is a state of well-being when an individual feels strain due to demanding or adverse circumstances. Stress can factor in our lives in a various amount of ways in the form of daily hassles, major life events, conflict, and frustration. Those are not the only things that affect a person's well-being, having a mental health issue can also be negatively emotionally and physically taxing on an individual's physical and mental well-being. About 44% of Americans feel more stressed than they did…

anatomy, saying “we must not be discouraged,” so many doctors pushed forward with studies of anatomy of the brain of epileptics (Esquirol 160). Dr. Edward Sieveking of London detailed German anatomist Dr. Joseph Wenzel’s false discovery of the pituitary gland as the seat of epilepsy (Sieveking 168). As discoveries of localized function within the brain came about, doctors focused on the different functions that disappeared during an epileptic attack, such as “intelligence” and “voluntary…

Let it Blow Respiratory Case Study Elijah Stevens is 74 year old male with a history of COPD. He is admitted to the hospital for an exacerbation of his COPD. He continues to smoke cigarettes (reports one pack a day). His current medications include theophylline, albuterol inhaler, beclomethasone dipropionate inhaler and a chewable aspirin 81 mg once a day. His lung sounds are diminished bilaterally. Pulse oximetry reading is 90%. He is receiving oxygen at 2 liters per nasal cannula. He…

There are different types of Gliomas- or brain tumors. Gliomas are named based on what type of brain cell they affect. The three types of Gliomas are called Ependymomas, Astrocytomas, and Oligodendrogliomas. “Only about two to three percent of brain tumors are Ependymomas. However Ependymomas makes up about ten percent of tumors in children.”(Brain Cancer and Gliomas) This particular type of tumor does not grow into the normal brain tissue, but has a high risk of recurrence. Some Ependymomas can…