Lecture 2 General characterization of chronosome diseases. Clinical peculiarities of the main forms of chronosome diseases. Down syndrome Down syndrome (the most common term in US English) , Down’s syndrome (standard in British English), or trisomy 21 is a chromosomal disorder caused by the presence of
IZOIMMUNIZATION. PATHOLOGICAL STATES IN INFANTS’ PERIOD. ASPHYXIA OF NEW-BORN. TOXICO-SEPTIC DISEASES OF INFANTS. METHODS OF INTENSIVE THERAPY AND REANIMATION OF NEW-BORN. DEFENSE OF FEMALE CASE HISTORY. Prepared by I.Kuziv Hemolysis from Isoimmunization In 1892, Ballantyne established clinicopathological criteria for the diagnosis of hydrops fetalis. In 1932, Diamond, Blackfan, and Baty reported
Biosynthesis and biotransformation of cholesterol. Metabolism of ketonе bodies. Regulation and disorders of lipid metabolism. Biological role of cholesterol. Cholesterol is a lipidic, waxy alcohol found in the cell membranes and transported in the blood plasma of all animals. It is an essential component of mammalian cell membranes where
Metabolism of lipids: digestion, absorption, resynthesis in the intestinal wall.Metabolism of lipids: oxidation and biosynthesis of fatty acids, triacylglycerols and phospholipids. Lipids are water-insoluble organic biomolecules that can be extracted from cells and tissues by nonpolar solvents, e.g., chloroform, ether, or benzene. Lipids are an amphiphilic class of hydrocarbon-containing
THE CONTEMPORARY IMAGE OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING: Images of Nursing. The Nursing Shortage. Changing Physicians’ Image of Nursing. The Image of Nursing A nurse cradling a child who is receiving treatment for asthma. A nurse holding the hand of a frail diabetic patient and encouraging him during the discharge
Practical clas №3 PELVIC FRACTURES The incidence of pelvic fractures is on the rise following the increased number of vehicular accidents. It is commonly found as one of the fractures in a patient with multiple injuries. Often this fracture is not a serious management problem in itself, but
PATHOLOGY Endocrine function is supervised by the nervous system, especially the hypothalamus. Several nuclei of the hypothalamus secrete hypothalamic hormones that stimulate peripheral endocrine tissues via the pituitary (hypophysis). These hormones include corti–cotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH), luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH), and growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH). In addition, there
