startle reaction as a response to tapping of the nose. Other symptoms of the disease can include seizures and hypnagogic myoclonus. This describes twitching or jerking of the limbs during sleep. The disease can lead to many complications such as a hernia caused by the pressure increase during an attack or more serious breathing problems- apnea‚ which can ultimately result in death. The diagnosis of hyperekplexia can be confusing as some symptoms mirror those of epilepsy although research has shown
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Jeff was four‚ his father swept out the remains of some small animals from under the house. As his father gathered the tiny animal bones‚ Dahmer seemed strangely entertained by the sound they made.At the young age of six‚ Dahmer suffered a double hernia and needed surgery to correct the problem. After the operation‚ he was never the same socially. (biographychannel) By the start of his high school career‚ Dahmer grew more isolated and uncommunicative. His classmates considered him a loner and an
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Besides muscle weakness of LES‚ there are several factors as well that contribute to acid reflux. Those factors include smoking‚ drinking alcohol‚ overweight‚ wearing tight clothing‚ eating spicy or fatty foods‚ aspirin and inflammatory drugs‚ hiatus hernia and Radiotherapy surgery. Oesophagitis can also be caused by bacterial‚ viral or fungal infections. This is common in immuno-compromised patients such as AIDS or patients under a high dose of steroid medications. The common causative agents are Candida
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The surgical treatment of morbid obesity has increased in popularity with the advent of laparoscopic bariatric procedures [1]. After such dramatic weight loss‚ patients are left with redundant skin and subcutaneous tissue in the flanks and the lumbosacral regions [2]. This not only creates problems involving hygiene‚ but is also physically unattractive [3]. To address these issues‚ body contouring after bariatric surgery has become an integral part of the surgical treatment of the morbidly obese
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Obesity… a bothersome problem that many of us suffer‚ many tried more than one way to lose weight‚ in these days we hear about surgeries that may help us losing more weight‚ here some facts about obesity surgeries. What are the types of obesity surgery? There are two main types of obesity procedures‚ restrictive and restrictive / malabsorptive procedures‚ in restrictive procedures the doctor will decrease your stomach size to hold less food and so you will eat less food and slower digestion‚ example
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teaching objective accompanied by some specific goals‚ and a brief overview of the actual project. For the teaching project‚ I have decided to orchestrate a pre-operative teaching session for a patient undergoing a minor procedure such as an inguinal hernia repair‚ as an elective day surgery. The general objective: To prepare the patient for his surgical experience. Specific objectives are divided into two sections‚ pre-operative
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Health History and Examination Health Assessment of the Head‚ Neck‚ Eyes‚ Ears‚ Nose‚ Mouth‚ Throat‚ Neurological System‚ and the 12 Cranial Nerves Skin‚ Hair‚ Nails‚ Breasts‚ Peripheral Vascular System‚ Lymphatics‚ Thorax‚ Heart‚ Lungs‚ Musculoskeletal‚ Gastrointestinal‚ and Genitourinary Systems Save this form on your computer as a Microsoft Word document. You can expand or shrink each area as you need to include relevant data for your client. Student Name: Date: Client/Patient
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The nurse is taking the health history of a 70-year-old patient being treated for a Duodenal Ulcer. After being told the patient is complaining of epigastric pain‚ the nurse expects to note which assessment finding? Melena Nausea Hernia Hyperthermia A nurse is providing discharge teaching for a patient with severe Gastroesophogeal Reflux Disease. Which of these statements by the patient indicates a need for more teaching? Top of Form “I’m going to limit my meals to 2-3 per day to reduce acid secretion
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manual handling assessment? a. Load‚ individual‚ task and environment b. Load only c. How many staff are employed d. Nothing 4. Which of these injuries are associated with poor manual handling? a. Spinal/nerve injury b. Muscle/ligament damage c. Hernias d. All of the above 5. It is safer to keep your knees straight when lifting? a. Yes b. No 6. What can you do to reduce a heavy load? a. Drag it b. Push it c. Split it in two d. Run quickly with it 7. What can you do if you feel uncomfortable
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Whooping cough (also well known as pertussis) is a contagious respiratory tract infection. People‚ suffering from the whooping cough have a very severe hacking cough‚ which is followed by the sounds like whoop. Earlier this illness was typically childish. However‚ after the development of the vaccine the situation has changed for the better. If your kid has completed the full course of vaccinations‚ this disease will not affect his or her. Nevertheless‚ children under one year can catch whooping
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