of care and responsibilities of Physician Assistants’ expands‚ so does the range of medical conditions to diagnose and treat grow. One medical condition that has become more prevalent in the past decade due to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq is Phantom Limb Pain (PLP). With reported rates of PLP in 50% to 85% of amputees (Weeks‚ Anderson-Barnes‚ & Tsao‚ 2010‚ p. 278) and over 900 amputees as a result alone from the conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan (Weeks et al.‚ 2010‚ p. 284)‚ the need for understanding
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The virus is known as the Phantom Virus‚ due to its lack of symptoms presentation. “ Ninety to Ninety-five percent of individuals that are infected will show no symptoms of the virus” (Khan Academy‚ 2015). Individuals can carry the virus up to ten days without presenting any symptoms
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reach the trigger. That is just one example of phantom limb. Most people with phantom limb have what is called phantom limb pain. Phantom limb pain refers to ongoing painful sensations that seem to be coming from a part of the limb that is no longer there (“Managing Phantom Pain‚” 2016). Even though the limb is gone‚ the pain is real. Phantom limb pain has different causes‚ different symptoms and different treatments. The exact cause of phantom limb pain is unclear. Doctors once believed
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Name: Professor: Course: Date: Phantom Limb Phantom limb refers to a particularly agonizing sensation that the body perceives of a body part no longer in existence. Ambrose Pare‚ who was a French army surgeon during the 16th century‚ was the first person that was able to introduce this pain. From that time‚ a number of studies that relate to phantom limbs have been carried out because of the vast number of patients whose body parts went missing in the First‚ as well as Second World Wars. Nonetheless
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the amputees are complaining about is called phantom limb pain. This pain usually occurs right after an amputation of either an arm‚ leg‚ or a different body part (Flor‚ 2002). Some professionals believe that phantom pain is developed due to the disruption of the nerve activity. These nerves discharge at the place where they were severed during amputation; therefore‚ causing the amputee to feel the pain (King‚ 2006). Other theories believe that phantom pain is all made up in the head. The grief created
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A phantom limb is the belief that a limb that has been removed or amputated is still present in the body and performing its normal functions. Amputees usually experience sensations including pain in the phantom limb. It is estimated that more than 80% of patients with partial or total loss of a limb develop chronic phantom-limb pain (PLP)‚ pain that seems to be located in the missing limb. Risks factors for PLP include gender (PLP being more common in women)‚ upper extremity amputation‚ presence
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monkey musical box‚ Breaks out into song when monkey collectors piece is won. Auction 666 the phantom of the opera‚ majestic music production‚ Phantom organist wearing half mask. Opera performance interrupted by director during singing‚ after performance owner announces retirement and introduces new owners. New owner Andre requests performance from lead singer and then during singing the phantom of the opera strikes. Lead singer (Carlotta) freaks out because the owner does nothing of the “happenings”
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Christine Glaude P.3 12/1/10 Some of the most debated Phantom of the Opera topics on the Web are as follows. Raoul or Erik (the Phantom)‚ who is superior to the other and who did Christine Daae truly love? Would The Phantom have given her a normal life the way that Raoul could? Who should Christine have ended up with? Although popular opinion tends to be in favor of Raoul‚ Erik is the right choice. Of course‚ the goal in answering the first question is to explore the ways of how each man
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SBA Journal 1. Title: The Phantom of the opera 2. Author: Gaston Leroux 3. Publisher: Random House 4. Text-type: Print-fiction 5. Genre: Mystery/thriller 6. Summary of the book: This book is about a boy who has a face like a skull‚ nose is sunk in‚ eyes are small and yellow and the body is a skeleton with skin. Moreover‚ he has a lovely voice and smart. His father and mother never love him. One day‚ he ran away from home and he leaned many things in the trip‚ but when he
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would be like if viewed or taken from another perspective. The Phantom of the Opera is a classic‚ musical romance film popular because of its emphasis on love‚ constant entertainment‚ and powerfully touching music. The Phantom of the Opera is a popular novel and play which is still determined as one of the longest running show in history‚ and one of the most lucrative entertainment enterprises of all time. Both versions of the Phantom of the Opera movie‚ having radical differences but still being
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