Download or read book Fibrosis in the Respiratory and Digestive Systems written by Jian Gao and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-05-23 with total page 658 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Cystic Fibrosis written by Judy Monroe and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2001 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses what cystic fibrosis is, how it affects the body, how it is diagnosed and managed and includes information on finding support and living with this condition.
Download or read book Cystic Fibrosis written by Jace Cooper and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2024-01-17 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inherited genetic condition that predominantly impacts the respiratory, digestive, and reproductive systems, often known as cystic fibrosis (CF). Mutations in the CFTR gene (cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator) produce this debilitating and incurable illness. This gene encodes a protein involved in the control of fluid and salt balance throughout the body's cells, particularly those of the lungs and digestive tract. In people with cystic fibrosis, mucus builds up in the lungs and digestive tract and becomes difficult to expel due to abnormalities in the CFTR gene. It can be difficult to breathe and lead to an increase in respiratory infections if this abnormal mucus blocks airways in the lungs. The thick mucus can obstruct the ducts of the pancreas, preventing the pancreas from releasing enzymes needed to digest food, which can lead to malnutrition and other digestive disorders. Some of the most frequently encountered signs and symptoms of cystic fibrosis are: 1. Chronic, thick mucus-producing coughing. 2. Inflammation and infection of the lungs occur frequently. 3. Reduced lung capacity and difficulty breathing. 4. Problems digesting and absorbing food lead to stunted development and malnutrition. 5. Skin with a salty flavor. 6. Infertility in males due to obstructed vas deferens. 7. Diabetes and liver disease are more likely to develop. Airway clearing procedures, medication to thin mucus, antibiotics to cure infections, and nutritional support are all part of the multi-pronged approach to treating cystic fibrosis. In extreme circumstances, a lung transplant may be considered. Despite substantial improvements in life expectancy and quality of life because to medical advancements, CF is still a fatal disease for which there is now no treatment or cure. With proper treatment and care, many people with CF can live into adulthood and beyond. Families with a history of cystic fibrosis should seek genetic counseling to determine their child's vulnerability to inheriting the disease. Carriers and people at risk of having a child with cystic fibrosis can be identified by prenatal testing and carrier screening
Download or read book Cystic Fibrosis Reversed written by Artour Rakhimov and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-06-21 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do not expect your medical doctor to know or teach you about lifestyle factors and how to change automatic breathing (the way we breathe 24/7). Medical schools teach nothing (zero) information about breathing retraining and nearly nothing about lifestyle (how to eat, sleep, exercise, etc.). It is true that cystic fibrosis life expectancy has been steadily growing for many decades. In the late 1930s, most babies with cystic fibrosis died before their first birthday. Later, in the 1950s, cystic fibrosis life expectancy was less than 10 years. Soon after, due to use of various therapies, it increased from 14 years (in the 1980s) up to current 35-37 years. Some researchers predict that babies born with cystic fibrosis during this century can live up to their 50s. However, very few Westerners are aware that there are many Russian people with cystic fibrosis who are over 50 and even 60 years old due to their adherence to one medical therapy that was developed and practiced by over 150 Soviet and Russian doctors. Since the 1960s, these MDs have applied the Buteyko breathing therapy to increase body oxygen levels, and these doctors claim that people with cystic fibrosis can have at least normal (or average) life expectancy. My own experience, in successful elimination of major symptoms of cystic fibrosis in our students, also suggests the same conclusions. The book offers a detailed description of main lifestyle modules from our course. This increases body oxygen naturally and significantly reduce many symptoms of cystic fibrosis (e.g., coughing, too much mucus, wheezing, and various digestive concerns) within days. How and why can these therapies work? Western medical studies clearly proved that tissue hypoxia (low oxygen in cells) creates problems in the work of tiny ionic pumps that transport chemicals (sodium, chlorine, and water) across the epithelial layers. This negative effect of hypoxia is present even in healthy people, but more expressed in people with cystic fibrosis due to the presence of the defective CFTR gene. Each and every study that measured respiratory parameters in people with cystic fibrosis found too fast and deep breathing (hyperventilation) in comparison with the medical norm (that is tiny). Low cellular oxygen causes the formation of too thick and viscous mucus. Cell hypoxia also suppresses the immune system. Both factors promote the growth of pathogens in people with cystic fibrosis in the respiratory and digestive systems, while other organs and body parts are also under physiological and biochemical stress due to low oxygen in cells. Other factors, such as chronic mouth breathing and chest breathing, also reduce body oxygen and make any treatment for cystic fibrosis less effective. Therefore, the suggested medical therapy, in order to increase cystic fibrosis life expectancy, is to slow down automatic breathing back to the medical norm and increase body oxygen naturally. Clinical experience of Buteyko breathing MDs in Russia suggests that results of a simple body oxygen test predict cystic fibrosis life expectancy. People with the moderate degree of cystic fibrosis usually have only about 15-20 seconds or less for their body oxygen test, while the medical norm is 40 seconds. In terminally ill people (with cystic fibrosis and many other disorders) body oxygen is less than 10 seconds. With over 40 seconds for the body-oxygen test, a person with cystic fibrosis can eliminate all symptoms and have an average life expectancy.
