Spinal Cord InjuriesArticle Last Updated: Aug 8‚ 2006 BackgroundPatients with spinal cord injury (SCI) usually have permanent and often devastating neurologic deficits and disability. According to the National Institutes of Health‚ "among neurological disorders‚ the cost to society of automotive SCI is exceeded only by the cost of mental retardation."The goals for the emergency physician are to establish the diagnosis and initiate treatment to prevent further neurologic injury from either pathologic
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Peri-operative Nursing Phases of Peri-operative period 1. PRE- operative phase 2. INTRA- operative phase 3. POST- operative phase PRE-Operative Phase Begins when the decision to have surgery is made and ends when the client is transferred to the operating table INTRA-Operative Phase Begins when the client is transferred to the operating table and ends when the client is admitted to the post-anesthesia unit Post-operative Phase Begins with the admission of the client to the PACU
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NERVOUS SYSTEM OUTLINE I. Nervous System = 2 Parts A. Central Nervous System (CNS) 1. Brain 2. Spinal Cord B. Peripheral Nervous System (PNS) 1. Nerves to parts of the body 2. Nerves from parts of the body C. Functions 1. Sensory a. receptors for stimuli (receive stimulus) b. peripheral nerves (carry impulses to CNS) c. activities monitored 1) light intensity (visual) 2) sound intensity (auditory) 3) temperature 4) oxygen concentration 5) internal fluid conditions 2. Motor a
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Introduction to Pharmacology Chapter 1 – Pharmacology intro Pharmacology is the study of drugs. A drug can be any substance that‚ when administered to living organisms‚ produces a change in function. Thus‚ substances such as water‚ metals (iron)‚ or insecticides can be classified as drugs. However‚ the term drug commonly means any medication that is used for diagnosing‚ curing‚ or treating disease Every drug produces its intended effect‚ or therapeutic effect‚ along with other effects. The therapeutic
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1. What structure separates the thoracic and abdominal cavities and what is it made of? The diaphragm. Made of skeletal muscle 2. What is the collective name for the contents of the ventral cavity? The viscera 3. What are the main functions of these membranes and the potential space they form? To secrete serous fluid which allows the parietal membrane to slide over the visceral membrane without friction. 4. What is the clinical condition that develops when air is able to enter the potential
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skull and spine. Dendrites The dendrites receive most of the synaptic contacts from other neurons. It’s the short processes emanating from the cell body Somatic nervous system Axon The long‚ narrow process that projects from the cell body Buttons They are at the endings of axon branches that release chemicals into synapses Autonomic nervous system Synapses It’s the gaps between adjacent neurons across which chemical signals are transmitted Dura mater meninx It’s the outer meninx and
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Dendrites | They are the treelike extensions at the beginning of a neuron. | Somatic nervous system | It is the part of the peripheral nervous system that is responsible for carrying motor and sensory information. | Axon | A long fiber of a nerve cell that acts like a fiber optic cable carrying outgoing messages. | Buttons | They are at the end of each axon lie bumps that release neurotransmitters. | Autonomic nervous system | It conveys sensory impulses from the blood vessels | Synapses
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cavity‚ dental and paradental structures For this reason‚ branches of these nerves are anaesthetized for comfortable dental procedures Course The 3 divisions of the sensory root unite as the Trigeminal ganglion‚ housing the cell bodies of unipolar somatic sensory neurons in the middle cranial fossa. Their proximal axon continues and enter the brainstem at the mid-pons‚ where they synapse at the nucleus of V Divisions OPTHALMIC DIVISION CN V1 Purely sensory Anterior portion of the scalp and the
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Suboxone Biological Psychology Suboxone | Addiction psychology has made a great impact on the field of biological psychology‚ especially when it comes to subjects such as | |psycho-pharmacology. The abuse of prescription pain medicine has risen to an estimated 9 million in America alone who take the medication for | |non-medical reasons. The psychology field has had a new revolution in addiction control called Suboxone. In order for psychiatric doctors or other|
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Peripheral nervous system | The division located outside the skull and spine. | Dendrites | Receives most of the synaptic contacts from other neurons. | Somatic nervous system | | Axon | The long‚ narrow process that projects from the cell body. | Buttons | Located at the end of the axon and releases chemicals into the synapse. | Autonomic nervous system | | Synapses | The synapses are the gaps between adjacent neurons across which chemicals signals are sent. | Dura mater meninx | The
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