Configuration: Discrete- individual lesions are separated and distinct. Grouped- lesions are clustered together. Confluent- lesions merge so that discrete lesions are not visible or palpable. Dermatomal- lesions form a line or an arch and follow a dermatome. Types of Skin lesion: Pustule- pus filled Cyst- something enclosed in a sack/under a slant Nodule- something that is raised -detectable by touch; 1 or more diameter -raised‚ reddish area that is commonly itchy and lasts 24hrs. or less Fissure-
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DOI: 4/18/2003. The patient is a 71-year old male groundskeeper who sustained a work-related injury to his low back as a result of lifting heavy batteries approximately 75 pounds. As per OMNI entry‚ the patient is status post two lumbar surgeries and spinal cord stimulator implant. He was deemed to have reached Maximum Medical Improvement on 09/15/2009. Future medical care includes office visits‚ medications‚ physical therapy‚ testing‚ and possible removal of L3-4 pedicle screw. Per medical report
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DISSEMINATED HERPES ZOSTER SYNTHES PAPER Submitted to Professor Kelly Hampton Nadeau‚ MN‚ RN In partial fulfillment of the requirements Nursing 305 Description of PATHOPHYSIOLOGY DISORDER Herpes Zoster or simply zoster is so known as Zona‚ People who suffer from Herpes zoster endure painful[->0] skin rashes with blisters[->1]‚ sometimes in a limited area on one side of the body. The Chicken Pox virus suffered by young Children and young Adults is caused from the initial infection
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THE HEAD AND NECK The head and neck region is an amalgam of components of all of the systems of the body. It is a relatively small region in relation to the amount of time given over to it in any anatomy course but that is largely due to the fact the structures within the region are small. The basic principles which have helped you to appreciate the anatomy of the other regions of the body apply equally to the head and neck (eg‚ muscles which cross a joint will act on that joint‚ etc)
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Spurling’s is positive on the left with symptoms to the back of the neck. Lumbar range of motion includes 30 degrees of flexion‚ 5 degrees of extension and 10 degrees of lateral bend on both sides. There is diminished sensation on the left C6 and C7 dermatomes of the upper extremities. He also has decreased sensation of the right L5 and S1. Motor strength is 4+/5 on the upper extremities. Strength is 2/5 on the right extensor hallucis longus and tibialis anterior. Right inversion strength is 4+/5. He
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• Your surgeon will stop the flow of blood to the wound. • For a split-thickness graft: ○ Using a surgical tool (dermatome)‚ your surgeon will cut the epidermis and a small layer of dermis from the donor site. This piece will be slightly larger than the wound. ○ The donated tissue will be placed over the wound. It will be held in place with a pressure wrap‚ stitches
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Know about stress and the General Adaptation Syndrome Know about pain responses – acute vs. chronic Referred pain – why certain areas but not others Action of opioids Types of pain – cutaneous‚ deep somatic‚ visceral‚ referred‚ psychogenic Dermatomes CRPS – complex regional pain syndrome Hormones Know about hypo-hyperthyroidism‚ Antidiuretic hormone –ADH. Diabetes Shock Know the pathology of shock Know signs and symptoms of each type‚ relationships to tissue perfusion‚ and compensatory
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STUDY GUIDE LECTURE EXAM 3 CHAPTER 11 Functions and Divisions of the Nervous System 1. List the basic functions of the nervous system. 2. Explain the structural and functional divisions of the nervous system. Histology of Nervous Tissue 3. List the types of neuroglia and cite their functions. 4. Define neuron‚ describe its important structural components‚
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Hyperpigmentation in the aging adult would consist of keratosis and lentigines. Café au lait spots and hemangiomas would be seen in newborns. Precancerous keratotic lesion.A raised‚ rough plaque of red-tan pigmentation with a silver-white scale Lichenification is caused by prolonged intense scratching eventually thickening the skin and producing tightly packed sets of papules; this looks like surface of moss (or lichen). Keratoses .lesions that are raised‚ thickened areas of pigmentation that look
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We reviewed the medical records of 40 patients treated by a single surgeon in an ASC. Two matched groups of 20 patients each‚ Group 1 control group of patients with single level posterior decompression with bilateral cortical bone trajectory pedicle screw (CBTPS) rod construct at L5-S1. Group 2 patients with single level posterior spinal decompression with supplemental fixation using unilateral pedicle screw rod construct combined with a contralateral transfacet pedicle screw fixation (UPFS) at L5-S1
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