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| any substance that an organism needs to remain alive |
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| Reduced Carbon, Elements and molecules |
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| Recommended Daily Allowances (RDA) |
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Devised to identify the needs for healthy people
Humans must obtain 8 essential amino acids that we cannot synthesize
Vitamins – compounds that required for biochemical reactions inside cells
Essential Elements have many different roles inside the body
Different amounts required – Macronutrients and micronutrients
A balanced diet usually provides all nutritional requirements
Supplements are not normally needed
Women often benefit from iron supplements due to loss of iron and hemoglobin during menstruation |
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| Most food energy is in the form of |
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| Bergstrom’s new hypothesis |
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| glycogen provides immediate energy for extended exertion |
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| fatty acids provided fuel for extended exertion |
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| Stomach flu, not prevented by the influenza vaccine. |
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| contaminated food, bacteria or virus, salmonella, E.coli, Cryptosporidium( a parasite) |
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| mild to severe, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dehydration |
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| Gastroenteritis diagnosis |
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| stool sample to identify the infectious cause, medical evaluation |
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| Gastroenteritis prevention |
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| avoid contaminated sources, use clean water, wash fruits and vegetables, cook your meat thoroughly |
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| Gastroenteritis treatment |
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| anti diarrheal drugs, treat dehydration, go away with out treatment, parasites can be treated with anti parasite medicine. |
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| INflammation of the pancreas |
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| Gall stones, alcohol, develops quickly |
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| severe upper abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, acute can be life threatening. |
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| Medical evaluation, scan, listening to abdomen with stethoscope, blood tests. |
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| treat the pain, possible hospitalization, removal of the gall stones. |
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| Inflammatory bowel disease |
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| inflammation of the intestine. causing pain and diarrhea, |
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| Chronic inflammation of any part of the intestine (large or small). In addition to cramps, diarrhea, people may have fever, loss of appetite and loss of weight |
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| unknown, suspicion dietary and chemical factors that are ingested cause the immune system to overreact. |
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| Colonoscopy, CT scans, blood tests. |
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| Crohns disease treatment. |
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| There is no cure, surgery to remove obstructions from the intestine. |
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| Chronic disease of the large intestine. Chronic inflammation in which areas become eroded. |
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| Ulcerative Colitis causes |
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| unknown, may be hereditary factors, |
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| Ulcerative Colitis symptoms |
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| bloody diarrhea, high fever, abdominal pain, |
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| Ulcerative Colitis diagnosis |
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| stool sample, scoping to evaluate ulcers and inflamation |
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| Ulcerative Colitis treatment. |
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| treat symptoms, anti diarrhea medicine anti, inflammatory drugs, surgery to remove ulcerated colon. |
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| water absorption and feces formation |
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| chemical processing and absorption ( digestion of protein, fats, carbohydrates, absorption of nutrients and water. |
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| mechanical and chemical processing (digestion of proteins) |
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| Mechanical and chemical processing ( chewing reduces size of food saliva, digests carbohydrates. |
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| Salivary glands, liver, gallbladder, pancreas |
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| secrete enzymes that digest carbohydrates, (in the mouth) |
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| Secretes molecules required for digestion of fats |
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| stores secretions from liver ; empties into small intestine |
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| secretes enzymes and other material into the small intestine. |
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| Irritable bowel syndrom causes |
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| variable irritants, no diseased tissue can be identified |
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| Irritable bowel syndrom symptoms |
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| Lower abdominal pain, diarrhea, constipation |
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| Irritable bowel syndrom diagnosed |
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| medical history and ruling out other possible problems. |
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| Irritable bowel syndrom treatment |
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| remove the irritant, treat the symptoms. |
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Detoxification and drug metabolism,
lipid and carbohydrate metabolism
protein synthesis
Conjugation and excretion of bilirubin
exreretion of bile acids.
store glucose as glycogen
synthesize proteins for the blood stream, albumin. |
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| Blood supply of the liver |
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From the heart - hepatic artery
From small intestine - hepatic portal vein |
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| function of the gall bladder |
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store bile, (produced by the liver)
Release bile after a meal, aid in fat digestion. |
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| Aging and liver, gall and bladder |
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| gradual decrease ability to detoxify drugs, more likely to form gall stones. |
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| Yellowing of skin and eyes, increase concentration of bilirubin |
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| waste product of hemoglobin, bilirubin is excreted in the feces. |
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| Alcoholism, damage to the liver, gall stones. |
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| Cirrhosis characteristics |
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| irreversible loss of liver function, liver tissue damaged and replaced by non functions scar tissue. |
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loss of appetite, muscle wasting,
ascites - sluid buildup in abdomen
Hepatic encephalopathy
Esophageal varices - leads to vomiting |
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| Cirrhosis treatment and prognosis |
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| no cure, stop alcohol use, dietary modificaiton, liver transportation |
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| inflammation of the liver |
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| hepatitis viruses (a-E), mono, epstein barr |
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| transmitted from sex partners and needles |
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| sudden onset of nausea, vomiting, fever, pain dark urine, jaundice, possible liver failure. |
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| Hepatitis treatment and prognosis |
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| Hospitalization , minority become carriers healthy with the virus. , minority require liver transplant. |
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