Below, you will find details from theArmy's "Standards of Medical Fitness." These standards generally apply to all other branches as well. Remember that most of these conditions are not necessarily permanently disqualifying, but they are red flags. If you have had a medical complication at any...
small intestine meridian AcupunctureA meridian that begins at the tip of the little finger, extends up the arm, across the back, up the neck and ends at the ear. Stimulation of acupoints along the small intestine meridian are used for conditions affecting the face, head and shoulders. Segen'...
There are so many unknown details about this disease. It causes so many problems and so much confusion. The disease is in the reaction of the immune system to gluten, which leads to severe inflammation in the small intestine. Every time when a person eats gluten, he or she suffers from d...
We constantly hear about the negative health effects of drinking sodas. Too much sugar, too much gas, excessive caffeine and there is even talk about some sodas being as corrosive as drain cleaners. But the fact is that hundreds of millions, if not billions, of people drink soda on a dail...
Here are 13 surprising medical conditions that can cause weight gain or loss. Some of these may sound completely unfamiliar.
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Comorbid ConditionsPPI UsageIntroduction: The small intestine exhibits a range of slow wave behaviors, including antegrade and retrograde propagation, coordinating motility. It is typically believed that intrinsic ICC frequencies are the sole determinants of intestinal pacesetting, and that adjacent pacemakers...
Presley, the only child of Elvis and Priscilla Presley, died Jan. 12 at the age of 54. A small bowel obstruction is a blockage of the small intestine, which can be caused by colon cancer, certain medications, adhesions in the abdomen that form after surgery and conditions that can cause...
As a resident surgeon at Groote Schuur Hospital,Cape Town(1953–56), Barnard was the first to show thatintestinal atresia, a congenital gap in thesmall intestine, is caused by an insufficient blood supply to thefetusduring pregnancy. This discovery led to the development of a surgical procedure...
RER in the small intestine : goblet cells that secrete mucus, plasma cells that secrete antibodies SER: Lipid and steroid synthesis for excretion Detoxification of drugs and poisons Examples: Sarcoplasmic reticulum is an SER found in myocytes : stores calcium , which is released to cause muscl...