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    Lumbago Research Paper

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    LUMBAGO: Lumbago is a common disorder involving the muscles‚ nerves‚ and bones of the back Pain can vary from a dull constant ache to a sudden sharp feeling. Lumbago may be classified by duration as acute (pain lasting less than 6 weeks)‚ sub-chronic (6 to 12 weeks)‚ or chronic (more than 12 weeks). The condition may be further classified by the underlying cause as either mechanical‚ non-mechanical‚ or referred pain. The symptoms of low back pain usually improve within a few weeks from the time they

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    DISCHARGE SUMMARY Patient Name: Adela Torres Patient ID: 132463 Date Admitted: 06/22/2013 Date Discharged: 06/25/2013 Admitting Physician: Leon Medina‚ MD‚ Internal Medicine Consultations: Sachi Kato‚ MD‚ Dermatology Procedures: Intravenous hydration. Complications: None. Admitting Diagnosis: Stomatitis‚ possibly methotrexate related. HOSPITAL COURSE: This 57-year-old Cuban female was admitted from my office for treatment of severe stomatitis and mild volume

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    Briefly‚ Anatomically‚ the skin and muscles of the forearm ‚ hand and fingers are innervated by three major nerves‚ which are; the Median‚ the Radial and the Ulnar nerves. These nerves can be susceptible to injuries and compression at different locations on their paths as they innervate the skin and muscles of the forearm‚ hand and fingers. Having established that‚ the carpal tunnel is a relatively narrow passageway that is formed anteriorly by the flexor retinaculum and posteriorly by the carpal

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    Arthritis Research Paper

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    A shocking 22.7% of adults in the United States have doctor-diagnosed arthritis. That is 1 in 5 people over the age of 18.1 The word arthritis is a medical term that specifically refers to the inflammation of joints‚ but is commonly used as a collective term for over 100 rheumatic diseases and conditions that affect the joints. The two primary types of arthritis are osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Although arthritis is often assumed to be a condition only affecting adults‚ it is not uncommon

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    Chronic Joint Pain

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    This literature review will be looking at an assortment of scholarly articles available online in order to investigate the effects of different kinds of chronic joint pain‚ their causes and different methods of treatment with varying levels of effectiveness and acceptance by the medical community. Chronic joint pain is primarily caused by arthritis‚ the common name for over 200 diseases and conditions that cause swelling and inflammation of joints and surrounding tissues. The most common forms of

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    Expository Speech Good morning ladies and gentlemen‚ the topic that I have chosen to present this morning is one that is very dear to my heart‚ for in my relatively short existence on this earth I have watched my aunt battle a disease which literally changed every aspect of her life and day to day living. Scleroderma is a chronic auto-immune disease of the connective tissue. Coming from two Greek words ‘sclera’ and ‘derma’ which mean ‘hard’ and ‘skin’ respectively‚ scleroderma in actuality is

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    Consult

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    Consult Patient Name: Adela Torres Hospital ID: 13246 Consultant: Sachi Kato‚ M.D.‚ Dermatology Requesting Physician: Leon Medina‚ M.D.‚ Internal Medicine Date of Consult: 06/23/2011 Reason for Consultation: Please evaluate stomatitis‚ possibly methotrexate related. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient is a very pleasant 57-year old female‚ a native of Cuba‚ being seen for evaluation and treatment for sores in her mouth that she has had for the last 10-12 days. The patient

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    Gout is a disease that is commonly misdiagnosed because it is often mistaken for rheumatoid arthritis or infection‚ when in reality it is much more. The history of gout goes back 2640BC in the time of the Ancient Egyptians. At this time it was often called “the un-walkable disease” because of the excruciating pain felt in the foot or toe joints. Later it became known as “king’s disease” or “rich man’s disease” because it was a disease most commonly associated with those that could afford ample food

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    Arthritis Essay

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    Over 30 million people suffer from pain of arthritis or joint inflammation. The most common form of arthritis is osteoarthritis. Unlike rheumatoid arthritis this type does not cause deformity. The human body contains over 130 joints and any one of them can be susceptible to osteoarthritis. It typically targets hands‚ knees‚ shoulders and hips and elbows resulting in moderate to severe joint pain. It is basically the breaking down of the cartilage between the bones of our joints. This causes the

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    CONSULTATION Patient Name: Adela Torres Patient ID: 132463 DOB: 9/5/1958 Age: 57 Sex: F Room No.: 541 Consultant: Sachi Kato‚ M.D.‚ Dermatology Requesting Physician: Leon Medella‚ M.D.‚ Internal Medicine Date of Consult: 6/23/15 Reason for Consultation: presalvalute stomatitis‚ possibly methotrexate related. History of present illness: The patient is a very pleasant 57 year old female‚ a native of Cuba‚ being seen for evaluation and treatment for sores her in mouth that she has had

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