Day 4, 5 and 6: The Liver and the Right Heart

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     For the fourth and fifth days of my J-Term, I started to learn more about the different ways to analyze patient data. One way I learned about was through a video about the Kaplan Meier Model, which turned out to be less complicated than I initially thought. 
Through watching the video, I was able to learn that the Kaplan Meier Model is a way of survival analysis, and how it’s used to measure the survival of patients. This was something that I’d never heard of before, so it definitely interested me and it was really fascinating.

 Throughout both days, I also took time to work on my final research paper with Dr. Wasim Dar. My final research paper is about How dialysis affects right heart failure in liver transplant patients. 

For the sixth day of my J-Term, we did some activities outside, mostly at the Health Museum. In the morning, we drove to the Health Museum and began by looking at the beating heart. I learned the basic anatomy of the heart, as well as how the right atrium starts to get stretched too thin in liver transplant patients, which then causes right heart failure. 
 I was really shocked at all of this information, as I didn’t know how much the liver affected the heart and how much the heart affected the liver.


    We also went and saw videos of blood flow through the left and right atrium. While viewing the videos, I was also shown how a liver transplant individually affects the left and right atrium, as well as how it affects the heart as a whole and the stress that a liver transplant can put on the heart and the stress the heart can put on the liver. 
 This entire visit to the Health Museum was really fun and interesting, and everything I learned while seeing the different exhibits there really shocked and fascinated me.


    After the museum visit, I headed home and ended another day of my Independent J-Term!

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  1. AnonymousApril 8, 2021 at 10:17 PM

    I had my TL a little more than a year ago when my third child was born via c-section. I was not told ANYTHING about the possible side effects of having this procedure. Since then I have experienced heavy bleeding lasting sometimes 3 weeks out of the month, weight gain, severe mood swings. Severe cramping, changes to my libido, severe depression accompanied by suicidal thoughts, headaches, migraines, many new symptoms & older issues are now exacerbated. The father of two of my children doesn't want me anymore. I've become too much of a pain in the ass I guess. We don't talk. We don't sleep in the same bed. I think he might really think I am crazy... & maybe I am. I feel crazy a lot of the time.
    I'm unpredictable. I feel so angry about the whole thing & now what was once a mild fear of doctors has exploded into full on white coat syndrome that causes me to have a panic attack/hypertensive emergency (severe increase in blood pressure) whenever I have to deal with them. I'm not sure what to do... I fear the next time I have to see a doctor I'll have a stroke or a heart attack from the stress & anxiety of it... what do I do? I take my time and keep searching on internet looking for natural healing that how I came across Dr Itua herbal center website and I was so excited when Dr Itua told me to calm down that he will help me with his natural remedy I put my hope on him so I purchase his herbal medicines which was shipped to my address I used it as prescribed guess what? I'm totally healed my cramp pain is gone completely I also used his Anti Bacteria herbal medicines it's works for me very well I want anyone with health problem to contact Dr Itua herbal center for any kind diseases remedies such as Parkinson, Herpes, ALS, MS, Diabetes, Hepatitis, Hiv/Aids,Cancers, Men & Women Infertility, I got his email address  drituaherbalcenter@gmail.com he has any kind of herbal remedies for women & men also for our babes. I really miss my Hunni...he's a fantastic father & a good man. He doesn't deserve this. I feel like an empty shell of who I used to be.

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