Rheumatology

When I was young, my grandfather enchanted me with stories of his bridge building days. An accomplished civil engineer in the 70’s, Latheef Abdul Salam was the brains behind many of Chennai’s earliest buildings and bridges. Scattered over the walls were photographs, news clippings, and thank you notes highlighting his accomplishments, which left me in admiration and awe. With his work ethic in mind, I applied myself to my education with every fiber of my being. A few summers later, I told him of…

what weather conditions affect arthritis and why has been difficult seeing how genetics, diet, amount of exercise all play a role in the symptoms of arthritis. However a study that occurred in Belfast at the Musgrave Park Hospital Department of Rheumatology proved weather does play a factor. Data was collected from 133 people based on symptoms of arthritis like how swollen and tender the joint became when introduced to certain weather factors like temperature, humidity, pressure, rainfall to…

PHYT 6311 Clinical Pathology – Fall 2017 Assignment Due date: Monday 11/16/17 – turn a copy of the following questions/answers and a copy of the article in to my box (in the PT main office) by 5:00. Be sure to write your name on the assignment text and article. Assignment and rubric: Choose a disease, syndrome, or other pathology that has relevance to the practice of Physical Therapy to cover for this assignment. You can choose one from the book or journal article or from a class…

1) Briefly describe your exposure to medicine As the daughter of a pediatrician, the medical field has surrounded me my entire life. However, my familiarity with the details of medicine expanded at age 15 when I began to volunteer at the C.A.R.E. Clinic, which provides medical care for the uninsured. My internship at a medical examiner’s office exposed me to the anatomy and physiology of the human body and the medical causes of death. In college, I explored medicine by volunteering in the…

Junior House Officer, Department of Surgery 8/2014-11/2014 Undertook a resident Pre-Registration appointment in the department of surgery where I was attached to Gastrohepatic Surgery ward for 2 months. However, the other 1 month was spend on specialised wards; Paediatric Surgery, Neuro Surgery and Ophthalmology and the Emergency ward. My responsibilities included; attending to all patients that contacted the facility and make the appropriate management and investigation plan. Attend to the…

Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Tricky Disease Imagine standing on stage in front of thousands of people and all of a sudden, something feels funny in your body and you collapse. This happened to Grammy-awarding winning singer, Toni Braxton. Performing on stage in Las Vegas in 2008, Toni Braxton collapsed on stage with what doctors thought was a minor heart attack (Ellise, 2014). Unfortunately, Toni Braxton was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). This research paper will give an…

I agree with my decision to rest and elevate the joint area without any heavy lifting or weight bearing activity in the acute gout phase (Cash, 2015). I agree that the patient should increase intake of fluid to produce an output of 2L per day because it prevents development of uric acid kidney stones. I should have educated the patient about the disease process and, importance of NSAIDS for the treatment of an acute gout attack (Saccomano, 2015). I should have included apply ice packs 10 to 20…

Gout is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects nearly 4% of the population in the United States (Tophi and frequent gout flares). In fact, it is the most common form of crystal-induced arthropathy, and the most common inflammatory arthopathy in men older than 40 years (Bolognia, First Consult). Gout is a deposition disease of metabolic origin caused by supersaturation of monosodium urate, or hyperuricemia. Needle-like crystals are deposited into joints, connective tissue, and the kidneys.…

Lupus Nephritis We identified three studies that analyzed the prevalence and correlates of lupus nephritis (LN) in a total of 428 patients [46-48] (Table 1). The follow-up period varied from less than 1 year up to 10 years. End-stage renal disease requiring dialysis (ESRD) was the most common complication reported (Table 1). Kidney biopsy was the most frequent method applied for diagnosis [46, 48]. However, some studies also analyzed clinical, serological, and immunological data [46] or employed…

Pharmacodynamics: Ibuprofen is a NSAID with anti-inflammatory; analgesic and antipyretics effects are the results of the ability to block the cyclooxygenase (COX) enzyme system, leading to the inhibition of the synthesis of prostaglandins [6]. COX is the enzyme used for prostaglandin biosynthesis [3]. Both COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes are involved with prostaglandin production. The inhibition of these enzymes results in decreased synthesis of prostaglandin thus decreasing pain, fever, and swelling…