and communication skills may improve. Many girls remain in this stage for most of their lives. Stage IV‚ or the late motor deterioration stage‚ can last for years or decades. Prominent features include reduced mobility‚ curvature of the spine (scoliosis) and muscle weakness‚ rigidity‚ spasticity‚ and increased muscle tone with abnormal posturing of an arm‚ leg‚ or top part of the body. Girls who were previously able to walk may stop walking. Cognition‚ communication‚ or hand skills generally do
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Going to School with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Emelia O. Jeffrey Family Practice Health Care II NUR/573 November 11‚ 2014 Frances Dunniway ` Going to School with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Duchenne muscular dystrophy also known as DMD is a rare genetic condition that could affects all race and cultures; mostly boys. Duchenne muscular dystrophy affects 1 in 500 boys in approximation. According to muscular dystrophy association 20‚000 children are born with DMD worldwide and approximately
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The reason I chose this case was due to the fact it was a popular case throughout my childhood and because my cousin was a quadriplegic and had a form of cerebral palsy where she was limited to being taken care of by medical and hospital staff I was just a small child at this time my family would have regular visits with her One summer she got extremely sick and went into a coma my aunt then had to make the decision to keep her on life support or to let her go So this case is very relevant to what
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The 1860’s-1900’s was known as the Second Industrial revolution. Industrialization boomed during this time‚ and new industries such as steel‚ petroleum‚ and electricity were extremely successful. However‚ this industrial boom came at a price. The bulk of the Labor force included many new immigrants‚ particularly the poorest. Some were migrating from a farm to the city. Others even came from other countries. They came to the urban areas‚ hopeful for a job and good pay. Many did not get that chance
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About Wockhardt Hospital Group Wockhardt hospital‚ a subsidiary of Wockhardt ltd.‚ is India’s leading super specialty hospital chain with branches in Mumbai‚ Bangalore‚ Hyderabad‚ Kolkata‚ Nagpur‚ Nasik‚ Surat ‚ Rajkot‚ Kalyan and Bhavnagar. As associate hospitals of Harvard Medical‚ USA in India‚ Wockhardt hospitals benefit from the extensive learning and experience of Harvard Medical School and its affiliated institutions world-wide. This association helps Wockhardt Hospitals to stay at the
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Physical Assessment Instruments: a. weighing scale b. penlight c. gloves d. magnifying glass/slides (diascopy) e. thermometer f. drapes (bed sheet) g. lubricants (oil‚ water based) h. BP apparatus i. Stethoscope j. Disposable pods k. tape measure l. tongue depressor m. ophthalmoscope (eyes) n. otoscope (ears) o. Snellen Eye Chart (Rosen Baum Chart) p. nasal speculum (nose) q. vagina speculum r. alcohol Client’s Position a. Supine b. Prone
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Oxycodone‚ a drug that is narcotic‚ but it helps for patients who have severe pains. I used to take this medication back in high school when I was diagnosed with minor scoliosis. I used to have severe back pain on my lower back and near my neck; therefore my physician gave me some prescription oxycodone. Oxycodone is the generic name for this drug‚ but there are many brand names for this type of drug. There’s Oxaydo‚ OxyCONTIN‚ Osyfast‚ Roxicodone‚ and Xtampza ER. To get this drug it was to be
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LAB REPORT MEDICAL IMAGING (BMB 44303/ BMB 44304) SEMESTER 1’13 LABORATORY INVESTIGATE THE ULTRASOUND IMAGING NAME: MOHD AFIQ AIMAN BIN MAT ARIFFIN ID NO: 51216111078 GROUP: LO1 TITLE: Ultrasound images A) Objectives: 1. To make the students get familiar with ultrasound machine. 2. To identify image produced by ultrasound. 3. To measure the diameter/ dimension of image subject. B) Procedures: Please simplify procedures of using ultrasound machine
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remain contracted) * Other medical conditions like fibromyalgia * Ruptured or herniated disk * Small fractures to the spine from osteoporosis * Spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spinal canal) * Spine curvatures (like scoliosis or kyphosis)‚ which may be inherited and seen in children or teens * Strain or tears to the muscles or ligaments supporting the back * Infection of the spine (osteomyelitis‚ diskitis‚ abscess) * Cancer that involves the spine
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The interviewer explained that the purpose of this meeting was to discuss information regarding the extended family for the purpose of constructing a genogram and ecomap. The interviewer explained to the interviewee that a genogram‚ “provides rich data about relationships over time and may also include small amounts of data about health‚ occupation‚ religion‚ ethnicity‚ and migrations (Wright & Leahey‚ 2013‚ pp. 77). The purpose of the ecomap was explained as‚ “to depict the family members’ contact
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