depth and tissue loss or clinical appearance of the wound. Separate grading tools exist for Pressure Ulcers (EPUAP)‚ Burns (Rule of Nines)‚ Diabetic Foot Ulcers (Wagner / San Antonio) and General Wounds. General wounds are classified as being: Superficial (loss of epidermis only) Partial thickness (involve the epidermis and dermis) Full thickness (involves the dermis‚ subcutaneous fat and sometimes bone) The most common method for classification of a wound is identification of the predominant
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Anatomy of the Thorax MCQ and Spotter Hint: Cross section: Which artery (vein also indicated)? The correct answer is: Internal thoracic artery Click on the correct name for this structure: The correct answer is: Descending aorta Click on the correct name for this structure The correct answer is: Rib: head The correct answer is: Pulmonary artery The correct answer is: Sternum: xiphoid process The correct answer is: Posterior intercostal artery The correct answer is: Brachiocephalic artery
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Elevation: move in superior direction. Upward. (shrug shoulder) * Depression: inferior direction. Down. * Inversion/Supination: soles medially‚ facing each other * Eversion/Pronation: soles laterally‚ away from each other Region: Shoulder (Superficial) | Name of Muscle | Origin | Insertion | Action | | Trapezius | -Posterior occipital bone-ligamentul nuchae-C7-T12 | -Clavicle-acromion process-spine of scapula | -head extension/abduction-scapula rotation/adduction-fix scapula | POSTERIORDiamond
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increase in the pressure within the portal vein or one of its branches. Typical portal vein pressure is 5 to 10 millimeters of mercury (abbreviated mmHg). When the pressure exceeds 5 mmHg above inferior vena cava pressure‚ it is characterized as portal hypertension. The portal vein carries nutrient rich blood from the digestive system to the liver. Normally‚ the veins come from the stomach‚ intestine‚ spleen‚ and pancreas. They merge into the portal vein‚ which then branches into smaller vessels and
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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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enter from the right femoral vein and follow a path to the lower lobe of the right lung via the right pulmonary artery. I will be describing the structures that I pass by and through. Once I have reached the lung‚ I will describe the structures that I see and discuss how the body fights against the invader. After that I will exit the body cross the alveolar membrane on a path and out the nose. I will enter Mrs. Frizzle body through the femoral vein. The femoral vein is located in the upper thigh
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Toxins play a central role in diseases such as; a) Influenza b) Coronary Artery Disease c) Tetanus d) Diabetes Antibiotics are used to treat which of the following sources of infection? a) Bacteria b) Fungi c) Viruses d) All of the above A systemic infection is: a) An infection that is in the bloodstream b) An infection that affects only one organ c) An infection that affects only one body part d) An infection that
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femoral vein to the lobe of the lower lung to document the “Battle of the Lung!” The course is going to be charted starting with the right femoral vein‚ passing through the external iliac‚ then the common iliac vein‚ head through the inferior vena cava‚ right atrium‚ right ventricle‚ pulmonary artery‚ and reaching the right lower lobe of the lung. (Innerbody‚ 2012) This will be exciting! The start of this fantastic journey is through the right femoral vein. This is the large vein in the
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CHAPTER ONE SCOPE OF FIRST AID First Aid First Aid is the assistance or help given at once to those suddenly taken ill or injured before being taken home or hospital or before medical expert takes over or an ambulance arrives. AIMS OF FIRST AID a) To save life b) To prevent the situation from worsening. c) To promote recovery. FIRST AIDER A First Aider is a person who had received training and certificate from an authorized training body approving him/her to render first aid. TASKS OF FIRST
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1.*A decrease in total plasma volume results from the: antidiuretic hormone mechanism 2. *A hematocrit of 56% would be an indication of: polycythemia 3. *A hematocrit value of 38 ml/ 100 ml of blood would be: in the low normal range for a woman 4. *A normal adult red blood cell count ranges from: 4.2 to 5.8 million/ cubic mm 5. *A person with thymus malfunction would: produce fewer T cells‚ thus reducing the effectiveness of the immune system. 6. *After birth‚ the umbilical vessels remaining
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