abdominal

Magnetic resonance imaging

...e arteries of the neck and brain, the thoracic and abdominal aorta, and the kidneys. A variety of techniques can be used to generate the pictures, such as administration of a paramagnetic contrast agent (such as gadolinium) or using a technique known as "flow-related enhancement" (e.g. 2D and 3D time-of-fligh...

Morphogenesis

...t are important in the formation of more posterior abdominal segments of the Drosophila embryo. Cytoskeleta...cializations of the third thoracic segment and the abdominal segments. In 1995 , the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded for studies concerni...

Kidney

...ey lie behind the peritoneum , the lining of the abdominal cavity . They are approximately at the vertebral level T12 to L3, and the right kidney usually lies slightly lower than the left in order to accommodate the liver . The upper parts of the kidneys are partially protected by the eleventh and twelft...

Morphogenesis

...t are important in the formation of more posterior abdominal segments of the Drosophila embryo. Cytoskeleta...cializations of the third thoracic segment and the abdominal segments. In 1995 , the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine was awarded for studies concerni...

Ebola

...muscle pains), arthralgia (pain in the joints), abdominal pains and headache . These symptoms progress to vomiting , diarrhea , oropharyngeal lesions , conjunctivitis , organ damage (notably the kidney and liver ) by co-localized necrosis , proteinuria (the presence of proteins in urine), and ble...

Dialysis

... through a tube into the peritoneal cavity , the abdominal body cavity around the intestine . The fluid is left there for a while to absorb waste products, and then removed through the tube. Peritoneal dialysis There are three types of peritoneal dialysis. Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CA...

Diabetes mellitus

...betic coma include polyuria, nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain , with lethargy and somnolence a later develo...it produces a metabolic acidosis , with anorexia, abdominal distress, and eventually vomiting . The rising level of glucose increases the volume of urine produ...

Computed axial tomography

...te significance. Abdominal and pelvic CT Many abdominal disease processes require CT for proper diagnosis... appendicitis , pancreatitis , diverticulitis , abdominal aortic aneurysm , and bowel obstruction . CT is also the first line for detecting solid organ injur...

Colchicine

...outh and throat, fever , vomiting , diarrhea , abdominal pain and kidney failure . Death from respiratory failure can follow. There is no antidote. Laboratory use In laboratory setting colchicine is also used for inducing polyploidy in plant cells during cellular division. External links Fe...