INCORRECT The most common type of cirrhosis worldwide is actually the result of hepatotoxins, such as viral hepatitis, which cause massive liver necrosis. C) All alcoholics will develop cirrhosis. INCORRECT No more than half of all alcoholics will develop Laennec's cirrhosis, which is the type of cirrhosis related to alcohol consumption. Laennec's cirrhosis is the most common form of cirrhosis in North America. D) Spouses of alcoholics are at risk for cirrhosis.
An LHD-1 level a phenomenon known as ‘flipped LDH’, Is strongly indicative of a Heart attack. 6. What pathophysiology occurs during a myocardial Infarction? Include all four processes. Most Myocardial Infarctions are caused by a disruption in the vascular endothelium associated with an unstable atherosclerotic
His initial medical diagnosis is heart failure (HF). Bert is immediately admitted to the acute care facility for further evaluation and treatment. Heart failure is called cardiac failure, pump failure, or congestive heart failure (CHF). It is defined as the inability of the heart to pump enough blood to meet the tissue's oxygen demands. Risk Factors Heart failure occurs most commonly in clients over the age of 60, and occurs more commonly in males than females.
Cervical cancer most commonly begins in the squamous cells on the surface of the cervix. It sometimes begins with a condition known as dysplasia. This is a pre-cancerous condition that can be found early with a routine pap smear and it can be treated completely. Ovarian cancer causes more deaths among women today than all the other reproductive system cancers. It is the fifth most common cancer in women today.
The growth of managed care and payment mechanisms employed by insurers and other payers in an attempt to control the rate of health care spending has also had a major impact on health care utilization. Efforts by employers to increase managed care enrollment, as well as major Medicare and Medicaid cost containment efforts such as the Prospective Payment System for hospitals and the Resource Based Relative Value Scale for physician payment, created incentives to shift sites where services are provided. Clinical documentation in the health record is critical to the patient, the physician, and the healthcare organization. Hospitals, in particular, have become more dependent on physician (provider) documentation in order to comply with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) regulations regarding quality and reimbursement. Place of service affects your reimbursement: Facility, non-facility designations make a difference In 2008, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) for the department of Health and Human Services intends to focus on Place of Service errors for services submitted by physicians.
It can be caused by heavy alcohol use and infection. Roughly 75 percent of primary liver cancers begin in hepatocytes(liver cells). Unless a person has a preexisting liver condition, such as cirrhosis, which would cause the symptoms of liver cancer to appear more quickly and be more intense, they may not realize the symptoms are an indicator of a serious medical condition. It is for this reason that many people are not diagnosed until the
Serious long-term consequences, and even fatal complications, can result from deep vein thrombosis, or DVT. In DVT, blood clots form in the deep veins of the body, particularly the lower extremities. These clots can break free, travel to the lung, and block an artery. This circumstance is known as a PE, or pulmonary embolism. Approximately 60,000 to 100,000 deaths occur each year in the United States as a result of DVT associated pulmonary embolism, making it one of the highest causes of unexpected natural death (Andrews & Habashi, 2010).
There are various types of heart diseases and the most common one is CAD. CAD is blockage of the coronary arteries, the blood vessels that provide blood to the heart. Much of the CAD individual experience is caused by atherosclerosis, which is also known as hardening of the arteries. CAD can develop slowly and take decades before it produces symptoms, or it can come on suddenly. Left untreated, it can lead to angina or acute myocardial infarction.
These renal of the kidney cysts are filled with fluid and formed by individual nephrons, the subunits of the kidney. People with PKD may also have cysts in the liver, pancreas and other organs. About 10 to 15 percent may have swellings in the walls of blood vessels in the brain (called aneurysms). In time, virtually all of the nephrons of either kidneys either become cystic or are compressed, distorted and rendered increasingly ineffective by the pressure of adjacent cysts. In the process, both kidneys enlarge to three or four times the normal size, while function decreases.The patient is unaware of the disease unless
Cystic Fibrosis is a very serious inherited genetic disease which affects one child in every 2,500 Caucasian births. This disease usually affects the lungs and causes the build up of a thick mucus which causes chest infections. These infections unfortunately usually lead to death during childhood or early adulthood. On occasion, besides affecting the lungs, it affects the bowels and the pancreas, causing blockages in the intestines and poor absorption of food. Cystic Fibrosis may first appear in a newly born baby, or in children or young adults.