(a) What effect does alcohol have on the liver? (b) What types of liver disease are associated with excessive alcohol ingestion? Alcoholism: Alcoholism refers to when a person is not able to control their alcohol consumption, and they co...
Do not donate blood, tissues, or sperm.You may be able to donate an organ to another person who has HIV. Your provider can give you more information on donation guidelines. Do not share needles or other injectable drug equipment.Use a needle exchange program to get clean needles. Also do...
Over time, you may develop one type of connective tissue disorder.Blood tests may be used to measure the amount of inflammation in your body or to check organ function. Blood tests may also be used to check for specific antibodies that are attacking healthy cells by mistake. An x-ray, CT...
Though they kill primarily via muscle paralysis, which leads to respiratory arrest, these agents affect virtually every organ system in the body. Their primary mechanism of action is the body-wide inhibition of cholinesterases. This inhibition leads to the accumulation of acetylcholine, stimulating ...
Like, if we don’t need our gallbladder, what if we replaced it with an antivenom organ? CHRISTIE: My instinctual answer is that it would be an issue of volume, because to have antivenom against all the possible snakes that could bite you, or all the… like, if you were trying to ...
Heroin’s ability to bind to specific receptors in a very fast way due to its chemical structures makes it more addictive than most other drugs. 注意gum 作“口香糖”讲的时候不可数 Nicotine gum is not as addictive as cigarettes because smoking and vaping(吸电子烟)deliver nicotine to the brain...
‘handle’ drugs like alcohol, nicotine, heroine, etc. without getting obsessive about it (addicted) while outliers cannot. Last night on the CBC there was an item on whether or not one can get addicted to food or exercise. Well, some people definitely get obsessive about these things but ...
Management What is pancreatitis? Pancreatitis is inflammation of your pancreas. The pancreas is an organ that makes insulin. It also makes enzymes (digestive juices) that help your body digest food. Pancreatitis may be an acute (short-term) problem that happens only once. It may become a chro...
An inguinal hernia happens when organs or abdominal tissue push through a weak spot in the abdominal wall. The abdominal wall is made of fat and muscle. It holds the intestines in place. The hernia may contain fluid, tissue from the abdomen, or part of an organ (such as an intestine)....
Swelling or an infection in your abdomen or an organ An ulcer or a tear in your esophagus, stomach, or intestines Bleeding in your abdomen or an organ Stones in your kidney or gallbladder In women, diseases of the fallopian tubes or ovaries, or an ectopic pregnancyHow is the cause of ac...