weakness‚ restricted motion) over time‚ consistent with daily activities. Symptoms will need to be shown to be persistent‚ despite treatment or therapy. Disorders of the spine‚ such as degenerative disc disease‚ osteoarthritis‚ spinal stenosis‚ facet arthritis‚ and vertebral fracture‚ etc. often result in a compromised spinal cord or nerve roots. This will be evaluated based on evidence of pain‚ motor loss‚ muscle weakness and atrophy‚ and reflex or sensory loss‚ caused by nerve root compression. Radiological
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("lovers’ heels") [Angulo JM et al 1999] However the symptoms of DGI vary from patient to patient. By the time the symptoms of DGI appear‚ many patients no longer have any localized symptoms of mucosal infection. The classic presentation of DGI is an arthritis dermatitis syndrome. Skin rash is also presenting in patients‚ but a careful examination will reveal a rash in most patients with DGI. Rash is usually found below the neck and may also involve the palms and soles. The dermatitis consists of lesions
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lead to dryness in other places that need moisture‚ such as your nose‚ throat and skin. Most people who get Sjogren’s syndrome are older than 40. Nine of 10 are women. Sjogren’s syndrome is sometimes linked to rheumatic problems such as rheumatoid arthritis. Sjogren’s syndrome is an autoimmune disease. If you have an autoimmune disease‚ your immune system‚ which is supposed to fight disease‚ mistakenly attacks parts of your own body. In Sjogren’s syndrome‚ your immune system attacks the glands that
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past illnesses of Cystic Fibrosis‚ Gallstones‚ pancreas divisum‚ Hypertension‚ Rheumatoid Arthritis‚ history of high triglyceride levels‚ and also has been diagnosed with Hypertriglyceridemia and a history of Acute Pancreatitis. At an early age she also was diagnosed with pancreas divisum. She has not had any complication with this defect. She has also been prescribed Azathioprine for having Rheumatoid Arthritis for the last two years ago. She does have a history of alcohol abuse. She is currently taking
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This disease diary will be about the disease “Tendonitis”. Tendonitis is a disease that affects your tendons and the way that they operate. Tendinitis is inflammation or irritation of a tendon. It causes pain or tenderness outside of a joint. You will mostly see this disease affected in your shoulders‚ elbows‚ knees‚ wrist‚ or your heels. This disease has common names such as golfers elbow‚ tennis elbow‚ Pitchers’ Shoulder‚ Swimmer’s Shoulder‚ and Jumpers knee. It can lead to rupture of a tendon
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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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nursing model that is most effective as each activity has its own importance to the survival of life; also it follows the objectives of my graded unit. I have chosen the AL of eating and drinking as the patient I have chosen has severe Rheumatoid arthritis and has lost the use of her hands so she is unable to feed herself so my aim is to assist her whit this AL ”For a variety of reasons a patient may require assistance with the actual activity of eating and drinking‚ and this should be given graciously
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Work Cited American College of Rheumatology. “Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (Lupus)”. 2013 www.rheumatology.org Izenberg‚ Neil. Human Diseases and Conditions. Charles Scribner’s Sons. 2000. Volume 2. Pg 537-540 Lupus. Arthritis. 2012. Pg.66-67 Lupus Foundation of America Inc. “Explaining Lupus to Others”. 2013
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PATHOLOGY REPORT Patient Name: Brenda C. Seggerman Patient ID: 903321 Date of Admission and Surgery: 03/27/2014 Admitting Diagnosis: Ectopic pregnancy Surgeon: Rosemary Bumbak‚ MD‚ Obstetrics and Gynecology PATHOLOGY FINDINGS: Specimen number 03-S-965 SPECIMEN RECIEVE: 03/27/2014 SPECIMAN REPORTED: 03/30/2014 SURGICAL PROCEDURE: Left partial salpingectomy CLINICAL HISTORY: Patient has an ectopic pregnancy‚ as proven by pelvic ultrasound. TISSUE RECEIVED:
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the condition affects older adults between the ages of 30 and 50‚ due to the natural process of the tendons stiffening. In some cases‚ an underlying disorder or disease like an injury to the thumb’s joint or rheumatoid arthritis causes De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis. Similar to arthritis‚ the swelling limits movement and if left unattended the movement continues to diminish.
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