KNEE ARTHROSCOPY Procedure Steps: 1. The surgeon marks the anteromedial and anterolateral joint lines and portal positions with a skin marker. 2. The skin areas for portal placement are infiltrated with local epinephrine. If the knee has an effusion‚ the surgeon aspirates it with a 16-gauge needle on a 60ml syringe‚ followed by injection of a small amount of distending fluid. 3. After a small stab incision with a #11 or #15 knife blade‚ the surgeon inserts the irrigation cannula and trocar
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Intrapartum period Labor and delivery: Definition: labor is the process by which the products of conception are expelled from the body. Delivery refers to the actual birth. Adaptive Processes Defi nition: during latter months of pregnancy‚ the fetus adapts to the maternal uterus enabling it to occupy the smallest space possible. The term Attitude refers to the posture the fetus assumes in utero; fetal lie is the relationship of the long axis of the body to the long axis of the mother. Presentation:
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Uterine cancer is the most frequent type of cancer found in women’s reproductive organs as well as being the fourth most common type of cancer found in women today (“Uterine Cancer Facts‚”2016). The American Cancer Society is estimating that this year alone within the United States not only will there be sixty-one thousand three hundred and eighty new cases of uterine cancer diagnosed but also ten thousand nine hundred and twenty women will lose their life to uterine cancer. Symptoms of uterine
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receptors on uterine smooth muscle cells (Garofalo & Raymondo‚ 1995). The stimulation of the cervix and vagina induces the release of oxytocin‚ enhancing the contraction of uterine smooth muscle to facilitate parturition (Cree et al‚ 1999). Generally the uterus is insensitive to oxytocin however this dramatically increases with exposure to increased levels of oestrogen in the blood. The release of oxytocin consequently produces release of prostaglandins‚ which also helps to mediate uterine contraction
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Dhaulagiri Journal of Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 4‚ 2010 | 21 22 | Madhusudan Subedi 1. Introduction Uterine Prolapse‚ Mobile Camp Approach and Body Politics in Nepal Madhusudan Subedi Abstract Various studies show that more than 600‚000 women in Nepal are suffering from prolapsed uterus and that 200‚000 of those needed immediate surgery. Many of the women with prolapse could recall the exact moment they first felt the prolapse and found difficulty to share the problems due
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Leiomyomas Leiomyoma’s‚ also called myomas‚ or uterine fibroid these are benign tumor‚ which develop from smooth muscle cell in the myometrium. Leiomymas also called fibromyomas‚ or myomas‚ uterine fibroids have an increased risk of uterine cancer and does not develop into cancer. The 70% to 80% of women have uterine fibroids sometime during their lives‚ and it remain small and asymptomatic. It is common among women ages 30 to 50 years but not common in women with menopause. (Huether & McCance‚ 2012)
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Myomectomy? Myomectomy is a surgical procedure to remove uterine fibroids — noncancerous growths that often appear in your uterus during your childbearing years. The surgeon’s goal during myomectomy is to take out symptom-causing fibroids and reconstruct the uterus. Unlike hysterectomy‚ which removes your entire uterus‚ myomectomy surgery removes only the fibroids and leaves your uterus intact. Women who undergo myomectomy report improvement in fibroid symptoms‚ including heavy menstrual bleeding and
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CASE STUDY I. PERSONAL DATA Name: Juana Talion Age: 45 years old Birth Date: May 6‚ 1976 Address: Caramoran‚ Cataduanes Civil Status: Married Gender: Female Religion: Roman Catholic Date and time of admission: September 20‚ 2010 10:30am Chief complaint: hypogastric mass Tentative Diagnosis: myoma uteri Attending physician: Dr. Espinola II. HEALTH HISTORY a. History of Present Illness Juana Talion‚
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hysterectomy to be performed‚ for this report we will focus on three of the most popular ones‚ these are: • Uterine Fibroids • Endometriosis • PID- Pelvic Inflammatory Disease This report talks about each of these conditions which can cause hysterectomy to be performed. Uterine Fibroids According to the Book of Diseases by Springfield Publishing‚ Uterine Fibroids can be described as nodules of smooth muscle cells and fibrous connective tissue that develop within the wall
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common reason hysterectomy is performed is for uterine fibroids The next most common reasons are abnormal uterine bleeding‚ endometriosis‚ and uterine prolapse (including pelvic relaxation). Only 10% of hysterectomy is performed for cancer. This article will primarily focus on the use of hysterectomy for non-cancerous‚ non-emergency reasons‚ which can involve even more challenging decisions for women and their doctors. Uterine fibroids (also known as uterine leiomyomata) are by far the most common reason
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