Spleen Essays

  • Analysis of Paris Spleen, by Charles Baudelaire

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    meaning of his works. The first instance of this action begins with the title, Paris Spleen. Since the original writing was in French it would be harmless to say that he lived in Paris and named the book after the city. According to Webster’s, a Spleen is an “…organ that is located… near the stomach or intestine…and is concerned with final destruction of red blood cells, filtration and storage of blood…” (Spleen, Entry 1). By this definition the reader obtains the understanding that Baudelaire is

  • Splenectomy a Surgical Procedure

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    A splinictumy os e sargocel upiretoun onvulvong thi rimuvel uf thi spliin (1). Netarelly thi enetumy uf thi spliin os uf griet ompurtenci fur thi sargiun tu pirfurm thi splinictumy saccissfally. Thi spliin os en uvuod, asaelly parplosh, palpy mess ebuat thi sozi uf uni’s fost (2). It os lucetid on thi sapiruletirel pert uf thi lift appir qaedrent ur hypuchundroam uf thi ebdumin whiri ot os prutictid by thi onfirour thurecoc cegi (2). Thi spliin elsu lois on riletoun tu thi 9th, 10th end 11th robs

  • The Spleen

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    The Spleen by Anne Finch, the Countess of Winchelsea, presents an interesting poetic illustration of depression in the spleen. The spleen for Finch is an enigma, it is mysterious, shape-shifting, and melancholic. Melancholy leads the subject to flashes of a grander, terrifying emotion: the sublime. The subject of Finch’s Pindaric ode experiences the sublime, and yet has the uncanny ability to reflect and reason on the feeling with acuity--even though the subject suffers from depression, which in

  • Community Health Nursing Clincial Lesson Plan

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    EXPECTED OUTCOMES UNEXPECTED OUTCOMES AND WHAT TO DO ABOUT THEM “The spleen plays multiple supporting roles in the body. It acts as a filter for blood as part of the immune system. Old red blood cells are recycled in the spleen, and platelets and white blood cells are stored there. The spleen also helps fight certain kinds of bacteria that cause pneumonia and meningitis (The Spleen (Human Anatomy): Picture, Location, Function, and Related Conditions", 2010)” Equipment:

  • Spleen Ethnography

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    the spleen is very important, so important that it is routinely checked in every abdominal exam. The spleen is examined well on CT and MRI, but sonography has its certain advantages that the others don’t have. Sonography is fast, low cost, always available, has no complications and is usually the first method of choice for an abdominal exam. Sonography of the spleen shows the size and location, normal variants and ruptures, pathologic conditions, and benign and malignant lesions. The spleen, also

  • Spleen Rupture Essay

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    A spleen rupture involves a powerful blow to the abdomen that can rupture the spleen, allowing large amounts of blood to make its way into the abdominal cavity. This blood loss is often recognized as pleuritic pain and hemodynamic instability. It often only occurs when there is a direct impact to this specific part of the abdomen. This injury is extremely painful and requires medical attention a soon as possible, or death may occur. This type of injury usually requires immediate surgery. A spleen

  • Spleen Research Paper

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    an exciting world that allows us to live. The Spleen, even though it is not as essential as a lung, has a function in our bodies to fight off blood loss and infections. I will begin a detailed analysis into the working of a Spleen and it role in our anatomy. We must first understand the anatomy of a human body beginning with the abdomen. The abdomen is broken down into four quadrants; right upper; left upper, right lower and left lower. The spleen is located in the left upper quadrant of the abdomen

  • Mononucleosis

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    after seeing some symptoms. It is very rare that the test results remain negative through out the duration of the disease. There are some more serious symptoms that may not be visible, such as the enlargement of the spleen and the inflammation of the liver. The enlargement of the spleen (see appendix) may not be detected by the doctor, but it is possible. It may cause a pain in the upper left abdominal located under the chest. If the ... ... middle of paper ... ...ation period is between thirty

  • The Lymphatic System

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    parallel with the veins which allows filtration to occur. The vessels are non- muscular and contain valves which stop the fluid from going back. (Hastie, 2012). Lymph Fluid: Is excess tissue fluid that is found throughout the body in the lymph node, spleen and thymus. The Lymph fluid leaves blood capillaries and sits in the interstitial space. The fluid contains waste materials from tissues. They filter foreign debris and bacteria from lymph and transport large proteins and fats to the blood. The thoracic

  • Hereditary Spherocytosis

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    ethnic backgrounds is unknown (Government). This disease should be detected in early childhood, but in some rare cases it can go undetected for years or never be detected at all. Hereditary spherocytosis not only affects the red blood cells but the spleen as well. It only takes one abnormal gene for a child to have the disease for the rest of his or her life. The disease is a reoccurring cycle, and this rare blood disorder is rare to the minds that do not have the disease, and to the minds that have

