Pain + fever + jaundice Gradenigos Triad Sixth cranial n. Palsy Persistent ear discharge Deep seated retro orbital pain Triad of Hypernephroma Pain + hematuria + renal mass Hutchinson’s Triad Hutchison’s teeth Interstitial keratitis Nerve deafness Triad of Kwashiorkar Growth retardation Mental changes Edema Saint’s Triad Gall stones Diverticulosis Hiatus hernia Trotter’s
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Chapter 8 Vocabulary in the power point slides. Starting on page 240: Afferent nerves-transmitters of nerve impulses toward the CNS; sensory nerves Analgesia-without sensitivity to pain Anesthesia-without feeling or sensation Aphasia-inability to communicate through speech‚ writing‚ or signs because of injury or disease to certain areas of the brain Arachnoid membrane-weblike middle layer of the three membranous layers surrounding the brain and spinal cord Ataxia-without muscular coordination
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Your Inner Fish OVERVIEW QUESTIONS: 1. Why should we care about evolution? Why is it important? Evolution is the building blocks to biological science. If we did not care about evolution‚ we would not understand the concept of biology‚ or any type of science for that matter. 2. What does it mean to be human? Did your concept change after reading the book? After reading the book‚ I began to understand why my body looks the way it looks. I realized that we are all the same inside—from fish
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Among the diseases that cause lockjaw in first place are the tetanus and certain conditions affecting the trigeminal nerve. Other diseases that can cause lockjaw are: Peritonsillar abscess‚ gingivitis‚ malaria‚ meningitis‚ periodontitis‚ anger and tonsillitis. Lockjaw causes clenching of the jaw resulting in difficulty opening the mouth‚ in some cases can be completely
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Pharmacology Case Study #1 Name Mississippi University for Women Nu 501 – Advanced Pharmacology 1/22/2010 CC: Pain in left side of face‚ jaw‚ and head x 1 wk HPI: 60 y/o BM with hx of HTN presents with pain on left side of face‚ jaw‚ and head x 1wk. Pt denies any trauma. Reports left facial pain x 1 wk‚ throbbing‚ starts in jaw area and extends to head‚ “8” on pain scale 0 -10‚ pain worsens when eating and drinking‚ especially cold drinks. PMH: Diagnosed with HTN at age
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Helpful(ish) mnemonics: Block 1: Types of fascia (not fascists): Stupid Stalin Communist Dictator: Subcutaneous Suspensory Compartmental Deep investing (richard bruno) Block 2: Layers in anterolateral abdominal wall (superficial to deep): Skin Can Seem Extraordinarily Interesting To The Expert Physician: Skin Camper’s fascia Scarpa’s fascia External oblique Internal oblique Transversus abdominus Transversalis fascia Extraperitoneal fat Parietal peritoneum (richard bruno)
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Acupuncture Acupuncture is a traditional Eastern therapeutic technique that uses fine needles‚ inserted into specific points on the body along the meridians in proper speed to achieve a specific therapeutic goal. Acupuncture originated in prehistoric China‚ and it is based on such theories of Traditional Chinese Medicine as treating blockages of Qi‚ yin-yang balancing‚ five elements theory and pulse diagnosis. The functional system of channels and organs uses concepts of yin-yang balancing. Nowadays
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brain is a spongy organ made up of nerve and supportive tissues. It is located in the head and is protected by a bony covering called the skull. The base‚ or lower part‚ of the brain is connected to the spinal cord. Together‚ the brain and spinal cord are known as the central nervous system (CNS). The spinal cord contains nerves that send information to and from the brain. The CNS works with the peripheral nervous system (PNS). The PNS is made up of nerves that branch out from the spinal cord
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|Unipolar neurons |Multipolar neurons | |transmit impulses generated by olfactory‚ visual‚ |Convey impulses from variety of specialized and |Transmit both sensory and motor nerve impulses | |vestibular‚ and auditory receptor endings ( sensory in|nonspecialized receptors | | |function |
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Paranasal Sinuses: They are four paired air-filled spaces located within bones of the skull and face‚ composed of maxillary‚ frontal‚ and sphenoid sinuses and the ethmoid air cells. They have various functions such as lightening the weight of the head‚ humidifying and heating inhaled air‚ increasing resonance of speech‚ protecting vital structures. Some sinuses diseases have the same symptoms as odontogenic diseases‚ and vice versa‚ odontogenic diseases have the same symptoms as sinuses diseases
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