in the stomach. It is just broke down a little so that it can be easier for the digestive process that will take place in the intestines. Our food starts to break down into a thick paste known as chyme‚ it moves past the pyloric sphincter and into the small intestine. The pyloric sphincter is what protects food from re-entering into the stomach. The first section of the small intestine secretes digestive enzymes to break down the chyme into even smaller parts that we use for energy. The second part
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pain. MRI od cervical spine dated 9/15/14 (no official report) revealed disc spur complex at C3-4‚ C4-5‚ C5-6‚ and C6-7; moderate central stenosis at C3-4‚ C4-5‚ and C5-6; mild central stenosis at C6-7; small disc protrusion in the lateral recesses bilaterally at C7-T1 more prominent on the right; and small central disc protrusion T1-2 without evidence of stenosis. Per office notes dated 03/23/2016‚ the patient complained of neck‚ right shoulder and right upper extremity pain. Physical therapy was
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CLINICAL SUMMARY: DOI: 5/31/2016. The patient is a 41-year-old male senior technician who sustained a work-related injury while working with high-pressure drilling equipment‚ he was struck in the leg with piece of metal from high-pressure hydraulic hose. Patient is status post left lower extremity lateral subcutaneous fasciotomy‚ excisional debridement and washout on 05/31/16. CT scan of the cervical spine dated 06/29/2016 showed mild degenerative changes at C5-6 level. Per the medical report
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Introduction The development of thrombus is an important part of the transition of the coronary lesions from a stable to an unstable state which is considered the substrate for acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Angiographic and post-mortem findings confirm this (1‚ 2). The above consists the pathophysiological background of recent studies that had as an objective to prove the efficacy of rivaroxaban in recent ACS (3). Rivaroxaban is an anti-Xa antithrombotic factor that was firstly studied for the
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NURSING DIAGNOSIS Ineffective tissue perfusion / Altered cerebral tissue perfusion Risk for injury: Stroke Impaired verbal communication r/t ischemic injury NURSING DIAGNOSIS Ineffective tissue perfusion / Altered cerebral tissue perfusion Risk for injury: Stroke Impaired verbal communication r/t ischemic injury NURSING INTERVENTIONS Careful monitoring of neurological status (Glasgow come scale‚ LOC‚ pupillary responses‚ extremity movement and strength‚ facial symmetry‚ speech and vital
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Introduction Williams Syndrome‚ also known as Williams-Beuren disorder is a congenital genetic disorder characterized by a deletion in parts of chromosome 7. It is “a multisystem disorder‚ caused by deletion of the Williams-Beuren syndrome chromosome region‚ spanning 1.5 to 1.8 million base pairs and containing 26 to 28 genes.” (Pober‚ 2010‚ p 239) Demographics Williams Syndrome affects 1 in 10‚000 children throughout the world and an estimated 20‚000 to 30‚000 in the United States. (Williams Syndrome
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GI Terminologies Visceral pain; dull poorly localized pain Somatic pain; sharp pain‚ well localized Referred pain; pain experience at a distance from disease process Fetor hepaticus; sweet fecal odor caused by hepatic failure Feculent breath; foul fecal odor caused by severe bowel obstruction Severe halitosis; foul breath odor can be caused by poor dental hygience or neoplasms or esophagus and stomach Jaundice; yellowish discoloration of skin caused by high bilirubin level associated with
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Introduction Fibromuscular dysplasia (FMD) is currently defined as an idiopathic‚ segmental‚ non-inflammatory and non-atherosclerotic disease of the musculature of arterial walls‚ leading to stenosis of small and medium-sized arteries.[1] The prevalence of FMD is not precisely known. Several studies determined prevalence in arteriograms of potential kidney donors. Craig et al reviewed the results of 1‚862 renal angiograms obtained in potential renal donors and found FMD in 71 patient (3.8%).[2]
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primarily for absorption and digestion of food. STOMACH – it is the expanded portion of the alimentary tract. -it has a wavy fold called RUGAE (sing. Ruga) It has 3 regions a) cardiac b) body or fundic region c) pyloric region CARDIAC- near the heart BODY – anatomical body PYLORIC –distal end part of the stomach TUNICA MUCOSA- innermost layer of the stomach LAMINA PROPIA- outer layer of connective tissue OVOID CELLS – have round nuclei that secretes mucin that protect and lubricate
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superimposed broad-based disc protrusion abutting the thecal sac but without spinal canal stenosis. There were disc material and degenerative joint change which caused narrowing of the right greater than left neural foramen with deviation of the C5 exiting nerve root with disc measurement of 2.1 mm. At C5-C6‚ there was a broad-based disc protrusion abutting the thecal sac but without significant spinal canal stenosis. There were disc material and degenerative joint uncovertebral change that has caused
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