fever earlier. Her left knee was swollen and warm with no palpable effusion. There was limited extension and flexion. Examination of the right knee was normal. Her lower left leg and left arm had healed abscess sites. She had bilateral axillary lymphadenopathy. She had normal heart sounds with no added sounds. She had no splenomegaly and the rest of her examination was normal. Having recently arrived in Alice Springs from a southern state I was yet to fully adjust my thinking to be relevant to the local
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CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM ASSESSMENT INTRODUCTION A careful and detailed clinical assessment is essential in order to assess the likely cause and severity of symptoms‚ arrange appropriate investigations and referral‚ avoid unnecessary investigations‚ and to assess individual risk of cardiovascular disease or cardiomyopathy. PREPARATION OF PATIENT • Room that is warm & “quiet” • Examining table positioned so you can stand on the patient’s right side • Explain the procedure to
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Nowadays‚ with the developed industrialization there are a lot of dangerous diseases which have influence on the people. There are the cancer‚ osteoporosis‚ Alzheimer’s etc. One of them is AIDS – the serious disease. Unfortunately‚ day by day the number of people who are infected with Aids is increasing. Infected people are very weak to fight off other infectious disease and soon they will die. AIDS is one of the dangerous diseases‚ so the people need to know about how to prevent it. Acquired
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Andrographis: Overview of Information & Purchase Alternative Names: A Andrographolide B Bidara‚ Bhunimba C Creat‚ Carmantine‚ Carmantina‚ Chirette Verte‚ Chiretta‚ Chuan Xin Lian‚ Chirreta‚ Chuanxinlian E Échinacée d’Inde F Fa-Tha-Lai-Jone G Gubak H Herba Andrographitis I Indian Echinacea J Justicie K Kalamegha‚ King of Bitters‚ Kalmegh‚ Kariyat‚ Kirta M Mahalita N Nabin Chanvandi P Poogiphalam R Roi des Amers S Sadilata‚ Supari‚ Shivaphala‚ Sambilata T Takila V Vizra Ufar Y Yavatikta Scientific
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Introduction to IMMUNOLOGY COURSE • Subject Agenda* Theoretical part (Lecture): 14.01----18.03----22.04.2013 Practical part (Labwork) • Study Materials: Textbook (David Male and Ivan Roitt-2006-DIR; Abul Abbas-2007AA)‚ Clips and Internet search • Classconversation@gmail.com. Pass: btiu12345 • Evaluation - Midterm Exam‚ Final Exam‚ Labwork - Assignment (Home-work‚ Topic-oriented-In-class discussion‚ Readand-Present Practice) Contact me at: R501‚ IU Building; or via email: ntthoai@hcmiu.edu
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1. Definition of Tubercullosis Tuberculosis‚ MTB‚ or TB (short for tubercle bacillus) is a common‚ and in many cases lethal‚ infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria‚ usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis.[1] Tuberculosis typically attacks the lungs‚ but can also affect other parts of the body. It is spread through the air when people who have an active TB infection cough‚ sneeze‚ or otherwise transmit respiratory fluids through the air.[2] Most infections are asymptomatic and
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Week 3 Overview | | | | From the long tube of the gastrointestinal system and the lungs of the respiratory system last week‚ we move on to that very sensitive system of the body—the skin‚ and to that miraculous system of the body—the heart and the related circulatory system. You will add words related to the integumentary system and the cardiovascular system to your vocabulary of medical terms. Start this week by reading the online lectures. Use the textbook to learn medical terms related
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Syphilis Student: Ken Phan Microbiology 309 Professor: Gifty Benson April 5‚ 2014 Syphilis Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease (STD) that has many nicknames such as cupid’s disease‚ the pox‚ lues‚ syph‚ and the French disease. It starts with sores on the infected area‚ with the mouth and genitals being the most common places. Syphilis appeared dominantly in Europe near the end of the 1400‚ by 1500 it had spread throughout the continent‚ and it reached China and Africa by
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Identifying Data JJ is a 38-year old female‚ Chinese‚ Roman Catholic‚ married‚ residing in Pasig City. Chief Complaint: vaginal bleeding‚ 1 day History of Present Illness LMP = April 21‚ 2010 PMP = March 2010 AOG = 27 6/7 weeks EDD = Jan. 26‚ 2011 The present condition started about an hour prior to consult. The patient while walking around the mall experienced sudden onset of passage of bloody vaginal discharge of unknown quantity. There was no associated hypogastric pain‚ uterine contraction
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DISCUSSION Lung Perfusion (Q) SPECT-CT which has a superior contrast resolution has been shown to be more sensitive‚ specific and accurate with a lower non-diagnostic rate than lung perfusion (Q) planar and SPECT imaging in the diagnosis and to detect pulmonary embolism (PE). This study found that lung perfusion (Q) Planar‚ SPECT and SPECT-CT have a similar performance in terms of specificity (100%)‚ positive predictive value (100%) with the Computed Tomography Pulmonary Angiogram (CTPA) as the
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