Nuclear power plants do not burn any fuel. Instead, they use uranium fuel, consisting of solid ceramic pellets, to produce electricity through a process called fission. Watch our interactive graphic on how nuclear fuel is produced, used and stored.
Cervicobrachial Syndrome. Cervicobrachial syndrome is a general diagnosis used to describe a combination of symptoms such as neck pain with numbness, tingling or pain down the arm or into the shoulder.The doctor may suspect the symptoms are coming from an irritated cervical nerve root.ervicobrachial Syndrome. Cervicobrachial syndrome is a general diagnosis used to describe a combination of symptoms such as neck pain with numbness, tingling or pain down the arm or into the shoulder.
Hepatorenal syndrome (HRS) is a unique type of kidney failure that occurs in advanced cirrhosis. It is characterized by functional impairment of the kidneys due to vasoconstriction of the renal arteries in the setting of preserved tubular function and absence of significant histologic abnormalities.here are 2 forms of HRS: type 1 is characterized by an acute progressive decrease in kidney function and very short survival without treatment, whereas type 2 features stable less severe kidney failure and longer survival compared with type 1. A liver transplant is the preferred treatment for HRS.