Psychological immune system

For 32 years, Sergeant Major Peek has distinguished himself through exceptional meritorious service to the United States Army. His exemplary services with outstanding performance in a succession of challenging leadership positions greatly contributed directly to the success of Army Medicine and United States Army. He ensured the highest level of leadership, training, and readiness as he provided first-class Health Service Support and Preventive Medicine services throughout hundreds of key…

the skin cells. Excessive exposure to UV radiation during indoor tanning can lead to premature skin aging, immune suppression, and eye damage, including cataracts and ocular melanoma.”(U.S Department of Health and Human Services, 2016) Parents are allowing their kids to use tanning beds at a very young age, which is increasing their chances of skin cancer, premature aging, and immune system suppression. The most famous type of skin cancer is melanoma. Melanoma is most dangerous skin cancer and…

(Nazarko, 2013). People develop chickenpox when they first exposure to herpes virus in childhood. When they recover from chickenpox, the virus remains in the spinal nerves in a dormant form. People with healthy immune systems keep the virus dormant with no symptoms of shingles. When people are in immune depressive status or when people are aging, they have increased risk to develop shingles due to reactive the herpes virus in the body. According to Conceicao and Shostak (2015), the typically…

Necrotizing fasciitis is a form of soft tissue infection that can destroy the tissue in your skin as well as your muscles and the tissue under your skin. Necrotizing fasciitis is usually caused by an infection with group A Streptococcus, and usually called a “flesh-eating bacteria.” This is the fastest moving kind of the infection. When this infection is caused by other types of bacteria, it typically doesn’t spread and grow as quickly and isn’t as dangerous. While A Streptococcus is the most…

Dabigatran was the first FDA-approved NOAC and is a potent, direct inhibitor of thrombin (Faktor IIa). Its serum half-life is 12-17 hours and is 80% renaly excreted (Table 1) (5, 6). The FDA recommended dose of dabigatran in patients with CrCL > 30 mL/min is 150 mg twice daily. However, the ESC guidelines recommend in patients with CrCl 30-49 mL/min to use the 110 mg BID dose. A subgroup analysis of the RE-LY trial (7) which included patients with CrCl 30-49 mL/min demonstrated a lower risk…

Rectal prolapse is protuberance of rectal tissue via the anus to the exterior of the body. The rectum is the final segment of the large intestine. Description Rectal prolapse can be partial or complete. In partial prolapse, only the mucosa layer (mucous membrane) of the rectum spreads outside the body. The projection is usually 0.75-1.5 in (2-4 cm) long. In complete prolapse, named procidentia, the full thickness of the rectum obtrudes for up to 4.5 in (12 cm). Rectal prolapse is most common in…

Influenza is an infectious disease caused by the influenza virus. It’s a contagious disease that spreads around the United States every year and affects up to three million people every year, between October and May. The flu is an upper respiratory illness that affects the nose, throat, and lungs. It’s often confused with the common cold. According to WebMD there are three types of flu viruses: A, B, and C. Type A and B cause the annual influenza epidemics that have up to 20% of the population…

The environmental factors which may have influenced the emergence of West Nile Virus include hydrogeography, urbanization, precipitation, temperature, and vector species feeding habits. These factors seem to have increased the abundance of mosquitoes as well as infection rates in humans. The increase in temperatures increases the abundance of vector mosquito species since they can reproduce and survive for longer periods, which, in turn, increases the rate of transmission of the disease. During…

The Use of Modern-Day Anesthetics Stems from the Use of Anesthetics During the Civil War Modern-day anesthetics can trace its roots from the use of Sulfuric Ether and Chloroform during the Civil War. While these anesthetics were discovered prior to the civil war, the use of these drugs helped create developments in these drugs and popularity that these drugs drew helped these anesthetics become what they are today. The first two anesthetics ever used were called sulfuric ether and chloroform.…

Choice “C” is the best answer. Hidradenitis suppurative (HD) is a chronic, recurrent, debilitating disease that presents with painful, inflamed lesions in the apocrine-gland–bearing areas of the body, most commonly the axillary, inguinal, and anogenital areas. Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) has traditionally been considered a disorder of the apocrine glands however, it is now known to actually be a defect of the follicular epithelium; therefore, there is a movement towards calling the disease…