Hypothyroid Disease A deficiency of the thyroid hormone leads to hypothyroid disease; a disease that may be characterized both in clinical and pathophysiological manifestations throughout the body system. The most prevalent causes of hypothyroid disease include various autoimmune diseases, medication for hyperthyroid disease, and having had surgery on the thyroid. Other not so common causes of hypothyroidism include certain congenital diseases, pituitary disorder, pregnancy, or a deficiency in
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nodules, resulting in portal venous hypertension. * Liver shrinks and is covered in gray connective tissue, progression of disease liver function is impaired and after prolonged time cirrhosis can lead to liver failure. Portal hypertension A raised venous pressure in the portal circulation caused by compression or occlusion in the portal or hepatic vascular system, Liver damage causes a blockage of the portal vein; the most serious result of portal hypertension is bleeding oesophageal varices
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uniformity across the country keeping in view the relevance of different areas in Medical Education. PHYSICS S.No. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. CLASS XI Physical world and measurement Kinematics Laws of Motion Work, Energy and Power Motion of System of Particles and Rigid Body Gravitation Properties of Bulk Matter Thermodynamics Behaviour of Perfect Gas and Kinetic Theory Oscillations and Waves CLASS XII Electrostatics Current Electricity Magnetic Effects of Current and Magnetism Electromagnetic
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Orthopedic Professions University of Phoenix Health Care Vocabulary 212 December 26, 2012 Skeletal System Orthopedics is the specialty that a physician may choose during or after medical school to get specialized education. Orthopedics covers a wide range of subspecialties that the physician can focus on to offer specialized care to patients’ problems that a general orthopedist may not be able to offer. These specialties include: • Orthopedic Trauma Trauma is defined as a severe injury
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Nursing Management of Sleep Disorders March 2013 INTRODUCTION Sleep is the state of natural rest observed throughout the animal kingdom, in all mammals and birds, and in many reptiles, amphibians, and fish. In humans, other mammals, and many other animals that have been studied - such as fish, birds, ants, and fruit-flies - regular sleep is necessary for survival. The capability for arousal from sleep is a protective mechanism and also necessary for health and survival. DEFINITION Sleep
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An Overview of Osteoporosis Approximately 54 million Americans have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, a disease that is caused from low bone mass and is associated with serious complications. It is characterized as a disease in which the rate of bone density decay occurs more rapidly than the occurrence of new bone growth. The first suspicious indicator of one developing osteoporosis is the initial fracture. It is difficult to know if osteoporosis is present otherwise because there is no other
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approach divides and organizes complex information about the body in a logical way. These approaches include the following: body planes and body directions, body cavities, quadrants and regions, anatomy and physiology, microscopic to macroscopic, body systems, and medical specialties” (Turley, 2011). Body planes and body direction is one approach that divides the body into front and back, right and left, and top and bottom. The three main body planes are coronal, sagittal plane, and transvers plane.
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Chapter four CEREBRO-VASCULAR DISEASE Cerebrovascular disease is a leading cause of disability and death worldwide. The main disorders in this group of neurological disease are stroke, multi infarct (vascular) dementia, spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage and acute and chronic subdural haematoma. STROKE Definition and epidemiology Stroke, also called a cerebrovascular event (CVE), is a focal neurological
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Chapter 40 4 main categories of tissue: Epithelial, Connective, Muscle, Nervous. I. Epithelial Tissue (Epithelium): forms interactive surfaces with environment on external and internal body surfaces; functions as barriers. Formed from continuous sheets of tightly packed cells Covers outside of body; or lines organs and body cavities Apical surface: the free surface exposed to air or body fluids Basal surface: cells at base of epithelium are attached to a basement membrane
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heart, and kidneys.More specifically, individuals with cat eye syndrome frequently have downwards slanting eyelids, widely spaced eyes, crossed eyes, or one eye noticeably smaller than the other. Because cat eye syndrome affects many different systems of the body, medical management is often provided by a team of doctors and other healthcare professionals. Treatment for this condition varies based on the signs and symptoms present in each person. For example, congenital heart defects; anal atresia;
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