Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) also called median nerve compression is a very common injury to the hand and wrist that causes numbness and tingling. More than 3 million cases of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome are reported each year in the United States . The carpal tunnel is a passageway from your wrist to your hand that consists of bones‚ tendons‚ ligaments‚ and the median nerve. The median nerve that passes through this tunnel is responsible for delivering sensations to the thumb
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1. Explain Walker’s criteria for battered woman syndrome and briefly explain the battering cycle proposed by walker. Walkers come up with the term “battered woman Syndrome” as a way of describing IPV (intimate partner violence) and the consequences that it brings. IPV is a conduct that involves any form of physical‚ psychological and sexual abuse perpetrated by partners in the relationship‚ it can be in the marriage or dating couples. This term involves a details studies that fallows the history
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“Mean World Syndrome” In the film‚ “The Mean World Syndrome”‚ George Gerbner argues that people who watch a large amount of television tended to think of the world as an intimidating and unforgiving place. Gerbner researched the effects of television on society. He focused on the commercial media system that thrived on violence‚ stereotypes‚ and the cultivation of anxiety. The film argues that the more television people watch‚ the more likely they are to be insecure and afraid of others. Is
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Diabetes‚ Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy Open Access Full Text Article Dovepress Review open access to scientific and medical research The economic impact of obesity in the United States This article was published in the following Dove Press journal: Diabetes‚ Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy 17 August 2010 Number of times this article has been viewed Ross A Hammond Ruth Levine economic Studies Program‚ Brookings institution‚ washington DC‚
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Baby-Bottle Syndrome Putting an infant to bed with a bottle can result in aspiration or decay of all the upper teeth and the lower posterior teeth (Nainar & Mohummed‚ 2004); (Fig. 28.21). Decay occurs because while an infant sleeps‚ liquid from the propped bottle continuously soaks the upper front teeth and lower back teeth (the lower front teeth are protected by the tongue). The problem‚ called baby-bottle syndrome‚ is most serious when the bottle is filled with sugar water‚ formula‚ milk‚ or
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Although TMJ (temporomandibular joint) syndrome and lockjaw are two very different conditions‚ both can cause pain in the jaw‚ and one may actually be a result of the other. While you should see a doctor for either condition‚ it’s important to know the symptoms to distinguish among these two medical problems. Here‚ Gregory T. Grubba DDS of Anchorage‚ AK‚ explains what to look for. Symptoms of TMJ Syndrome: While jaw pain or stiffness could be signs of either TMJ or lockjaw‚ many patients with TMJ
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WHAT IS SICK BUILDING SYNDROME (SBS)? Throughout human civilization‚ humans have been determined to create indoor environments which get us out of the natural elements and protect us from sickness and other hazards. We have created buildings which do just this by creating building envelopes which mechanically‚ or less commonly naturally‚ take in outdoor air. Unfortunately through this practice‚ instead of the buildings getting us away from sickness‚ the buildings it seems may be causing sickness
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blocking the majority of these receptors‚ especially the extrapyramidal syndrome (EPS) which is most bothersome to both patients and doctors putting often an end to treatment. This inconvenience is explained by the following fact: their antagonizing activity is not directed to the mesolimbic receptors specifically‚ and ends up acting on all D2 receptors in the brain causing side effects. When they block D2R in the striatal pathway‚ we have extrapyramidal symptoms resembling those of Parkinson’s disease
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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome PCOS is the short form of polycystic ovarian syndrome which is quite common among teenagers and the young women. Formation of a large number of cysts (cluster of pearl-sized cysts filled with fluid contain immature eggs) in the ovaries (a part of women reproductive system) is so called PCOS. In the recent survey it has been found that out of 1 in 10 women is found with PCOS. It is a hormonal disorder that causes uncountable problems. The exact cause of PCOS is unknown
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Lesch Nyhan Syndrome Lesch Nyhan Syndrome (LNS) was first reported in 1964 by Michael Lesch and William L. Nyhan. It is a rare disorder located on the x chromosome. It is a sex-linked trait‚ which means that it is passed from mother to son. This condition can be inherited or occur spontaneously as a result of a genetic mutation. It usually appears once in every 100‚000 male births. Since the defective gene is recessive‚ females almost never exhibit symptoms of the disease. However‚ they can be
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