Download or read book Imperfect Perfection written by Jonathan Sacker and published by . This book was released on 2013-01-03 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jonathan Sacker was born with Cystic Fibrosis, a genetic disease which most effects the respiratory and digestive systems. "Imperfect Perfection" is a journey through the difficult and tumultuous battles that have resulted from this disease. With a comical and "laugh-at-yourself" style, Jonathan shares his life in an uplifting and positive manner with hope that each reader will find perfection within their own imperfection.
Download or read book A Parent s Guide to Cystic Fibrosis written by Burton L. Shapiro and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Lung Epithelial Biology in the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Disease written by Venkataramana K Sidhaye and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2017-03-09 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lung Epithelial Biology in the Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Disease provides a one-stop resource capturing developments in lung epithelial biology related to basic physiology, pathophysiology, and links to human disease. The book provides access to knowledge of molecular and cellular aspects of lung homeostasis and repair, including the molecular basis of lung epithelial intercellular communication and lung epithelial channels and transporters. Also included is coverage of lung epithelial biology as it relates to fluid balance, basic ion/fluid molecular processes, and human disease. Useful to physician and clinical scientists, the contents of this book compile the important and most current findings about the role of epithelial cells in lung disease. Medical and graduate students, postdoctoral and clinical fellows, as well as clinicians interested in the mechanistic basis for lung disease will benefit from the books examination of principles of lung epithelium functions in physiological condition. Provides a single source of information on lung epithelial junctions and transporters Discusses of the role of the epithelium in lung homeostasis and disease Includes capsule summaries of main conclusions as well as highlights of future directions in the field Covers the mechanistic basis for lung disease for a range of audiences
Download or read book The Respiratory System written by Kara Rogers Senior Editor, Biomedical Sciences and published by The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc. This book was released on 2010-08-15 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes the anatomy, function, mechanics, diseases, and disorders of the human respiratory system.
Download or read book Textbook of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition written by Stefano Guandalini and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-09-30 with total page 889 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook provides a comprehensive and state-of-the-art overview of the major issues specific to the field of pediatric gastroenterology, hepatology, and nutrition. The first part of the book, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, presents in a systematic way the overall scope of issues encountered by children (newborn to teenagers) suffering from disorders of the gastrointestinal tract, pancreas and/or presenting nutritional issues. These chapters are structured in logical sections to facilitate consultation and include major topics ranging from congenital disorders to gastrointestinal problems of the newborn, infectious diseases of the gastrointestinal tract, and approach to nutritional problems in the various pediatric ages. The second part of the book, Hepatology, is articulated in a series of chapters which present a comprehensive review of congenital and acquired disorders of the biliary tract and liver. This section also includes a critical analysis of available diagnostic and therapeutic procedures and future perspectives. Written by experts in the field, Textbook of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition: A Comprehensive Guide to Practice constitutes a much needed, innovative resource combining updated, reliable and comprehensive information with agile consultation for a streamlined approach to the care of children with such disorders.
Download or read book Nancy Caroline s Emergency Care in the Streets Includes Navigate 2 Preferred Access Nancy Caroline s Emergency Care in the Streets Student Workbook written by American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS), and published by Jones & Bartlett Publishers. This book was released on 2012-08-16 with total page 2200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nancy Caroline's Emergency Care in the Streets, Seventh Edition is the next step in the evolution of the premier paramedic education program. This legendary paramedic textbook was first developed by Dr. Nancy Caroline in the early 1970s and transformed paramedic education. Today, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons is proud to continue this legacy and set the new gold standard for the paramedics of tomorrow. The Seventh Edition reflects the collective experience of its top-flight author team and decades of street wisdom. This fully updated edition covers every competency statement of the National EMS Education Standards for paramedics with clarity and precision in a concise format that ensures student comprehension and encourages critical thinking. This edition emphasizes the ideal that becoming a paramedic is a continual pursuit of growth and excellence throughout an entire career. Concepts of team leadership and professionalism are woven throughout the chapters, challenging students to become more compassionate, conscientious health care professionals as well as superior clinicians.
Download or read book The Digestive System From Basic Sciences to Clinical Practice written by Pierre Poitras and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-09-27 with total page 428 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This textbook on the digestive system was developed in collaboration with medical students to meet both students' and teachers' needs and objectives. It is currently the official gastroenterology textbook for undergraduate students in all French medical schools in Canada, and is also used in Europe and Africa. An updated and improved 3rd edition was published in French in 2020; this translation and update make the book available in English for the first time. The text features contributions from GI experts from Quebec, France, French Africa, and from key Canadian GI experts. The first part of the book covers the eight main organs of the digestive system, while the second half discusses the major clinical diseases and symptoms that affect the digestive system. This book is comprehensive and well-organized, and features color-coded and beautifully designed figures and tables that make the book helpful and accessible to students.
