Clinical death is defined as cessation or failure of all vital bodily functions. The heart stops beating, lungs cease to function, brain activity no longer exists, and the brain stem dies. Death comes in many forms, whether it’s expected due to a tragic medical diagnosis, an unexpected acci...
Indeed, the overall dynamics of the bulk culture seem to suggest that most of the dormant parasites in this experiment do not reflect cell death but are in some form of a viable status. First, we observed close to 100% ring-to-condensed form conversion rate estimated according to the ...
In most patients, sepsis, renal failure, and acute-on-chronic liver failure occur as end stage events anticipating death. Hepatocellular carcinoma may occur along the whole course of cirrhosis and, whenever it occurs, significantly worsens the outcome. The Child-Pugh score or its components, age,...
Likewise, the higher the dose, the greater the likelihood of damage. Moreover, this liver injury from an overdose of acetaminophen is a serious matter because the damage can be severe and result in liver failure and death. Acetaminophen overdose is the leading cause of acute (rapid onset) ...
(chronic) condition. COPD is described according to the Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) system using four stages. The goals of the GOLD system are to increase awareness of COPD and lower the morbidity (illness from a disease) and mortality rate (death from a ...
death rates are more likely to reflect a difference in factors like environmental exposure, diet, lifestyle, and health-seeking behavior rather than racial susceptibility to prostate cancer. Recent evidence, however, suggests that this disparity is progressively decreasing with high chances of complete ...
At The Truth About Cancer,we do not believe in giving up hope at any stage of cancer. We believe that as long as you are breathing, your body is able to overcome cancer. Do everything you can to strengthen your defenses. There is always hope. Cancer does NOT have to be a death sen...
Stage 5:Kidney failure With the loss of kidney function, there is an accumulation of water, waste, and toxic substances in the body that are normally excreted by the kidney. Loss of kidney function also causes other problems such asanemia,high blood pressure, acidosis (excessive acidity of bod...
A child with DMD will have large calves and difficulty getting up from a sitting position, taking more time than other children of the same age. Climbing stairs also becomes a huge task for them. Between 6-9 years of age, the child may walk on their toes or have a wobbly, abnormal ga...
In the case of tertiary syphilis, curing the infection would be impossible as this phase often leads to nerve or brain damage. Moreover, if still left untreated, the infection could even result in death. At the first symptom or sign, one must practice extra caution to observe the surfacing...