SYMPTOMS‚ NOT THE INJURY For centuries marijuana has been used by the top doctors of their time. And until recently‚ the past thirty years‚ the actual physical effects were unknown. Over the past three decades Science and Medicine have been researching what useful and healing effects this herb has‚ if any. Through my research I have found what I had only thought to be true. Marijuana does have great medicinal use. It is currently being used for an array of illnesses and injuries. But its most
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INTRODUCTION Sodium the most abundant electrolyte in the human body‚ and therefore the osmolality of body fluids is strongly dependent on its concentration. Osmolality in turn is important in maintaining homeostasis within the brain. Ironically‚ dysfunction of the brain can cause changes in sodium homeostasis. To avoid neurological deterioration‚ morbidity or mortality the sodium level must be corrected promptly. The two most common causes of hyponatraemia in neurosurgical patients are Syndrome
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Ch. 56-61 (cont) Head Injury -trauma to head‚ including chg in LOC -traumatic brain injury= incr potential for poor outcome -immediately after‚ 2h after‚ 3 wk after‚ death common -*abnormal motor reflex‚ alt eye mvmt‚ hypotension= hypoxia= decr O2 in brain‚ incr ICP greater than 20 GCS measures speech‚ eye‚ motor -if greater than 8= 90% chance recov -if less than 8= 30-70% chance recov Scalp lac- most common type‚ profuse bld‚ complication is infx -skull fx- linear‚ depressed‚ simple
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insurance coverage for their injuries sustained during combat and for their families. Another health issue identified is treatment for traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The Nurse Advocate Nurses are trained to be advocates for their patients. Advocacy is an inherent trait of nurses. As a nurse advocate for military personnel returning from combat I would need to be educated to handle the needs of patients with traumatic brain injury and PTSD. I should act
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All sports can cause injuries but high impact sports cause the most. The article “Hard Knocks” talks about injuries from high impact sports. Long term health effects from high impact sports are CTE which cause suicidal thoughts and concussions which lead to brain injuries. One long term effect of high impact sports are suicidal thoughts. The article states “several former players-all found to have CTE have committed suicide”(15). The importance of this statement is to show that people who receive
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suffer concussions. Concussions in football are starting to be seen more often and is now the leading injury case in youth sports. As well as other sports other than football. Concussions are the swelling of the brain. You can get a concussion from being hit in
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encounter a concussion‚ post-concussion will likely linger for a day‚ weeks months even a year. “A Post-concussion syndrome is a complex disorder in which various symptoms such as headaches and dizziness last for weeks and sometimes months after the injury that caused the concussion” (Mayo Clinic). As a concussion casualty gets older‚ there is a worsening in their well-being and the overall comfort of movement (D’Souza). As their lives go on the side effects they initially experienced when they got
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subjects with a diagnosis of moderate traumatic brain injury. In this case the research objective would cause researchers to take steps to conduct scientific analysis to determine the variations in pain experienced between a group of individuals without a diagnosis of TBI and a group of individuals with TBI. The research objective is to determine if there is a difference in perceived pain levels among patients with a diagnosis of moderate traumatic brain injury as compared with individuals without
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acts as the control center of the brain‚ and is located in the back of the head directly under the skull bone. Since the parietal lobe handles functions of focus‚ cognition‚ and perception‚ a person’s spatial perception or sense of touch‚ and visual perception or differentiation (identification) of size‚ shapes and colors will be challenged. . Damage to the Parietal Lobe impair the processing of visual images and other sensory input. Impact of damage or injury would impair cognition where a person’s
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you how bad these injuries can affect you but it will help you have more knowledge about them. Younger kids shouldn’t play football because they can get concussions which can cause brain damage and memory loss. First of all‚ playing football can cause brain damage and affect you in the long run. In “Hard Knocks‚” The typical high school player gets about 650 hits to the head each season.It’s important that you know that the number of hits to the head can affect your brain tremendously. Medical
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