Victoria Booth
- health questions
- April 17, 2026
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metabolic_disorders
Metabolic Disorders Back to Pathology See also: Diabetes Mellitus Diabetes Insipidus Questions Received: Is there something you can do to help lower high ammonia levels faster? What are metabolic disorders? Can a metabolic disorder cause a child to have a seizure? Are there medicines against hyperammonaemia? What are the symptoms of carbamyl phosphate synthetase deficiency, ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency, argininaemia, argininosuccinic aciduria, n-acetyl-glutamate synthetase deficiency, and citrullinaemia? Responses: Is there something you…
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- health questions
- April 16, 2026
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myelofibrosis
questions received: Please tell me about mylofibrosis. What is it, what causes it and what are the treatments and prognosis? Is it a pre-cancerous condition and if so what kind? Family diagnosed with myelofibrosis. Several years ago he had been diagnosed with polycythaemia vera. Is extreme lethargy and loss of muscle mass associated with this condition? Have you ever heard of cats having myelofibrosis? My 10 year old cat was just…
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- health questions
- April 12, 2026
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M
(NB: still under construction…) meiosis memory microscope microvilli mucosa myelin meiosis – a form of cell division which occurs during formation of the gametes: eggs and sperm. It differs from mitosis in that the chromosomal number is halved from 46 to 23. This is achieved by having a sequence of two cell divisions after replicating (copying) the chromosomes only once. memory – the process by which previous events can be…
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- health questions
- April 11, 2026
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healthpolicy
Health Policy Back to General Themes Question Received: My friend has just started a HNC Health Care Course as a mature student with a view to entering midwifery. As it is a long time since she has written an essay she’s finding it difficult. She has been asked to write about “The development of Health Care Policy; Examine the major social economic and political influences which have shaped Health Care Provision.”…
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- health questions
- April 9, 2026
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F
(NB: still under construction…) word list faeces fats fertilization functional genomics faeces – the solid waste voided from the anus. fats – a family of molecules that are widespread in living systems and form essential components of our diet and cellular structure. Also called lipids. For example, cellular membranes are made of a double layer of lipid molecules. Fats can also be stored in adipose tissue for later use…
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- health questions
- April 4, 2026
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stress
Stress Back to General Themes Question Received: Why is it that if I go out on a very cold day, the urge to urinate seems to come on stronger and sooner than usual? Response: Why is it that if I go out on a very cold day, the urge to urinate seems to come on stronger and sooner than usual? 19th December 2024 This is something of a speculative answer until…
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- health questions
- April 2, 2026
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d
D Back to Glossary < Go to C Go to E > Diabetes Diaphragm Differentiation Digestion Diabetes There are two main types: diabetes mellitus and diabetes insipidus. Both are associated with the production of more urine than usual. They were given their names originally because in days gone by the testing of urine was carried out by taste, and in the case of diabetes mellitus the urine had a sweetish taste…
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- health questions
- March 29, 2026
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w
W Back to Glossary < Go to V Go to X > White Matter Withdrawal Reflex White Matter Bundles of myelinated nerve axons within the central nervous system. Withdrawal Reflex Subconscious withdrawal of part of the body away from a harmful stimulus. Back to Glossary < Go to V Go to X >
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- March 27, 2026
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endocrine
Endocrine System Back to Systems of the Body Questions Received: What causes the ‘hot flushes’ of menopause? What are prostaglandins? How are they involved in inflammation? How are prostaglandins being used today? Responses: What causes the ‘hot flushes’ of menopause? The following reference provides a useful summary: Frishman, G.N. (1995) The hot flash: pathophysiology and treatment. Rhode Island Medicine, 78(5), 132-134 (May). Abstract Hot flashes are the most frequent somatic complaint…
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- health questions
- March 24, 2026
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pancreatitis
Pancreatitis Back to Pathology Questions Received: What is acute pancreatitis and what causes this? What are the symtoms of pancreatitis, and how long does it usually last? Does the procedure, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography give you acute pancreatitis? My blood count for this test for the pancreas was over 37 thousand. Please tell me anything you can, I have to have the procedure again in a week. Can pancreatitis affect the health…
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