DOI: 09/09/2016. Patient is a 36-year-old male material handler/forklift driver who sustained injury when he collided with another forklift. X-ray of the lumbar spine dated 09/09/16 showed decreased disc space involving L5-S1‚ which might be representing degenerative changes. Based on the medical report dated 10/14/16‚ the patient states he is currently not having any improvement. He states he still continues to have lower back pain and right L5 radiculitis ending into the right lateral calf. He
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Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding Obesity treatments vary depending on the diversity of the patient’s condition. Moreover‚ the treatment of obesity may be through healthy diet and exercise or surgical intervention. Surgical treatment of obesity is numerous such as gastric banding‚ sleeve gastrostomy and gastric bypass. Choosing the appropriate surgery for the patient depends on several conditions of patients; the most important one is the BMI. Treating obesity through laparoscopic adjustable
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Cholesterol Myths that May Surprise You By Lisa Collier Cool Nov 26‚ 2012 Health Experts Main Life insurance companies know a surprising secret about cholesterol that most doctors never tell patients: When it comes to rating your risk for a fatal heart attack‚ the least important cholesterol number is your level of LDL (bad) cholesterol. In fact‚ life insurance actuaries don’t even look at LDL levels‚ because large studies show it’s the worst predictor of heart attack risk. Instead‚ life insurance
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Proofreader # 1 HISTORY AND PHYSICAL EXAMINATION Patient Name: Patrick Platt Hospital No.: 771033 Room No.: 560 Date of Admission: 08/30/2008 Admitting Physician: William Payne‚ MD Admitting Diagnosis: Possible fracture of left arm. CHIEF COMPLAINT: Pain and swelling‚ left upper arm. HISTORY OF PRESENT ILLNESS: The patient is an elderly mail who fell 4 days prior to admission. He noted immediate pain and swelling in the area just below his left elbow. He was presented
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Erectile dysfunction Erectile dysfunction currently occurs in 10-15% of men but there is a distinct variance with age. 40% of men at 40 yrs. report some degree of erectile dysfunction and 70% at the age of 70 yrs. (Gregoire 1999) Bowering (2001) points out the fact that other factors can also affect the eventual incidence of the cardiovascular complications of Diabetes Mellitus such as blood pressure and smoking. Both of these factors are known to be positively and independently associated with
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Mr. O = 63-year old male patient with Hypertension Eric = 13-year old middle school honors student with Diabetes Hello Mr. O‚ I am Ashley‚ the Nurse Educator and I am here to explain your recent diagnoses‚ Hypertension to you. Hypertension means to have high blood pressure. A considerably healthy blood pressure would be between 110/70 to 120/80. A blood pressure 140/90 and above is considered a high blood pressure which causes hypertension. High blood pressure is when the force of blood pushing
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Orthostatic hypotension occurs when there is a temporary drop in the blood pressure while going from a laying or sitting position to a standing position suddenly. “The concern with this condition is that the severe initial decline in blood pressure can occur so suddenly that baroreflex responses cannot compensate in a timely manner to recover and maintain adequate blood pressure and cerebral perfusion” (Shaw & Claydon‚ 2014‚ p. 7). The quick movement of standing causes a decrease in blood pressure
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Vascular Surgery Case Study: MBChB SIC Petra Bouwer MBChB SIC 10214527 Group D3a A. Patient Demographics: Name: Elias Surname: Kgwedi D.O.B: 10/03/1960 Age: 55 Hospital Number: GP63143155 Firm: Vascular Surgery Address: 50 Elizabeth Court‚ Church Street‚ Pretoria West Admission Date: 03/06/2015 B. Patient History: Working Diagnosis: - Peripheral Vascular Disease of the right lower limb - Level of disease: Aorto-iliac Main Complaint: The patient received a skin graft post-debridement for an
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DHYG 3212 Research Project Periodontitis and Heart Disease Andrea Wilson University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Abstract According to the American Heart Association‚ cardiovascular disease and heart disease are used interchangeably. Cardiovascular disease is a disease that is associated with the heart and blood vessels. There are many different types of heart diseases and they all include a variety of problems. Periodontal disease is a complex chronic inflammatory disease that results
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