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    The cyst cavity is irrigated with normal saline. Cyst wall epithelium is destroyed by laser vaporization. Large endometrioma (> 4 cm) is often associated with extensive adhesion to other pelvic structures. Laparoscopy is necessary for ovarian cystectomy and adhesiolysis. Encysted

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    Vulvar Case Paper

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    a medially protruding mass in the introitus area around a radius of 1.5 cm and tender to touch with some induration around the area. You advised the patient that the most likely diagnoses in this case are: A. Vulvar Neoplasm B. Nabothian Cyst C. Bartholin Cyst D. Genital Herpes E. Varicella Answer: C Explanation: Answer A is incorrect due to the acute presentation of the lesion and the presence of induration and tenderness with touch makes the possibility of vulvar neoplasm unlikely. Answer

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    The nervous system is responsible for a variety of tasks that are vital to everyday living, these tasks range from maintaining the bodies’ daily functions to reacting to emergency situations. There are three general functions that the nervous system carries out: motor function, sensory function, and interpretative function. The motor function consists of nerves relaying information from the central nervous to the glands and muscles of the body. Sensory nerves gather information from both inside the

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    opportunistic infections in immunocompromised patients. As P. jirovecii cannot be grown in culture from clinical specimens (167,168). The current laboratory diagnosis of Pneumocystis pneumonia has relied mainly upon microscopic techniques, for detection of cysts and trophozoites of the organism by cytological staining or by immunofluorescent assay (IFA) with monoclonal or polyclonal antibodies (169,170). However, all these conventional methods have a low sensitivity. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is the

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    Giardia Intestitis

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    specific fecal immunoassays should be used for detection of the Giardia trophozoites and cysts. While viewing the trophozoite straight on, the ventral view presents a unique symmetrical heart shape, this with the positioning of the organelles provides an image resembling

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    Swollen Kidneys Essay

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    Very little normal renal tissue exists. No obvious regions of renal cortex or renal medulla can be identified. The hilus and entire collecting system are severely disrupted. His is kidney is non-function and needs to be removed. Cysts exert pressure causing destruction of nearby tissue. Loss of nephrons results in the inability to maintain normal solute balance, excrete wastes such as urea and creatinine, secretes erythropoietin causing severe anemia. The pressure on blood vessels

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    be an ovarian cyst, though it does not have the typical appearance for this and is located slightly higher than would be expected, but this is a possibility. Other benign possibilities are a peritoneal cyst or mesenteric cyst. There can also be choledochal cysts but usually these are higher up near the liver. There can also be intestinal duplications cysts and other cysts related to the intestines. Unfortunately, it is not possible to make a confirmed diagnosis of which type of cyst until

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    Granulosus Case Study

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    described as the most frequent cause of the hydatid cysts. Humans are the incidental intermediate host. Larvae emerge from the eggs in the intestine; and after invasion to the blood vessels, they can migrate into almost every part of the body.The usual destination is the liver via the portal tract, but sometimes the larvae pass through the liver barrier and reach the lungs and all the other viscera, where they transform into small cysts.The cyst of echinococcus is a rare finding in pelvic sites.Dissemination

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    Polycystic Kidney Disease, also referred to as PKD, is an inherited disorder characterized by the growth of abnormal fluid-filled cysts in the kidneys (NKUDIC). There are two types of PKD, Autosomal Dominant and Autosomal Recessive, these depending on the genes of the client’s parents. PKD is a chronic, incurable disease that can lead to further renal complications including end stage renal disease and uremia. Approximately 600,000 Americans are affected by PKD, according to the Kidney and Urologic

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    filled sacs, or cysts, to form on the ovaries. Several types of cysts can be found on the ovaries of someone diagnosed with PCOS, the most common being those developed during the menstrual cycle, functional cysts. Follicular cysts are a subcategory of functional cysts formed by the overgrown follicle resulting from an unreleased egg. When a follicle ruptures following the release of an egg, the follicle may reseal and cause fluid buildup, resulting in a corpus luteum cyst; these cysts may enlarge considerably

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