Exudative Ascites - Articles
Ascites
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xoxomarebear
The technical term for the fluid in Vivienne's abdominal cavity (the peritoneum ) is ascites. There are a few most common causes of ascites: Cancer in abdominal organs or cavity (ruled out),Livery failure (ruled out),Kidney failure (ruled out).We are now left with some of the less common causes, and brainstorming hard while reviewing the chart and ...
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Eva Mendes exudes sex appeal and...
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Shelley ..
Eva Mendes exudes sex appeal and confidence like its going out of fashion. This latin babe has graced our movie screens for a number of years now and she’s nowhere near done! Eva is a healthy role model in a world where diets are getting more dangerous by the day. Read on to find out how Eva Mendes gets those fabulous measurements. Eva Mendes measu ...
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What is Cirrhosis of the Liver?
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Noman Khan
Cirrhosis of the liveris a liver disease characterized by a gradual annihilation of the liver cells. These cells are progressively replaced with fibrous tissue, which then leads to hardening. Cirrhosis is irreversible chronic injury of the liver. It often has no symptoms. Your health care provider will diagnose cirrhosis based on your medical histo ...
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LIVER CARE FOUNDATION , NEW DELHI
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nitinsyal
About the Liver The Liver is an organ on the right side of the body weighing about 1.5Kg. It is distinctly the largest and a key organ of a human body, characterized by its muddy red colour. It is strategically the first port of entry from the process of digestion before nutrients leave for the rest of the body. It is the only organ in the human b ...
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Everything about HEPATITIS
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Riyaz N.
WHAT IS IT? Your liver is your largest and-after your heart-your hardest working organ. It does about 5,000 vital jobs, from cleansing blood to helping digest food. You can't live without it. The term hepatitis means your liver is inflamed and can't function well. There are many types of hepatitis. Some are short-lived and mild: Your liver repairs ...
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Ultrasound of thrombosis
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Laura B.
If you are into the medical side of thrombosis, the Veterinary Radiology blog has an entry on ultrasound of aterial and venous thrombosis. It's quite technical but worth a look if you are interested. In the acute phase, thrombi in the arterial or venous systems are typically anechoic. These can be caused by migration of a fragment of thrombus from ...
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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
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xoxomarebear
The doctors' best guess, which can't be confirmed, about what happened with Vivienne is Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. Basically, they feel that early on the bacteria caused a problem in Vivienne's gut that lead to a rapidly increasing accumulation of fluid (the ascites). The prompt administration of antibiotics killed off the bacteria, but wi ...
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There's a new game in town.
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Beaux
Well we finally saw the doctor today. Nothing has changed. My MELD score is still 11 and I suppose that is a good thing. My weight has gone up a few pounds more. The doctor doesn't really seem to think I have ascites. He thinks it's just weight gain. Which is a good thing considering I really don't want anybody draining fluid out of my body.I have ...
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Mesothelioma Health Facts
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Healthy Lifestyle ..
Image via WikipediaMesothelium is the protective covering on and around most of the human body organs. A rare type of cancer of the mesothelium is called mesothelioma. Asbestos overexposure is the major cause of this disease and most commonly it affects the pleura which lines the lungs and chest cavity and can also be found in the peritoneum and th ...
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Capillariasis in Siayan, Phillipines
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Dr. Erik McLaughlin
ProMed just released some news of a potential outbreak of Capillaria Philippinensis in the town of Zamboanga del Norte, Phillipines. I guess if there was going to be an outbreak of this intestinal parasite, it would be here.81 people are already positive for the disease and 40 deaths have been recorded, including 9 children. Death from this parasit ...
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