  • The Lymphatic System

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    The lymphatic system is very similar, and works with and directly at the side of the cardiovascular system. The lymphatic system has a network of vessels like the circulatory system which pump a plasma-like fluid called lymph around it’s own lymph vessels, and are found in most other tissues of the body, except the central nervous system. Lymph is the name given to the fluid of plasma proteins that escape the circulatory system at the sites of the capillary network and diffuse into the cells around

  • Baudelaire Symbols

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    Jenny Vincent Chris Bishop ENGL 2333 02/22/2014 title for paper CHARLES BAUDELAIRE ESSENTIALS o Dates: 1821-1867 o Nationality: French; French o Genres: Poetry; Prose-poetry; Art criticism; Essayist; Poetry translator/critic. o Literary Movement: Symbolist • Symbolist Movement: “A group of late 19th-century French writers, including Arthur Rimbaud and Stéphane Mallarmé, who favored dreams, visions, and the associative powers of the imagination in their poetry. They rejected their predecessors’ tendency

  • Gauchers Disease

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    disorder. This means that it is inherited from both parents. For a child to develop the disease both the mother and the father must to carry the necessary gene. If in fact the child inherits the disease he or she will experience problems with the liver, spleen, lungs, bone marrow, and in some cases the brain. The disease is caused by excessive amounts of a fatty substance called glucocerebroside. Glucocerebroside accumulates in the organs when there is a deficiency of the enzyme, glucocerebrosidase. This

  • Thalassemia Essay

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    severity of symptoms. They are minor, intermediate and major. Children with the minor or trait of the disorder do not experience any symptoms and may not require treatment. Children with the intermediate f... ... middle of paper ... ... spleen. When the patient spleen cell is removed, their bodies become susceptible to bacterial infections. Some patients with this disorder also experience bone deformities where the bone of the face and other parts of the body are affected. Treatment option for the disorder

  • hereditary spherocytosis

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    RBC membrane disorders consist of HS where it is identified by the diversity in clinic and laboratory which is also revealed by recent molecular studies. A mutation is found in one of the spherocytosis genes causing erythrocyte membrane defects. The Laparoscopic approach has been one of the new surgical procedures for splenectomy for the treatment of HS. Partial splenectomy is done in children to avoid post-splenectomy sepsis. The latest management helps in understanding the protocol of splenectomy

  • Charles Baudelaire: Romantic, Parnassian, and Symbolist

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    deemed him as a “patron saint of modernist poetry” while at the same time closely tying his style in with the turbulent revolutionary movements in France and Europe during the 19th century (Haviland, screens 5-10). By comparing three of his poems, “Spleen,” “Elevation,” and “To One Who Is Too Gay,” from his masterpiece The Flowers of Evil, three evident commonalities can be found throughout the works in the influence that the three 19th-century styles of Romanticism, Parnassianism, and Symbolism had

  • humans vs snakes

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    dying if exposed later. Humans and snakes have a few organs in common, one of them being their spleen. The spleen of a mammal is a spongy and soft organ that is part of the lymphatic system. It generally is used to fight infection and break down worn out red blood cells. The spleen in a snake is a small, reddish organ located near the gallbladder and the pancreas. When the snake is young, the spleen creates red blood cells, and when the animal get older, it helps with the destruction of cells and

  • Sickle Cell Disease

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    Sickle Cell is a disease that affects many people in the world today. It is the number one genetic disorder in the United States. Sickle Cell is deficient hemoglobin. Hemoglobin is what functions in providing oxygen to the cells in the body. The sickle shape comes from the atypical hemoglobin s molecules. Hemoglobin molecules are composed of two different parts called the alpha and beta. The beta subunit of the hemoglobin molecule has a mutation in gene, on chromosome 11 which produces the change

  • Brusellosis and Its Treatment: Experiment with Doxycycline

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    The activities of therapeutic regimens with ciprofloxacin, ofloxacin and levofloxacin (14 days, 40 mg/kg once a day) alone or in combination with doxycycline (14 days, 40 mg/kg twice a day) against chronic infection with Brucella melitensis were assessed in 200 mice. Doxycycline alone or in combination with ciprofloxacin significantly reduced the infection till 135 days post-infection (p<0.01 and p<0.05, respectively). In addition, doxycycline was more effective than ofloxacin 135 days post-infection

  • Chronic Lymphatic Leukemia

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    General Description Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) is slow-progressing or “chronic”, cancer of the blood and bone marrow. CLL is the second most common leukemia in adults and one of the four primary types of leukemia. Certain risk factors have been identified including age, race, sex, family history of blood and bone marrow cancers and chemical exposure. Most people diagnosed with CLL are white males over the age of 60. Occurrence increases with age and a marked increase after 60. Herbicides