The Case of the Man with the Swollen Kidneys Mr. Newman is a 49 year old male who has hematuria‚ fever and severe flank pain. He also has bilateral lumbar tenderness‚ bilateral renal enlargement‚ liver enlargement‚ ankle and facial edema‚ skin pallor‚ and lung sounds suggest pulmonary edema. His vital signs are as follows: BP 172/100‚ heart rate 92 beats per minute‚ and a temperature of 102.2 F. There have been some labs done. His red blood count is 3.1 million cells‚ white blood count is 22
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Serious Condition? Enlarged liver is a term some individuals use to describe what doctors call Hepatomegaly. It is also called swollen liver. The phrases swollen liver or enlarged liver are self-explanatory. So the question becomes‚ what is the cause of enlarged liver‚ and how serious a health threat can it be? It should be stated at the start that swollen liver is not a disease itself. It is a sign of some specific liver infection‚ damage or a part of an abnormal body metabolism that the
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Villarreal Bibliography Essay Engl 2332 Sophocles: Oedipus the King The most obvious theme expressed is the symbolism of free will. This issue is manifested in the plot itself and is a central theme in the play. It goes without saying that this problem of free will is still relevant till this day and has been a major topic throughout history. Another central issue dealt with in Oedipus Rex‚ Oedipus the King‚ or also known as Oedipus Tyrannus is fate. These two issues will be key issues that
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Athlete’s foot is an infection caused when fungi invade the skin. It occurs on the bottom of feet and/or between toes and is highly contagious. If left untreated‚ it can: • Spread to other parts of the body • Invade and destroy the nail plates of your toenails • Hinder athletic performance Symptoms include burning‚ itching‚ cracking and scaling. How’d I get it? It’s most commonly picked up by walking barefoot in a locker room‚ public pool or shower area. People are most susceptible when their feet
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Fractures of the foot can occur in many different ways but generally after a severe impact injury or gradually over time due to overuse or repetitive activity‚ over training or a training programme that has increased without giving enough time for build-up. Simply changing a training surface can result in injury e.g running on a track to running on a treadmill. The most common type of fracture is the stress fracture which is most common in runners or athletes who participate in sports that require
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World War One: Table of Contents: What is Trench Foot?....................................pg3 Causes of Trench Foot?.................................pg4 Symptoms and Treatment……………………pg5 Why does it affect the soldiers during the world war one?...............................................pg6 Bibliography……………………………………..pg7 What is Trench Foot? Many soldiers who fought in the First World War suffered from trench foot. Trench foot is a medical condition caused by long period of time in
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An essay on my foot In order to understand our selves‚ we must first understand my foot. The constantly changing fashionable take on my foot demonstrates the depth of the subject. Indispensable to homosapians today‚ its influence on western cinema has not been given proper recognition. Often it is seen as both a help and a hinderence to global commercial enterprises‚ who form the last great hope for our civilzation. With the primary aim of demonstrating my considerable intellect I will now demonstrate
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Shahil Patel English 4 Xu 6 May 2014 Foot Binding: The Price of Beauty Foot binding is the practice of wrapping the feet of younger girls to prevent further growth‚ usually tied to the Chinese culture. Around the 18th century‚ foot binding was viewed to be very erotic and appealing leading many women to partake in this action. After many objections and calls for reform the practice of foot binding died out. It is unfair to expect women to painfully bind their feet just to please men and
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FOOT LOCKER‚ RETAIL ATHLETIC FOOTWEAR GIANT Foot Locker‚ Inc. (NYSE: FL) is one of the most successful sportswear and footwear retailers in the world‚ with its headquarters in Midtown Manhattan‚ New York City‚ and operating in approximately 20 countries worldwide. It operates approximately 3‚400 stores in 21 countries in North America‚ Europe and Australia. Through its Foot Locker‚ Footaction‚ Lady Foot Locker‚ Kids Foot Locker and Champs Sports retail stores‚ as well as its direct-to-customer
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displayed by these patients is known as “foot-drop.” Foot-drop is the result of weakness or damage to the common peroneal nerve or a paralysis of the tibialis anterior muscle causing an inability to dorsiflex the foot during the swing phase of gait. This results in the patient having to clear the toes of the effected foot by using some type of compensatory motion of the legs or hips. There are a number of techniques that can be used to help to reduce the effects of foot-drop‚ one of the oldest and most
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