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Fecal Implants or Fecal Microbiota Transplantation by Michael Hinrichs
By CPR Nashville, TN at March 15, 2013 | 9:44 am | 0 Comment
This topic caught my interest as it ties into many subjects. Coprophagia, or eating feces, is a common behavior in dogs and many animals. In some herbivores, the mother will feed its feces to its young to pass on its bacteria to them, presumably to aid in the digestion of raw plants. Also, I’m in the nursing program here, and washing hands is taught over and over more...
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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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Crohn’s Disease by Jacob Albert
By CPR Nashville, TN at March 13, 2013 | 3:06 pm | 1 Comments
It is quite common for the average person to have days when their stomach bothers them or they may feel sick. It may be due to something that they ate, a sickness such as the stomach flu, or even a little bit of anxiety that they may be dealing with. It is only when it becomes a chronic problem, they are exhibiting unusual symptoms, and when it starts to interfere with more...
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What is Dysautonomia by Stacy Muehlher
By CPR Nashville, TN at March 12, 2013 | 10:35 am | 0 Comment
Dysautonomia is a term used for dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, which regulates many involuntary processes within the body. Heart rate, blood pressure, sweating, and the dilation of blood vessels are just some of the functions controlled by this complex system. Within our blood vessels and internal organs, nerves carry sensory impulses to our brains, where 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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