Urination

but the office was closed today being Sunday. The daughter was worried that her mother seemed “out there at times.” Mrs. Jones also reports she has had frequency in urination the last several days and has noticed her urine to be dark in color with a foul smell, she also reports pain in the anterior lower pelvis region with urination. (Mrs. Jones Patient Chart, 2015) The assessment in the ER reveals that Mrs. Jones is febrile with temperature…

two recovered fully with assisted and mechanical ventilation (Brandin, Meola, Mazzaferro, 2013). Clinical signs of Amanita muscaria usually occur within two hours after ingestion and are characterized by the acronym SLUD (salivation, lacrimation, urination, diarrhea).9 Other…

have a family history of prostate cancer. • Post the age of 65 yrs , men should opt for annual PSA tests. • Report any urinary and abnormality in the testes immediately. • Any pain or bleeding during urination should be discussed with a doctor. • If there is any change in the frequency of urination along with the colour, consult a doctor immediately. • Do not ignore the signs and symptoms of prostate…

Sexually Transmitted Infections Alysa N. Knowles Lennard, HS; HCC Community College Sexually Transmitted Infections The entire Earth’s populous will become sick during their life, but one group of maladies is effectively avoidable. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are infections caused by bacteria that thrives in or around the genitals and are spread by contact with them. Every sexually active person is at risk for an STI, risk is reduced to zero when abstinence is practiced; reduced…

I will be focusing on the Kidney Cancer, but to understand Kidney Cancer, one needs to know about the systems it resides in. Starting from the Endocrine System, to the Urinary System, then to the Kidneys. The Endocrine System is made up of glands in an organism that secrete hormones directly into the circulatory system. The hormones that the glands secrete, help to regulate very important internal processes. The processes that they regulate are, growth and development, equilibrium through out…

Case Study #2 - Hematuria. 1. Why did this patient require a retrograde pyelography and an antegrade pyelography? Retrograde pyelography is an invasive inspection of the kidneys from a distal way through the ureters. It has been used as a primary method infrequently, but it has a few probable signals when it can be a secondary method. Retrograde pyelography is mostly used to examine lacerations of the ureter. It generally necessitates a universal painkilling, and may end in the introduction of…

called type 1 diabetes and the other non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus or maturity-onset diabetes which is usually called type 2 diabetes. 1. Beginnings In 1552 B.C, Hesy-Ra who was an Egyptian internal medicine doctor recorded frequently urination as a symptom of a incomprehensible disease that also caused weakness. Also around this time, ancient healers attended that ants seemed to be interested in the urine of people who had this illness. Arateus who was the Greek internal medicine…

ketones are released as they are a byproduct of the destruction of fat. These ketones are toxic acids that can lead to a Diabetic Ketoacidodic state, if not controlled and reversed. The signs and symptoms of diabetic ketoacidosis include frequent urination, excessive thirst, nausea and vomiting, abdominal pain, fatigue and weakness, confusion, shortness of breath, and most notably fruity scented breath. The more definable signs are high blood sugar levels and high ketone levels in the urine. The…

Urethral Stricture Urethral stricture is narrowing of the tube (urethra) that carries urine from the bladder out of the body. The urethra can become narrow due to scar tissue from an injury or infection. This can make it difficult to pass urine. In women, the urethra opens above the vaginal opening. In men, the urethra opens at the tip of the penis, and the urethra is much longer than it is in women. Because of the length of the male urethra, urethral stricture is much more common in men.…

How Uranium affects TP53 Do we know how Uranium affects TP53 to affect our bodies? Uranium is a dense radioactive metal, that is used as fuel in nuclear reactors. Uranium has several isotopes, and the most important of these, are radioactive and presented in nature. This radioactive substance affects our bodies in many contrasting ways. Examples are, our organs, DNA, our tissue, bones, and TP53 gene. In this paper, we will focus most on how Uranium affects TP53 to affect our body. The official…