Case Study 5: Cerebrovascular Accident Situation: It is early morning and the client‚ an 80-year-old woman‚ is getting out of bed. She has a mild headache over the right temple‚ is fatigued‚ and feels slightly weak. She calls for her husband to let him know she will be going back to bed for a while. When her husband comes in to check on her‚ he finds that she is having trouble saying words and has a slight left-sided facial droop. When he helps her up from the bedside‚ he notices weakness in her
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Title: A case of colonic stricture secondary to recurrent ischemic colitis Author: Faisal Mehmood‚ M.D.1‚ Harshraj Leuva‚ M.D.1 and Anshu Taneja‚ M.D.1‚ 2 1. Internal Medicine Residency Program‚ Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (Bronx)‚ NY. 2. Department of Internal Medicine‚ North Central Bronx Hospital‚ Bronx‚ NY. Introduction: Colonic ischemia is the most common form of gut ischemia‚ frequently affecting older population. Colonic ischemia may be more prevalent in women. The diagnosis
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BI108 Animal Biology Lab Report Practical 6: Osmoregulation and Excretion of Vertebrates and Invertebrates Title: Osmoregulation and Excretion of Vertebrates and Invertebrates Abstract: In every aspect of an environment‚ there is a variance in the concentration of fluids present in the environment and the bodies of organisms. Osmoregulation is the regulation of water and ion concentrations in the body. Keeping this regulation precise is critical in maintaining life in a cell
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In this paper I’m going to be writing about the cognitive psychology that takes place in the movie “Inside Out”. In this movie pre-teen Riley is forced to move from the life she knew in the Midwest; to San Francisco and it’s not an easy transition. Like us all‚ Riley is guided by her emotions. In the movie these emotions are Joy‚ Fear‚ Anger‚ Disgust‚ and Sadness. These emotions live inside of Riley’s brain which (in the movie) is referred to as the “Headquarters”. Joy‚ who is Riley’s most important
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CHAPTER 15 The Endocrine System NOTES 1. Name 4 ways cells communicate with each other and name important characteristics of each. Answers a. gap junctions: really fast‚ nondirectional‚ part of nervous system b. neurotransmitters: fast‚ directional‚ specific‚ limited effects‚ part of nervous system c. paracrines: local tissue fluids‚ nondirectional‚ limited effects d. hormones: slower in onset‚ systemic in bloodstream‚ sustained effects 2. The area of the brain that is
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Ivabradine‚ Nicorandil‚ Ranolazine‚ Trimetazidine are new generation of antianginal drugs .The mechanism of action‚ principal adverse effects and contraindications of each drug will be discussed. Ivabradine: Mechanism Of Action: Ivabradine blocks the hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN) channel which is responsible for the cardiac pacemaker I(f) current. In clinical electrophysiology studies‚ the cardiac effects were most pronounced in the sinoatrial (SA) node‚ but prolongation
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is the same osmotic gradient in the BBB as mannitol versus there is no profound diuresis‚ thus a hypovolemia or renal failure/ injury are not a risk. HTS also restores the normal cellular resting membrane potential and cell volume‚ stimulation of atrial natriuretic peptide release‚ inhibition of inflammation‚ and enhancement of cardiac output. This literature review will look at the efficiency and effectiveness of both in the management of increased ICP/ cerebral hypertension in sTBI with the intent
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TLa G.R. No. 181995 BIBIANO C. ELEGIR‚ petitioner‚ v. PHILIPPINE AIRLINES‚ INC.‚ respondent. July 16‚ 2012 Doctrine: The Court ruled that both Article 287 and PAL’s retirement plans are alternative in nature and the retired pilot only is entitled to which have the superior benefits. Article 287 of the Labor Code is applicable only to a situation where: there is no CBA or other applicable employment contract providing for retirement benefits for an employee‚ or if there is a CBA or other
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Sources from : http://intranet.tdmu.edu.ua/data/kafedra/internal/anatomy/classes_stud/en/nurse/1/22%20Nasal%20cavity‚%20larynx.%20Trachea‚%20bronchi‚%20lungs.htm THE LUNGS The left and right lungs (Figure 23-7a‚ b) are situated in the left and right pleural cavities. Each lung is a blunt cone‚ with the tip‚ or apex‚ pointing superiorly. The apex on each side extends into the base of the neck superior to the first rib. The broad concave inferior portion‚ or base‚ of each lung rests on the superior
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supplies blood to the right side of the brain which includes sensory area and primary motor of the arm‚ face‚ throat and also the area of speech.Hence give rise to symptom above. Steve is currently on anti-coagulant therapy (Warfarin) for atrial fibrillation‚ it does help with his irregular heartbeat since his ECG is normal. However‚ warfarin increases the risk for intracerebral hemorrhage as it increases bleeding in the brain. As more blood is being released‚ hematoma will then be form.
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