R. J. V. B. Anatomy and Physiology Mrs. Sprague 4/11/13 Skin Grafts After a severe burn‚ a pressure ulcer‚ or a surgical procedure‚ some of the skin on the patient may be taken away. If the damage is so great that the skin cannot regenerate on its own‚ the patient may need a skin graft. A skin graft is replacing layers of skin on the body of a patient. Although this process is long‚ painful‚ and takes long it heal it does save the lives of many people every year especially in case of burns
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The purpose of this paper is to take an in depth look into current research and statistics related to Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI). It includes a description of the condition; with national and global statistics‚ predisposing factors‚ a description of signs and symptoms‚ and diagnostic testing. Treatment of SCI and nursing care including; medical or surgical treatments related to the care‚ any therapies‚ and most common medications prescribed to treat SCI. The complications of SCI and how they influence
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sensations that remain intact. These sensations include his ability to sense discriminative pain‚ crude touch‚ pressure and temperature because they are controlled in the anterior lateral spino-thamlaic (ALST). The sensory deficits will be present in dermatomes
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forward flexion of 50 degrees‚ and extension of 10 degrees‚ with more pain upon extension. Facet stress test is positive bilaterally. Right leg and knee extension strength is 4/5. Sensation is diminished to pinprick and touch over the right L5-S1 dermatome. Spinal cord stimulator scar is noted‚ with tenderness over the battery
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DOI: 11/5/2005. Patient is a 58-year-old female home attendant who sustained a work related injury when she strained her lower back while lifting a client from a wheel chair. Per OMNI‚ she has suffered from depression. She underwent a lumbar laminectomy in 09/16/08 and a spinal cord stimulator trial in 06/20/14. Based on the medical report dated 02/02/16 by Dr. Schwartz‚ the patient presents with severe post-operative low back pain and stiffness/tightness and intermittent spasms and referred numbness/tingling
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A Case of Spinal Cord Injury Jason is a 21 year old senior at the University of South Africa‚ majoring in economics. While on spring break in Johannesburg‚ Jason was involved in a motorcycle accident. In the accident he was thrown from his pike to the pavement‚ landing on his back. A police officer witnessed the accident and immediately called for medical assistance. Emergency personnel arrived within minutes‚ and upon recognizing the seriousness of Jason’s back injury‚ immobilized his neck and
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DOI: 6/9/1990. Patient is a 65-year-old right-handed male general worker who sustained a work-related injury which resulted to herniated disc and low back radiculopathy. As per OMNI notes‚ the patient injured his bilateral upper extremities‚ back‚ and hands. He had a lumbar fusion in November 2008 and a femoral nerve decompression on 12/9/2009. As per medical report dated 2/11/2016‚ IW presents with severe back pain in the lower back which radiates into the left leg which has been associated with
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A Case of Spinal Cord Injury by David F. Dean‚ Department of Biology‚ Spring Hill College Case Presentation Jason Hendrix is a -year-old senior at the University of Delaware‚ majoring in economics. While on spring break in Florida‚ Jason was involved in a onevehicle motorcycle accident. In the accident‚ Jason was thrown from his bike to the pavement‚ landing on his back. A police officer witnessed the accident and immediately called for medical assistance. Emergency personnel arrived within minutes
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Introduction Herpes Zoster (HZ) virus‚ also known as shingles‚ refers to a localized infection which is identifiable by a unilateral vesicular eruption within the dermatome that is supplied by a cranial sensory or single dorsal root ganglion. Clinical manifestations of this disease include painful blistering eruptions on the skin. Herpes Zoster is caused by the Varicella Zoster Virus (HVZ) which has been dormant inside the sensory ganglia‚ often since the host’s childhood when the host was infected
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DOI: 07/07/2015. This is a 55-year-old male scrap metal grader who sustained a work related injury on his right elbow‚ thoracic spine‚ cervical spine‚ and lumbar spine when he was ejected from a container bin. Patient is a diagnosed with cervical sprain‚ cervical radiculopathy‚ thoracic sprain‚ lumbar sprain‚ lumbar radiculopathy‚ right shoulder sprain‚ right wrist‚ and right hand sprain. MRI of lumbar spine without contrast dated 10/14/15 revealed T12 compression fracture‚ chronic; degenerative
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