KPJ HEALTHCARE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES DIPLOMA IN PHYSIOTHERAPY CLINICAL POSTING AT KEDAH MEDICAL CENTRE ‘CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME’ NAME : Noor Syafiqah Izzati binti Suhairi MATRIX NO. : 10DPY0140 SEMESTER/COHORT : 6/Cohort 9 LECTURER IN-CHARGE : Miss Nurshazana Akmal Binti Jamaludin Contents No. | Topic | Page | 1 | Definition | 1 | 2 | Pathogenesis and pathophysiology | 1 | 3 | Causes | 2 | 4 |
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……………………………….. Total Word Count 1492 I declare that‚ except where specifically indicated‚ all the work presented in this report is my own and I am the sole author of all parts. Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is an uncommon but serious systemic infection which can occur in males and females of all ages. Symptoms include fever‚ hypotension and desquamation of the skin. The two main micro-organisms that cause TSS are Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus
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Skills of Children with Down Syndrome (DS)” Author : Leila A. Ricci (California State University-Los Angeles) Journal : Article appeared on International Journal of Special Education (On-line version)‚ Vol. 26 No. 3 2011 Before the late 1960’s‚ the scientific community was dearth with researches on reading for children with Down syndrome and until the 1990’s‚ the exception was the child/children with Down syndrome (DS) who could read (Oelwein
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a tragic death of an infant under the age of 12 months. Sometimes the parents are left with no explanation of what happened and there was no way to prevent it. It is very important to teach the parent precautions to take to reduce the risk of SIDS. Sudden infant death syndrome is the unexplained death of an infant‚ and although there is sometimes no way to prevent it‚ there are some protective measures that can be taken.
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SIDS: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is an unfortunate event that has been occurring as long as time. The SIDS has plagued parents and doctors and despite much research they still have not been able to discover a cause behind it. Some researchers believe that there are risk factors leading to SIDS that can be prevented‚ yet they are not found in all cases. Another researcher believed to link inner ear problems to SIDS deaths (Dr. Rubens). Unfortunately a child who died
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Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome is caused by a virus‚ not a certain type of bacteria. This virus belongs to a class of viruses called coronavirus. Since SARS was an outbreak caused by a virus that was previously unknown‚ scientist named the virus that causes SARS‚ SARS-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV). World Health Organization (WHO) physician Dr. Carlo Urbani identified SARS as a new disease in 2003 when he diagnosed a severely ill 48-year old businessman who was traveling from the Guangdong
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Micro-deletion syndromes Di- George syndrome Aetiology Deletion of part of the long arm in chromosome 22 at location 22q11.2(1) The most common deletion includes the TBX1 gene (85% individuals)‚ see figure 1 below. Defect in neural-crest tissue (thyroid‚ thymus‚ and conotruncal septum of the heart) due deletion of region in chromosome 22 (2) Inheritance pattern is autosomal dominant (2) Hypoplasia of thymus and parathyroid glands resulting in hypocalcemia Acronym CATCH22 is used for
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Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Introduction Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is defined as “the presence of orthostatic intolerance symptoms associated with a heart rate increase of at least 30 beats/min (or a rate that exceeds 120 beats/min) that occurs within the first 10 minutes or standing or head-up tilt‚ which is seen in the absence of other chronic debilitating disorders‚ prolonged bed rest‚ or medications that impair
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Abstract Sudden Infant Death Syndrome remains the leading cause of post-neonatal mortality (under the age of one) in developed countries. The causes of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome have been puzzling and research is being conducted to solve this catastrophic problem. Having a child under the age of one makes me very concerned‚ along with any other parent(s)‚ that the possibility of SIDS could affect any infant at anytime‚ SIDS does not discriminate. I am seeking to find the possible causes
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This assignment describes my own reflective experience while caring for a sick neonate with Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) in the neonatal unit. This has enabled me to explore the meaning and significance of my clinical practice and to recognise the complexities within it. The experience raises a number of issues frequently encountered in daily nursing practice. Within this assignment‚ I will be discussing a particular pre term baby with RDS and critically analyse the use of nasal continuous
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