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What to Know About Chemotherapy Treatment by Alyssa Arceri
By CPR Nashville, TN at March 14, 2013 | 9:15 am | 1 Comments
There are many types of cancer a person may get throughout their lifetime: lung cancer, breast cancer, ovary cancer, etc. One thing most cancers have in common is a treatment that is offered to fight their cancer, Chemotherapy (chemo). Chemo is used to slow down cancer growth throughout a person’s body. Many different kinds of drugs are used during chemo to kill cancer more...
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What is Cholecystitis by Krysti Van
By CPR Nashville, TN at March 10, 2013 | 9:48 am | 0 Comment
The topic that I chose to write my article on is Cholecystitis. Cholecystitis is the inflammation of the gallbladder. The gallbladder is a pear-shaped organ located on the right side of the body. The primary function of the gallbladder is that it contains bile, which is a digestive fluid, which is set in the small intestine. There are two main types of Cholecystitis; more...
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Vulvar Vestibulitis: Misdiagnosed Disease by Heather Mitchell
By CPR Nashville, TN at March 9, 2013 | 2:51 pm | 0 Comment
Sex, urinating, sitting comfortably, and other miscellaneous things like these are often taken for granted. Unfortunately for some women, these things cannot be done and this is due to a disease called Vulvar Vestibulitis. Many times this goes overlooked by physicians thinking that it is a urinary tract infection bladder infection, STD, or simply that the woman is a more...
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Biliary Duct Diseases By Kelly Graeler
By CPR Nashville, TN at March 8, 2013 | 7:51 am | 0 Comment
Within the past year, I have been diagnosed with a condition known as bile duct strictures. When the doctor told me the news, I had so many questions running through my head, such as: What are bile ducts? What do they do? Is there treatment? Will my condition get better over time? While I received answers for some of my questions, there were many more left more...
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What is Aortic Stenosis by Kim Stacy
By CPR Nashville, TN at March 6, 2013 | 8:12 am | 0 Comment
Aortic stenosis is a condition in which the aortic valve in the heart does not open and close properly. Your heart has four valves; the aortic valve is the one that pumps blood from the left ventricle of the heart to the rest of the body (except the lungs) via the aorta. Aortic stenosis is caused by a buildup of calcium on the valve leaflets. This buildup of calcium more...
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