Scoliosis Curvature of the spine Spine Abnormal 9. Carotid bruit Systolic sound heard of the carotid artery Heart Abnormal 10. Pedal edema Swelling in the feet or lower legs Lower extremities Abnormal 11. Hepatosplenomegaly Enlargement of liver and spleen Abdomen Abnormal 12. Pulse 80 Pulse rate Heart Normal 13. Alopecia Hair loss Whole body Abnormal 14. Fundus not visualized The base of anything Eye‚ gall bladder‚ stomach‚ etc. Normal 15. Reflexes 2+ Tendon Reflex Knees‚ elbow‚ feet‚ or hands
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Blood Disease : Leukemia Leukemia is cancer of blood cells. It starts in the bone marrow‚ where blood cells are made. When healthy‚ your bone marrow makes: · white blood cells that helps fight against infections · red blood cells that carries oxygen all over your body · platelets which helps with blood clotting Unfortunately when you have leukemia‚ the bone marrow makes a lot of abnormal white blood cells‚ called leukemia cells. These white blood cells don’t carry out the jobs a normal white blood
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three references) using the following format: 1) Journals/Periodicals Kimble‚ T. B.‚ and Bell‚ R. G. 2006. Funky Heart Disease. Journal of Funky Diseases 26:198-207 2) Books Jones‚ A. B.‚ and Hatcher‚ T. G. 1998. The Spleen. Gustav Publishing‚ Frankfurt‚ 223 pp. 3) Books with chapters by different authors Smith‚ R. G.‚ Wright‚ T. K. et al. 2009. The importance of fuzzy bunnies to the liver; pp. 55-73 in C. R. Roberts (ed.)‚ The Treatment of Liver
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structure (Alveoli) 11. Breathing mechanism (movement of diaphragm) 12. General function of kidney 13. Structure of nephron and its relation to urine formation 14. Lymphatic organs in immune system (Red bone marrow‚ thymus gland‚ lymph nodes‚ spleen) 15. Antibody/Antigen interactions 16. Lymphocytes (B cells; T cells) 17. Nonspecific defenses that protect the body from infection (barriers‚ inflammatory response‚ natural killer cells) 18. Immunizations (promote active immune response & formation
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free and in control of her life. One day‚ Amy was coming home from work with what she thought was the flu‚ under 24 hours later she ended up in a hospital with a less than 2 percent chance of living. She was diagnosed with meningitis and lost her spleen‚ kidneys and even both of her legs below the knee. Amy thought of how she was going to achieve her dream of traveling the world and snowboarding with her disability. Months later‚ she knew that she had to let go of
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Medical Terminology 8/28/13 The ninth edition of the book is totally fine.YAY. But we need the book. Do a browser check. Blackboard specialist (561) 868-3100 Three things due for each chapter. 1. Upload the test yourself stuff.(try to save it as a pdf file.) 2. If you close a test‚ you cannot re-enter the test.(matching) 3. At the end of each chapter there are purple or yellow ‘fill-ins”. This is due 2:00pm at the NEXT class. Bring scantrons 9/4/13 Dx- Diagnosis Px- Prognosis
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thoracic cavity? What structures are located in the abdominal cavity? Structure are located in the thoracic cavity are lungs and heart. Structure are located in the abdominal cavity are stomach‚ gallbladder‚ liver‚ kidneys‚ large intestine‚ pancreas‚ spleen‚ and small intestine. 5 List the digestive system organs in order‚ starting with the mouth. Mouth‚ esophagus‚ stomach ‚ duodenum‚ small intestine‚ large intestine‚ rectum‚ and anus 6 What functions are performed by the liver? The liver makes
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Iron-deficiency anemia (IDA) is the insufficiency in iron dietary intake and/or in iron absorption from different medical conditions (Sabol et al.‚ 2010). On the normal completed life cycle of RBC‚ the iron within the RBC is removed and kept in the spleen and the liver to be utilized for future production of RBC (Sabol et al.‚ 2010). IDA may develop when the iron is incapable to be reused and the existing iron stored are exhausted (Sabol et al.‚ 2010). 200mg/day of elemental iron is the gold standard
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Overview Cutaneous t-cell lymphoma (CTCL) is a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. A rare disorder‚ it is characterized by excessive growth of white blood cells called T cells within the skin‚ which manifests as sometimes itchy red patches. Individuals with darker skin might notice lighter or darker patches. Early stages of the condition can be mistaken for other common skin afflictions like psoriasis and eczema‚ so tests are often needed to distinguish them. Diagnosing CTCL can be tricky‚ and multiple
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and the occurrence of the diseases in an advanced age of patients. The pancreas is a retroperitoneal organ‚ situated at the deep of the abdominal region. It is surrounded by other abdominal organs; the liver superiorly‚ the abdomen anteriorly‚ the spleen and small intestine. The head of pancreas‚ in addition‚ is inclusively surrounded by the duodenum curve of the small intestine (Applegate‚ 2010). The inherent location of the
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