1.0 Background Gastroparesis is a condition of impaired motility function of the stomach to deliver food to distal alimentary tract without obstruction. The clinical associate with gastroparesis is a nonspecific and wide range of symptom from asymptomatic with delay gastric emptying time to severe nausea, vomiting loss of appetite, malnutrition needs a frequent administration in hospital 1,2 and poor quality of life. The pathophysiologic cause of developing this disease still not clearly…
I am currently doing my internship with Massage Envy. I have been in the massage therapy industry for three years. When I initially heard about the professional internship with the department of communication studies, I was uncertain if my job as a licensed Massage Therapist would meet the requirements. The National Cancer Institute has defined health communications as "The study and use of communication strategies to inform and influence individual decisions that enhance health." Guided by this…
Streptococcus is a genus of non-motile gram-positive cocci classified by serological types (Lancefield groups A through T), by hemolytic action (a, B, Y) when grown on blood agar, and by reaction to bacterial viruses (phage types 1 to 86). The various species occur in pairs, short chains, and chains. Some are facultative aerobes, and some are anaerobic. Some species also are hemolytic, and others are non-hemolytic. Many species cause disease in humans. Streptococcus faecalis, a…
The cardiovascular, lymphatic, and circulatory system and effects of massage Megan Bernard Carrington College As the respiratory, lymphatic, and circulatory systems have been explored through the years, we have learned of the importance of their functions in the body. In more recent years there have been studies to try and understand the effects that massage may have on these different systems and the known pathologies that plague them. We will be looking at some of these studies…
maintaining high measles vaccination coverage is critical to prevent large measles outbreaks in the United States, and to protect and limit spread to infants too young to be vaccinated and to persons who cannot be vaccinated because of medical contraindications,” (Gastañaduy et al,…
Article 41: Samavaya Vigyaniyam (Inherent Relationship) Introduction The chief aim of Ayurvedic system of medicine is equilibrium among tissues, which is defined as Dhatusamya in Ayurveda. This is also known as Karya. For production of the Karya, six types of Karanas are described in the Ayurvedic medicine treatise, Caraka Samhita. > Samanya > Visesa > Dravya > Guna > Karma > Samavaya. These Karana are further divided into two distinct types, which is based on the existence …
(3) It helps to improve some symptoms such as shortness of breath & tiredness also it helps in increasing the ability of the patient to exercise like this diagram which explain the improvement of walking during using Epoprostenol. • Contraindications - Epoprostenol is contraindicated in patients who have severe Heart Failure, Fluid in the Lungs(pulmonary edema)&high Risk of Bleeding. - Also it is contraindicated in patients who complain from hypersensitivity to this drug or any of…
Angle-closure glaucoma is defined as an obstruction of the flow of aqueous humor in the eye due to the iris and trabecular meshwork being too close together which creates a closed angle where 270 degrees or more of the angle is occluded.1 Occlusion of the angle causes the intraocular pressure (IOP) to elevate. Optic nerve damage can occur if IOP is greater than 40 mmHg and permanent vision loss can occur if an individual's IOP is greater than 60 mmHg.2 The incidence of angle-closure glaucoma…
Medicine Information: The truth about Brand-Name vs. Generic Medicine Lately, there has been a lot of debate regarding the use of generic medicines versus brand names. Are generics truly as effective as brand-name drugs? It pays to be educated since, as per the FDA, "practically 8 in 10 prescriptions filled in the United States are for generic medicines. The use of generic medicines is expected to increase over the next couple of years as various popular brand-name drugs fall off patent through…
treatment of Swarbheda are described in chikitsasthana chapter no.26. SHALAKYATANTRA RELATED TOPICS IN CHARAK SAMHITA IN SIDDHI STHANA- 1. Ayoga, Atiyoga and Samyakyoga of Shirovirechana are described in Siddhisthana chapter no.1. 2. Indication and contraindication of Shirovirechana are described in Siddhisthana chapter no.2. 3. Symptoms and treatment of Shirah shoola due to Bastivyapat is described in Siddhisthana chapter no.7. 4. Symptoms and treatment of Shankhak, Ardhawabhedaka, Suryawarta…