08/12/13 1. MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY Aneurysm (AN-ū-rizm) A thin‚ weakened section of the wall of an artery or a vein that bulges outward‚ forming a balloonlike sac. Common causes are atherosclerosis‚ syphilis‚ congenital blood vessel defects‚ and trauma. If untreated‚ the aneurysm enlarges and the blood vessel wall becomes so thin that it bursts. The result is massive hemorrhage with shock‚ severe pain‚ stroke‚ or death. Treatment may involve surgery in which the weakened area of the blood
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Albert Einstein- The 20th Century Science Hero Albert Einstein is considered the most influential physicist of the 20th century. He is known for developing the theories of relativity. He is also noted for his mathematical formula of E = mc² (David Bodanis). Although he was not directly involved in the Manhattan Project‚ which was responsible for creating the atomic bomb‚ but he is still considered the mastermind because of his breakthrough formula. In 1921‚ he won the Nobel Prize for physics
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despite the fact that withdrawal of such devices will surely hasten his death. When he entered Glendale Adventist Hospital in California in 1984‚ he was known to be suffering from emphysema and diffuse arteriosclerosis‚ coronary arteriosclerosis‚ abdominal aneurysm‚ and inoperable lung cancer. At the end‚ He had to use mechanical respiratory and chest tube to assist his breathing in the ICU. Although each of these conditions could individually be lethal‚ he was not diagnosed as terminally ill. At first
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Chief Complaint: The patient pulled out his suprapubic catheter. History of Present Illness (discuss clinical course from admission until current date): On 10/10/17‚ Room 370 who is a 65-year-old male was admitted into the hospital because his suprapubic catheter came out. He was admitted in the emergency department to have his catheter replaced. His brother says he checks on him often‚ and he has been doing good for the last few months. According to his brother‚ there has been no change to his
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common ventricle. Perimembranous VSDs are located in the left ventricle outflow tract beneath the aortic valve. They are the most common VSD subtype in the United States‚ occurring 75-80% of cases. Defects may extent into adjacent portions of the ventricular septum. When tissues forms on the right ventricular septal surface (often thought to be tricuspid valvular in origin)‚ it is termed an aneurysm of the membranous septum. Such tissue serves as a mechanism of restriction or spontaneous closure
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valves were smaller than average (10-12.5 and 8-10.5 cm‚ respectively)‚ while his aortic (9.42 cm) valve was larger than normal (6-7.5 cm). Investigating further‚ dissection revealed myocardium hypertrophy in the left ventricle. There were also calcified plaques in the superior portion of the left anterior descending artery and in the proximal portion of the circumflex branch of the left coronary artery. Moderate aortic arteriosclerosis was observed as well in the ascending
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2.5 Non Specific Low Back Pain Non-specific low back pain is often also referred to simple or mechanical low back pain (Burton et al.‚ 1995; Marcus‚ 2005). These are all general terms that refer to back pain in the lumbar area of the back that is not related to severe or surgical pathology (Burton et al.‚ 1995). Burton et al.‚ (1995) states that finding no exact cause also constitutes towards a diagnosis of NSLBP. 2.5.1 Stages of NSLBP NSLBP can be categorized into three categories: acute‚ sub-acute
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CT Scan Machine CT scan machine (Computed Tomography) is a medical imaging method employing tomography by using a digital geometry process to generated a three-dimensional image of the internals of an object from a large series of two-dimensional X-ray images taken around a single axis of rotation. Computed Tomography (CT)‚ actually known as computed axial tomography (CAT or CT scan) and body section roentgenography. CT scan machine is useful equipment (an important tool in medical imaging to
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complete this case study include your textbook and drug book. Please include in text citations. This independent assignment is worth 25 points. Ann Hayes‚ age 68‚ initially was admitted to the hospital for elective surgical repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm. Her surgery was documented as uneventful. However‚ complications developed during her 5th postoperative day as a result of a small bowel perforation. Postoperative Day 5 Vital Signs | B/P | 170/94 mmHg | HR | 110 bpm | Respirations
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Fetal Pig Dissection: Lab Report Friday‚ December 06‚ 2013 Saadaf Mohsin Gurjot Randhawa Manvir Benipal Mrs. J. Chohan SBI 3UO Introductory Dissecting animals helps students better understand the anatomy of‚ in this case‚ a fetal pig‚ and helps us prepare for what University has to offer‚ depending on what one will study. Purpose The purpose of the fetal pig dissection was to understand the scientific process of dissection and gain hands-on experience of the internal
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