Disease Severity and Life Quality The Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI) is a tool developed in 1978 by Fredricksson and Pettersson to evaluate the severity of psoriasis. The result of the PASI may vary from 0 to 72. Body Surface Area (BSA) can be used to evaluate the severity of psoriasis. The percentage of BSA affected by psoriasis‚ with one palm of the patient equivalent to 1%. Also‚ the Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) is a10-item survey evaluating the quality of life in patients with
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neurological reactions and gastrointestinal disorders. It is a productive drug when used topically in the form of creams‚ gels‚ vaginal tablets‚ suppositories lozenges‚ and ointments. However‚ its low solubility is a complication in the treatment of cutaneous diseases through topical delivery. The drug should be administered to the site of infection in a topical dosage form in an adequate concentration in order to achieve effective treatment. Hence‚ improving its solubility and rate of release is essential
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Updates ICD-10-CM and ICD-10-PCS Preview Exercises AHIMA Product AC216009 Changes to reflect code updates as of January 2011 Note: Any question or solution that has been updated appears in this list‚ and this version of the question or solution should be substituted in full for the original question or solution published in the book. To help readers see what changes that have been made‚ any text that has been added or changed appears in red. In most cases‚ text that has been deleted is not shown;
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Contribution of Nav1.8 Sodium Channels to Action Potential Electrogenesis in DRG Neurons J Neurophysiol 86:629-640‚ 2001. ; You might find this additional info useful... This article cites 38 articles‚ 24 of which you can access for free at: http://jn.physiology.org/content/86/2/629.full#ref-list-1 This article has been cited by 68 other HighWire-hosted articles: http://jn.physiology.org/content/86/2/629#cited-by Updated information and services including high resolution figures‚ can be found at:
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1.*A decrease in total plasma volume results from the: antidiuretic hormone mechanism 2. *A hematocrit of 56% would be an indication of: polycythemia 3. *A hematocrit value of 38 ml/ 100 ml of blood would be: in the low normal range for a woman 4. *A normal adult red blood cell count ranges from: 4.2 to 5.8 million/ cubic mm 5. *A person with thymus malfunction would: produce fewer T cells‚ thus reducing the effectiveness of the immune system. 6. *After birth‚ the umbilical vessels remaining
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Kelly Marie Limbert -Unit 80 Support the use of medication in health & social care . 1.1 Identify legislation that governs the use of medication in social-care settings There are : The Medicines Act 1968‚ the Misuse of Drugs Act 1971 (and later amendments)‚ the Misuse of Drugs (Safe Custody) Regulations 1973 (and later amendments)‚ the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974)‚ COSHH‚ the Mental Capacity Act (2005) the Access to health records Act (1990)‚ the Data Protection Act (1998) plus equality
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Maximizing Profit in Pharmaceutical Sales Economics 561 Mostafa Baladi 28 April 2013 Introduction In the realm of pharmaceutical drug sales‚ there are many players in the market. Many of these companies have a large inventory of drugs that they manufacture. The subdivision of the pharmaceutical market that draws the most revenue is oncology medications. Many companies will specialize in drugs for only one type of cancer‚ or sometimes with only one drug period. The cost of research
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states‚ “effective heat dissipation depends on the rapid transfer of heat from the core to the skin and from the skin to the external environment. In persons with hyperthermia‚ transfer of heat from the core to the skin is facilitated by active cutaneous vasodilatation. Therapeutic cooling techniques are therefore aimed at accelerating the transfer of heat from the skin to the environment without compromising the flow of blood to the skin. This is accomplished by increasing the temperature gradient
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AAA- Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm ABG – Arterial Blood Gas(test) ABDI- Ankle Brachial Pressure Index ACBT-Active Cycle of breathing technique ACT-Activated Clotting Time AF – Atrial Flutter/Fibrillation ALs- Activities of Living AMI-Acute Myocardial Infarction APR- Abdominal Perineal Resection APTT – Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time AS-Added Sounds ASD-Atrial Septal Defect ASL-Alternate Side Lying AVR-Aortic Value Replacement AW – Awaiting AXR-Abdominal X-ray BBS-Bronchial Breath
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The action of lifting an arm can seem like a thoughtless movement‚ however‚ there is complex and intricate process that goes on within the human body to make that small movement happen. It involves bones‚ muscles‚ and nerves to complete this process‚ but it would not be able to start without a certain subconscious thought beforehand. Lateral abduction of the arm is defined as raising the humerus‚ radius‚ and ulna bones to ninety degrees‚ parallel to the ground‚ with the elbow extended‚ and wrist
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