L- Today in lab I practice how to assess a radial and brachial pulse. E- Initially‚ Hope explained where the radial and brachial pulse would be found and the proper position of the patient to accurately assess the pulse at both sites. Additionally‚ Jackie instructed us to use outside sources to draw where the brachial‚ radial and ulnar arteries run. To practice taking pulses‚ we worked with partners with as many classmates as possible to assess a variety of pulses and better understand possible differences
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------------------------------------------------- Case Report Female‚ Age 66 years‚ Cervical Dystonia / Torticollis This 66-year-old female was involved in an auto accident 15 years prior in which she was side-swiped at approximately 40kph. Two years after the accident‚ she started to notice slight involuntary movements in her neck. Her symptoms gradually worsened and she was diagnosed with cervical dystonia / spasmodic torticollis. She described that her neck would involuntarily pull in
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Give the attachments‚ nerve supply and actions of: Trapezius‚ deltoid‚ serratus anterior‚ triceps brachii‚ biceps brachii‚ pronator teres‚ flexor digitorum superficialis‚ flexor digitorum profundus‚ supinator‚ muscles of thenar eminence‚ lumbricals. TRAPEZIUS : a) Flat muscle. b) It covers back of neck and upper part of trunk 1 Origin : External occipital protuberance Medial one‐third of superior nuchal line Ligamentum nuchae Spine of 7th cervical vertebra
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Hand therapy 15/01/2013 Hand outs 17/01/2013 CD( interactive hand therapy) Deep layer- skeletal Next layer- muscular attachment Next layer- articular surface Next layer- collateral ligament Plates volar ( palmar ligaments) prevent hyper extension Check rein ligament ( they emerge from the lateral borders of the plate and pass prox into the middle of the phalangeal neck Lateral tendon- from your lumbricals and interosseus Flexor digitorium profundus Flexor digitorious
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Chapter 9 The Upper Limb Upper limb - a multijointed lever that is freely movable on the trunk at the shoulder joint divided into the shoulder‚ arm‚ elbow‚ forearm‚ wrist‚ and hand Breasts – are specialized accessory glands of the skin that secrete milk‚ present in males and females - tissue consists of a system of ducts embedded in connective tissue that does not extend beyond the margin of the areola - at puberty in females‚ they gradually enlarge and assume their hemispherical shape
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Mar. 2006. Web. 1 Dec. 2012. “Keeping Your Autonomic Nervous System Healthy.” DrWilson. The Center For Development. June 2011. Web. 27 Nov. 2012. “Muscles Used In A Rowing Machine.” LiveStrong. Demand Media‚ Inc.‚ 3 May‚ 2011. Web. 28 Nov “The Brachial Plexus.” UpState. Health Science Center‚ n.d. Web. 28 Nov. 2012. Demand Media‚ Inc.‚ 28 Apr. 2011. Web. 1 Dec. 2012. “Why Do You Sweat When You’re Nervous?” WiseGeek. Conjecture Corporation‚ 15 Nov. 2012. Web. 27 Nov. 2012. “Why You Should Load Up On
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Clavicle ● Fractures of the clavicle (sternoclavicular joint & acromioclavicular joint) ○ Cleidocranial Dysostosis - abnormal development of bones in skull and collar (clavicle) area. The condition is passed down through families (inherited). ■ passed down through abnormal gene ■ symptoms ● clavicle may be missing completely or abnormal (pushes shoulders together in front of body) ● jaw and brow area that sticks out. The middle of their nose (nasal bridge) is wide. ● Primary teeth do not
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ANATOMIC KINESIOLOGY JOINT ACTIONS OF INTEREST & MUSCLES MOST INVOLVED FOR EACH ACTION Scapular (Shoulder Girdle) Actions: Elevation: upward movement (shoulder shrug) Depression: downward movement (return from shoulder shrug) Abduction: (protraction) away from the vertebral column – baseball stretch Adduction: (retraction) toward vertebral column – pinching shoulder blades together Upward Rotation: scapula’s inferior angle moving away from midline – raising arms Downward Rotation:
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Dissection Procedures: Brain‚ Trigeminal and Pterygopalatine Ganglia: After 48 hours‚ the brain was approached through the dorsal aspect of the skull. A T- shaped incision was given on the dorsal aspect of the head and the skin was reflected. The skull was nibbled avoiding damage to the brain. The brain was removed by releasing it gently from all its attachments from below and sides. Trigeminal ganglia were separated by cutting at the junction where the nerve enters into the brain stem. The brain
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1. A 54-year-old patient is seen by the physician in the outpatient clinic setting for CLL that is currently in remission. The patient’s WBC counts‚ particularly lymphocytes remain within normal limits 2. Susan Oster‚ 45‚ is admitted to the hospital with a temperature of 38.5º C‚ heart rate 102 beats/min‚ respiration 20/min with septicemia and SIRS. WBC 12‚500. Documentation states respiratory and acute hepatic failure are due to septicemia. 3. OPERATIVE REPORT PATIENT: Mara Bell Lee PHYSICIAN:
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