Biology of Disease

supported by anthropometric measurements, coupled with a sympathetic psychological assessment. Vitamins The majority of vitamin ...

INVESTIGATING NUTRITIONAL DISORDERS CZhhVg6]bZY!BVjgZZc9Vlhdc!8]g^hHb^i]:YLddY '+. Figure 10.38 The catabolism of xanth ...

glutamate formiminotransferase required for histidine catabolism. When the vitamin is deficient, FIGLU accumulates and is excret ...

provided, while a high value is an indicator of possible toxic levels. Copper deficiency is uncommon, except in patients on synt ...

times daily. It has the advantages of reducing the cost and allowing stable long- term patients more mobility. Parenteral feedin ...

SUMMARY CZhhVg6]bZY!BVjgZZc9Vlhdc!8]g^hHb^i]:YLddY ',( CASE STUDY 10.1 Andrew, a 51-year-old solicitor, had a health ch ...

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pantothenic acid heart disease saturated fats hemolytic anemia thiamin scurvy vitamin B 1 green leafy vegetables vitamin B 6 thi ...

Further Reading Astrup, A, Meinert Larsen, T and Harper, A (2004) Atkins and other low- carbohydrate diets: hoax or an effective ...

',, X]VeiZg&&/ DISORDERS OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT, PANCREAS, LIVER AND GALL BLADDER 11.1 Introduction The gastroin ...

11.2 The Gastrointestinal Tract and its Accessory Organs The GIT may be described as a tubular system with distinctive regions t ...

lymphatic vessels and nerves that supply the small intestine. Another peri- toneal fold, the mesocolon (Figure 11.4), has simila ...

BOX 11.1 Peritonitis Peritonitis is an inflammation of the peritoneum that lines the abdominal cavity and covers the surfaces of ...

reticuloendothelial system and their main function is to engulf bacteria and other foreign particles in blood. Thus there is a d ...

Mouth In the mouth, teeth break the food into smaller portions increasing the surface area upon which digestive enzymes can act. ...

released by its action are perceived by specific taste receptors allowing fatty foods, and therefore energy rich nutrients, to b ...

of gastric juice per day from three types of secretory cells. Parietal or oxyntic cells produce hydrochloric acid (HCl), peptic ...

chyme. The pyloric sphincter controls the passage of chyme from the stom- ach to the small intestine allowing only relatively sm ...

BOX 11.2 Cyclic vomiting syndrome Vomiting or emesis is the expulsion of food from the stomach (and sometimes duodenum) through ...

Cyclic vomiting syndrome occurs in four distinct phases. First, there is a prodrome phase, which is often accompanied by abdomin ...