Racial and Ethnic Minority Populations Learn how SAMHSAâs programs, initiatives, and resources work to improve the behavioral health of racial and ethnic minority populations. Racial and ethnic minorities currently make up about a third of the population of the nation and are expected to become a majority by 2050. These diverse communities have unique behavioral health needs and experience different rates of mental and/or substance use disorders and treatment access.
UPJ obstruction. Ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction is a blockage at the point where part of the kidney attaches to one of the tubes to the bladder (ureters). This blocks the flow of urine out of the kidney. UPJ obstruction mostly occurs in children. It often happens when a baby is still growing in the womb. This is called a congenital condition (present from birth). The blockage is caused when there is a narrowing of area between the ureter and the part of the kidney called the renal pelvis.
Frank A. Sinicrope, MD, FACP. Ileus, obstipation, and bowel obstruction are encountered frequently in the cancer patient. Intestinal obstruction refers to the interference of the normal passage of luminal contents through the gastrointestinal tract, caused by an intraluminal process or by extrinsic compression. The obstruction can be partial or complete.