Imagine a world with peace; a world with no possessions; a world without hatred. Wouldn’t that be amazing to live in that kind of world? These thoughts all went through John Lennon’s head as he sat down and wrote a very influential song‚ “Imagine” in 1971. This song was written during the Vietnam War‚ the peace movement‚ and the first Nixon Administration. A very large amount of the popular culture of that time‚ were centered all around those factors. In his song‚ “Imagine”‚ Lennon describes what
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Spinal cord injuries If the spinal cord is damaged in an accident‚ the sections below the injury will be cut off from the circuit of information to and from your brain. This means‚ all nerves - and all body parts - linked to these areas of the spinal cord will also be disconnected from your brain and will stop functioning. Well protected To minimise the risk of such an injury‚ your spinal cord is well protected: Three tough envelopes called meninges surround your spinal cord A clear fluid‚ that
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Running head: SPINAL CORD INJURY Spinal Cord Injury Shannon G. Johnston‚ RN‚ CEN Liberty University Abstract There are many types of spinal cord injuries (SCI). Patients with SCI can symptoms that range from mild neurologic impairment (such as numbness and tingling of extremities or neck pain) to devastating total body paralysis depending on the extent of damage and where in the spinal cord the damage occurs. Management of airway‚ breathing and circulation are key with SCI patients‚ as
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Spinal Cord Injury * Short Case Study #3 1. Describe the functional anatomy of the spinal cord using the following terms: white matter‚ gray matter‚ tracts‚ roots‚ and spinal nerves. * White matter is one of the two components of the central nervous system‚ and it consists of glial cells and myelinated axons that transmit signals from one region of the cerebrum to another as well as in between the cerebrum and lower brain centers. Grey matter contains neural cell bodies. Unlike
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meningitis. Meningitis is caused by an infection of the cerebrospinal fluid resulting in inflammation of the meninges. 1. What are the meninges? They are three membranous layers that surround the brain and spinal cord. 2. Name the meningeal layers that surround the brain and spinal cord and explain the relative location of each. Dura mater‚ arachnoid mater‚ and pia mater. Dura mater is the tough‚ fibrous outermost layer that lines the inside of the cranium‚ or sits next to the epidural space of
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Spinal Cord Injury and the effect of Morphine Marisa Mucka May 5‚ 2014 Intrathecal Morphine Attenuates Recovery of Function after a Spinal Cord Injury A human body endures a lot of injuries such as broken bones‚ cuts‚ heart attacks but one serious injury is “spinal cord injury” which can be a obstacle to medicine. With such injury‚ as a spinal cord‚ the recovery itself can be very painful to handle so most patients are administered pain killers to minimize
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The anatomy of the spinal cord is very unique. Externally‚ it is initially surrounded by the vertebral column. The vertebral column is divided into the cervical‚ thoracic‚ lumbar‚ sacral‚ and coccygeal regions. These different vertebrae protect the spinal cord from damage and form a type of shell around it. The spinal cord appears as a long‚ thin cord of nerves. The peripheral nerves that extend out to many parts of the body arise from the spinal cords thirty-one segmental pairs of nerves. The cervical
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How Cord Blood Can Be Used to Aid the Treatment of Leukemia and Other Inherited Disorders I have been hearing lots of news lately on the research being done with cord blood. Cord blood is the blood that remains in the umbilical cord and placenta that is usually discarded after birth. However‚ it can be very beneficial to save a baby’s cord blood. Cord blood is rich with stem cells distinctive to that baby and family. Stem cells are important because they play a role in the development of all organs
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Product Focus (a). Marketing and Product Objectives (Current and new markets‚ etc.): Various objectives were set by the current markets in the field of Cord blood banking. Currently every market focus on the duration of storage and the target people. There are services available based on the economic standard of people. Cord Blood‚ Cory Cord‚ Via Cord‚ Life Cell has their services available for people for 1-5 years of storage. Modernization of world made people prone to many disorders due to radiation
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“What are the assessment findings associated with injuries of the spinal cord at the thoracic level?” The signs and symptoms associated with a thoracic spinal cord injury may range from respiratory‚ cardiovascular‚ gastrointestinal‚ and urinary complications. If the thoracic vertebrae experience any trauma‚ during assessment the patient may exhibit a loss of physical sensation‚ paraplegia or weakness in the legs‚ bradycardia‚ hypotension‚ or orthostatic hypotension. The patient may also experience
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