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    discharging patients. I was able to D/C one IV as well as assist the patient downstairs in a wheelchair. Pathophysiology of Focus Disease Process Umbilical Hernia -A hernia occurring at the navel, seen mostly in children, usually it required no therapy if small and asymptomatic. An umbilical hernia usually resolved when the child begins to walk. A hernia is a protrusion of an anatomical structure through a wall that normally contains it. I t may be caused by a congenital defect in the…

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    DOI: Case Report

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    Patient is a 52-year-old male combo stock driver who sustained injury while he was building a pallet when he felt a pop on his right groin. Per OMNI entry, he was initially diagnosed with inguinal hernia and neuralgia secondary to surgical complication. Patient is status post open right inguinal hernia repair with mesh on 01/16/2015, right groin exploration with triple neurectomy on 05/31/16 and right groin exploration, adhesiolysis and mesh removal on 09/13/16. Per the IME report…

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    Shouldice Hospital

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    concern Dr. Shouldice mentioned while alluding to the ad placed in Florida: One way Shouldice hospital could attempt to minimize competitor advantage would be to obtain a patent for their ‘Shouldice Technique’ procedure and treatment for abdominal hernia repair surgery. As Dr. Shouldice noted, he considers himself a doctor first and an entrepreneur second. If the patent is secured for the ‘Shouldice Technique’, concern for other…

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    Operating Room Case Study

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    on was a bi-CABG surgery, which stands for Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting. A CABG is a type of procedure that is done to improve the blood flow to a person’s heart. The second procedure that I got to sit in on was a laparoscopic hiatal hernia repair. A hiatal hernia is when a part of a person’s stomach pushes through the small opening of the diaphragm and into that person’s chest area. The laparoscopic, or also known as minimally invasive surgery, is a type of surgery that consists of small…

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    His survival was a miracle. He has blonde hair and blue eyes, and he is very small due to his arrival 6 weeks early. When Colton was born, he had open heart surgery, because he had 3 holes in his heart. He also had bilateral hernia surgery which is needed when a hernia is developed in both the right and left sides of the groin. My brother, Colton Gilliam is 4 years old with Down Syndrome. Colton is my hero and influences me to stay strong. That little guy overcame 2 surgeries within the…

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    Meckel Gruber Syndrome

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    easy to see hernia in the head as noted on the overall increase in the size and polycystic although the lack of liquid Caminos make the picture is not clear and if found liquid Caminos well radiologist may be able to detect an increase in the number of fingers. While helping magnetic radiation specialist along with ultraviolet voice in the detection of defects in the fetus even better with grandparents and a few in the liquid Caminos also describes the overall size and reveal the hernia is…

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    I. Introduction: A. (Attention Getter) “You can’t beat zero heartburn.”-Larry the cable guy (Quote) B. (Problem) According to Healthsource, ten to twenty percent of U.S. adults everyday, and more than sixty million people at least once a month are affected by heartburn (Statistic). Heartburn that occurs often is known as GERD, or, gastroesophageal reflux disease. C. (Central Idea/Thesis) GERD is a chronic condition that affects quality of life, and can contribute to risk of other illnesses. II…

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    hydroceles are a direct consequence of the processus vaginalis failing to close. This leads to the continuous drainage of abdominal fluid into the scrotum. These hydroceles are similar to hernias (i.e. protruding segments of bowel). However, unlike the small opening of the processus vaginalis seen in hydroceles, hernias tend to occur with much larger openings. The second type of hydroceles are called simple hydroceles. They are simple, because the processus vaginalis closes, but the extra fluid…

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    Jeffrey Dahmer Essay

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    He went under a minor hernia surgery that seem to go as planned, some of Dahmer’s family members reported that his personality was forever altered” (Listland). Which may have been the result of extreme pain suffered before and after the surgery could possibly have influenced…

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    ED on 10.27 at an external hospital and received a CT scan, which presented a C4 mass. He was then transferred to DHMC on 10.28 for further management. Comorbidities involve Afib with bradycardia at baseline, HTN, arthritis, a recurrent parastomal hernia and a colostomy. RL also had a spinal mass 40 years ago that was removed. It is not clear if this mass was benign or cancerous. For background information on RL’s family and current social life, RL lives alone and does not have family close by.…

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