Bones of the lower limb

“Imperialism” stems from the Latin root word imperium, literally meaning supreme power. Throughout history, all imperialistic pursuits required the establishment of a “supreme power,” overturning the balance of power, giving one group of people greater authority. As a result, social checks and balances are disrupted, leading to exploitation of the colonized, yet the public is often unaware, falling victim to a socially induced misperception of social life. This misperception is termed “false…

lungs, abdomen, and bones. Sickle cell crisis can be categorized into acute and chronic crisis. Acute Sickle Cell crisis is when the pain is short and can last for hours or a week. Chronic Sickle Cell Anemia is when a patient can have pain for months and the chronic pain usually it felt from their bones. Acute and Chronic crisis occur in patients with this disease because the red blood cells that are irregular shaped, “sickled” and crescent shape block the blood flow to the limbs and the organs…

space around the spinal cord. A catheter is inserted into the urinary bladder to empty it out before the incision into the abdomen. A horizontal incision is made above the pubic bone, this type of cut heals readily and is cosmetically more appealing. Once the pregnant uterus can be seen a second incision is made in the lower region of the uterus. The amniotic fluids are drained off by suction and the baby is delivered. Once the infants head is visible, its nose and mouth are cleared of any…

One of the oldest arguments is the nature versus nurture debate. Each of these sides have good points that it's hard to decide whether a person's development is predisposed in his DNA, or a majority of it is influenced by his life experiences and his environment. The nature versus nurture argument is also known as biological and environmental factors on development. The way in which a child develops and the success they have can be linked to biological factors in the same way in which we know…

The Permian Mass Extinction Introduction There are five major extinctions in history: the Late Devonian, the Ordovician-Silurian, the Permian-Triassic, the Triassic-Jurassic, and the Cretaceous-Tertiary. Known as the Big Five, these extinctions exceeded all others in size and destruction, each killing more than 60% of species from that period. Each one acted as a bottleneck, allowing the survival of only a fraction of the organisms that had been thriving before, from which evolution and life…

Question 2 What are stem cells (what characteristics define them)? Stem cells are cells that has the potential to develop into different cell types in the body during early life and growth. They serve as an internal repair system , dividing essentially without limit to replenish other cells as long as the person is alive .When a stem cell divides it can either remain as a stem cell or can develop into a cell with more specialized function like muscle cell, red blood cell etc. Two…

The tendon issues that you could possibly get can take up to several years to manifest. This can also to lead to a bony growth on the big toe joint, which is caused by the pointe shoe forcing it inward, and sesamoiditis, which is an inflamed sesamoid bone. This doesn’t guarantee that you will have damaged feet. How damaged your feet are, depend on how well you take care of your feet—which means that you should not try to stand en pointe without the shoes—and how much you dance en pointe,…

Proprioception is often overlooked in the rehabilitation or rehab process. However, it is vitally important in order to restore normal function to an injured body part. Since proprioception is a person’s ability to coordinate movements and determine how much effort is needed in order to move something, it is critical to practice these types of movements in rehab before returning the patient to activities. Once an injury occurs, the body will protect itself and begin to shut down in certain…

waiting until this morning or should she have taken her to ED last night? A visit to the emergency department soon after the fall would be best to rule out possible fractures or soft tissue damage that could compromise circulation of the affected limb. Elizabeth is a teenager, is it a HIPAA violation to share healthcare information with her parents if she is not present? A discussion regarding Elizabeth’s injuries with her parents without her presence is not a HIPPA violation. Information…

the best of the set, and they know what needs to happen to complete this exercise. The trainer’s adrenaline is rushing as they begin to prepare to un-rack the weight, slowly lower the bar to their chest, and extend their arms all in one figured motion. The one last breath before the trainer grabs ahold of the barbell, lowers it, and pushes it back up with the best of their ability. The trainer conquered their goal and is elated! But what if things happened a little differently? The trainer’s ego…