requires the capacity to co-ordinate your desires with their corresponding muscle functions‚ something that people with ataxia have difficulty with. Ataxia is a degenerative disorder that can be hereditary‚ acquired (due to injury or stroke)‚ or idiopathic late onset (rapidly affects someone in middle age due to an unknown cause) (Foundation N. A.‚ 2013 ). It affects the central nervous system and the individual’s capacity to coordinate muscle control and balance. Those suffering from ataxia have
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Radiologic case study A male patient of approximate mid 50’s in age went to the doctor with severe tenderness‚ swelling and pain in his left knee after falling down stairs and twisting his knee. The doctor found there was noticable swelling. An MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) showed the back side corner of the knee to be intact but also did show thickening of the ligament located on the outer side of the knee. The MRI shows an oval abnormality that ran alongside of the ligament. However‚ MRI
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Question 1 | 2 points | Save | | A person’s blood pressure rises while walking up stairs. If homeostasis is maintained‚ which of the following will occur when the person reaches the top of the stairs? | | | | | | | | blood pressure will lower‚ causing the person to faint | | | blood pressure will return to near its level before walking up stairs | | | blood pressure will continue to rise‚ leading to hypertension | | | blood pressure will remain at the elevated
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Scoliosis: A twisted disease.. Scoliosis: What is it? How can it change my life? Scoliosis: in Ancient Greek is known as “obliquity‚ bending” • Affects a person ’s spine‚ the spine is usually curved from side to side. • The spine of an individual with scoliosis can resemble either an "S“‚ “C”” or a "?“ shape‚ compared to a straight line. • Has the ability to disrupt body alignment‚ worsen‚ cause pain and even create deformities in the spine. • There are two types of curves‚ non-structural and structural
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Too much of a good thing is an adage that can apply to vitamins. The body needs vitamins to function properly‚ but high doses of certain vitamins can be toxic‚ especially fat soluble vitamins that the body stores for long periods of time. Water Soluble Vitamins Water-soluble vitamin toxicity is rare because the body does not store water-soluble vitamins and excess amounts are usually excreted in urine. Side effects associated with water-soluble vitamins occur due to intake of extremely high doses
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the brain will be done due to the activity of the cerebellum in those with PD. The activity of the brain does not reflect the activity of the body. Unfortunately‚ there is not a real test to determine whether a person has PD or not. In people with idiopathic Parkinson’s‚ or the cause of their Parkinson’s is unknown‚ they will be prescribed Parkinson’s disease medication‚ which has positive effects when dealing with their symptoms. Researchers are trying to find a gateway in
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Most CAD results from the deposition of atheromatous plaque in the large and medium-sized arteries of the heart. A less frequent and usually idiopathic form of CAD is due to coronary spasm. Coronary artery atherosclerosis starts insidiously and is usually distributed irregularly in various blood vessels. Atherosclerotic blood vessels have reduced expansion with systole and abnormal wave propagation
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Additionally‚ the correlation between ancient Egyptian diets and ancient Egyptian dentistry were factors in the causation of dental anomalies. Dental anomalies are diet irregularities in dental development‚ such as: Hypodontia‚ Hypercementosis‚ Taurodontism‚ Gemination and Fusion. Hypodontia is the partial absence of teeth‚ whereas Anodontia is the complete absence of teeth‚ which was less common in Miller’s examination of Egyptian skulls. Miller claims that: “Hypodontia is less common in the primary
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other topics of my essay. I found that the most common causes of congestive heart failure are: A) Coronary artery disease B) High blood pressure C) Long standing alcohol abuse D) Disorders of the heart valves E) Unknown idiopathic causes‚ such as after recovery from myocarditis (Shiel‚ W.‚ 2011). The less common causes are: A) Viral infections of the stiffening of the heart muscles B) Thyroid disorders‚ and disorders of the heart rhythm (Shiel‚ W.‚ 2011). I believe
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This are the most seen of colic in horses‚ even some of these are seen most then the other seven. Idiopathic- No root cause determined. (Accounts for over 80% of all colics.) Enteritis- Inflammation of the intestine‚ caused by many things‚ including infection‚ viruses‚ and bacteria. Non-ideopathic- Cause is known. Gas (spasmodic)- Excess fluid or gas‚
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