Peripheral neuropathy

This is due to neuropathy causing a loss of protective reflexes, impaired arterial circulation, and repetitive trauma. Patients who have diabetes are more prone to foot ulcers because of their impaired circulation. When patients get an infection, they have delayed healing…

Lesser toe deformities What are the common deformities of the lesser toes? The most common deformities affecting the lesser toes are- Hammertoes, mallet toes, and claw toes. What is a Mallet toe? Mallet toe deformity is characterized by a flexion deformity of the Distal Interphalangeal joint (DIP joint) of the toe. It usually involves the longest lesser toe. It could be due to a congenital or developmental anomaly. The most common cause of an adult onset mallet toe is due to lack of room for the…

the nerves is a primary cause of neurogenic bladder. Some conditions or diseases of the body can result in nerve damage and, subsequently, neurogenic bladder. Examples of such conditions are diabetes, heavy alcohol use, vitamin B12 deficiency, neuropathy, and syphilis. The nerves can also be damaged directly, as from pelvic surgery, a herniated disk, or spinal canal stenosis. The manifestation of neurogenic bladder varies depending on the site of nerve injury. Brain lesions above the level of…

lower back pain, left shoulder pain, right shoulder pain and neuropathic pain. His Visual Analogue Scale score is 5/10. Patient’s functional biomarker include 4/8 vitamins deficiency, fatigue, insomnia, depression, constipation, and B6 peripheral neuropathy/B12, folic acid. Patient’s pain levels are decreased with the use of the medication. His function and Activities of Daily Living are also improved. Activity level has remained the same. The patient is taking his medications as prescribed.…

Peripheral nerve injury (PNI) can be caused by multiple different traumas, surgical complications and diseases like diabetic neuropathy or Guillain-Barre syndrome. Patients are left with chronic pain and disability of the innervated area. Facial nerve injury is one example of PNI. Facial nerve paralysis results in unilateral facial weakness, loss of function and difficulty to speak (1, 2). Speech, mastication and expression of emotions are based on the ability to move facial musculature, which…

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from lack of insulin, the insulin produced is ineffective, or both. There are three types of diabetes mellitus: type 1 known as insulin dependent mellitus, which is the pancreas not producing insulin. Type 2 known as non-insulin dependent mellitus, which is the pancreas is able to produce some insulin but the cells are rejecting it. Gestational diabetes which is manifested during pregnancy. Within these three…

the disease and their disease is not diagnosed early until after four to seven years of the disease. T2DM is a substantial national health threat to the world especially, the United States with consequences ranging from neuropathy, retinopathy, end-stage renal diseases, and peripheral vascular disease to deaths…

A registered nurse from the local community service has been assigned to take over the care of a patient called Mr Peter Mitchell, a 52-year-old male, who has recently been discharged from hospital. The community nurse has reviewed Mr Mitchell’s background history which includes, morbid obesity, chronic smoker of about 20 cigarettes per day for the last 30 years, depression, type 2 diabetes for which he is prescribed Insulin Novamix 30 B D (34units mane & 28units nocte) and Metformin 500mg BD,…

What combination therapy regimen are you posting about? (Regimen must include BOTH a monoclonal antibody/targeted therapy plus cytotoxic chemotherapy The combination of the medications in the chemo regiment known as RICE, stand for the medications, Rituximab, Ifosfamide, Carboplaten, and Etoposide. -Rituximab: monoclonal antibodies, helping the body’s immune system to destroy…

As mentioned earlier, the vertebral column consists of five regions. These regions are cervical (neck), thoracic (upper and mid back), lumbar (lower back), sacral and coccyx. Some of the structures that would be affected by the incident are the intervertebral discs, due to the compression that was placed on the head. If the vertebral discs structure is severely compressed, the inner material, known as the nucleus pulposus, that is inside the discs could leak out and cause herniation. Herniation…