Michael Skolnik. He was born in March of 1979 and died in June of 2004. He was the only child of his parents. It all started one day while he was doing normal activity‚ and he passed out in September of 2001. His parents took him to the hospital and a CT scan showed the slight possibility of a colloid cyst‚ but whatever the two to three millimeter dot was‚ it was not symptomatic. His mother consulted with a neurosurgeon who said that it was urgent to place Michael in ICU for observation. The neurosurgeon
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Traumatic Brain Injury Traumatic brain injury‚ also called acquired brain injury or simply head injury‚ is a result of a sudden blow to the head when an external force is applied causing a disruption of the physiological stability of the brain locally. It can also occur when an object pierces the skull and enters the brain tissue and when elevation in the intracranial pressure occurs and potentially dramatic changes in the blood flow within and to the brain. These changes may produce a diminished
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other cytopenias‚ peripheral neuropathy‚ renal insufficiency‚ liver insufficiency‚ secondary malignancies and temporary alopecia. Patient voiced understanding above plan and wishes to continue with the Taxotere every three weeks. I will repeat a CT scan after his fourth cycle. He should continue taking iron gluconate as
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Ancient History Preliminary Assessment Task 2013 TRANSCRIPT: TUTANKHAMUN’S TOMB‚ EGYPT When archaeologist Howard Carter discovered the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922‚ he remarked that it was “the day of days‚ the most wonderful that I have ever lived through‚ and certainly one whose like I can never hope to see again.” On that November day‚ not only had this man uncovered an unknown ancient Egyptian tomb‚ but one that had lain nearly undisturbed for over 3000 years whose remains laying within astounded
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both the function and the anatomy of the body to establish a diagnosis and treatment. The tests use small amounts of radioactive material to assist with diagnosis. Radiopharmaceuticals or radiotracers are the radioactive materials used in the image scan. Depending on the exam preformed‚ the radiotracer is either injected into the veins‚ swallowed‚ or inhaled as a gas in order to accumulate in the organ or specific area of the body being examined which will produce gamma rays. Gamma rays are a high
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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms (AAA) are usually asymptomatic and found incidentally on ultrasound‚ CT‚ or on physical exam as a pulsating abdominal mass. If becoming symptomatic‚ most commonly it presents as mid-abdominal pain that radiates to the lower back. Pain could be constant or intermittent‚ or be worse with pressure applied to the area. Severe pain and a tearing sensation felt in the back is associated with dissection and should be treated as an emergency. AAA are more often found in older males
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What is Radiology? “Radiology is the science dealing with x-rays and other high-energy radiation‚ especially the use of such radiation for the diagnosis and treatment of disease.” (Goergen). Most radiologists’ work in public or private hospitals or private radiology practices. Radiologists’ are there to help doctors determine the illness and how to treat it. “They do this by understanding when an imaging test may be needed to answer a doctor’s question about a symptom‚ disease‚ injury or treatment
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Chest X-ray’s show emphysema‚ one of the main causes of COPD. An X-ray can also rule out other lung or cardiac issue. A CT scan of the lungs can show emphysema and help figure out if surgery is beneficial for COPD. CT scans can also be used to look for lung cancer. A fourth common test is an arterial blood gas analysis. This blood test measures how the lungs are supplying oxygen into the blood and stopping the flow of carbon
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As the patient is lying down scans are taken. These scans are taken by all angles and depending on the picture the size of the camera is also chosen. The camera can also move around the body of the patient. The machine doesn’t produce any sound or transmit any harmful radiations. What kind of
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Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that start off in one or both lungs. According to WebMD‚ lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death for both men and women‚ in the United States of America. Lung cancer causes more deaths than breast‚ prostate‚ and colorectal cancer combined. This is tragic because it is one of the most preventable kinds of cancer. There are different types of lung cancer‚ and each has signs and symptoms‚ diagnostic tests and treatments for their type
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