PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGIC DISORDERS CEREBRAL PALSY * A comprehensive diagnostic term used to designate a group of nonprogressive disorders resulting from malfunction of the motor centers and pathways of the brain. * It is genrally characterized by paralysis‚ weakness‚ incoordination‚ or ataxia. Pathophysiology and Etiology * Prenatal Factors (Most Common) 1. Infection (rubella‚ toxoplasmosis‚ herpes simplex‚ and cytomegalovirus) 2. Maternal anoxia‚ anemia‚ placental infarcts
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Original article Shoulder dystocia: an Evidence-Based approach Salvatore Politi1 Laura D’Emidio2 Pietro Cignini2 Maurizio Giorlandino2 Claudio Giorlandino2 Introduction Most often an unpredictable and unpreventable obstetric emergency‚ Shoulder Dystocia (SD) continues to evoke terror and fear among physicians‚ nurse midwives and other healthcare providers (1‚2). SD is defined as a delivery that requires additional obstetric manoeuvres to release the shoulders after gentle downward traction
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RESEARCH Effectiveness of early physiotherapy to prevent lymphoedema after surgery for breast cancer: randomised‚ single blinded‚ clinical trial ´a ´a ´ ´ Marı Torres Lacomba‚ professor of physiotherapy‚1 Marı Jose Yuste Sanchez‚ professor of physiotherapy‚1 ´ ˜ Alvaro Zapico Goni‚ professor of obstetrics and gynaecology‚1‚2 David Prieto Merino‚ lecturer‚3 Orlando ´ Mayoral del Moral‚ professor of physiotherapy‚4 Ester Cerezo Tellez‚ research fellow‚1 Elena Minayo ´ Mogollon‚ research fellow1
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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION The appendix is a closed-ended‚ narrow tube that attaches to the cecum (the first part of the colon) like a worm. (The anatomical name for the appendix‚ vermiform appendix‚ means worm-like appendage.) The inner lining of the appendix produces a small amount of mucus that flows through the appendix and into the cecum. The wall of the appendix contains lymphatic tissue that is part of the immune system for making antibodies. Like the rest of the colon‚ the wall of the
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Health Assessment Exam #4 Chapter 21: Abdomen (approx. 21 questions) 1. Aortic pulsation a. Normally‚ you may see the pulsations from the aorta beneath the skin in the epigastric area‚ particularly in thin persons with good muscle wall relaxation. b. Marked pulsation of aorta occurs with widened pulse pressure (e.g.‚ hypertension‚ aortic insufficiency‚ thyrotoxicosis) and with aortic aneurysm. c. lateral pulsation with aortic aneurysm pushes the examiner’s two fingers apart. 2. Light
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I. INTRODUCTION Gastroenteritis is an inflammation of the stomach and intestinal tract that primarily affects the small bowel. The major clinical manifestations are diarrhea of varying degrees and abdominal pain and cramping. Associated clinical manifestations are nauseas‚ vomiting‚ fever‚ anorexia‚ distention‚ tenesmus (straining on defecation) and borborygmi (hyperactive bowel sounds) (Black‚ Joyce M.‚ Hawks Jane Hokanson.‚ (2009). Medical-Surgical Nursing: A clinical Management for Positive
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Intro to Microbiology: Gram stain: Gram + Gram - Exotoxin Except Listeria has endotoxin Endotoxin Except Capsules Strep pneumo VERY Dangerous: (Some Strange Killers Have Pretty Nice Capsules) 1. Salmonella 2. Strep 3. Kleibsiella 4. Hemophilus B 5. Pseudomonas 6. Nisseria-(largest capsule- most likely cause of any toxicity) 7. Citroacter Gram (+) Gram (-) N-acetyl muramic acid (Nam) + N-acetyl glucosamine (Nag) = Peptidoglycan wall Contains
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CARDIAC TUMORS INTRODUCTION Cardiac tumours occur quite rarely‚ with metastatic neoplasms three times more prevalent than primary tumours. A large variety of benign and malignant tumours of the heart have been described. These tumors are found mainly in the heart‚ but can occur in the pericardium or the great arteries. Secondary cardiac involvement from malignant tumors of adjacent organs (lung‚ thymus) or from kidney (Wilms tumor) or liver‚ or even remote organs‚ are also seen. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
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Human Anatomy and Physiology 260 - Midterm 1 Cardiovascular Anatomy Arteries: • Carry Blood from the heart to the tissues • Gradually decreasing in size of vessels o Arteries - Transportation of red blood cells away from the heart o Arterioles - Smaller‚ lead from the arteries to the capollaries o Capillaries - Gas exchange (tissue level) • 3 layers of wall: o 1. Tunica Adventitia (Tough outer layer) o 2. Turnica media (Middle smooth muscular layer‚ changes the diameter of the blood
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