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urinary_problems

Urinary Problems Back to Pathology Question Received: Why do I have to urinate 6 or 7 times a night… do I have something wrong with me? Response: Why do I have to urinate 6 or 7 times a night… do I have something wrong with me? 7th April 2024 We are not able to give you a diagnosis – it will be worthwhile making a visit to your doctor so that…

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nursing_practice

Nursing Practice Back to Archive Please click on the links below to find the information you require. Blood Transfusion   Catheter Care   Discharge Plans   Emotions   Fever   Fluids > Fluid Administration   Fluid Balance   Giving Injections Hand Washing   Head injury > Amnesia   Coma Health & Safety Health Promotion Infection Control   Leg Ulcers   Measurement   Mobility   Nurse Education   Nursing Notes   Nursing…

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metabolic_disorders

Metabolic Disorders Back to Pathology See also: Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Insipidus Questions Received: Is there something you can do to help lower high ammonia levels faster? What are metabolic disorders? Can a metabolic disorder cause a child to have a seizure? Are there medicines against hyperammonaemia? What are the symptoms of carbamyl phosphate synthetase deficiency, ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency, argininaemia, argininosuccinic aciduria, n-acetyl-glutamate synthetase deficiency, and citrullinaemia? Responses: Is there something you…

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myelofibrosis

questions received: Please tell me about mylofibrosis. What is it, what causes it and what are the treatments and prognosis? Is it a pre-cancerous condition and if so what kind? Family diagnosed with myelofibrosis. Several years ago he had been diagnosed with polycythaemia vera. Is extreme lethargy and loss of muscle mass associated with this condition? Have you ever heard of cats having myelofibrosis? My 10 year old cat was just…

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(NB: still under construction…) meiosis memory microscope microvilli mucosa myelin meiosis – a form of cell division which occurs during formation of the gametes: eggs and sperm. It differs from mitosis in that the chromosomal number is halved from 46 to 23. This is achieved by having a sequence of two cell divisions after replicating (copying) the chromosomes only once.   memory – the process by which previous events can be…

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healthpolicy

Health Policy Back to General Themes Question Received: My friend has just started a HNC Health Care Course as a mature student with a view to entering midwifery. As it is a long time since she has written an essay she’s finding it difficult. She has been asked to write about “The development of Health Care Policy; Examine the major social economic and political influences which have shaped Health Care Provision.”…

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(NB: still under construction…) word list faeces fats fertilization functional genomics   faeces – the solid waste voided from the anus.   fats – a family of molecules that are widespread in living systems and form essential components of our diet and cellular structure. Also called lipids. For example, cellular membranes are made of a double layer of lipid molecules. Fats can also be stored in adipose tissue for later use…

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stress

Stress Back to General Themes Question Received: Why is it that if I go out on a very cold day, the urge to urinate seems to come on stronger and sooner than usual? Response: Why is it that if I go out on a very cold day, the urge to urinate seems to come on stronger and sooner than usual? 19th December 2024 This is something of a speculative answer until…

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D Back to Glossary                < Go to C                Go to E > Diabetes Diaphragm Differentiation Digestion Diabetes There are two main types: diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus. Both are associated with the production of more urine than usual. They were given their names originally because in days gone by the testing of urine was carried out by taste, and in the case of diabetes mellitus the urine had a sweetish taste…

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W Back to Glossary                < Go to V                Go to X > White Matter Withdrawal Reflex White Matter Bundles of myelinated nerve axons within the central nervous system. Withdrawal Reflex Subconscious withdrawal of part of the body away from a harmful stimulus. Back to Glossary                < Go to V                Go to X >

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