Physical Assessment in Health Care Carlos Arteta Florida National University Professor: Angel Cano April 2‚ 2016 Case Study # 1 A 35 years old electrical engineer presented to the office for a clinical evaluation. Her name is Mary. She is complaining of a face rash that has been present for one week. The rash is across her face and the bridge of her nose. The rash appeared after one week of hiking and camping in the Appalachians. Mary denies new soap‚ detergent‚ lotions‚ environmental exposures
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Word Count: 154 Prasarani Tail – Effective for Chronic Issues Prasarani Tail is especially manufactured Ayurvedic oil that is very much helpful in treating serious issues like sciatica‚ stiffness in head and neck‚ rheumatoid arthritis‚ neck pain‚ facial paralysis‚ lumbago and many more. Used for external application in a gentle manner. It holds the ability to balance vata and kapha. It is manufactured by taking into usage extracts of natural ingredients that include prasarini‚ piplamul‚ yashtimadhu
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Introduction Joints are the connections between bones‚ they are what support you and provide you with the ability to move. However when these joints get damaged due to injury or decease the movement of the body in that particular area becomes hampered‚ causing pain ranging from mild irritation to debilitation. (Zelman‚ 2017) This pain is referred to as Joint Pain and has been plaguing human civilisations from as early as our hominid ancestors (Sarah Knapton‚ 2016). Why Do People Suffer From It? There
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As common as Arthritis is‚ it is not very well understood. Arthritis is several diseases that refer to joint pain and diseases. There are currently over one hundred instances of arthritis related conditions. Individuals of all types‚ age and sex are susceptible to arthritis and it is and this debilitating disease leads in causing disability in America. Over 60 million adults and children suffer from some form of arthritis‚ but it occurs more frequently in women and the elderly. Arthritis affects
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The ankle is the location where the fibula‚ tibia (lower leg) and talus (top of the foot) meet‚ which is why the medical term for the ankle is ‘the tibiotalar joint.’ As with all joints‚ as time passes‚ the ankle receives its share of wear and tear. If an individual has weak bones and/or tendons‚ or worn down cartilage in the ankle‚ the risk of an injury increases. Treatment for an Ankle Injury At Nilssen Orthopedics Ankle and Foot Center‚ the severity of an injury determines whether non-surgical
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Many people suffer from knee pain and it is quite common in older people. There are certain factors which can cause knee pain such as kneecap dislocation‚ fracture of patella‚ hamstring rupture‚ patella tendon rupture‚ bursitis‚ chondromalacia‚ tendinitis‚ Baker’s cyst and many more. Some of the common symptoms of knee pain are unable to straighten up your knees‚ stiffness‚ popping noises‚ redness and many more. Home Remedies There are several home remedies for knee pain which are simple to use
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The definition of Fibromyalgia according to (CDC) The Centers of Disease Control and Prevention website said‚ “Fibromyalgia is a disorder of unknown etiology characterized by widespread pain‚ abnormal pain processing‚ sleep disturbance‚ fatigue and often psychological distress” (“Arthritis”). Though this may be the case‚ throughout the decades the upbringing of Fibromyalgia had various labels and misconceptions. Whether it was determining basic symptoms‚ an illogical diagnosis‚ or treatment plan
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FIBROMYALGIA Many people do not realize what effects your body can get when it does not have the proper physical needs to stay strong and healthy. One of the effects is a rheumatic syndrome called FIBROMYALGIA‚ also known as Fibrositis and Myofasical pain syndrome. This syndrome is diagnosed with a history of at least three months of widespread pain and tenderness in eleven to eighteen of tender-point sites. These points include: the neck‚ the shoulders‚ the chest‚ the rib cage‚ the lower back
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CONSULTATION Patient Name: Adela Torres Patient ID: 132463 Consultant: Sachi Kato‚ MD‚ Dermatology Requesting Physician: Leon Medina‚ MD Internal Medicine Date of Consult: 06/23/12 Reason for Consult: Previous evaluated stomatitis‚ possibly methotrexate related. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient is a very pleasant 57-year-old female‚ a native of Cuba‚ being seen for evaluation and treatment for sores in her mouth that she had for the last 10 to 12 days. The patient
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Bursitis Bursitis is a disorder that causes pain in the body’s joints. It most commonly affects the shoulder and hip joints. It is caused by an inflammation of the bursa‚ small fluid-filled bags that act as lubricating surfaces for muscles to move over bones. This inflammation usually results from overactivity of an arm or leg. What is bursitis? Bursitis is inflammation of a bursa. A bursa (the plural form is bursae) is a tiny fluid-filled sac that functions as a gliding surface to reduce
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