Teaching About SLE in the Cognitive Domain of Learning The cognitive domain is knowledge or mind based. It has three practical instructional levels including fact‚ understanding‚ and application. Typical verbs at this level include explain‚ apply‚ and analyze. Delivery in this domain is typically a lecture/presentation and the evaluation will be subjective and objective test items. Case Study Patient is a newly diagnosed 35 year old Caucasian female‚ Christian‚ married
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Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Systemic Lupus Erythematosus‚ or often called lupus‚ is an autoimmune disorder that affects the skin‚ joints‚ kidneys‚ brain‚ and other organs. Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that happens when your body’s immune system attacks its own tissues and organs. Lupus can be difficult to diagnose because of the signs and symptoms often mimic other diseases. The most distinct sign of lupus is a facial rash that resembles a butterfly unfolding across both cheeks.
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Lumbar (low back) strain Overview: Low back pain or lumbar (low back) strain is a broad term used to indicate the existence of pain in the lower back Member of the structural support‚ movement‚ protection of certain body tissues. Causes: Shackles The muscles and ligaments in the back can be stretched or torn due to over-activity. Symptoms include pain and stiffness in the lower back‚ as well as muscle spasms. These symptoms tend to be relieved with rest and physical therapy. Disc Injury The
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Baker’s Cyst Anatomy And Physiology To better understand a Baker’s cyst‚ it helps to understand the anatomy of the knee joint. A cyst is a lined sac that contains fluid. Cysts that form around joints are due to a bulging of the joint capsule. A Baker’s cyst develops from the knee joint capsule. It protrudes into the tissues in the back of the knee. Four bones come together at the knee joint: * Patella/Kneecap - The patella is a small‚ flat‚ round bone that articulates with the femur in
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One of the most common causes of shoulder pain is shoulder impingement syndrome. The cause of the pain generates from an inflammation of the rotator cuff tendons narrowing the space between acromion. With each shoulder movement‚ the narrowing space becomes irritated and inflamed which generates pain. Along with the pain‚ limited range of movement and weakness often occurs which effects normal daily routines. In many cases‚ shoulder impingement surgery may be the only way to eliminate the pain and
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DOI: 3/21/2016. Patient is a 48-year old male who sustained a work related injury when his shoelace got caught in the wheel of cart then twisted left knee. The patient was subsequently diagnosed with other tear of medial meniscus‚ current injury‚ left knee‚ initial encounter. MRI of the left lower extremity joint without contrast dated 4/14/16 revealed nondisplaced flap tear of the posterior horn of the medial meniscus‚ intrameniscal cysts‚ and partial tear of the posterior root attachment; grade
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Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease‚ which means the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. This leads to long-term (chronic) inflammation. Lupus nephritis is kidney inflammation caused by SLE. Up to 60% of people with SLE are diagnosed with Lupus nephritis which can lead to significant illness and even death[1]. Signs and symptoms of lupus nephritis may include elevated blood pressure‚ foamy urine‚ edema. Lupus nephritis is diagnosed based on urinalysis‚
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the last 10 to 12 days. The patient has a long history of severe and debilitating rheumatoid arthritis for which she has had numerous treatments‚ but over the past 10 years she has been treated with methotrexate quite successfully. Her dosage has varied somewhere between 20 and 25 mg per week. About the beginning of this year her dosage was decreased from 25 mg to 20 mg but because of a flare of the rheumatoid arthritis‚ it was increased to 22.5 mg per week. She has had no problems with the methotrexate
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Alopecia is partial or total loss of hair on areas of the body where it would normally grow. Alopecia has several forms‚ Alopecia areata‚ totalis‚ universalis‚ and androgeneetic alopecia. They all have their cause‚ treatment‚ and affects although they all are forms of hair loss. Androgenenetic alopecia is one of the most common forms of hair loss that occurs in both men and women. In men it may also be known as male pattern baldness. The hair is lost starts above the temples and then spreads in
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Glucosamine is a chemical compound that naturally occurs within the body. Its main function is to help keep our cartilage healthy. Glucosamine is also available as a supplement. Glucosamine was first prepared as a supplement by Georg Ledderhose in 1876. It was created by hydrolysing chitin (a component commonly found in the shells of crabs‚ lobsters‚ and shrimps) with concentrated hydrochloric acid (Roberts‚ 1992). that it is able to reduce inflammation. This occurs by inhibiting the Interleukin-1
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