College of Manila) Mehan Gardens‚ Manila College of Nursing “ Thyroid Lobectomy” Submitted by: Mae Anne A. Anggo NR-31 Submitted to: Ma. Kathleen F. Balingit RN‚ MAN Thyroid Lobectomy is an operation to remove one half (a lobe) of the thyroid gland. This simply means removal of a thyroid lobe and the isthmus (the part that connects the 2 lobes). This removes more thyroid tissue than a simple lobectomy‚ and is used when a larger margin of tissue is needed to assure that the "problem"
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surgery is done to remove the cancer and a margin of healthy tissue. Surgical procedures to remove lung cancer include‚ wedge resection‚ segmental resection‚ lobectomy‚ and pneumonectomy. A wedge resection is the removal of a small section of the lung that contains the tumor. The segmental resection removes a larger part of the lung. A lobectomy and pneumonectomy is the removal of an entire lobe of one lung‚ and the removal of an entire lung. Unless colon cancer is very advanced‚ most tumors are removed
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Cancer‚ it can affect anyone; it can affect any part of the body. The patient outcome for cancer is different for everyone‚ but it is also different which each type. In the respiratory department‚ a major type of cancer we will deal with is lung cancer. Lung cancer‚ however‚ has different types and stages‚ but for this paper we are going to talk about Stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In the article titled “Stage IIIA Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer” it was stated that‚ “Stage IIIA non-small
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Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) is a life-saving treatment for severe respiratory failure irresponsive to mechanical ventilation‚ associated or not with haemodynamic instability‚ and its application fields are widening to refractory sepsis and also to elective thoracic procedures. ECMO is replacing conventional cardio-pulmonary by-pass (CPB) even during lung transplantation due to its potential advantages: the absence of full-anticoagulation and the possibility of maintaining the extra-corporeal
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Percutaneous biopsy | 22 | Bronchoscopy | 49 | Mediastinoscopy | 4 | Histology of Lung Cancer Histology | Number | Squamous Cell | 10 | Adenocarcinoma | 62 | Undifferentiated | 5 | Lung Cancer Treatment Type of Treatment | Number | Lobectomy | 38 | Pneumonectomy | 19 | Radiation only | 4 | Chemotherapy only | 1 | Combination | 13 | No treatment | 2
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Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world. In the US‚ half of men and one-third of women develop cancer throughout their lifetime (Sudhakar). That means that most of the people reading this essay have or had a family member that has developed cancer. Even though cancer is the leading cause of death around the world‚ many people have developed treatments to treat the disease. Common types of treatments for cancer are chemotherapy‚ targeted therapy‚ and surgery. Surgery is the most interesting
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type rarely spreads beyond the neck area. Papillary thyroid cancer takes its name after the papillary cells that make up this malignant growth. Depending on the stage‚ there are several ways to treat this type of cancer. Partial thyroidectomy or lobectomy is a viable option if the tumor is only present on one side of the thyroid; otherwise endocrinologists
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Running head: HLTH211-MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY IP Tommie Brown May 15‚ 2011 American InterContinental University • Describe an overview of the key anatomical parts of the respiratory system and how it works. • Describe possible diagnostic or surgical procedures associated with the respiratory system that are not mentioned in the Q&A section of this unit. • Include at least 10 medical terms including anatomy‚ diagnostic‚ and surgical terms. o Do an in-depth analysis of 5 of these terms
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ABSITE questions we miss by Dr. Meyers: 1/29/2009 Breast: 1. Rx intraductal papilloma. Most commonly present with bleeding/bloody nipple d/c. Generally resect via major duct excision or needle loc if seen on imaging. Remember‚ this isn’t malignant or premalignant‚ it’s a benign condition. 2. Anat level 3 LN’s (8 senior residents missed this in 2005) Never know how ? was written‚ so may have been misleading. But remember pec minor separates levels of axilla. I= lateral to II=posterior to and
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Epiglottis Epiglottitis: Characterized by fever‚ sore throat‚ and an erythematous‚ swollen epiglottis laryng/o larynx‚ voice box Laryngeal Laryngospasm: Spasm of laryngeal muscles that closes the larynx Laryngitis lob/o lobe of the lung lobectomy mediastin/o Mediastinum Mediastinoscopy: An endoscope is inserted through an incision in the chest. nas/o Nose Paranasal sinuses : Para- means near in this term. nasogastric intubation orth/o straight‚ upright Orthopnea : An abnormal
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