Gait abnormality

The B vitamins are an essential part of our functioning immune system. It is important for health reasons to get a healthy amount. Many people don’t know when they are deficient in a B vitamin. B12 specifically has a major affect on individuals who are deficient. Did you know that almost 40% of Americans are B12 deficient? Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) is a water-soluble vitamin whose main function is to regulate normal functioning of the brain, nervous system, and formation of red blood cells…

Immune Mediated Development of Guillain-Barré Syndrome Guillain-Barré syndrome is an acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy that presents with ascending motor weakness, sensory abnormalities, and loss of reflexes. Guillain-Barré syndrome can be divided into 4 major clinically distinct forms: acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy (AIDP), the Miller Fisher syndrome (MFS), acute motor axonal neuropathy (AMAN), and acute sensorimotor axonal neuropathy (AMSAN). There are a…

“born weak and silly … shriveled and old, as though they had numbered many years.” Further tests done on children born with FADS showed these children not only have physical abnormalities but also mental problems as well. (Aase JM, Jones KL, Clarren SK. Do we need the term “FAE”? Pediatrics. 1995;95:428–430) Physical abnormalities such as short palpebral fissures, a smooth philtrum, and a thin upper lip are very common. (Rosett HL. A clinical perspective of the fetal alcohol syndrome. Alcohol…

A.B is a 25 year old female. Today this patient did not seek health care or have any concerns but allowed me to do a complete physical assessment on her for my physical assessment class. This patient states she is in good health at this time. A.B. lives in Avery, Texas with her husband, daughter, and two step daughters. The primary and only language spoken in this household is English. She states she and her family attend church occasionally, when asked how often occasionally is for her she…

Ashley will be pleased to know she can still undoubtedly enjoy the beloved sport of golf with her friends and family, despite having cerebral palsy. Most people use “cerebral palsy” as a blanket term to describe a loss or impairment of motor function, however, it is crucial to understand cerebral palsy as brain damage resulting from brain injury or abnormal brain development that occurs during the crucial stages of infancy or early childhood development (Ultimate). The term “cerebral palsy”…

seizures. An infection, such as encephalitis, meningitis, or a history of such infections. If you have a injury causing you to have a lack of oxygen. A stroke can also be a huge cause to why you have seizures now. Congentital and developmental abnormalities can also be a cause of seizures also due to blood vessel malformation in the brain, genetic syndromes, and brain tumors. You can have a metabolic disturbance which is very low blood levels of glucose, sodium, calcium, and magnesium.…

Subjective Data Chief Complaint: Mrs. T is a 67-year old lady who presents at the clinic with complaints of indigestion and abdominal pains. She describes the pain as dull and constant that emanates from the upper right quadrant of the abdomen. The pain, she says began three days ago, and has been progressing significantly such that the last two evenings she has not been able to sleep at all. At times, she says the pain extends to the right arm and shoulder and that she has been vomiting and has…

Learning is a never ending process that enhances our way of viewing things more profoundly, helps us interact with people more confidently, and generally aids us with our overall well-being as a person. Just like nursing, it’s a degree of never ending learnings: from technological advancements with documentations to different new diseases we’ve never heard before – all of these make nursing a very unique degree. Most nurses I worked with varies in the way they handle things. Some are very “by…

In the 2011-2012 NHL offseason Derek Boogard, Rick Rypien, Wade Belak and Bob Proburt all sadly passed away. Three out of the four had committed suicide and the other overdosed on pain medication. When doctors looked at the brains of all four they all had CTE. Was it just a coincidence that all 4 were enforcers? Was it a coincidence that all 4 had countless concussions and developed CTE? Was it a coincidence that three out of the four killed them selves? I say No! Fighting was a major factor in…

Lesson # 10 Written Examination: Neurological System History/Subjective Data: S.V. is 54 years old white Caucasian male, with Bosnian ethnicity, having Bosnian as his first language, married for 28 years to his wife, having Islam as his religious background without practicing it, and having deep belief in helping others in need. He believes that if he helps others in need, God will grant him the good health. He denied having any religious or cultural beliefs that might affect his healthcare.…