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Cause of pain In the case study, the 40-year-old male patient suffered from retrosternal pain that occurred once he laid down after consuming food. The patients’ retrosternal pain is a result of a spontaneous muscular spasm also known as heartburn. According to the Mayo Clinic, “Heartburn is a burning pain in your chest, just behind your breastbone. The pain is often worse when lying down or bending over.” The heartburn that the patient is experiencing is associated with the regurgitation of…

A Walk in Their Lives Could you imagine living a life with constant pain? Many people in life never get the chance to take a single step causing them to live their life in wheel chairs, braces or other medical required equipment everyday throughout life. Some may never even know what it is like to see or feel because they may have been less fortunate. However, there are times where individuals may seem just like any other person but deep down inside; they are traumatized by a pain that is…

nurse. I observed the physician and nurse, took notes, and participated in patient care, which was my favorite thing to do. I took vital signs, ran urine samples, watched breast exams, EKGs, and the removal of a potentially cancerous mole, examined hernias, and more. I saw various types of people and conditions, like a young woman who had gangrene…

cleansed with lotion to kill the scabies and his hair was shaved off. His pupils were sluggish to light. He had obvious deformities of his left humerus and left leg. His fractures sites were splinted in the emergency department. He had a right inguinal hernia. There was crepitus to his left tibia and fibula. Both legs were swollen and edematous. He was completely nonverbal. He would open his eyes to painful stimuli. He was spontaneously moving his upper extremities. Diagnostic testing and…

Understanding the anatomical map of structures such as the phrenic nerve is vital for medical treatments. G.S. Muller Botha mapped the phrenic nerve and described her findings in The Anatomy of the Phrenic Nerve Termination and the Motor Innervation of the Diaphragm. Sleep apnea is a common disorder caused by under stimulation of the diaphragm from the phrenic nerve, O. Oldenburg and team described alternative treatments for the apnea in Effects of unilateral phrenic nerve stimulation on tidal…

Registered Nurses and Doctors in Medical Field A medical facility needs to have nurses and doctors. They are very important to our health care system. The principal differences between registered nurses and doctors are: education, duties performed and intimacy with patients. One important difference is their education. One of my friends is a registered nurse, who had to attend two years of nursing school, graduate with associate’s degree and then pass a state licensing exam…

People who undergo gastric bypass surgery are at risk for: CX Pouch stretching, Band erosion, Breakdown of staple lines, Leakage of stomach contents into the abdomen, and Nutritional deficiencies causing health problems. Gastric bypass surgery also may cause dumping syndrome symptoms include nausea, weakness, sweating, faintness, may cause diarrhea after eating, gallstones, anemia, osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease. The more extensive the gastric bypass surgery, the greater the risk for…

on to High School. Until one day I just had this strong urge to one day help people, make them feel good like I have there backs and will not let them down, Nursing was that for me every nurse I knew from the time I was ten and scared to get a hernia repair to the time I gave birth to my children, the Nurses are always the ones who stand out…

Obesity is excessive body weight that accumulates over time from being overweight. When a person consumes more energy than they can expend it causes health problems and can lead to obesity. Obesity is defined 20% above the ideal weight of a person’s height, gender, and age. Many people are affected with this nutritional disorder. The U.S. is comprised of 31% adult men, 36% adult women, and 17% of children with obesity: obesity is the most common in American teens and children. There are many…

Gastric bypass surgery is an effective procedure that is part of the weight loss methods. It is an active method in which the stomach is divided into two parts. The smaller upper part is separate and reattached directly to the duodenum better known as the start of the small intestine. There are many ways that are currently employed to perform this procedure. The procedure that produces the consistent weight loss is explained here as well as its resulting effects. The Procedures Surgeons use the…