Anatomy and Physiology 1. Bone – Bones are made up of different types of tissues and join together to form the skeleton of the body. Their primary purpose is to provide structure for the body and to protect organs. It also serves as a storage site for minerals as well as producing and storing blood cells. The three different tissues that bones are composed of are: a. Compact Tissue – The dense outer tissue in a bone. b. Cancellous Tissue – The sponge like tissue inside the
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Qualitative and quantitative sensory testings were mainly utilized to study PDAP pathophysiology. Some investigators tried also to understand whether these tests may be helpful in the diagnostic process. Baad-Hansen et al.‚ in a case-control study (level of evidence 3) found that QualST has an acceptable intra- and inter-examiner reliability (62). QualST is characterized by three intra-oral tests to conduct bilaterally to find somatosensory differences between the painful and non painful side
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Stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States (National Stroke Association‚ 2010). Stroke is also a leading cause of disability. Approximately every 40 seconds someone in the United States has a stroke which is about 795‚000 per year (National stroke Association‚ 2010). The incidence of stroke makes it a major health problem in the United States. Prevention and early intervention is the key to reducing death and disability from stroke. Cost effective prevention strategies are
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Evidence behind stroke rehabilitation Stroke is a common and serious condition for which there is no routinely available curative treatment. Because of the high burden of disability and the lack of a widely applicable medical treatment‚ much of post-stroke care relies upon rehabilitation interventions. This article will discuss the evidence behind stroke rehabilitation interventions. but before doing so we need to define some terminology. Rehabilitation has a rather non-specific definition: “a problem
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There has been some research done on asthma and genetics and this research is ongoing. Some research on this is pointing at a synergistic nature within the pathophysiology of asthma. “Polymorphisms in the gene that encodes platelet-activating factor hydrolase‚ an intrinsic neutralizing agent of platelet-activating factor in most humans‚ may play a role in susceptibility to asthma and asthma severity” (Morris & Pearson‚ 2016). There has been evidence which has suggested that the prevalence of
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Stroke has been around for many years. Galen first recognized stroke over 2‚400 years ago. Americans managed to cut the stroke death rate in half during the 1970s and the 1980’s. Greek physician Hippocrates described it as a medical condition in which people suddenly lose the ability to walk or speak. Because of the typically sudden and extreme nature of the symptoms‚ Hippocrates referred to the condition as apoplexy‚ a Greek term meaning‚ “struck with violence.” Today this condition is known as
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Section 1: Simply put‚ homeostasis is the maintenance of a constant internal environment in the body. (Givens and Reiss‚ 2002). To look into this definition further‚ according to Walter Cannon‚ homeostasis can be described as the way the brain coordinates body systems‚ with the aim of maintaining a set of goal values for key internal variables (Goldstein‚ 2008). Homeostasis aims to maintain a constant internal environment helping to keep internal conditions at an optimum in order for all cells in
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Introduction: Having a sound understanding of pathophysiology is imperative for all allied health practitioners within the Australian healthcare system. Pathophysiology is defined to be the functional changes associated with particular diseases (Webster‚ 2016). Knowledge of pathophysiology and its related mechanisms is essential as it helps with the thorough understanding of certain diseases‚ its aetiology and its impact on the patient’s day-to-day life (ANZPAC‚ 2012). The aim of all healthcare practitioners
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Strokes are caused by a temporary or permanent decrease in cerebral blood flow resulting from a stenosis or arterial occlusion (Montagu‚ et al.‚ 2012). Despite being the predominant cause of acquired disability in England and Wales‚ a stroke can be both preventable and treatable (Lövblad‚ et al.‚ 2015). The societal costs arising from stroke‚ including treatment and productivity loss‚ account for approximately 5% of total UK NHS costs‚ at around £8.9 billion a year (Saka‚ McGuire and Wolfe‚ 2008)
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This assignment will explain the pathophysiology of the disease process chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). It will examine how this disease affects an individual looking at the biological‚ psychological and social aspects. It will accomplish this by referring to a patient who was admitted to a medical ward with an exacerbation of COPD. Furthermore with assistance of Gibbs model of reflection (as cited in Bulman & Schutz‚ 2004) it will demonstrate how an experience altered an attitude.
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