Appendicitis

Intussusception is an important cause of acute abdomen in the pediatric emergency department. Children between the age group 6 months to 3 years of age present with recent onset of pain abdomen and vomiting (1). Intussusception was considered adverse prognosis previously with fatal outcomes in the past. Prompt diagnosis and effective treatment has lead to better management in the present time (2). In this article, we review the role of ultrasound (US) in the diagnosis of intussusception and its…

“There is no success without sacrifice. If you succeed without sacrifice it is because someone has suffered before you. If you sacrifice without success it is because someone will succeed after.” (“Adoniram Judson Quotes”). This quote comes from Adoniram Judson, who was an American Protestant Missionary in the 1800’s. Throughout Willa Cather’s book, O Pioneers, there are several themes and social issues that can be found. One of the most prominent of these social issues is that of…

Conjunctivitis, appendicitis, bronchitis, arthritis, meningitis, senioritis, gastritis, hepati…wait a minute, senioritis? Yes, there is such a condition known as senioritis. No, it has got nothing to do with our body. More than a disease, it is like an affliction of the mind whose victims can only be students. To be more particular, it affects senior-year students from high school or college. Senioritis is usually defined as “the ebbing of motivation and effort by school seniors as evidenced by…

acute abdominal pain should have the following vital signs recorded. Témperafí/re This should be taken for every patient with abdominal pain. A raised temperature may suggest the presence of a bacterial infection or an inflammatory process such as appendicitis. The degree of temperature together with other observations such as heart rate and respiratory rate will indicate if the patient is septic and in need of urgent medical management (Kinnear 2004). Note that older patients with abdominal…

Mohandas Gandhi was an extremely influential political leader because of nonviolent actions he performed such as fasting and leading many campaigns throughout his career. To Gandhi, “Non-violence is the article of faith”. Gandhi lived a very simple life. Often, he would only be seen wearing a hand-sewn loincloth and cheap spectacles (Rushdie). Gandhi was an opponent of technology and would often only hand write what would need to be written. Gandhi was an advocate of nonviolence. Because of…

How does lymphatic functions during good health and bad? The lymphatic system works to protect the body to stop it getting an infection or a virus it does this with the help of cells such as lymphocytes which travels in between the nodes through channels called lymphatic, which meet ducts that empty into blood vessels this is how the lymphocytes enter the blood. There are 3 types of lymphocytes; B-lymphocytes (B-cells), T-lymphocytes (T-cells), Natural killer (NK) cells each of these react…

would direct the steps in this battle dance. From the snow-white head of the imposing and formidable Admiral Nimitz to the “baby-faced air commander,” Lieutenant Tomonaga Joichi who replaced a Commander Fuchida Mitsuo after he became ill with appendicitis. Meeting both the Commander in Chief and Chief of Naval Operations, the “abrasive” and “scandalous” Admiral Ernest J. King, within Symonds’ pages does much to set the mood for the reader of what the tone would have actually been like in…

Carlee Scherr Period 1 When you open up a Bible, the first verse says that. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1, NIV Bible). Creationism is the belief of just that, that God created the heavens and earth. Studies have shown that fifty-five percent of Americans believe in Creation, while forty-five percent believe in Evolution. Evolutionism is the theory of evolution, where organisms gradually improve themselves, and acquire characteristics. There is the…

DFQ #A. Explain in your own words everything you have learned about pain starting out with a definition. Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience caused by intense stimuli. Pain can range from dull, to extremely sharp, and even emotional. Pain can helps us survive by warning our bodies of potential danger, or can be an indicator that something is wrong. Pain is a feeling triggered by the nervous system. Our bodies are covered with millions of pain receptors called nociceptors.…

Running Head: MH Silent, but Deadly 1 MH Silent, but Deadly Christina E. Santiago San Joaquin Valley College ST:11 Introduction to Surgical Technology Running Head: MH Silent, but Deadly 2 Abstract Malignant hyperthermia is a very rapid onset crisis that happens during a surgical procedure. It is unnoticeable and is an adverse reaction to anesthesia that was given in either form of volatile agents or succinylcholine. It is undetected in most cases unless having been tested for this particular…