at least two of four cardinal features: bradykinesia (slowness and minimal movement)‚ rigidity‚ resting tremor (trembling)‚ and an impairment of postural balance leading to disturbance of gait and falling. The most common type of parkinsonism is idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (PD)‚ first described in an essay by James Parkinson‚ an English physician‚ in 1817 as paralysis agitans (the shaking palsy). In the early 1960s‚ researchers identified a fundamental defect that is a hallmark of the disease:
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HISTORY AND PHYSICAL Patient Name: Patul Barua Patient ID: 135799 Room Number: CCU4 Date of Admission: 01/07/2010 Admitting Physician: Simon Williams‚ MD of Pulmonalogy Admitting Diagnosis 1: Rule out myocardial infarction 2: History of tuberculosis 3: Hemoptysis 4: Status post embolectomy Chief Complaint: Tightness in the chest‚ shortness of breath‚ fast heart rate. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLINESS: Mr. Barua is a 42 year old gentleman from Bangladesh who presents with chest
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The homeostasis of our bodies largely depends on a good night’s sleep and anything that disturbs this period of rest can have detrimental effects to our health. Insufficient sleep can lead to problems with cognitive function‚ mood disturbances‚ decreased energy which can further impair occupational performance and quality of life. According to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders Fourth Edition‚ Text Revision‚ the prevalence of insomnia can be viewed in four ways; as insomnia
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04Townsend(F)-04 8/23/07 6:27 PM Page 65 CHAPTER 4 Substance-Related Disorders ● BACKGROUND ASSESSMENT DATA The substance-related disorders are composed of two groups: the substance-use disorders (dependence and abuse) and the substanceinduced disorders (intoxication and withdrawal). Other substanceinduced disorders (delirium‚ dementia‚ amnesia‚ psychosis‚ mood disorder‚ anxiety disorder‚ sexual dysfunction‚ and sleep disorders) are included in the chapters with which they share
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with Lupus." Personal interview. "Lupus: Treatments and Drugs - MayoClinic.com." Mayo Clinic Medical Information and Tools for Healthy Living - MayoClinic.com. Web. 07 Dec. 2010. ITP. Google Health. Web. <https://health.google.com/health/ref/Idiopathic+thrombocytopenic+purpura+(ITP)>. Children ’s Hospital. "Lupus What Is It?" (2008): 1-5. Print.
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Articulations or Joints • Articulation or Joint – Place where two bones (or bone and cartilage) come together – Can be freely movable‚ have limited‚ or no apparent movement – Structure correlated with movement • Naming Joints – According to bones or parts united at joint- temporomandibular – According to only one of articulating bones- humeral – By Latin equivalent of common name- cubital 8-2 Classes of Joints • Structural: based on major connective tissue type that binds
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What? When analysed in overview‚ one can note that the main issues contained in this scenario are that a schizophrenic patient‚ who may therefore be psychotic‚ who is certainly confused due to his metabolic disturbances (hyponatraemia) and possibly idiopathic confusion‚ has made an allegation of physical assault against another staff member. The patient is also forgetful and
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Charcot-Marie-Tooth is not a dental problem. The name may sound funny‚ yet the disease is anything but. Although very few people have heard of it It’s the No. 1 inherited neuromuscular disease in America. Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is an inherited neurological disease characterized by gradual degeneration of nerves‚ which starts in the hands and feet and results in numbness‚ muscle weakness and loss of function. Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease typically occurs
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Nephrotic Syndrome: Inflamed is No Game Rasmussen College Author Note This research is being submitted on March 7‚ 2014‚ for Kara Wall’s NUR1470C Maternal Child Nursing Course. Nephrotic Syndrome: Inflamed is No Game In nephrotic syndrome‚ it is essential to understand the function and inner workings of the kidneys. The human body requires blood to be circulated in order for organs and tissues to be perfused. The perfusion of blood is enriched with products such as plasma
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Bipolar disorder‚ also known as manic depression‚ is a common‚ recurrent‚ and debilitating mood disorder which causes extreme shifts in energy and mood. The word bipolar indicates the two main polar extremes which a person with the disorder experiences. According to NIMH‚ a branch of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that oversees neurological and psychological research‚ this disorder affects about 2.3 million adults in the United States and about 1.2 percent of the population worldwide.
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