Abstract Osteosarcoma is a primary malignant tumor of bone that is characterized by the production of osteoid or immature bone by the malignant cells [8]. While it is a rare disease on the whole‚ it is one of the most common types of cancer in children and adolescents [3‚ 8]. Because it affects most patients during growth spurts in teen years‚ clinical presentations are many times diagnosed late due to parents and physicians attributing the pains to growing pains or athletic sprains [3]. Early
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Spinal Cord InjuriesArticle Last Updated: Aug 8‚ 2006 BackgroundPatients with spinal cord injury (SCI) usually have permanent and often devastating neurologic deficits and disability. According to the National Institutes of Health‚ "among neurological disorders‚ the cost to society of automotive SCI is exceeded only by the cost of mental retardation."The goals for the emergency physician are to establish the diagnosis and initiate treatment to prevent further neurologic injury from either pathologic
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Mechanics of Respiration Angelica D. Francisco‚ MD‚ MSc Edited to Word Format by: GASES KINETIC THEORY OF GASES o MOLECULES IN CONSTANT MOTION > TEMPERATURE > PRESSURE > VOLUME AVOGADRO’S LAW: V n CHARLES’ LAW: V=kT THE VOLUME OF A GAS IS PROPORTIONAL TO THE TEMPERATURE V = kT‚ P is constant IDEAL GAS EQUATION V = kn‚ T and P are constant EQUAL VOLUMES OF GASES‚ CONTAIN EQUAL NUMBER OF MOLECULES. PV= nRT P‚ PRESSURE V‚ VOLUME OF GAS n‚ NUMBER OF MOLECULES OF GAS R‚ GAS CONSTANT T‚ TEMPERATURE
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MegaCode Case Study Chamberlain College of Nursing Professor Amber Essman Critical Care (NR 340) July 11‚ 2013 MegaCode Case Study 1. Describe the preoperative and postoperative care of a client having PTCA/cardiac cath. What complications can occur post cardiac cath? The goal of PCI (percutaneous Transluminal intervention) is to open the blockage in the coronary artery. By opening the area that is blocked‚ it will help to reperfuse the myocardium. The faster this is done will help
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lung capacity‚ forced vital capacity‚ forced expiratory volume‚ and minute respiratory volume 4. To list various factors that affect respiration 5. To explain how surfactant works in the lungs to promote respiration 6. To explain what happens in pneumothorax 7. To explain how hyperventilation‚ rebreathing‚ and breathholding affect respiratory volumes T he physiological functions of respiration and circulation are essential to life. If problems develop in other physiological systems‚ we can still
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Physical Exam Study Guides ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Vital Signs Head and Neck Exam Eye Exam Chest and Lung Exam Cardiovascular Exam Abdominal Exam Back and Extremity Exam Neurologic Exam Vital Signs ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Equipment Needed General Considerations Temperature Respiration Pulse ❍ Interpretation Blood Pressure ❍ Interpretation Notes Equipment Needed ● ● ● ● A Stethoscope A Blood Pressure Cuff A Watch Displaying Seconds A Thermometer General Considerations ● ● ● The patient should not have had
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1) When monitoring patients on immunosuppressant therapy‚ the nurse must keep in mind that the major risk for patients taking these drugs is which condition? - increased susceptibility to opportunistic infections 2) A patient is experiencing rejection of a transplanted organ. The nurse expects which drug to be given to manage this? - muromonab- CD-3 (Orthoclone OKT3) 3) A patient who is taking cyclosporine (Sandimmune) calls the office to say that he has heard that some food or beverages can
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No Laughing Matter: A Comprehensive Overview of Nitrous Oxide Abuse Ryan Ardelle Anatomy & Physiology‚ Period 3 Mr. Syvret Due: March 14‚ 2013 SUBSTANCE OVERVIEW The issue of inhalant abuse is a multifaceted problem‚ stretching across many communities and locales in the entirety of the United States. Inhalants as a class of drug vary widely‚ ranging from volatile solvents and aerosol propellants‚ to more broadly‚ any drug delivered by inhalation. Nitrous oxide straddles these categories
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approximately 82% of mechanically ventilated patients experienced either respiratory or metabolic complications. The most common respiratory complications are tracheobronchitis then ventilator associated pneumonia‚ followed by lung collapse‚ pneumothorax‚ and plural effusion. Electrolyte imbalances were noted as common complications with hyponatremia occurring in 66.46% of patients followed by hypokalemia at 38.73% among this population. Another significant finding included a 43.93% prevalence
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TMA – ONE (T 227 QUESTION ONE A I am a Combat Medical Technician with the Ministry Of Defence. My primary role is providing immediate medical support to troops on the frontline during war and in barracks during peacetime; I run clinics at the med centre especially for soldiers. For ease of management medical support staff come under the Royal Army Medical Corp which comprises all medical expertise needed by the Army to maintain the fighting strength . We are spread across Army locations
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