Sepsis

A mother’s love and protection for her child is like nothing else in this world and it is truly unique. It’s human instinct for a mother to have fears and be protective of her own. Some of these fears have led certain mothers today to believe that Immunizations are unnatural and not needed for their child. One mother, Author Eula Biss, wrote “On Immunity an Inoculation,” published by Graywolf Press in 2014, and she argues and defends the importance of vaccinations in our society today. This…

recent research, that troponins levels might be elevated in certain non-cardiac conditions such as pulmonary embolism, sepsis and renal insufficiency inter alias[42]. It has been noted in patients with ESRD that, without any symptoms or signs of ACS, troponin level is elevated. Such findings put clinicians in a dilemma in the realm of diagnostics and treatment. Renal and cardiovascular diseases are intricately linked showing a moderately high level of co-occurrence. It has been noted that…

Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive bacteria which is an aerobic organism. S. aureus can cause many different infections. Antibiotic resistance is common for S. aureus. It forms golden grapelike clusters that you can see under a microscope. “20-40% of people carry it in their noses and skin.”(6) Most of the time, S.aureus is transported from the nasal passages to the skin. “Coagulase-positive S. aureus is one of the most dangerous pathogen because it develops antibiotic resistance.”(1) S…

“I do not want to have this baby. What am I going to do?”. There comes a time in a woman’s life when she may be unsure about whether she wants to go through with the pregnancy. The very thought of having to bear a child for nine long months could have the woman feeling overwhelmed. When a woman feels anxious, overwhelmed or unsure about having a baby there is one protected and legal option that she can turn to. Abortion. Abortion is the deliberate termination of a pregnancy and often it…

Natalie Buttaccio Biol 251 Oliphant January 20, 2017 1. According to Bonnie Bassler in the video TedTalk, the human body is considered 90% prokaryotic because there are ten times more bacterial cells than human cells on a human being. Humans have approximately 30,000 genes, but you actually have ten times more bacterial genes. Bassler considers humans about 90% bacterial. These bacterial cells literally almost do everything, from digesting our food, making our vitamins, keeping us healthy, etc.…

release), or ingestion (e.g. through contaminated food or water) [3]. Manifestations of disease are dependent on host pathogen interaction and extremely broad ranging from rapidly life-threatening sepsis to chronic low-grade infection. A common clinical picture associated with melioidosis is that of sepsis associated with bacterial dissemination to distant sites [9, 15, 16], frequently causing simultaneous pneumonia and liver and splenic abscesses [17]. Infection may also occur in bone,…

Male Circumcision Why is there a big deal about a male being circumcised or not? There are many reasons why it is done: cultural or social, religious beliefs, hygiene, and/ or they want them to look like other men in the family. For some parent’s it is a hard decision to make. It is important to talk to your obstetrician, and weigh the pros and cons. About 54% of males in the United States are circumcised now. In the early 2000’s it was a higher rate of 65%.The circumcision is usually…

Examples would be hypovolemia, shock, blood loss, or sepsis. Intrarenal is when actual damage to the nephrons take place. Examples would be infections, ischemia, blockages, or nephrotoxic agents. Postrenal is caused by conditions that cause an obstruction to urine flow or problems that stops the excretion…

Burns: The Anatomic Effects Burns have a very dramatic effect on the body. Even the slightest of burns causes profound events to occur that most of us are completely unaware of. We know that they hurt, but in minor cases, such as slight sunburns or scalds, we never stop and think about what is happening to the largest organ of the human body. To gain a better understanding of what happens to the skin in the case of a burn, we must look at the depth of the injury. The skin is the human body’s…

Pain is an unpleasant sensation normally associated with injury or illness. According to the International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP), pain is an uneasy sensory and emotional experience caused by actual or potential tissue damage. Experiencing pain indicates that the body or the particular region may be damaged or not functioning properly. It leads people to seek medical attention and also helps on diagnosis (Ersek & Irving 2009). According to the Carr & Goudas (1999, cited in…