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Whipple's Disease : Complications

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Complications could include:
If untreated, Whipple's disease can be fatal, but when treated with antibiotic therapy most patients experience rapid recovery and lasting remission. However, up to a third of patients may suffer a relapse.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Mourning is the grieving process an individual experiences in response to the loss(often through death) of someone.Almost every child or adolescent faces the death of someone close(a relative, friend, or even a pet) at some point in his or her lif...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Death is the end of life, a permanent cessation of all vital functions. Dying refers to the body''s preparation for death, which may be very short in the case of accidental death, or can last weeks or months in some patients such as those with canc...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
Death is defined as the cessation of all vital functions of the body including the heartbeat, brain activity(including the brain stem), and breathing.Death comes in many forms, whether it be expected after a diagnosis of terminal illness or an une...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Death and Mourning Understanding and adjusting to death and loss at various stages of life. Almost every child or adolescent faces the death of someone close—a relative, friend, or even a pet—at some point in his or her life.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Death is the end of life, a permanent cessation of all vital functions. Dying refers to the body''s preparation for death, which may be very short in the case of accidental death, or can last weeks or months in some cancer patients.Quality and meth...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Age and weight lossQuestion:Why does it get harder to lose weight with age?Answer:One must burn more calories than one takes in to lose weight at any age. This can be done either with caloric restriction or with exercise.
Source:ADAM
Date:November 13, 2007
Weight loss is a reduction in body mass characterized by a loss of adipose tissue(body fat) and skeletal muscle.Unintentional weight loss is the most common symptom of cancer and often a side effect of cancer treatments. A poor response to cancer ...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Malnutrition is the condition that occurs when your body does not get enough nutrients.There are a number of causes of malnutrition. It may result from:.Inadequate or unbalanced diet Problems with digestion or absorption Certain medical conditions...
Source:ADAM
Date:May 12, 2009
Nutritional deficiencies occur when a person''s nutrient intake consistently falls below the recommended requirement. Nutritional deficiencies can lead.
Source:Gale Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
Malnutrition(literally,"bad nutrition") is defined as"inadequate nutrition," and while most people interpret this as undernutrition, falling short of daily nutritional requirements, it can also mean overnutrition, meaning intake in excess of what ...
Source:Gale Nutrition and Well-Being A to Z
Malnutrition is the condition that develops when the body does not get the right amount of the vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients it needs to maintain healthy tissues and organ function.Malnutrition occurs in people who are either under-nouri...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Malnutrition is a condition that develops when the body does not get the proper amount of protein, energy(calories), vitamins, and other nutrients it needs to maintain healthy tissues and organ function.Poor eating habits or lack of available food...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Drug resistance refers to the ability of an organism, such as the HIV virus, the tuberculosis bacillus(TB), or cancer, to overcome the effects of a drug prescribed to destroy it. Well-known examples are the resistance of the HIV virus to AZT, or t...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Cancer
Drug resistance is the inability of a drug to bring about an effect on a disease-causing agent that occurred previously in the presence of that same medication. Resistance to an antibiotic, for example, occurs when bacteria that were previously ki...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
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