Download or read book The Gastrointestinal Circulation written by Peter R. Kvietys and published by Morgan & Claypool Publishers. This book was released on 2010 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The microcirculation of the gastrointestinal tract is under the control of both myogenic and metabolic regulatory systems. The myogenic mechanism contributes to basal vascular tone and the regulation of transmural pressure, while the metabolic mechanism is responsible for maintaining an appropriate balance between O2 demand and O2 delivery. In the postprandial state, hydrolytic products of food digestion elicit a hyperemia, which serves to meet the increased O2 demand of nutrient assimilation. Metabolically linked factors (e.g., tissue pO2, adenosine) are primarily responsible for this functional hyperemia. The fenestrated capillaries of the gastrointestinal mucosa are relatively permeable to small hydrolytic products of food digestion (e.g., glucose), yet restrict the transcapillary movement of larger molecules (e.g., albumin). This allows for the absorption of hydrolytic products of food digestion without compromising the oncotic pressure gradient governing transcapillary fluid movement and edema formation. The gastrointestinal microcirculation is also an important component of the mucosal defense system whose function is to prevent (and rapidly repair) inadvertent epithelial injury by potentially noxious constituents of chyme. Two pathological conditions in which the gastrointestinal circulation plays an important role are ischemia/reperfusion and chronic portal hypertension. Ischemia/reperfusion results in mucosal edema and disruption of the epithelium due, in part, to an inflammatory response (e.g., increase in capillary permeability to macromolecules and neutrophil infiltration). Chronic portal hypertension results in an increase in gastrointestinal blood flow due to an imbalance in vasodilator and vasoconstrictor influences on the microcirculation. Table of Contents: Introduction / Anatomy / Regulation of Vascular Tone and Oxygenation / Extrinsic Vasoregulation: Neural and Humoral / Postprandial Hyperemia / Transcapillary Solute Exchange / Transcapillary Fluid Exchange / Interaction of Capillary and Interstitial Forces / Gastrointestinal Circulation and Mucosal Defense / Gastrointestinal Circulation and Mucosal Pathology I: Ischemia/Reperfusion / Gastrointestinal Circulation and Mucosal Pathology II: Chronic Portal Hypertension / Summary and Conclusions / References / Author Biography
Download or read book Human Physiology written by and published by Blacksleet River. This book was released on with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Code of Federal Regulations written by and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 1314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Special edition of the Federal Register, containing a codification of documents of general applicability and future effect ... with ancillaries.
Download or read book Microbiome Host Interactions written by D. Dhanasekaran and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2021-04-01 with total page 863 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Microbiota are a promising and fascinating subject in biology because they integrate the microbial communities in humans, animals, plants, and the environment. In humans, microbiota are associated with the gut, skin, and genital, oral, and respiratory organs. The plant microbial community is referred to as "holobiont," and it is influential in the maintenance and health of plants, which themselves play a role in animal health and the environment. The contents of Microbiome-Host Interactions cover all areas as well as new research trends in the fields of plant, animal, human, and environmental microbiome interactions. The book covers microbiota in polar soil environments, in health and disease, in Caenorhabditis elegans, and in agroecosystems, as well as in rice root and actinorhizal root nodules, speleothems, and marine shallow-water hydrothermal vents. Moreover, this book provides comprehensive accounts of advanced next-generation DNA sequencing, metagenomic techniques, high-throughput 16S rRNA sequencing, and understanding nucleic acid sequence data from fungal, algal, viral, bacterial, cyanobacterial, actinobacterial, and archaeal communities using QIIME software (Quantitative Insights into Microbial Ecology). FEATURES Summarizes recent insight in microbiota and host interactions in distinct habitats, including Antarctic, hydrothermal vents, speleothems, oral, skin, gut, feces, reproductive tract, soil, root, root nodules, forests, and mangroves Illustrates the high-throughput amplicon sequencing, computational techniques involved in the microbiota analysis, downstream analysis and visualization, and multivariate analysis commonly used for microbiome analysis Describes probiotics and prebiotics in the composition of the gut microbiota, skin microbiome impact in dermatologic disease prevention, and microbial communities in the reproductive tract of humans and animals Presents information in a reachable way for students, teachers, researchers, microbiologists, computational biologists, and other professionals who are interested in strengthening or enlarging their knowledge about microbiome analysis with next-generation DNA sequencing in the different branches of the sciences
Download or read book Cystic Fibrosis written by Prashant Mohite and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2021-06-09 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cystic fibrosis, a genetic disorder in children and young adults, is a multisystemic disease that mainly affects the lungs. Advances and improvements in the diagnosis and management of this condition have led to increased overall and symptom-free survival in cystic fibrosis patients. This book examines recent advances in the field and presents an evidence-based approach to the management of cystic fibrosis.
