lived experiencepatient perspectiveself﹎anagementBackground: Little is known about adults' experience of living with cystic fibrosis (CF) specifically in relation to the gut. However, their unique perspectives may be meaningful to children with CF and inform the understanding and practice of ...
The CFTR gene is responsible for cystic fibrosis. Genetic factors often interact with environmental stressors, making the disease truly complex. Other causes There are various other causes of chronic pancreatitis. These include gallstones that cause a blockage of the pancreatic duct, autoimmune ...
Cystic Fibrosis:This genetic disorder of children and young adults leads to recurrent bouts of pneumonia and can cause persistent coughing. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD):This lung disease is caused by increasing breathlessness and usually causes a persistent, dry cough. ...
An important challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic has been to understand asymptomatic disease and the extent to which this may be a source of transmission. As asymptomatic disease is by definition hard to screen for, there is a lack of clarity about this aspect of the COVID-19 spectrum. ...
Explain the experimental methodology that would be used (i.e. what a biomedical scientist in the NHS would actually do step-by-step) regarding lung cancer. Cancer: It is a chronic disease caused when the normal cells ...
1. Introduction Inflammation is a defense mechanism designed to eradicate microbes or irritants, thus protecting living tissues from infection injuries and enhancing tissue repair. This process can lead to changes in blood flow and also to an increase in blood vessels' permeability, fluid migration,...
Turning 30 and facing a lung transplant, this cystic fibrosis sufferer is still fighting to help others; "Hugely inspirational" Jessica Spoor has raised thousands of pounds for the NHS services that helped her At least for army commander Spoor (and, to a lesser extent, also for Governor Genera...
Mom of children with cystic fibrosis in fear of what government-run health care would mean for her family During this presidential primary season, “Medicare-for-all” is the euphemism that hides a radical policy agenda playing political cleanup for the negative impacts of ObamaCare. In the ...
Acidic: severe asthma or cystic fibrosis Ammonia-like: kidney issues Sweet, musty smell: liver cirrhosis Fecal odour: bowel obstruction, bacteria imbalance within the mouth, protein breakdown on the gum tissues or tongue Bad Breath in Toddlers ...
S. aureus can also cause pneumonia and other respiratory infections, particularly in people living with cystic fibrosis [3]. Furthermore, S. aureus is supremely adept at colonizing alien surfaces within the body and is often responsible for infections associated with catheters, cannula, artificial ...