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    blood disorders

      (related pages: antiphospholipid syndrome, thalassaemia, deep vein thrombosis, TTP) questions received: We are looking for information on how to thin blood. The patient is on dialysis and also has a heart condition. At the moment we are discarding lines…

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    bleeding

    Bleeding Back to Pathology Question Received: A person is losing blood, it shows in urine and stool, a barium swallow X-ray is given, what will it show? Has had two blood transfusions, where could blood loss be coming from? Answer…

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    biorhythms

      questions received: To what, if any, extent is the pineal gland linked to depression and sunlight deprivation? We know that the body temperature changes slightly during the day – diurnal variations, but what mechanisms trigger these slight fluctuations? How…

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    bile reflux

    question received: I went for a gastroscopy, and the results have come back that i had excess bile in the stomach. This causes daily nausea and acid in the esophagus and i would like too know what operations or treatment…

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    b

    B Back to Glossary                < Go to A                Go to C > Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome Bone Bone Marrow Boundary Brain Brown Fat Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome The syndrome includes umbilical hernia (also called exomphalos), a large tongue (macroglossia), and enhanced growth (gigantism). For…

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    a

    A Back to Glossary                Go to B > abdominal cavity Absorption Acute Anatomy Apoptosis Artery atom Atomic number Autoimmune disease Autonomic nervous system Axon Abdominal Cavity This lies below the diaphragm and consists of two parts in wide communication with…

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    aetiology

      aetiology – the scientific study of the causes of disease (spelt etiology in the United States) question received Does mutagenic always imply carcinogenic, and if so, why? If it is true, it would seem to imply that all mutations…

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    aging

    Aging Back to General Themes “First we ripen, and then we rot!” (after Alexander Pope, 1733)     Aging is reviewed from a biological perspective. A distinction is drawn between what seem to be unavoidable biological aging processes and those…

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    alpha1

      Diagram of the alpha1 protein subunit of haemoglobin. Oxygen binds to the iron atom, directly below the plane of the haeme group. The haeme group is surrounded by the protein subunit.  

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    amnesia

    Amnesia Back to Nursing Practice Question Received: What is post traumatic amnesia with regards to traumatic brain injury? And what are the nursing implications re: discharge planning? Response: What is post traumatic amnesia with regards to traumatic brain injury? And…

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