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    The human shoulder is made up of three bones: the clavicle (collarbone), the scapula (shoulder blade), and the humerus (upper arm bone) as well as associated muscles, ligaments and tendons. The rotator cuff is a group of muscles and their tendons that act to stabilize the shoulder. The four muscles of the rotator cuff are over half of the seven scapulohumeral muscles. The four muscles are the supraspinatus muscle, the infraspinatus muscle, teres minor muscle, and the subscapularis muscle. The…

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    To estimate time of death, we can first narrow down the window on the timeline by looking at the stages of rigor mortis and lividity. At the autopsy, it was observed that the victim was in full rigor mortis. The human body is typically in full rigor, or stiffness of the muscles, between 8 to 24 hours after death, during which time the muscles become completely stiff and stay stiff before rigor mortis dissipates (Crowe, n.d.). In this case, it may have been affected in that this process might…

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    Stress can be defined in 3part, which are stressor, stress and stress response. According to psychology glossary “A Stressor is anything (physical or psychological) that produces stress (negative or positive) is considered a stressor. For example, getting a promotion is a positive event, but may also produce a great deal of stress with all the new responsibilities, workload, etc.” (2015) By definition, stress is any uncomfortable "emotional experience accompanied by predictable biochemical,…

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    Hypokalemia Hypokalemia means that the amount of potassium in the blood is lower than normal. Potassium is a chemical that helps regulate the amount of fluid in the body (electrolyte). It also stimulates muscle tightening (contraction) and helps nerves work properly. Normally, most of the body’s potassium is inside of cells, and only a very small amount is in the blood. Because the amount in the blood is so small, minor changes to potassium levels in the blood can be life-threatening. CAUSES…

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    portray a ceiling might also cause it. sports activities: sports that contain repetitive moves can lead to tendinitis, as an instance, running, tennis, swimming, basketball, golf, bowling, and baseball. some fitness situations: human beings with diabetes and rheumatoid arthritis are much more likely to expand tendinitis. If over the counter pain suddenly receives worse, or if it all at once turns into not possible to move a joint, over-the-counter person need to are trying to…

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    Pathologic heart murmurs are the number one birth defect in infants. It affects 36,000 infants in the United States. Many children can die from it, but many children can also survive it. Infants can be born with it, and they can also develop the disease as they grow older, in this essay, we will explain to you the causes of heart murmurs, the treatment of heart murmurs, and the symptoms of heart murmurs. Pay attention, because your son can be born with this. Causes of heart murmurs Pathologic…

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    to the formation of a clot (or emboli) somewhere other than the brain, usually the heart. The emboli will travel in the bloodstream until it becomes lodged, this will restrict blood to the brain. Strokes can affect people of all ages. The risk of stroke increases with age and it is more common among African-Americans. Risk factors that can increase chances of stroke include, but are not limited to: diabetes, heart disease, smoking, excessive alcohol intake, and illegal drug use.…

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    The essential reactions to harm are snappy straight advances in that the you feel torment and there is aggravation (this stage keeps going in the vicinity of three and five days), this at that point leads onto the second stage. The second stage is the provocative stage, this stages tend to last in the vicinity of three and five days. You will realize that you have started the fiery stage when you start to feel torment, this is because of an expansion of weight in the harmed range from nearby…

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    Asthma In Older Adults

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    Asthma in elderly is undertreated and has led to increased morbidity and mortality. Aging affect airway responses and immune function and influence the effectiveness of emerging therapies. Asthma in older adults is divided into two groups; long standing that had the disease from childhood and late onset asthma. Physiological changes that occur during aging decrease the lungs functional capacity. Aging reduces the capacity of DNA repair affecting lungs to regenerate and overtime pulmonary…

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    which is when the pressure of blood is stained against the arterial walls. Due to the fact that Dr. Alley has stopped taking his medication, this has caused long-term affliction to his heart. The doctor has also been experiencing dyspnea (difficulty breathing ). This can be a warning of a condition to his heart or lungs. Recently the doctor has also been affected by oppressive epistaxis known as a nosebleed. The nose bleeding could possibly be from a systemic issue such as arteriosclerosis or…

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