Hypertension Mantra

According to my nephrologist, this is what I had initially IgA Nephropathy "IgA nephropathy is a kidney disorder caused by deposits of the protein immunoglobulin A (IgA) inside the glomeruli (filters) within the kidney. These glomeruli (the singular form is glomerulus) normally filter wastes and excess water from the blood and send them to the bladder as urine. The IgA protein prevents this filtering process, leading to blood and protein in the urine and swelling in the hands and feet. This chronic kidney disease may progress over a period of 10 to 20 years. If this disorder leads to end-stage renal disease, the patient must go on dialysis or receive a kidney transplant. The IgA protein, an antibody, is a normal part of the body's immune system, the system that protects against disease. It is not known what causes IgA deposits in the glomeruli. But, since IgA nephropathy may run in families, genetic factors probably contribute to the disease. Kidney disease usually is incurab

On September, 2003, I had a kidney biopsy to confirm my nephrologist's initial diagnostic findings. My biopsy required that I be confined in the hospital for 2 days. "Biopsy: The removal of cells or tissues for examination by a pathologist. The pathologist may study the tissue under a microscope or perform other tests on the cells or tissue. The diagnosis was done through a Renal Core Biopsy. The procedure did a Core Needle Biopsy of my Left and Right Kidneys and my clinical diagnosis revealed that I had T/C IgA Nephro. Diagnosis: IgA Nephropathy. As I recall, the procedure went like this: I was locally, anaesthesized first on my left lower back, vicinity of the kidneys. Though groggy with anesthesia I could here the doctors talking about the difficulty of getting the sample tissue from my left kidney. And so this time they decided to try my right. No go. It went on that way two more times on each kidney. But my kidneys were “slippery”? On the 7th and 8th incision they

This examination was performed with me sitting down, with pulse clips on my fingers, and with a tiny camera coming into my mouth down to my esophagus and the stomach. I was half sedated because passing something solid and foreign into the esophagus entailed quite a pain though bearable but then again with the feeling of wanting to continuously vomit. It is was a really traumatic experience. But it had to be done. 1. Performed by means of olympus GIF 2T240 under IV sedation (Dormicum 2.5 MG/IV ***ASA Class) 2. Esophagus - normal mucosa down to the GE junction which is at 38 cm level coinciding with an intact Z line 3. Stomach lumen is empty with intact rugal folds Erosions noted in antrum Scope is tightly hugged by the cardia on retroflexed view Pyloric ring is oval and distensible with good pyloro-antral peristalsis Rapid urea test for H Pylori was done. (Negative result) 4. Duodenum - multiple white based ulcers measuring each to less than 0.5 cm (junction of D1 and D2

Erosive gastritis was one of the three ailments they found through my endoscopy. Erosive gastritis , exfoliative gastritis that in which the gastric surface epithelium is eroded. Chronic or acute inflammation of the stomach, especially of the mucous membrane of the stomach. This I had too. Hiatal Hernia Hiatal hernia is a condition in which the upper portion of the stomach protrudes into the chest cavity through an opening of the diaphragm called the esophageal hiatus. This opening usually is large enough to accommodate the esophagus alone. With weakening and enlargement however, the opening (or herniation) can allow upward passage or even entrapment of the upper stomach above the diaphragm. Hiatal hernia also causes symptoms of discomfort when it is associated with a condition called gastroesophageal reflux disease, commonly called GERD . This condition is characterized by upwelling of stomach acids and digestive enzymes into the esophagus through a weakened sphincter that is suppose

My CLO Test or my Urea Breath Test was found NEGATIVE. What is a CLO Test? It is a test to determine if a person has had H pylori. Helicobacter pylori or H pylori is a gram negative micro aerophilic curved bacillus with an affinity for human gastric mucosa. Acquisition occurs with age at a rate of 0.5-1% per year. Studies have shown it to be present in up to 100% of patients with duodenal and gastric ulceration, up to 94% of patients with gastric cancer, 92% with gastric lymphoma and 92% of patients with active chronic gastritis. It has been associated with non-ulcer dyspepsia. Eradication of the organism leads to the disappearance of gastritis and has been shown to significantly reduce the relapse rate of duodenal ulcer disease. The one year relapse rate for duodenal ulcer treated with conventional acid suppression, is as high as 80% but can be reduced to almost zero with successful eradication of the organism, thus modifying the natural history of the disease. Regression of low gr

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My first hospital procedure: endoscopy of my gastro testinal tract . After the endoscopy, cytology was needed because it was an additional means to clearly and diagnostically indicate what was ailing my digestive organs. Cytology , more commonly known as cell biology, studies cell structure, cell composition, and the interaction of cells with other cells and the larger environment in which they exist.