investigates the importance of radiological modalities incorporated into surgery making it minimally invasive for patients. Williams found out that the evolution and use of CT and MRI images has become the best tool for surgeons to locate pathology and injuries with less invasive procedure. Williams utilizes imaging tests such as MRI and CT scans and says that a physical exam and a thorough history are critical because they help pinpoint what is troubling the patient and can also narrow down the differential
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Brandon Ide Research Paper 4/12/14 Crohn’s Disease Outline I. Intro A. An article at CCFA.org states that Crohns disease was first discovered in 1932 by Dr. Burrill B. Crohn. 1. *Colleagues Dr. Leon Ginzburg and Dr. Gordon D. Oppenheimer helped Crohn discover the disease. B. Crohn’s Disease is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). 1. Takes place in the gastrointestinal tract( GI tract) 2. Crohns is a chronic inflammatory condition C. Crohn’s Disease mainly affects the end of the
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had PCa with a Gleason score of 7 (4+3)‚ and large regions of hypoxia surrounding the primary tumour. In a follow-up assessment with his oncologist‚ Mr. Jones underwent a computed tomography (CT) scan that did not show evidence of invasion beyond the prostate gland. Although the results of the CT scan boded well for Mr. Jones’ prognosis‚ the results do not definitively prove that the initial radical prostatectomy was successful in removing all of the PCa
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e * Medical Technologies: Industry trends | | | | * Point-of-care testing (POCT) is defined as medical testing at or near the site of patient care. The driving notion behind POCT is to conduct the test conveniently and immediately for the patient. * POCT is accomplished through the use of transportable‚ portable‚ and handheld instruments (for instance‚ blood glucose meter‚ nerve conduction study device) and test kits (such as CRP‚ HBA1C‚ Homocystein‚ HIV salivary assay). Cheaper
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INTRODUCTION Traumatic Brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death and disability among the youth in Australia and other countries. The most common cause of moderate and severe head injury among the young adults is road traffic crashes with falls and assaults being the next most common cause (Elliot‚ Aitken & Chaboyer‚ 2012). Descriptive analysis of the data from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2006 from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare National Morbidity Database found that males had
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well as the Pharmacy Department‚ the Emergency Department and the Stroke Coordinator all formed a Root Cause Analysis Plan to make changes to the policy regarding ordering and administration of t-PA. It is now required to electronically order‚ verify‚ scan and co-sign the medication. In addition‚ the max dose must be labeled on the medication and have the IV pump set to detect and alert when the max dose has been programed or
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Cancer Assignment: Part A 1. Cancer is a group of diseases in which cells grows and divide out of control‚ it is caused by a change in DNA that controls the cell cycle. This DNA change causes for cells not to stay in interphase for the normal amount of time‚ and some of the checkpoints fail and cause the cells to divide uncontrollably. The uncontrollable division rate can create a massive group of cells called a tumour. The cells of the tumour may stay together and have no other effect on the tissues
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Neuroimaging in traumatic brain injury 1.COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY (CT) : While severe and moderate traumatic head and brain injuries often mandate head CT‚ several clinical scales require specific criteria in determining the need for neuroimaging after a mild TBI. These include the New Orleans Criteria (NOC) and the Canadian CT Head Rule (CCHR).(45) Both are relatively straight forward and use seven criteria readily obtained in the setting and evaluation of mild TBI. A head-to-head comparison
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Nephrolithiasis: Overview Definition Nephrolithiasis is characterized by the formation of crystalline aggregates (“kidney stones”) that can develop anywhere along the urinary tract. Kidney stones are common in Western societies; nearly 10% of Americans will develop a symptomatic kidney stone during their lifetime. The 5 major stone compositions are calcium oxalate‚ calcium phosphate‚ magnesium ammonium phosphate (struvite)‚ uric acid‚ and cystine. Calcium–based stones are the most common‚ causing
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view. The “picture” produced by a 3D scanner describes the distance to a surface at each point in the picture. It is important to realize that these machines work on a line of sight. It will almost always take more than one scan to get a complete picture of a room. These scans have to be brought in a common reference system‚ a process that is usually called alignment or registration‚ and then merged to create a complete model. This whole process‚ going from the single range map to the whole model
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